The Tehachapi Mountain Beer And Wine Festival

This was my first time attending and had the elements cooperated, it would’ve been a blast!
I really liked how they had most of the breweries in one aisle, the wineries in another, and the vendor’s booths in another. The food booths were at the back, perpendicular to the booze. I found that to be a plus, because I was able to eat my burger without having to worry about the crowd of drunks bouncing from beer booth to beer booth. The vast majority of the booths were local restaurants and the food was a great value.
The breweries represented tended to be from the Central Valley and Central Coast, but there was a great showing by some of the San Diego breweries. The wineries were predominantly from Paso Robles, but there was one or two from Temecula out there.
Unfortunately the heavens opened up on us that day and even though I bought a dozen $ 3 umbrellas from Walgreens, about half of my group left after two hours in favor of the Dog House Saloon. I’ll definitely give this event another try next year.