Vegan Festival Fun

Saturday afternoons were meant to be with good food and drink. We had the luxury of spending the afternoon with some of LA’s finest food and crafted beers, but more importantly with a bunch of fun people and good music. We had the  opportunity to sample vegan brews from more than 15 breweries and vegan eats from a variety of LA-area restaurants and food trucks. You might think that all beer — being principally brewed with grain, yeast, and hops — is vegan, but the truth is brewers have long turned to animal products to help produce a superior beer.

A great Article in the LA Times about the festival.
The Festival Website – so you can get your tickets next year.

BREWERIES:

GoldenRoad –@goldenroadbrew | http://goldenroad.la | fb.com/goldenroadbrew

Hangar 24 – @Hangar24Brewery | http://hangar24brewery.com | fb.com/hangar24brewery

Anchor – @AnchorBrewinghttp://anchorbrewing.com | fb.com/anchorbrewing

Noble – @NobleAleWorks | http://NobleAleWorks.com | Facebook

Anderson Valley Brewing Company – @avbc | http://avbc.com | fb.com/AndersonValleyBrewingCompany

Sierra Nevada – @SierraNevada | http://sierranevada.com | fb.com/sierranevadabeer

Triple Voo Doo – @TripleVoodoo | http://triplevoodoobrewing.com | fb.com/TripleVoodoo

Firestone Walker – @FirestoneWalker | http://firestonebeer.com | fb.com/firestone.walker

Deschutes – @DeschutesBeer | http://deschutesbrewery.com | fb.com/deschutesbrewery

North Coast – @NorthCoastBrewCo | http://northcoastbrewing.com | fb.com/northcoastbrewingcompany

Figueroa Mountain – @figmtn | http://figmtnbrew.com | fb.com/figueroamountainbrewing

Stone – @StoneBrewingCo | http://stonebrewing.com | fb.com/StoneBrewingCo

Eel River – @EelRiverBrewing | http://eelriverbrewing.com | fb.com/eelriverbrewing

Maui – @MauiBrewCo | http://mauibrewingco.com | fb.com/MBCBrewpub

Oskar Blues – @oskarblues | http://oskarblues.com | fb.com/OskarBluesCANS

Bootlegger’s – @BootleggersBrew | http://bootleggersbrewery.com | fb.co/bootleggersbrewery

Epic – @EpicBeer |http://epicbeer.com | fb.com/epicbrewingco

Monkish – @monkishbrewing | http://monkishbrewing.com | fb.com/monkishbrewing

Lagunitas – @lagunitasbruhws | http://lagunitas.com | fb.com/LagunitasBrewingCo

Speakeasy – @SpeakeasyBeer | http://goodbeer.com | fb.com/SpeakeasyBeer

Cismontane – @cisbrewco | http://cismontanebrewing.com | Facebook

TAPS – @TAPSFishHouse | http://tapsfishhouse.com | Facebook

Bison – @thebeerwench | fb.com/bison | http://bisonbrew.com

Drake’s – @DrakesBrewery | http://drinkdrakes.com | fb.com/DrakesBrewing

New Belgium – @NewBelgium | http://newbelgium.com | fb.com/newbelgium

Automatic – @AutomaticBrewCo | http://automaticbrewingco.com | fb.com/AutomaticBrewingCo

Surf Brewery – @SurfBrewery | http://surfbrewery.com | fb.com/surfbrewery

Karl Strauss – @Karl_Strauss | http://karlstrauss.com | fb.com/KarlStraussBrewingCompany

Dogfish Head – @dogfishbeer | http://dogfish.com | fb.com/dogfishheadbeer

Crispin Cider – @CrispinCider | http://crispincider.com | fb.com/CrispinCider

El Segundo – @ESBCBrews | http://elsegundobrewing.com | fb.com/ElSegundoBrewingCo

Wolf Creek – @WolfCreekBrew | http://wolfcreekbrewingco.com | fb.com/WolfCreekBrewery

Ninkasi – @NinkasiBrewing | http://ninkasibrewing.com | http://fb.com/NinkasiBrewing

Ballast Point – @BPbrewing | http://ballastpoint.com |fb.com/BallastPoint

Monks’ – http://christdesert.org/Abbey_Beverage_Company/

Kinetic – @KineticBrewing | http://kineticbrewing.com | fb.com/kineticbrewing

Tap It – @tapitbrewing | http://tapitbrewing.com | fb.com/tapitbrewing
Fireman’s Brew – @firemansbrew | http://firemansbrew.com | Facebook

Ohana Brewing Company – @ohanabrew | http://ohanabrew.com | fb.com/ohanabrew

Kombucha Beer – @UKomb | web | fb.com/unityvibration

 

 

FOOD VENDORS:

ChicagoVegan Foods | @ChiVeganFoods | fb.com/chicagoveganfoods

Mandoline Grill | @MandolineGrill | fb.com/MandolineGrill

STREET | @eatatstreet | fb.com/SusanFenigersSTREET

Seabirds Truck | @SeabirdsTruck | fb.com/SeabirdsTruck

The Frankenstand | @TheFrankenStand | fb.com/TheFrankenstand

Mohawk Bend | @MohawkLA | fb.com/mohawkLA

Fresh Fries Truck | @FreshFriesLA | fb.com/freshfriestruck

Gracias Madre | @GraciasMadre | fb.com/GraciasMadre

Sage Vegan Bistro | @SageVegan | fb.com/sagevegan

Kind Kreme | @KindKreme | fb.com/KindKreme

Cafe Gratitude | @CafeGratitudeLA | fb.com/CafeGratitudeLA

M Cafe | @ILoveMCafe | fb.com/welovemcafe

Madeleine Bistro | @MadeleineBistro | Facebook

Food For Lovers | @FoodForLovers | fb.com/FoodForLovers

Amanda’s Bakery & Cafe | @AmandaBakeCafe | Facebook

Green Truck | @GreenTruck | fb.com/greentrucklove

LA Vegan Crepe | @LAVeganCrepe | fb.com/L.A.VeganCrepe

Tony’s Darts Away | @tonysda | fb.com/tonysda

Golden Road Pub | @GoldenRoadPub | fb.com/goldenroadpub

Southern Fried Vegan BBQ | @sfvbbq | fb.com/SouthernFriedVegan

Follow Your Heart | @FollowYourHeart | fb.com/FYHProducts

San Diego Pretzel Company | @SanDiegoPretzel | fb.com/SanDiegoPretzel

Shojin | @shojin | fb.com/shojin

Sweet Crush Ice Bar | @SweetCrushIce | fb.com/sweetcrushicebar

Doomie’s Home Cookin’ | @Doomies | fb.com/doomieshomecookin

 

BANDS:

Saint Motel

http://www.saintmotel.com/

http://twitter.com/SaintMotel

http://facebook.com/saintmotel

http://soundcloud.com/saintmotel

http://youtube.com/saintmotel

http://instagram.com/saintmotel

Terraplane Sun

http://www.terraplanesun.com/

http://twitter.com/TerraplaneSun

http://facebook.com/terraplanesun

http://soundcloud.com/terraplanesun

http://www.youtube.com/Deltatoon

http://instagram.com/terraplanesun

Branches

http://branchesmusic.com/

http://twitter.com/branchesmusic

http://facebook.com/soundslikebranches

https://soundcloud.com/soundslikebranches

http://youtube.com/soundslikebranches

The Janks

http://thejanksmusic.com

http://twitter.com/thejanks

http://facebook.com/thejanksband

http://soundcloud.com/the-janks-music

http://youtube.com/TheJanks

http://instagram.com/thejanks

Casey Wickstrom

http://twitter.com/caseywickstrom

http://facebook.com/caseywickstrommusic

http://youtube.com/cmwickstrom

Vegan Boss

http://twitter.com/veganboss

http://facebook.com/veganboss

 

LIVE ART

Snyder | fb.com/snyderart | @snyderart

Sarah’s Incognito | fb.com/sarahsincognito | @sarahsincognito