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

We’ve tamed another mythical beast on this one: part lion, part scorpion and 100% terrifying. With the ferocious bite of a hoppy IPA and the precise clean sting of a Pilsner, Manticore’s Bane is the new hybrid legend of every beer drinker’s dreams. Simcoe, Hallertau Blanc, and Lemondrop give off notes of Meyer Lemon, lime zest, pine, and a scorpion’s sting of dank!
Strange things are happening at Side Gate with our newest, juiciest, dankiest, haziest, monstrosity to date! The Hopside Down is loaded with a scary amount of Riwaka and Mosaic, emitting mind blowing notes of fresh pineapple, yuzu, and dank.
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

Dark Bark

Black Lager (5.6%) Made in collaboration with the homies from Four Legs Brewing! A black lager, aka Schwarzbier, gives off roasty toasty notes like a stout with the subtle sweetness and drinkability of a lager! Notes of French Roast coffee, Luxardo cherries, and rye bread, but finishes as dry, smooth and crispy as any lighter beer you’ve had before.

Unprecedented Bines

IPA (7.3%) There probably isn't a better phrase to describe life these days than, "We're living in some seriously unprecedented times." We certainly echo the statement here at Side Gate and decided to do what we do best to help you cope with the nonstop chaos engulfing us all. Welcome to Unprecedented Bines, our take on a classic West Coast IPA brewed with Citra, Wakatu, and Bru-1 Cryo hops. This beer is absolutely oozing fresh cut citrus with a malt backbone strong enough to take down any wannabe dictators, and sufficient alcohol to give you the liquid courage to do so. Cheers!

The Hopside Down

Hazy IPA (6.8%) Strange things are happening at Side Gate with our newest, juiciest, dankiest, haziest, monstrosity to date! The Hopside Down is loaded with a scary amount of Riwaka and Mosaic, emitting mind blowing notes of fresh pineapple, yuzu, and dank.

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