In the North Bay, sizzling temperatures didn't stop beer lovers from being the first in line to taste this year's offering of the famous Pliny the Younger triple IPA.
Beer and liquor may be recession-proof, but they're certainly not tariff-proof.
The first entertainment zone event in California took place in San Francisco's Front Street on Friday, and there's many more to come for the city.
Oktoberfest on Front will take place in San Francisco's Financial District on Sept. 20, where select pubs will be permitted to sell open-carry alcoholic beverages to festivalgoers.
As the number of alcohol drinkers has dropped, the number of businesses catering to the sober crowd has grown.
7 On Your Side has learned that "Blue Stream Entertainment," organizers of the West Coast Taco and Beer Festival, have postponed their event Labor Day weekend at History San Jose.