Alternative brewfest

Fret not, craft beer fans: Though the Sacramento Red, White and Brewfest was canceled, another brewfest is ready to pick up the slack. On May 26 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., there’s the second annual Elk Grove Brewfest (9615 Railroad Street), which will host over 50 breweries, meaderies, cideries and wineries while also offering a cigar lounge and live entertainment. Elk Grove’s Tilted Mash Brewing and Flatland Brewing Co. will be locally representing alongside several Sacramento breweries. There’ll also be California’s bigger names like Sierra Nevada and Lagunitas and other brewers from as far away as Utah and North Carolina. Tickets (which sold out for last year’s event) start at $35 and will benefit the Runnin’ for Rhett foundation. And there are goodies for the lightweights: A gaggle of local food trucks will drive out to the event.