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

Hopped with excessive amounts of Simcoe, Columbus, Nelson Cryo and Citra Hyperboost, this local collab celebrates 30 years of homebrewing excellence with DOZE and 5 years of beer garden brilliance at Side Gate! Whether you’re in our beer garden or a buddy's backyard, remember Friend's Don't Knock! Cheers to more great memories to come!
Bright, delicious, and exceptionally light! A balanced dose of Lemondrop and Citra hops add pleasant aromas of lemongrass and citrus peel. A juicy modern interpretation of a classic lager style!
A malty backbone the size of a T-Rex and a meteoric nose full of toasty goodness; bakers chocolate and that really good bread from Cheesecake Factory, (you know what I'm talking about) makes Dino N.D.A. the perfect brew to make your thirst extinct!

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Featured Draft Beers

berry vito

Fruited Sour (5.0%)Layers of luscious blackberries, blueberries, tropical mango, and lavish vanilla meld together into a beautiful cacophony of tart and sweet notes played by an orchestra of over 350lbs of fruit. A reimagining of our first sour ale, a collab with our friend Vito Delucchi, and of course an ode to the legendary Bay Area pitcher you can probably guess based on the name. One sip and this sour will throw you a wild curve that will no doubt have you questioning what you thought you knew about what’s really a “beer.”

Anniversary IPA

IPA (6.5%) Hopped with excessive amounts of Simcoe, Columbus, Nelson Cryo and Citra Hyperboost, this local collab celebrates 30 years of homebrewing excellence with DOZE and 5 years of beer garden brilliance at Side Gate! Whether you’re in our beer garden or a buddy's backyard, remember Friend's Don't Knock! Cheers to more great memories to come!

Summernaniganz 2026

Hazy DIPA (8.0%) Our annual Hazy Double IPA and oh boi, is it a juicy one thanks to huge additions of Sultana, Citra , Strata Cryo, and Mosaic Hyperboost. Bursting with notes of fresh Bartlet pear, lychee, guava, key lime, and coming in at 8%, Summernaniganz is crisp and juicy enough to keep your summer bod in tact, but thicc enough to get you that Dad Bod you've always wanted.

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