SACRAMENTO – The 14th annual Sacramento Beer Week has kicked off and local brewers said people are coming out at pre-pandemic levels.
The celebration runs for 10 days and highlights breweries, taprooms and restaurants all across Sacramento, Placer, Yolo and El Dorado Counties.
Ray Ballestero, owner of Alaro Craft Brewery, said they have been open for six years and this weekend has already held some of the busiest days his business has ever seen.
“Restaurants, breweries, they had a really really difficult time. Not only from the pandemic and loss of business and loss of staff and building it back but now the price increase on everything is substantial,” Ballestero said.
Despite the difficult time businesses have had, he said people are still coming out in full force. …
