About Balance Beerworks
Balance Beerworks is a family owned community brewery in Sacramento. Family and friends with different craft beer backgrounds run it together. Their motto is to find your balance.
Bruce and Katie MacPhee are at the center of the story. Bruce has worked in brewing since 1999, including time at Deschutes Brewery, and Katie has been in the industry since 2009. Alana and Bryce McEfee have been in the beer industry since 2011, from pouring pints to running taprooms and throwing events.
The beer lineup includes Bruceki, La Chela, Midnight Marauders, One Last Wave and P.S.T., plus a seltzer section. P.S.T. is a 5.5% West Coast pilsner, brewed like a lager and hopped like a West Coast IPA. It uses Cascade and Centennial hops from Crosby Hops in Oregon.
The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible. Food trucks and events are part of the calendar too.
From Balance Beerworks' own website and its Google listing, read November 9, 2026.
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Amenities
- Wheelchair accessible entrance
- Wheelchair accessible parking lot
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Questions people ask
What is P.S.T. at Balance Beerworks?
P.S.T. is a 5.5% West Coast pilsner. It is brewed and fermented like a lager and hopped like a West Coast IPA with Cascade and Centennial from Crosby Hops in Oregon.
Is Balance Beerworks wheelchair accessible?
Yes. The entrance and the parking lot are both wheelchair accessible.
Are there food trucks?
Food trucks are part of the events lineup. Check the events page at balancebeer.com to see what is coming.
Does Balance Beerworks make anything besides beer?
Yes. Seltzers are part of the lineup alongside the beers.
Which breweries are close by?
New Glory Craft Brewery is 0.3 miles away. Tower Brewing is 1.5 miles away, Porchlight Brewing Company is 2.3 miles away, and The Jazzy Bird is 2.5 miles away.
Answers come from Balance Beerworks' website and its Google listing, read November 9, 2026.
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Before you visit Balance Beerworks
Expect a family run taproom with a beer list built around a handful of house beers. Weekend doors open earlier than weekdays, so Saturday and Sunday are the easy days for an afternoon visit.
Check balancebeer.com before you go. The events page covers food trucks and events, and the beers page shows the current beers and seltzers.
New Glory Craft Brewery is only 0.3 miles away, so it is easy to visit both in one trip. Tower Brewing is 1.5 miles away if you want a third stop.