Folsom Rhythm & Brews

We have attended the past couple years, and it is not a very good brew fest. It’s VERY hot and there is hardly any shade. Not sure why they continue to have it in the middle of the afternoon on asphalt! The line for tickets is always REALLY long, and lines for tasting can be really long as well. We were really excited when it first started since it is closer to where we live, but I will gladly drive further to go to the far superior beer tasting events in Sac!

Event was good. Great to get out with other dad’s for a day of beer tasting
Pros
Good amount of beer vendors. Missing a couple of my favorites in Mraz and Yolo.
Didn’t see anyone run out of beer.
Great Bands. Bring back Chris Gardner
Great venue for it. I see a future for it!
Cons
It was hot and not a lot of shade to stand and watch the bands. Thinking one XL Tent in the middle of the area for people to stop and have cover. Seems like it would save the landscaping that everyone was standing in to get under a tree. Fountain area would have been better for one of the stages with grass to sit on.
Family friendly kids zone was not really a zone. A game of cornhole and hula hoops. Either expand on the kids zone next time or make it just a brew fest without the Family Friendly tag.

This event totally sucked. I am shocked they are bothering to do it again this year. Super hot out with no shade. People were pressed up against the hot concrete buildings trying to get out of the sun. The lines for tickets to get the beer were insane. We didn’t even bother to stay after a half hour because it was laughable what a failure it was.
They need to change the venue to a park or the sutter street area or make it an evening event if they want this to succeed.

Every single brewer ran out of beer. Some long before the 5 PM cutoff. Many people paid for and were stuck with $ 30+ of worthless tickets. Organizer refused to refund value of unused tickets.