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This list of breweries in California, both current and defunct, includes both
microbreweries Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...
and larger industrial scale breweries. Brewing companies range widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, ranging from small breweries to massive multinational conglomerates. Since 1983, California has allowed breweries to sell beer on their premises, giving rise to numerous
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s and microbreweries. Breweries in California produce a wide range of
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s in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. In 2012 California's 458 breweries, importers, brewpubs, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers employed over 7,000 people directly, and more than 109,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply California's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by California's breweries and related industries was more than $5.1 billion. Consumer purchases of California's brewery products generated another $1.1 billion in tax revenue. In 2012, according to the
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, California ranked 1st in the number of
craft breweries Craft beer is beer manufactured by craft breweries, which typically produce smaller amounts of beer than larger "macro" breweries and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as emphasising enthusiasm, ne ...
, and 19th per capita with 325. For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822
breweries A brewery or brewing company is a business that makes and sells beer. The place at which beer is commercially made is either called a brewery or a beerhouse, where distinct sets of brewing equipment are called plant. The commercial brewing of be ...
in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries. In that same year, according to the
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, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.


Breweries by county


Alameda County

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21st Amendment Brewery 21st Amendment Brewery is a brewery located in San Leandro, California. Their original location is a brewpub and restaurant in the South Park, San Francisco, South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California, two blocks from Oracle Park. The ...
in
San Leandro San Leandro (Spanish for " St. Leander") is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. It is located in the East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area; between Oakland to the northwest, and Ashland, Castro Valley, and Hayward to the south ...
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Buffalo Bill's Brewery Buffalo Bill's Brewery is an American brewpub in Hayward, California, notable for being the first brewpub in America. Buffalo Bill's opened their doors on September 9, 1983, and brewed their first batch of beer on August 2, 1983. In 2018, Buffalo ...
in Hayward, the first brewpub licensed in California since
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Drake's Brewing Company Drake's Brewing Company is a craft brewery in San Leandro, California. The company started in 1989 as a wholesale-only kegged beer seller under the name ''Lind Brewing'', after company founder, Roger Lind. Drake's operates out of the old Caterpi ...
in San Leandro * Pyramid Breweries in Berkeley (opened in 1997, closed in 2015) *
The Rare Barrel The Rare Barrel is a brewery and brewpub in Berkeley, California, United States, that exclusively produces sour beers. History Founders Jay Goodwin and Alex Wallash met while attending UCSB. They started home-brewing in their apartment and decide ...
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Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse Triple Rock is a brewpub in Berkeley, California. History The company brewed their first batch of beer on Christmas day 1985, and opened to the public the following year. They claim to be the fifth brewpub opened in the United States, and the old ...
in Berkeley * Trumer Brauerei in Berkeley


Butte County

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Sierra Nevada Brewing Company Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. was established in 1979 by homebrewers Ken Grossman and Paul Camusi in Chico, California, United States. The brewery produced in 2010, and as of 2016, Sierra Nevada Brewing is the seventh-largest brewing company in t ...
in Chico


Contra Costa County

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Calicraft Calicraft is an American craft beer brewery located in Walnut Creek, California. History The company was founded in 2012 by Blaine Landberg, and opened its first taproom in 2016. Landberg first began brewing beer in college in his dorm room at ...
in Walnut Creek


Humboldt County

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Eel River Brewing Company Eel River Brewing Company is a brewery in Fortuna, California and the first certified organic brewery in the United States. History The Eel River Brewing Company was established in 1994 in Fortuna on the site of the Eel River Brewing Taproom and ...
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Lost Coast Brewery Lost Coast Brewery is an independent brewery located in Eureka, California. It produces year-round and seasonal beers and has received various awards from both local and national brewing organizations. Between 1990 and 2011, the brewery expanded ...
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Eureka Eureka often refers to: * Eureka (word), a famous exclamation attributed to Archimedes * Eureka effect, the sudden, unexpected realization of the solution to a problem Eureka or Ureka may also refer to: History * Eureka Rebellion, an 1854 g ...
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Mad River Brewing Company Mad River Brewing Company is a brewery established in 1989 and located in Blue Lake, California, Blue Lake, California, known for its Environmentally friendly, green production processes. History and awards The brewery was established 1989 by bre ...
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* Six Rivers Brewery in
McKinleyville McKinleyville (formerly Minorsville) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Humboldt County, California. McKinleyville is located north of Arcata, at an elevation of . The population was 15,177 at the 2010 census, up from 13,599 at the time of t ...


Los Angeles County

* Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in
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Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company is a San Diego, California–based craft brewery with nine brewpub locations across Southern California and a main brewery in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Besides being available at its own brewpubs, ...
in Universal City *
Lagunitas Brewing Company The Lagunitas Brewing Company, founded in 1993 in Petaluma, California, is a subsidiary of Heineken International. Before Heineken bought a 50% share of the company in 2015, the company met the definition of a craft brewery. Two years prior it ...
in Azusa *
MillerCoors MillerCoors was a beer brewing company in the United States. MillerCoors was formed in 2008 as a joint venture between SABMiller and Molson Coors to combine their brewing, marketing and sales operations in the United States. The company was acqu ...
brewery in
Irwindale } Irwindale is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California. The population was 1,472 at the 2020 census, 1,422 at the 2010 census. The ZIP Codes serving the area are 91010, which is shared with Duarte, 91702, which i ...


Mendocino County

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Anderson Valley Brewing Company Anderson Valley Brewing Company is a brewery founded in 1987 in Boonville, California, Boonville, California. Its name is derived from its Anderson Valley location in Mendocino County, California, Mendocino County. History Anderson Valley Brew ...
in Boonville * Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah *
North Coast Brewing Company The North Coast Brewing Company is a craft brewery located in Fort Bragg, California. As of 2018, it is the -largest craft brewer by annual sales volume in the United States. History The North Coast Brewing Company was founded in 1988 as a brew ...
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Mono County

* Mammoth Brewing Company in
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Napa County

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Stone Brewing Stone Brewing (formerly Stone Brewing Co.) is a brewery headquartered in Escondido, California, United States. Founded in 1996 in San Marcos, it is the largest brewery in Southern California. Based on 2020 sales volume, it is the ninth larges ...
in Napa


Nevada County

* FiftyFifty Brewing Company in
Truckee Truckee is an incorporated town in Nevada County, California, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 16,180, reflecting an increase of 2,316 from the 13,864 counted in the 2000 Census. History Name Truckee's ...
* Nevada Brewery in Nevada City


Orange County

* Bootlegger's Brewery in Fullerton and Costa Mesa *
The Bruery The Bruery is an American brewing company based in Placentia, California, founded by Patrick Rue and named as a portmanteau of his family name and the word "brewery". It opened in 2008 and has produced an average of 2,500 barrels of beer annual ...
in Placentia


Placer County

* Auburn Alehouse in Auburn * Slice Beer Company in
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Riverside County

* Blind Pig Brewing Company in
Temecula Temecula (; , ; Luiseño: ''Temeekunga'') is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 census and was incorporated on December 1, 1989. The city is a tourist and ...
(opened 1994, closed 1997) *
Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company is a San Diego, California–based craft brewery with nine brewpub locations across Southern California and a main brewery in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Besides being available at its own brewpubs, ...
brewpub in
Temecula Temecula (; , ; Luiseño: ''Temeekunga'') is a city in southwestern Riverside County, California, United States. The city had a population of 110,003 as of the 2020 census and was incorporated on December 1, 1989. The city is a tourist and ...


San Diego County

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AleSmith Brewing Company AleSmith Brewing Company is an American craft brewery in San Diego, California. It specializes in handcrafted ales in a variety of styles. As of 2015 it produces about 25,000 barrels of beer a year. History The brewery was founded in San D ...
in Miramar,
San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
* Alpine Beer Company in
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* Aztec Brewing Company in
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* Belching Beaver Brewery, multiple locations in
San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
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Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company is a San Diego, California–based craft brewery with nine brewpub locations across Southern California and a main brewery in the Pacific Beach neighborhood of San Diego. Besides being available at its own brewpubs, ...
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Ballast Point Brewing Company Ballast Point Brewing Company is an American brewery founded in 1996 by Jack White in San Diego, California. Ballast Point Brewing Co. started in the back of Home Brew Mart, a homebrew supply store White founded in 1992. As of 2015, it was the ...
, multiple locations in
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Green Flash Brewing Company Green Flash Brewing Company is an American craft brewery headquartered in the Mira Mesa, San Diego, Mira Mesa neighborhood of San Diego, California, and founded in 2002. In early April 2018, the company sold to a group of investors, WC IPA LLC fol ...
in Mira Mesa,
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Mikkeller Mikkeller is a craft brewery founded in 2006 in Copenhagen, Denmark, that was originally based on the so-called "cuckoo", "phantom" or " gypsy brewer" ethos; that is, the company does not operate an official brewery and, instead pays a brewery in ...
, multiple locations in
San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
* Mission Brewery in Middletown,
San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
* Mother Earth Brew Co in
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* Pizza Port in
Carlsbad Carlsbad may refer to: Geographical locations * Carlsbad, California, San Diego County, United States ** Carlsbad Santa Fe Depot, NRHP ID No. 93001016 * Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States ** Carlsbad Caverns National Park ** Carlsbad Irriga ...
and Ocean Beach,
San Diego San Diego ( , ) is a city on the Pacific coast of Southern California, adjacent to the Mexico–United States border. With a population of over 1.4 million, it is the List of United States cities by population, eighth-most populous city in t ...
* Saint Archer Brewing (defunct 2022) *
San Diego Brewing Company San Diego Brewing Company was a brewery in San Diego, California. History San Diego Brewing Company opened in 1896 as the first commercial brewery in San Diego County, California, San Diego County. It was financed by wealthy locals including Joh ...
(defunct 1942) *
Stone Brewing Stone Brewing (formerly Stone Brewing Co.) is a brewery headquartered in Escondido, California, United States. Founded in 1996 in San Marcos, it is the largest brewery in Southern California. Based on 2020 sales volume, it is the ninth larges ...
in Escondido


San Francisco City and County

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21st Amendment Brewery 21st Amendment Brewery is a brewery located in San Leandro, California. Their original location is a brewpub and restaurant in the South Park, San Francisco, South Park neighborhood of San Francisco, California, two blocks from Oracle Park. The ...
* Albion Brewery (opened 1870; closed 1919) * Almanac Beer Company *
Anchor Brewing Company Anchor Brewing Company was a brewery on Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1896, the brewery underwent several changes in location and ownership throughout its history. After years of declining sales due to competition with la ...
* Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant * Fort Point Beer Company *
Hamm's Brewery Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company was an American brewing company established in 1865 in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Becoming the fifth largest brewery in the United States, Hamm's expanded with additional breweries that were acquired in other cities, ...
(opened 1954, closed 1972) *
Rainier Brewing Company The Rainier Brewing Company is an American owned beer brand, originally established in Seattle, Washington (state), Washington. Rainier Beer remains a popular brand in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Although Rainier was founded in 1 ...
(opened 1933, closed 1953) * San Francisco Brewing Company (opened 1985, closed 2009) * Speakeasy Ales and Lagers


San Luis Obispo County

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Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a craft brewery with operations in Paso Robles, California, Paso Robles, Buellton, California, Buellton and Venice, Los Angeles, Venice, California. The brewery was established in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam ...
in
Paso Robles Paso Robles ( ), officially El Paso de Robles (Spanish for The Pass of Oaks), is a city in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. Located on the Salinas River about north of San Luis Obispo, the city is known for its hot springs, ...


San Mateo County

* Devil's Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos


Santa Barbara County

* Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in
Buellton Buellton is a small city in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is located in the Santa Ynez Valley, west of Solvang. The population was 5,161 at the 2020 census, up from 4,828 at the 2010 census. Located at the junction o ...
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Firestone Walker Brewing Company Firestone Walker Brewing Company is a craft brewery with operations in Paso Robles, California, Paso Robles, Buellton, California, Buellton and Venice, Los Angeles, Venice, California. The brewery was established in 1996 by brothers-in-law Adam ...
in Buellton


Santa Clara County

* Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in San Jose *
Mayfield Brewery The Mayfield Brewery also known as the Mayfield Railroad Brewery was a brewery that operated in Mayfield, California, for over 50 years, between 1868 and 1920. The brewery was located at what is now the corner of California Avenue and Birch Stree ...
(opened 1868, closed 1920)


Siskiyou County

* Mt. Shasta Brewing Company in
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Solano County

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Anheuser-Busch InBev Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, known as AB InBev, is an American-Belgian Multinational corporation, multinational Drink industry, drink and brewing company, brewing company based in Leuven, Belgium. It is the largest brewer in the world, and in 20 ...
brewery in Fairfield


Sonoma County

* Bear Republic Brewing Company in
Healdsburg Healdsburg is a city located in Sonoma County, California, United States. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 11,340. Healdsburg is centered on a 19th-century plaza. History Early inhabitants of the local area included the Pomo ...
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Lagunitas Brewing Company The Lagunitas Brewing Company, founded in 1993 in Petaluma, California, is a subsidiary of Heineken International. Before Heineken bought a 50% share of the company in 2015, the company met the definition of a craft brewery. Two years prior it ...
in
Petaluma Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its population was 59,776 according to the 2020 census. Petaluma's name comes from the Miwok village named ''Péta ...
* Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa *
New Albion Brewing Company The New Albion Brewing Company is known as the first American craft beer brewery. Founded in 1976 by Jack McAuliffe, Suzy Stern, and Jane Zimmerman in Sonoma, California, New Albion is acknowledged as the first United States microbrewery of th ...
in Sonoma (opened 1976, closed 1982) *
Russian River Brewing Company Russian River Brewing Company is a brewery and brewpub in downtown Santa Rosa, California, with a second location in Windsor. The company is known for strong India pale ales and sour beers. History Russian River Brewing Company was created in ...
in Santa Rosa * Third Street Aleworks in Santa Rosa


Stanislaus County

* St. Stan's Brewery in
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Yolo County

* Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch in
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See also

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Beer in the United States In the United States, beer is manufactured in breweries which range in size from industry giants to brew pubs and microbreweries. The United States produced 196 million barrels () of beer in 2012, and consumes roughly of beer per capita a ...
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History of California wine California wine has a long and continuing history, and in the late twentieth century became recognized as producing some of the world's finest wine. While wine is made in all fifty U.S. states, up to 90% (by some estimates) of American wine is ...
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List of breweries in the United States At the end of 2017, there were total 7,450 breweries in the United States, including 7,346 craft breweries subdivided into 2,594 brewpubs, 4,522 microbreweries, 230 regional craft breweries and 104 large/non-craft breweries. From 2017 data, ac ...
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List of microbreweries This is a list of notable microbreweries. A microbrewery is a brewery which produces a limited amount of beer. The qualifications to be classified as a microbrewery vary by country. The term "microbrewery" originated in the United Kingdom in the l ...


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External links

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California breweries directory at RateBeer.com

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