Martinez Brewery Featured In Online Beer Festival

MARTINEZ, CA — Del Cielo Brewing Co. is among a slew of Bay Area breweries to be highlighted in an upcoming online beer festival and fundraiser benefitting the Shriners Hospital for Children Transportation Fund, which helps kids get to important hospital visits.

The WeCanCollab festival is hosted by the Livermore Valley Craft Beer Foundation, which said it has raised more than $150,000 for the fund so far through festivals in years past.

Participants can pick up a 12-can pack of beers from Bay Area breweries, including exclusive collaborative beers.

Those who sign up will also get to tune in to a live broadcast at 3:30 p.m. May 16, which will feature interviews with local brewers and performances from local musicians, the foundation said. A beer judge will share his thoughts on the collaborative beers.

Here's a list of some participating breweries:

• Alameda Island Brewing Company (Alameda)
• Altamont Beer Works (Livermore)
• Danville Brewing Co. (Danville)
• Del Cielo Brewing Co. (Martinez)
• East Brother Beer Company (Richmond)
• Epidemic Ales (Concord)
• Four Legs Brewing (Brentwood)
• Heretic Brewing Company (Fairfield)
• High Water Brewing (Lodi)
• Imperialebeerproject (Brentwood)
• Morgan Territory Brewing (Tracy)
• Oakland United Beerworks (Oakland)
• Pennyweight Craft Brewing (Livermore)
• Rivers End Brewing Company (Livermore)
• Shadow Puppet Brewing Company (Livermore)
• Uncommon Brewers (Santa Cruz)

Anyone age 21 and older can sign up here for $90 a pop.