Friends don’t knock. come on in through the side gate!

Side Gate Brewery & Beer Garden offers craft beer & seltzer brewed on-site to be enjoyed in our family-friendly taproom and expansive beer garden. We are located in downtown Concord, CA — right around the corner from Todos Santos Plaza. We've got food trucks 6 days a week but outside food is always welcome, so pack a meal or pick-up something to-go from one of our neighbors in the plaza and join us!

fresh can releases

Single Malt And Single Hop (SMASH) IPA. In an intergalactic battle for hop supremacy, there can only be one champion: Mosaic. Mashing some of our favorite video games and hops together, Super Smash Mos gives off flavors of papaya, lemongrass, guava, and tropical dankness.
SUPER version of our fan-favorite Sucker for Succulents, this DIPA is loaded with Mosaic Cryo, Columbus, and Simcoe Hyperboost. Gives off juicy aromas of mango, pine, dank, and playful floral notes. SUPER fresh, SUPER good!
Sucker for Succulents is teeming with aromas of juicy mangos and tangerines. Balanced with a greenhouse worth of grassy and danky bitterness. Dry-hopped with Mosaic in addition to hefty kettle additions of Columbus and Simcoe.

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Featured Draft Beers

berry vito

Fruited Sour (5.0%)Layers of luscious blackberries, blueberries, tropical mango, and lavish vanilla meld together into a beautiful cacophony of tart and sweet notes played by an orchestra of over 350lbs of fruit. A reimagining of our first sour ale, a collab with our friend Vito Delucchi, and of course an ode to the legendary Bay Area pitcher you can probably guess based on the name. One sip and this sour will throw you a wild curve that will no doubt have you questioning what you thought you knew about what’s really a “beer.”

Willow Pass the J

IPA (7.0%) Did you know hops and buds are both descended from the Cannabaceae family? In plant terms, this basically means they're sisters. To celebrate everyone’s favorite Springtime "Earth Day" we've pulled from our top shelf only the dankest, stickiest, most chronic IPA hops! Nelson, Idaho 7, Columbus Cryo, and Chinook Hyperboost joint together to create powerful terpenes that will make you feel like you're on cloud 9.

Springnaniganz 2026

Hazy IPA (6.5%) Spring has sprung! Enjoy the warmer weather with this special hazy to commemorate the change in seasons. Riwaka, Strata Cryo, and Idaho 7 Hyperboost create a juicy beer with a distinct dankness that will make you thirsty for more.

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