{"id":367,"date":"2011-07-01T20:33:27","date_gmt":"2011-07-02T00:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=367"},"modified":"2011-07-09T23:10:43","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T03:10:43","slug":"scotts-valley-hop-n%e2%80%99-barley-festival-with-food-beer-and-kids%e2%80%99-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/?p=367","title":{"rendered":"Scotts Valley Hop N\u2019 Barley Festival with food, beer, and kids\u2019 activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hop-n-barley.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-368\" title=\"hop n barley\" src=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hop-n-barley.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hop-n-barley.jpg 250w, https:\/\/santacruzfoodie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/hop-n-barley-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>On July 2, Sky Park in Scotts Valley hosts the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> annual Hop N\u2019 Barley festival with lots of local food and beer plus kids\u2019 activities.<\/p>\n<p>More than 25 breweries are participating, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopnbarley.org\/\">Hop N\u2019 Barley<\/a> event benefits the Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County. There will be a kids area, skate park, free parking, bocci ball, 5 local bands, and it\u2019s even dog-friendly!<\/p>\n<p>Delicious food will be available to purchase from vendors including Aptos restaurant SmoQe (which promises lots of barbecued delights), Westside Santa Cruz restaurant burger, and Scotts Valley\u2019s Heavenly Caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Gates open at 11:30am, and tasting is from noon to 4:30pm. Music lasts from noon to 5pm. For those drinking beer, admission costs $25 and includes a souvenir glass. The event has free admission for kids, designated drivers, and anyone else not partaking of beer. Buy tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopnbarley.org\/\">online<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hopnbarley.org\/tickets\">http:\/\/www.hopnbarley.org\/tickets<\/a>. If you buy online, you\u2019re guaranteed a ticket (last year\u2019s event sold out) and you also get a raffle ticket for each ticket purchased this way.<\/p>\n<p>Breweries offering tastings include local Santa Cruz Ale Works, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, Uncommon Brewers, and Seabright Brewery. Others include Gordon Biersch, Sierra Nevada, Tied House, Kona Brewing, New Belgium, and Anderson Valley Brewing.<\/p>\n<p>Skypark is located at 361 Kings Village Rd, Scotts Valley 95066<\/p>\n<p>Read details about the beneficiary non-profit, Community Housing Land Trust of Santa Cruz County, at the <a href=\"http:\/\/santacruzhousingtrust.org\/\">Land Trust web site<\/a>. The organization is \u201c\u2026dedicated to providing a broad range of housing opportunities, with emphasis on ownership, that will remain affordable in perpetuity to very low, low and moderate-income residents of Santa Cruz County.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Twitter? 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