By: Florine Z. Guthrie

There really aren’t too many things that can surpass spending a day in Santa Barbara with the Pacific Ocean within footsteps and the picturesque peaks of the Santa Ynez Mountains as the backdrop. Now, add live music, great food, and some of the country’s best craft brewers and you’ve got yourself one Spectacular Saturday. “Brews at the Beach” brought together over 30 local and national breweries for a celebration of the flourishing art of craft beer . Local favorites included Figueroa Mountain Brewery from the Santa Ynez Valley and Telegraph Brewing Company located in the heart of the rapidly expanding “funk zone” of Santa Barbara, an industrial area slowly growing into the Mecca for urban wine and beer tasting. The goal of the event was to not only pay tribute to the love of great beer but to bring the community together and raise money for the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation .