Tahoe Beach Bash and Homebrew for Homeless this weekend

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. - For the past three years, the Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless has held their Homebrew for the Homeless in the Carson Valley. This year they are moving the event to South Lake Tahoe and combining it with a family-friendly Tahoe Beach Bash on Saturday, July 28 from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the Tahoe Beach Retreat.

Adults will enjoy tasting 12 different homebrews and voting for the winner. Tahoe Blue Vodka will also be there sampling their signature Moscow mules. The Boisset Collection, Crystal Basin Cellars and Hatcher Winery will be pouring wine and champagne. Other beers will be available from Kona Brewery, Lagunitas Brewing Company, Lake Tahoe Aleworx, and Sierra Nevada Brewing.

There will also be live music, homebrew beer competition, lakeside BBQ, bounce house, local vendors, child-friendly obstacle course, and other entertaining activities for people of all ages.

Tickets are available online until Friday July 27.

General entry tickets are $20 per person, which includes all activities and live music, as well as food and non-alcoholic beverages. Tickets for children under 12 are $10, with children 5 and under entering for free. Tickets for the poker run which includes homebrew tasting (open to those 21 and over) are $40, including general entry.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit http://tahoehomeless.org/events/. Limited tickets will be available at the event and you are encouraged to purchase in advance.

There is no on-site parking for this event so walking, biking and use of public transportation are encouraged. Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless is hosting a bike valet at the event. Sunshine Yellow Taxi will offer 20% off all rides to and from the event between 12:00 pm-5:00 pm. Sunshine Yellow Taxi offers door-to-door service throughout the greater South Lake Tahoe area. Chariot has partnered with the Beach Retreat to offer free rides on their buses in the Highway 50 corridor that day – download the Chariot app and use promo code BEACHBASH when you reserve your ride. There is also BlueGo which has a stop across the street at Safeway and next door at CVS.

Tahoe Beach Bash, the fourth annual Homebrew for the Homeless, is made possible thanks to the generous support of Tahoe Coalition for the Homeless’s partners and the local community. Proud sponsors include Acri Construction; Cindy Archer; Barton Health; Blanchard, Krasner & French; Dr. Steve Brooks; Tiffany Grimes at Chase International; Clark Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning; Gary Cooper; Darke Marketing; Wendy David; Jon Hetherton’s Farmer’s Insurance; Goodwill; Dan and Liz Norman; Reliapro Painters; Rudy’s Plumbing & Heating; South Tahoe Association of Realtors; Victor and Evye Szanto; Tahoe Best Friends; Tracey Olguin at White House Interiors; US Bank; and Kandra Yee and Andrew Zachary.