A cup of iced pink-colored Brew and a tray from Bites featuring rice topped with meat, sauce, and vegetables rest on a teal surface.

REVIEW: Brews and Bites Returns for the 2024 Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure

Katie Francis

Brews and Bites returns for the 2024 Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure with a new bite and many new brews.

Brews and Bites Marketplace

Brews and Bites is located in Paradise Gardens Park.

Menu

Food:

  • 🆕 Chicken Chicharrón

Beverages

  • 🆕 Passion Fruit Rose Lassi
  • 🆕 Stone Brewing Company Pilsner
  • Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale
  • 🆕 Naughty Sauce Noble Ale Works Golden Stout
  • 🆕 Dust Bowl Brewing Company Winter Wonder IPA
  • 🆕 LA Bodega Jamaica Hard Seltzer
  • 🆕 Green Cheek Beer Co. Hops for the Holidays IPA
  • 🆕 Altamont Beer Works Juice Above the Clouds Double IPA
  • 🆕 Great Notion Brewing Single Stack Stout
  • Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Hard Seltzer
  • 🆕 Holiday Beer Flight
  • 🆕 Festive Beer Flight

Menu Items

A cup of iced pink-colored Brew and a tray from Bites featuring rice topped with meat, sauce, and vegetables rest on a teal surface.

*NEW* Chicken Chicharrón – $8

with basmati rice, herb chutney and masala drizzle

A tray of rice topped with sauce and sliced meat sits next to an artisanal iced drink with a flower garnish on a light blue surface, offering a delightful taste of Brews and Bites.

This is terrible. The chicken is so tough, possibly the toughest chicken we’ve ever had at a Disney park. The sauces are spectacular and the rice is cooked correctly, but the chicken ruins this dish for us. It’s difficult to rate this high when a main ingredient is inedible.

Rating out of 7: 2

*NEW* Passion Fruit Rose Lassi (non-alcoholic) – $7.50

Passion fruit nectar, yogurt, and rose and honey syrups garnished with a rose petal

A plastic cup of iced milk tea from Brews and Bites, topped with a pink flower petal, rests on a turquoise surface as sunlight casts playful shadows.

This is good! We’re not a big floral fan but love lassis, this tastes like a floral lassi. You can taste both the passion fruit and the rose, the notes work well together. It’s unique and worth trying.

Rating out of 7: 6

*NEW* Stone Brewing Company Pilsner, Escondido, CA (4.7% ABV) – $16.25

Described by Stone Brewing as “Classic, crisp, and crushable with a light touch of Cashmere and Vista hops.”

Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale, Temecula, CA (6.1% ABV) – $17.75

Described by Garage Brewing Co. as “Take your taste buds for crazy ride with this cinnamon and vanilla infused beer. It’ll remind you of a fresh churro right out of the fryer and sprinkled with cinnamon sugar goodness!”

*NEW* Naughty Sauce Noble Ale Works Golden Stout, Anaheim, CA (5.4% ABV) – $16.25

Described on Untappd as “It’s a stout beer made with oats and milk sugar, coffee instead of roasted grain and then pumped full of nitrogen in order to add even more creaminess! Full bodied, deep golden in color, with smooth and flavorful layers of pecan pie, cinnamon and cookie dough.”

*NEW* Dust Bowl Brewing Company Winter Wonder IPA, Turlock, CA (7% ABV) – $17.75

*NEW* LA Bodega Jamaica Hard Seltzer, Whittier, CA (6.8% ABV) – $17.75

*NEW* Green Cheek Beer Co. Hops for the Holidays IPA, Orange, CA (7.5% ABV) – $17.75

Described on Untappd as “saturated with hops from sniff to sip, lovingly bracing every little crevice of your palate with a wide range of intense fruit character. Think Dole Whip, POG juice, Grapefruit zest, NZ Sauv Blanc, and then just a lil dab of the Devil’s Lettuce in the linger.”

*NEW* Altamont Beer Works Juice Above the Clouds Double IPA, Livermore, CA (9% ABV) – $17.75

Described by Altamont Beer Works as “This IIPA is 100% 2-row malt and 100% Mosaic hops; it’s juicy, above the clouds, hoppy, crystal clear, pillowy soft, not bitter, and in your M-F’n face with hops! Keeping true to our West Coast/ABW style; this beer has a huge aroma and even bigger flavor: notes of melon, mango, pineapple, guava, and cannabis.”

*NEW* Great Notion Brewing Single Stack Stout, Portland, OR (7.9% ABV) – $17.75

Described by Great Notion Brewing as “We have breakfast covered for you this weekend with a new batch of Single Stack making an appearance. The smaller version of Double Stack still has all the same killer coffee and maple syrup flavor that its bigger sibling has, but with an easier to handle 7.9% ABV. We should mention the Ghost Bear coffee we use from Mostra Coffee really sets this stout off with an added jolt of dark chocolate flavor that works well with the dark malts.”

Boulevard Brewing Co. Quirk Cranberry Apple Cinnamon Hard Seltzer, Kansas City, MO (4% ABV) – $16.25

Described by Boulevard Brewing Co. as “Quirk Cranberry Apple Cinnamon invites you to fall into cooler days – spicy cinnamon swirls together autumnal apple and crisp cranberry juices for a cozy hard seltzer made for harvest season.”

*NEW* Holiday Beer Flight – $19

LA Bodega Jamaica Hard Seltzer, Green Cheek Beer Co. Hops for the Holidays IPA, Altamont Beer Works Juice Above the Clouds Double IPA, and Great Notion Brewing Single Stack Stout

*NEW* Festive Beer Flight – $18.50

Stone Brewing Company Pilsner, Garage Brewing Co. Churro Ale, Dust Bowl Brewing Company Winter Wonder IPA, and Naughty Sauce Noble Ale Works Golden Stout

Festival of Holidays at Disney California Adventure runs from November 15, 2024 – January 6, 2025, with Festive Foods Marketplaces, special entertainment, character meet and greets, and more.

Stay tuned for Part 2 of our massive food review for everything from the 2024 Holidays at Disneyland Resort, and watch Part 1 below:

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