2018 Japantown Beerwalk Christmas Edition

The last Beerwalk of 2018 is set to take place Saturday, Dec. 1 in San Jose’s Japantown from 2pm-5pm.

It’s their annual Christmas-themed Beerwalk, and guests are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite holiday attire, including ‘ugly Xmas sweaters, reindeer headbands and Santa hats…’

Here’s the recently published list of participating breweries:

  • Anderson Valley Brewing Company
  • Ballast Point Brewing Company
  • Camino Brewing Company
  • Clandestine Brewing
  • Faultline Brewing Company
  • Funkwerks
  • Ghost Town Brewing
  • Golden State Brewery
  • Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
  • Hermitage Brewing Company
  • High Water Brewing
  • Lagunitas Brewing Co
  • Lost Coast Brewery
  • Modern Times Beer
  • Morgan Territory Brewing
  • Mother Earth Brewery
  • Santa Clara Valley Brewing
  • Sonoma Springs Brewing Company
  • Six Rivers Brewery
  • Umunhum Brewing

And the tasting locations:

  • 7 Bamboo Lounge
  • Banana Crepe
  • Biscuits – Give a Dog a Bone
  • Classic Loot
  • Cukui Clothing Company
  • East Taylor Barbershop
  • Happi House Teriyaki Express
  • Headliners
  • Hukilau
  • Jack’s Bar & Lounge
  • Jtown Pizza Co.
  • Kaizen Salon
  • Kogura Company
  • Nichi Bei Bussan
  • Paradox
  • San Jose Autoworks
  • Sinceretea
  • Tengusushisj
  • Zonkey

Early bird tickets are available at $35 and include tastings, a souvenir glass and passport.

[Update Nov. 19: The Beerwalk has just announced a special discount of 50% off ticket prices set to expire at the end of Cyber Monday, Nov. 26. Enter promotional code ‘TURKEY’ at checkout to receive the 50% discount.]

Check-in starts at 1:30pm (until 4:30pm) at Jack’s Bar & Lounge (167 E. Taylor St.).

For additional information – and to purchase tickets – visit the Japantown Beerwalk Eventbrite page.