Pucks & Pints for Charity With San Diego Breweries
Calling all hockey and beer lovers! A group of San Diego breweries will host the 6th Annual Pucks & Pints Charity Hockey Game and Festival at Pechanga Arena and neighboring Modern Times Beer’s Fortress of Raditude.
Celebrating Community and Charity at the Pucks & Pints Charity Hockey Game and Festival
The event includes a hockey game with staff members of San Diego craft breweries at 12:30 PM, a beer-and-BBQ festival from 2 PM to 5 PM, and the San Diego Gulls game with the Coachella Valley Firebirds at 6 PM.
All proceeds benefit five local non-profit organizations dedicated to bringing skating and ice hockey to children of all ages with developmental disabilities.:
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater San Diego
- Emilio Nares Foundation
- Resque Ranch
- San Diego Brewers Guild
- San Diego Chill
The festival at Fortress of Raditude, which is located across the street from the north parking lot of Pechanga Arena, includes all-you-can-eat selections from the renowned Phil’s BBQ and unlimited samples from several local craft breweries!
(Due to permitting regulations, the festival is 21+ only; children are welcome to attend both the brewers and Gulls hockey games, but they will not be admitted to the festival.)
Supporting Local Non-Profits Through Innovative Craft Beer Collaborations
A limited-release collaboration beer has been created for the event: HoneyBlonde, a citrus-forward Session IPA with 4.5% alcohol by volume (ABV) brewed with orange blossom honey, Citra Incognito hops, Amarillo T90 hops, Amarillo Cryo hops, and Tangier 190 hops.
Stone Brewing Liberty Station brewed the beer, while BSG Craft Brewing donated the malt, White Labs Brewing Company donated the yeast, and Yakima Chief Hops and Modern Times donated the hops.
“The San Diego craft beer community knows no bounds when it comes to supporting one another and the charities near and dear to our hearts,” said event co-founder Todd Webster of Thorn Brewing. “The puck drops here for a rewarding day that both dedicated and casual beer drinkers can enjoy.”
Last year’s Pucks & Pints sold out and raised nearly $30,000, a record for the five-year history of the event.
Rosters are being finalized for the brewers’ game and confirmed players include representatives from Fall Brewing, Karl Strauss, Modern Times, San Diego Brewing Company, Societe Brewing, Stone Brewing, and Thorn.
“We are honored to be one of the beneficiaries of this local tradition that has gained so much traction the last few years,” said Brewers Guild Executive Director Erik Fowler.
“We are here to support our members in every which way possible to then help them support their favorite deserving charities. This is one of the best events on the craft beer calendar each year.”
See you there!
Tickets, which include entry to all three segments of the day, are $65 and can be purchased here.
Keep up with Pucks & Pint by visiting their website here and following them on Instagram.
See you there, San Diego!
