List of breweries in California
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This list of breweries in California, both current and defunct, includes both microbreweries 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 brewpubs and microbreweries.
Breweries in California produce a wide range of beers 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.{{cite web|title=The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry—State Legislative & Congressional District Data, California|url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|publisher=The Beer Institute|access-date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|archive-date=3 February 2014}} 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.{{cite web|title=The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, California|url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|publisher=The Beer Institute|access-date=16 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|archive-date=3 February 2014}} In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, California ranked 1st in the number of craft breweries, and 19th per capita with 325.{{cite web|url=http://www.brewersassociation.org/attachments/0000/6291/Capita_perbrewery.pdf|publisher=Brewers Association|title=Capita per Brewery|access-date=16 May 2014}}
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.{{cite web|title=Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth|date = 13 March 2014|url=http://www.brewersassociation.org/pages/media/press-releases/show?title=brewers-association-announces-2013-craft-brewer-growth|access-date=14 May 2014}} In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.{{cite web|title=Beer Serves America|url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|publisher=The Beer Institute|access-date=14 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|archive-date=3 February 2014}}
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Breweries by county
=Alameda County=
- 21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro{{cite news|last1=Lucchesi|first1=Paolo|title=Craft brewer 21st Amendment crosses bay in thirst for expansion|url=http://www.sfgate.com/food/article/Craft-brewer-21st-Amendment-crosses-bay-in-thirst-6310329.php|access-date=5 July 2015|newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle|date=8 June 2015}}
- Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, the first brewpub licensed in California since Prohibition
- Drake's Brewing Company in San Leandro
- Pyramid Breweries in Berkeley (opened in 1997, closed in 2015){{cite web |first=Kate |last=Williams |date=July 21, 2015 |url=https://www.berkeleyside.org/2015/07/21/berkeleys-pyramid-alehouse-abruptly-closes |title=Berkeley's Pyramid Alehouse Abruptly Closes |work=Berkeleyside |access-date=October 8, 2013}}
- The Rare Barrel in Berkeley{{cite news|last=Somerville|first=Heather|title=Berkeley's The Rare Barrel finds sweet spot with sour brews|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_24834707/berkeleys-rare-barrel-finds-sweet-spot-sour-brews|access-date=10 February 2014|newspaper=San Jose Mercury News|date=2 January 2014}}
- Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse in Berkeley
- Trumer Brauerei in Berkeley
= Butte County =
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= Contra Costa County =
= Humboldt County =
- Eel River Brewing Company in Fortuna
- Lost Coast Brewery in Eureka
- Mad River Brewing Company in Blue Lake
- Six Rivers Brewery in McKinleyville{{cite news |url=http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/6-female-owned-breweries-in-honor-of-intl-womens-day/ |title=Six Female-Owned Breweries In Honor of Int'l Women's Day |publisher=Brooklyn Brew Shop |date=March 8, 2012 |access-date=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140118031213/http://brooklynbrewshop.com/themash/6-female-owned-breweries-in-honor-of-intl-womens-day/ |archive-date=January 18, 2014 }}{{cite book|first=Jay R. |last=Brooks|title=California Breweries North|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2S_PAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA253|date=1 August 2013|publisher=Stackpole Books|isbn=978-0-8117-1158-6}}
= Los Angeles County =
- Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in Burbank
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Universal City
- Lagunitas Brewing Company in Azusa {{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-lagunitas-open-brewery-azusa-20150630-story.html|title=Beer news: Lagunitas to open colossal brewery in Azusa|date=2015-06-30|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2017-03-20|language=en-US|issn=0458-3035}}
- MillerCoors brewery in Irwindale{{cite web |url=https://www.millercoors.com/breweries/brewing-locations |title=Brewing Locations |publisher=MillerCoors |access-date=January 28, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171011073657/https://www.millercoors.com/breweries/brewing-locations |archive-date=October 11, 2017 |url-status=dead }}
= Mendocino County =
- Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville{{cite news |url=http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100523/BUSINESS/5231005?p=all&tc=pgall |title=Buyer assures little will change at Boonville's 23-year-old Anderson Valley Brewery |last=Anderson |first=Glenda |newspaper=The Press Democrat |date=2010-05-23 |access-date=2016-03-04 |archive-date=2012-04-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404190001/http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20100523/BUSINESS/5231005?p=all&tc=pgall |url-status=dead }}
- Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah
- North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg
= Mono County =
= Napa County =
- Stone Brewing in Napa{{cite news |last=Lander|first=Jess |date=January 2019 |title=Stone Brewing and More: Best Napa Breweries to Visit Right Now |url=https://www.sonomamag.com/stone-brewing-and-more-best-napa-breweries-to-visit-right-now/?gSlide=1 |work=Sonoma Magazine |location=Santa Rosa, CA |access-date=October 23, 2019 }}
= Nevada County =
= Orange County =
- Bootlegger's Brewery in Fullerton and Costa Mesa
- The Bruery in Placentia{{cite magazine |last=DeBenedetti |first=Christian |date=December 2010 |url=http://www.departures.com/articles/californias-great-craft-beers?page=1 |title=California's Great Craft Beers |magazine=Departures}}{{cite news |last=Tarquinio |first=J. Alex |date=November 25, 2009 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/26/business/smallbusiness/26sbiz.html |title=Beer Connoisseurs Defy Hurdles To Start Breweries |newspaper=The New York Times}}
= Placer County =
= Riverside County =
- Blind Pig Brewing Company in Temecula (opened 1994, closed 1997){{cite journal|last=Hernández|first=Brandon|journal=The Beer Connoisseur|date=Summer 2010|title=Blind Pig Brewing Closes|url=http://www.beerconnoisseur.com/vinnie-cilurzo-russian-rivers-brewmaster|access-date=27 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140424051906/http://www.beerconnoisseur.com/vinnie-cilurzo-russian-rivers-brewmaster|archive-date=24 April 2014}}
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company brewpub in Temecula
= San Diego County =
- AleSmith Brewing Company in Miramar, San Diego
- Alpine Beer Company in Alpine
- Aztec Brewing Company in Vista
- Belching Beaver Brewery, multiple locations in San Diego
- Karl Strauss Brewing Company, multiple locations county-wide
- Ballast Point Brewing Company, multiple locations in San Diego
- Green Flash Brewing Company in Mira Mesa, San Diego
- Mikkeller, multiple locations in San Diego
- Mission Brewery in Middletown, San Diego
- Mother Earth Brew Co in Vista
- Pizza Port in Carlsbad and Ocean Beach, San Diego
- Saint Archer Brewing (defunct 2022)
- San Diego Brewing Company (defunct 1942)
- Stone Brewing in Escondido
= San Francisco City and County =
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- 21st Amendment Brewery
- Albion Brewery (opened 1870; closed 1919){{Cite web|date=2012-06-01|title=San Francisco's Hidden Spaces|url=https://www.7x7.com/san-franciscos-hidden-spaces-1781588789.html|access-date=2022-02-15|website=7x7 Bay Area|language=en}}
- Almanac Beer Company
- Anchor Brewing Company
- Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant
- Fort Point Beer Company
- Hamm's Brewery (opened 1954, closed 1972)
- Rainier Brewing Company (opened 1933, closed 1953){{cite web |url=http://www.brewerygems.com/rainier-2.htm#Rainier_SF |title=The History of Rainier Beer - part 2 |date=2010 |publisher=Brewery Gems |access-date=January 28, 2017}}
- San Francisco Brewing Company (opened 1985, closed 2009)
- Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
=San Luis Obispo County=
= San Mateo County =
- Devil's Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos
= Santa Barbara County =
= Santa Clara County =
- Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in San Jose
- Mayfield Brewery (opened 1868, closed 1920)
= Siskiyou County =
= Solano County =
- Anheuser-Busch InBev brewery in Fairfield{{cite news|last=Eskenazi|first=Joe|title=Green Beer: With a Wind-Powered Brewery and Local Distribution, Will Budweiser Become Hippies' Brew of Choice?|url=http://www.sfweekly.com/sanfrancisco/budweiser-wind-energy-local-foods/Content?oid=3363288|access-date=29 March 2015|newspaper=SF Weekly|date=28 January 2015}}
= Sonoma County =
- Bear Republic Brewing Company in Healdsburg
- Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma
- Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa
- New Albion Brewing Company in Sonoma (opened 1976, closed 1982)
- Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa
- Third Street Aleworks in Santa Rosa
= Stanislaus County =
- St. Stan's Brewery in Modesto{{cite news |last= Rowland|first=Marijke |date=July 8, 2017 |title=You're about to be able to pour yourself a St. Stan's brew again, hallelujah |url=https://www.modbee.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/biz-beat/article160341654.html |work=Modesto Bee |location=Modesto, CA |access-date=November 19, 2019 }}
=Yolo County=
- Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch in Davis{{cite news|newspaper=Davis Enterprise|title=Sudwerk's next generation: So much brewing in Davis|first=Wendy|last=Weitzel|date=August 18, 2013|url=http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/sudwerks-next-generation-much-is-on-tap-for-davis-first-and-only-brewery/}}{{cite news|newspaper=The Sacramento Bee|title=Davis-brewery Sudwerk thirsty to redefine itself and its craft lagers|date=May 18, 2014|url=http://www.sacbee.com/food-drink/beer/beer-run/article2598933.html|first=Blair Anthony|last=Robertson}}
See also
- Beer in the United States
- History of California wine
- List of breweries in the United States
- List of microbreweries
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References
Further reading
- {{cite news | url=http://www.mercurynews.com/jay-brooks/ci_24798453/brooks-beer-23-new-norcal-breweries-this-year | title=Brooks on Beer: 23 new NorCal breweries this year | newspaper=San Jose Mercury News | date=December 16, 2013 | access-date=31 January 2014 | last=Brooks | first = Jay R.}}
- {{cite news | url=http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2013/09/25/california-beer-bill-would-permit-growler-refills-at-breweries | title=California Beer Bill Would Permit Growler Refills at Breweries | newspaper=East Bay Express | date=September 5, 2013 | access-date=31 January 2014 | last=Levin | first=Sam}}
External links
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- [https://www.ratebeer.com/beer/breweries/brewers-directory-5-213.htm California breweries directory at RateBeer.com]
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