Brewers from Maine, Vermont, Ireland and, of course, California will fill Discovery Park Saturday for the 16th annual California Brewers Festival. Around 60 brewpub, distributors and home brewers will be pouring ales, lagers and craft beers for what festival organizers anticipate will be more than 3,000 attendees. Although the festival attracts brewers from across the nation and overseas, the Sacramento region is heavily represented. Rubicon Brewing Company, Hoppy Brewing Company and Brew It Up! are a few locals participating. You can view the full list of brewers here. The festival is organized by Sacramento's Rotary Club of Point West to benefit the Assistance League of Sacramento. A

The 15th annual California Brewers Festival descended on Discovery Park on Saturday. The venue was perfect for brewers and beer lovers to share a variety of microbrews. Against a picturesque backdrop of the Sacramento and American rivers, more than 3,500 people enjoyed a day of plentiful beer, barbecued oysters, Mexican food, garlic fries, tri-tip sandwiches, and the thumping beat of popular cover songs by local bands Utz! & the Shuttlecocks and Velvet Tongue. "We 'heart' Brewfest!" proclaimed friends Kerry Alires, Cassandra Ramsey and Luke Poffenberger, two-year veterans of the festival that's put on by Point West Rotary Club. "The music, the beer, and getting to try a variety of brews i