{"id":2229,"date":"2025-10-06T17:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T00:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/?page_id=2229"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:38:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:38:32","slug":"a-list-concord-brewery-double-feature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/a-list-concord-brewery-double-feature\/","title":{"rendered":"A-List Concord Brewery Double Feature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- HERO --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 800px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto; border-radius: 8px;\"\n     src=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/beer-500.jpg\"\n     alt=\"Concord Brewery Double Feature \u2013 Side Gate &#038; Epidemic\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!-- STORY BLOCK --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background: #fafafa; border-radius: 8px; padding: 30px; margin: 30px auto; max-width: 800px; font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.7; color: #333;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; color: #1f2937;\">Concord Brewery Double Feature (Side Gate + Epidemic) \u2014 A-List Experience #3<\/h2>\n<p>  \u201cOkay, but wait,\u201d said Brianna, squinting at the beer list like it was a test she didn\u2019t study for. \u201cWhy does <em>hazy<\/em> sound so much better than <em>cloudy<\/em>?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  It was noon at <strong>Side Gate Brewing in Concord<\/strong>, the patio humming with music, tacos, and sunshine. The first wave of A-Listers showed up ready to \u201cresearch.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>  Down the street sits <strong>Epidemic Ales<\/strong> \u2014 a little more factory-chic, steel-toe energy, louder music, and big opinions. Side Gate is for conversation; Epidemic is for declaration. That\u2019s the <strong>CCL A-List Concord Brewery Double Feature<\/strong> \u2014 one afternoon, two personalities, both authentically Concord.<\/p>\n<p>  You start at Side Gate, sample a flight, then roll to Epidemic for another round (purely for comparison, of course). There\u2019s no wrong order \u2014 just a friendly rivalry that guarantees someone will declare, <em>\u201cThis is my new favorite.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>  Each stop has food, music, and room for your style \u2014 whether you\u2019re a \u201cone-flight-and-done\u201d pro or a note-taking taster. The A-List team handles the details; you bring curiosity and a smile.<\/p>\n<p>  Drop <strong>$10<\/strong> to join the A-List and you\u2019ll be first in line when this Double Feature goes live. Not your scene? Skip it and save your credit for the next adventure.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0;\"><strong>No risk. All refreshment. That\u2019s how the A-List rolls.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CTA + More --><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 0 auto 10px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/buy.stripe.com\/7sYaEYcQAf5R3pt5qR6Zy04?utm_source=ccl_site&#038;utm_medium=cta_button&#038;utm_campaign=alist_story&#038;utm_content=brewery_event\"\n     style=\"display: inline-block; background: #198754; color: #fff; padding: 12px 22px; border-radius: 8px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: bold;\"\n     target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n     JOIN THE A-LIST \u2013 $10 REFUNDABLE<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0 40px;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.contracostalive.com\/blog\/a-list-archive\/?icid=brewery_footer_archive\"\n     style=\"color: #0d6efd; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600;\"><br \/>\n     \u2192 See More A-List Events<br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Concord Brewery Double Feature (Side Gate + Epidemic) \u2014 A-List Experience #3 \u201cOkay, but wait,\u201d said Brianna, squinting at the beer list like it was a test she didn\u2019t study for. \u201cWhy does hazy sound so much better than cloudy?\u201d It was noon at Side Gate Brewing in Concord, the patio humming with music, tacos, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2229","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>A-List Concord Brewery Double Feature - Contra Costa Live<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Concord Brewery Double Feature! 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