List of breweries in California



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. 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 Brewers Association, California ranked 1st in the number of craft breweries, and 19th per capita with 325.

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. 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.

Alameda County

 * 21st Amendment Brewery in San Leandro
 * Ale Industries in Oakland
 * Altamont Beer Works in Livermore
 * Bison Brewing in Berkeley (opened 1997, closed 2008)
 * Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, the first brewpub licensed in California since Prohibition
 * Cleophus Quealy Beer Company in San Leandro
 * Diving Dog Brewhouse in Oakland
 * Drake's Brewing Company in San Leandro
 * Eight Bridges Brewing Company in Livermore
 * Faction Brewing in Alameda
 * Fieldwork Brewing Company in Berkeley
 * Ghost Town Brewing in Oakland
 * Gilman Brewing Company in Berkeley
 * Hoi Polloi Brewpub and Beat Lounge in Berkeley
 * JP DasBrew in Fremont
 * Oakland United Beerworks (formerly Linden Street Brewery) in Oakland
 * Old Kan Beer & Co. in Oakland
 * Pacific Coast Brewing Company in Oakland (opened 1988, closed 2017)
 * Pyramid Breweries in Berkeley (opened in 1997, closed in 2015)
 * The Rare Barrel in Berkeley
 * Shadow Puppet Brewing Company in Livermore
 * Triple Rock Brewery and Alehouse in Berkeley
 * Trumer Brauerei in Berkeley
 * Woods Bar & Brewery in Oakland
 * Working Man Brewing Company in Livermore

Amador County

 * Amador Brewing Company in Plymouth

Butte County

 * Feather Falls Casino Brewing Company in Oroville
 * Feather River Brewing Company in Magalia
 * NorCal Brewing in Chico
 * Mulberry Station Brewing in Chico
 * Sierra Nevada Brewing Company in Chico
 * Secret Trail Brewing in Chico

Colusa County

 * Farmers Brewing Co. in Princeton

Contra Costa County

 * Black Diamond Brewing Co. in Concord (Closed 2017)
 * Calicraft in Walnut Creek
 * Danville Brewing Company in Danville
 * E.J. Phair Brewing Company in Pittsburg
 * Farm Creek Brewing Company in Walnut Creek (Closed 2017)
 * Elevation 66 Brewing Company in El Cerrito
 * Schubros Brewery in San Ramon
 * Epidemic Ales in Concord

Del Norte County

 * Seaquake Brewing in Crescent City

El Dorado County

 * The Brewery at Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe
 * Cold Water Brewery and Grill in South Lake Tahoe
 * Cool Beerwerks in Cool
 * El Dorado Brewing Company in Diamond Springs
 * Gold Hill Winery and Brewery in Placerville
 * HWY 50 Brewery in Camino
 * Jack Russell Farm Brewery in Camino
 * Lake Tahoe AleWorX in South Lake Tahoe
 * Mraz Brewing Company in El Dorado Hills
 * Outbreak Brewing Company in Placerville
 * Outpost Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe
 * Placerville Brewing Company in Placerville
 * Sidellis Lake Tahoe in South Lake Tahoe
 * Solid Ground Brewing in Diamond Springs
 * South Lake Brewing Company in South Lake Tahoe
 * Stash Brewing Co. in Garden Valley
 * Stateline Brewery and Restaurant in South Lake Tahoe

Fresno County

 * The Mad Duck Craft Brewery in Fresno
 * Fresno Brewing Company in Fresno
 * Full Circle Brewing in Fresno
 * Pine & Palm Brewing in Fresno
 * Tactical OPS Brewing in Fresno
 * Tioga–Sequoia Brewing Company in Fresno

Humboldt County

 * Eel River Brewing Company in Fortuna
 * Humboldt Brewing Company
 * Lost Coast Brewery in Eureka
 * Mad River Brewing Company in Blue Lake
 * Redwood Curtain Brewing Company in Arcata
 * Six Rivers Brewery in McKinleyville

Inyo County

 * Mountain Rambler Brewery in Bishop

Kern County

 * Crusader Brewing in Bakersfield
 * Dionysus Brewing Company in Bakersfield
 * Great Change Brewing in Bakersfield
 * Kern River Brewing Company in Kernville
 * Lengthwise Brewing in Bakersfield
 * Local Craft Beer in Tehachapi
 * Temblor Brewing Company in Bakersfield

Kings County

 * Bird Street Brewing in Lemoore
 * Hop Forged Brewing Company in Hanford

Lake County

 * Kelsey Creek Brewing Company in Kelseyville

Los Angeles County

 * Absolution Brewing Company in Torrance
 * Alosta Brewing Co in Covina
 * Ambitious Ales in Long Beach
 * Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles
 * Beachwood BBQ and Brewery in Long Beach
 * Bravery Brewing in Lancaster
 * Brouwerij West in San Pedro
 * Congregation Ale House in Azusa
 * Cosmic Brewery in Torrance
 * Claremont Craft Ales in Claremont
 * The Dudes' Brewing Company in Torrance
 * Eagle Rock Brewery in Los Angeles
 * El Segundo Brewing Company in El Segundo
 * Golden Road Brewery in Los Angeles
 * Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in Burbank
 * Hand-Brewed Beer in Chatsworth
 * Highland Park Brewery in Los Angeles
 * Homage Brewing in Pomona
 * Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Universal City
 * Kinetic Brewing Company in Lancaster
 * King Harbor Brewing Company in Redondo Beach
 * Lagunitas Brewing Company in Azusa
 * Liberation Brewing Company in Long Beach
 * Long Beach Beer Lab in Long Beach
 * Los Angeles Ale Works in Hawthorne
 * MacLeod Ale Brewing Company in Los Angeles
 * MillerCoors brewery in Irwindale
 * Monkish Brewing Company in Torrance
 * Mumford Brewing in Los Angeles
 * Ohana Brewing Company in Los Angeles
 * Pacific Plate Brewing Company in Monrovia
 * Progress Brewing in South El Monte
 * Red Car Brewery in Torrance
 * Sanctum Brewing Company in Pomona (closed 2020)
 * Scholb Premium Ales in Torrance
 * Smog City Brewing Company in Torrance
 * Strand Brewing Company in Torrance
 * Trademark Brewing Company in Long Beach
 * Timeless Pints Brewing Company in Lakewood
 * Three Weavers Brewing Company in Inglewood

Madera County

 * South Gate Brewing Company in Oakhurst

Marin County

 * Adobe Creek Brewing in Novato
 * Indian Valley Brewing in Novato
 * Iron Springs Pub & Brewery in Fairfax
 * Marin Brewing in Larkspur
 * Moylan's Brewery in Novato
 * Pond Farm Brewing in San Rafael
 * The State Room in San Rafael

Mariposa County

 * Yosemite Ale Werks in Mariposa

Mendocino County

 * Anderson Valley Brewing Company in Boonville
 * Mendocino Brewing Company in Ukiah
 * North Coast Brewing Company in Fort Bragg

Merced County

 * Bobcat Brewing Company in Merced

Mono County

 * Mammoth Brewing Company in Mammoth Lakes
 * June Lake Brewing in June Lake

Monterey County

 * Alvarado Street Brewery in Monterey, Carmel, and Salinas
 * English Ales in Marina
 * Peter B's Brew Pub in Monterey
 * Yeast of Eden in Carmel

Napa County

 * Calistoga Inn, Restaurant and Brewing in Calistoga
 * Downtown Joe's Brewery in Napa
 * Mad Fritz in St. Helena
 * Napa Smith Brewery in Napa
 * St. Clair Brown in Napa
 * Stone Brewing in Napa
 * Tannery Bend Beerworks in Napa
 * Trade Brewing in Napa

Nevada County

 * 1849 Brewing Company in Grass Valley
 * Boca Brewing Company in Boca (opened 1876, closed 1893)
 * FiftyFifty Brewing Company in Truckee
 * Grass Valley Brewing in Grass Valley
 * Nevada Brewery in Nevada City
 * Good Wolf Brewing Company in Truckee
 * Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Company in Nevada City

Orange County

 * Anaheim Brewery in Anaheim
 * Barley Forge Brewing Company in Costa Mesa (closed in 2019)
 * Brewing Reserve of California in Costa Mesa
 * Bootlegger's Brewery in Fullerton and Costa Mesa
 * Bottle Logic Brewing, Anaheim
 * The Bruery in Placentia
 * Cismontane Brewing Company in Santa Ana
 * Everywhere Beer in Orange
 * The Good Beer Company in Santa Ana (closed in 2020)
 * Green Cheek Beer Company in Orange and Costa Mesa
 * Gunwhale Ales in Costa Mesa
 * Laguna Beach Beer Company in Rancho Santa Margarita and Laguna Beach
 * Left Coast Brewing Company in San Clemente and Irvine
 * Network Brewery in Santa Ana
 * Noble Ale Works in Anaheim
 * Old Orange Brewing Company in Orange
 * Radiant Brewing Co. in Anaheim
 * Riip Beer Company in Huntington Beach
 * Steelhead Brewing in Irvine (opened in 1995, closed in 2013)
 * TAPS Brewery & Barrel Room in Tustin
 * Tustin Brewing Company in Tustin
 * Valiant Brewing Company in Orange

Placer County

 * Auburn Alehouse in Auburn
 * Boneshaker Public House and Community Brewery in Rocklin
 * Crooked Lane Brewing Company in Auburn
 * GoatHouse Brewing Company in Lincoln
 * Knee Deep Brewing Company in Auburn
 * Loomis Basin Brewing Company in Loomis
 * Moksa Brewing in Rocklin
 * Moonraker Brewing Company in Auburn
 * Out of Bounds Brewing Company in Rocklin
 * Slice Beer Company in Lincoln
 * The Monk's Cellar in Roseville

Plumas County

 * The Brewing Lair of the Lost Sierra (formerly UnderCover Ale Works) in Blairsden-Graeagle
 * Waganupa Brewing in Chester
 * Quintopia Brewing Co in Quincy

Riverside County

 * Aftershock Brewing Company in Temecula
 * Area 51 Craft Brewery in Riverside (closed)
 * Babe's BBQ & Brewhouse in Rancho Mirage
 * Black Market Brewing Company in Temecula
 * Blind Pig Brewing Company in Temecula (opened 1994, closed 1997)
 * Brew Rebellion in Banning (closed 2020)
 * Coachella Valley Brewing in Thousand Palms
 * Craft Brewing Company in Lake Elsinore
 * Desert Beer Company in Palm Desert
 * 8 Bit Brewing in Murrieta
 * Electric Brewing Company in Murrieta
 * Euryale in Riverside
 * Evans Brewing in Corona
 * Garage Brewing in Temecula
 * GreyWolf Brewing Co in Norco
 * Heroes Restaurant & Brewery in Riverside
 * Idyllwild Brewpub in Idyllwild
 * Inland Empire Brewing Company in Riverside (closed)
 * Inland Wharf Brewing in Murrieta
 * Ironfire Brewing Company in Temecula
 * Karl Strauss Brewing Company brewpub in Temecula
 * La Quinta Brewing in Palm Desert
 * Las Palmas Brewing in Palm Springs
 * Main Street Brewery in Corona
 * Mason Jar Brewing in Menifee
 * Oscar's Brewing Company in Temecula
 * Packinghouse Brewing in Riverside
 * Refuge Brewery in Temecula
 * Relentless in Temecula
 * Route 30 Brewing in Riverside
 * Skyland Ale Works in Corona
 * Stone Church Brewing in Corona
 * Storytellers Brewery & Meet House in Corona
 * Temecula Brewing Company in Temecula
 * Thompson Brewing in Riverside
 * Wicks Brewing in Riverside
 * Wiens Brewing Company in Temecula (2012 - 2021)
 * Woody's Brewhouse in Moreno Valley

Sacramento County

 * Alaro Brewing in Sacramento
 * At Ease Brewing in Sacramento
 * Big Sexy Brewing in Sacramento
 * Big Stump Brew Co. in Sacramento
 * Buffalo Brewery in Sacramento (closed mid 1970s)
 * Burning Barrel Brewing in Rancho Cordova
 * Claimstake Brewing in Rancho Cordova
 * Delta Borne Brewing in Sacramento
 * Device Brewing Company in Sacramento
 * Dreaming Dog Brewery in Elk Grove
 * Flatland Brewing in Elk Grove
 * Fort Rock Brewing in Rancho Cordova
 * Fountainhead Brewing in Sacramento
 * King Cong Brewing Company in Sacramento
 * New Glory Craft Brewery in Sacramento
 * New Helvetia Brewing in Sacramento
 * Oak Park Brewing in Sacramento
 * Palm Tree Brewing Company in Orangevale
 * Porchlight Brewing in Sacramento
 * Red Bus Brewing in Folsom
 * River Rock Brewery in Galt
 * Rubicon Brewing Company in Sacramento, opened in 1987, closed in 2017.
 * Sacrament Brewing in Sacramento
 * Tower Brewing in Sacramento
 * Track 7 Brewing Company in Sacramento
 * Tilted Mash Brewing in Elk Grove
 * Urban Roots Brewing in Sacramento

San Bernardino County

 * 3 Iron Brewing Co. in Colton
 * Brewcaipa in Yucaipa
 * Desert Barn Brewery in Hesperia
 * Dragon's Tale in Montclair
 * Escape Craft Brewery in Redlands
 * Hamilton Family Brewery in Rancho Cucamonga
 * Hangar 24 Craft Brewery in Redlands
 * Hops & Spokes Brewing in Yucaipa
 * I & I Brewing in Chino
 * Kings Brewing in Rancho Cucamonga
 * Lake Arrowhead Brewing in Lake Arrowhead
 * Last Name Brewing in Upland
 * Metabolic Brewing Co. in Ontario
 * No Clue Brewing in Rancho Cucamonga
 * Oak Hills Brewing Company in Hesperia
 * Off the Grid Brewing in Apple Valley
 * Our Brew in Redlands
 * Rescue Brewing in Upland
 * Revolt in Montclair
 * Ritual Brewing Co. in Redlands
 * Rök House Brewing in Upland
 * Rowdy's Brew Co. in Rancho Cucamonga
 * Sandbox Brewing in Montclair
 * Solorio Brewing in Rancho Cucamonga
 * Sour Cellars in Rancho Cucamonga
 * The Stout House in Upland
 * Strum Brewing in Ontario

San Francisco City and County

 * 21st Amendment Brewery
 * Acme Brewery (opened 1907; closed 1958)
 * Albion Brewery (opened 1870; closed 1919)
 * Almanac Beer Company
 * Anchor Brewing Company
 * Barrel Head Brewhouse
 * Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant
 * Black Sands Brewery
 * Black Hammer Brewing
 * Cellarmaker Brewing Company
 * Eagle Brewery
 * Enterprise Brewery
 * Fort Point Beer Company
 * Golden City Brewery
 * Hamm's Brewery (opened 1954, closed 1972)
 * Harmonic Brewing
 * Hibernia Brewery
 * Jackson Brewing Company (opened 1859, closed during Prohibition)
 * Laughing Monk Brewing
 * Lafayette Brewery
 * Local Brewing Company
 * Magnolia Brewing Company
 * Rainier Brewing Company (opened 1933, closed 1953)
 * San Francisco Brewing Company (opened 1985, closed 2009)
 * Schuster's Railroad Brewery
 * Seven Stills
 * Southern Pacific Brewing
 * Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
 * Sunset Reservoir Brewing Company
 * Thirsty Bear Brewing Company
 * Triple Voodoo Brewing
 * Washington Brewery
 * Willow's Brewery

San Joaquin County

 * Dancing Fox Winery and Brewery in Lodi
 * Five Window Beer Company in Lodi
 * High Water Brewing Company in Lodi
 * Idol Beer Works in Lodi
 * Lodi Beer Company in Lodi
 * Morgan Territory Brewing in Tracy

San Luis Obispo County

 * 927 Beer Company in Cambria
 * Central Coast Brewing in San Luis Obispo
 * Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Paso Robles
 * Libertine Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo
 * Liquid Gravity in San Luis Obispo
 * Tap It Brewing Company in San Luis Obispo
 * There Does Not Exist (∄) in San Luis Obispo

San Mateo County

 * Blue Oak Brewing Company in San Carlos
 * Devil's Canyon Brewing Company in San Carlos
 * Half Moon Bay Brewing Company in Princeton-by-the-Sea
 * Highway 1 Brewing in Pescadero
 * Hop Dogma Brewing in El Granada
 * Sacrilege Brewery + Kitchen in Half Moon Bay
 * Alpha Acid Brewing Company in Belmont

Santa Barbara County

 * Captain Fatty's Brewery in Goleta
 * Draughtsmen Aleworks in Goleta
 * Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company in Buellton
 * Firestone Walker Brewing Company in Buellton
 * Island Brewing Company in Carpinteria
 * M. Special Brewing Company in Goleta
 * Pure Order Brewing Company in Santa Barbara
 * Solvang Brewing Company in Solvang
 * Telegraph Brewing Company in Santa Barbara
 * Third Window Brewing in Santa Barbara

Santa Clara County

 * Clandestine Brewing in San Jose
 * El Toro Brewing Company in Morgan Hill
 * Gordon Biersch Brewing Company in San Jose
 * Hermitage Brewing Company in San Jose
 * Kelly Brewing in Morgan Hill
 * Mayfield Brewery (opened 1868, closed 1920)

Santa Cruz County

 * Discretion Brewing in Soquel
 * Fruition Brewing Co. in Watsonville
 * Greater Purpose Brewing Co. in Santa Cruz
 * Humble Sea Brewing Co. in Santa Cruz
 * New Bohemia Brewing Company in Capitola
 * Private Press Brewing in Santa Cruz
 * Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing in Santa Cruz
 * Sante Adairius Rustic Ales in Capitola
 * Seabright Brewery in Santa Cruz
 * Shanty Shack Brewing in Santa Cruz
 * Steel Bonnet Brewing Company in Scotts Valley
 * Uncommon Brewers in Santa Cruz
 * Woodhouse Brewing & Blending in Santa Cruz

Siskiyou County

 * Dunsmuir Brewery Works in Dunsmuir
 * Etna Brewing Company in Etna
 * Mt. Shasta Brewing Company in Weed
 * Siskiyou Brew Works

Solano County

 * Anheuser-Busch InBev brewery in Fairfield
 * Heretic Brewing Company in Fairfield
 * Right Eye Brewery in Suisun
 * Mare Island Brewing Company in Vallejo

Sonoma County

 * Bear Republic Brewing Company in Healdsburg
 * Carneros Brewing Company in Sonoma
 * Fogbelt Brewing Company in Santa Rosa
 * Lagunitas Brewing Company in Petaluma
 * Moonlight Brewing Company in Santa Rosa
 * New Albion Brewing Company in Sonoma (opened 1976, closed 1982)
 * Old Redwood Brewing Company in Windsor
 * Petaluma Hills Brewing Company in Petaluma
 * Russian River Brewing Company in Santa Rosa
 * Sonoma Springs Brewing Company in Sonoma
 * CUVER Belgian Brewers of Sonoma County in Windsor
 * Stumptown Brewery in Guerneville
 * Third Street Aleworks in Santa Rosa

Stanislaus County

 * Dust Bowl Brewing Company in Turlock
 * St. Stan's Brewery in Modesto

Tehama County

 * Paskenta Brewery and Distillery in Corning

Trinity County
• Trinity County Brewing Company in Weaverville

 Ventura County 
 * Anacapa Brewing in Ventura
 * Casa Agria Specialty Ales in Ventura
 * Enegren Brewing Co. in Moorpark
 * Flat Fish Brewing Company in Camarillo
 * Institution Ale Co. in Camarillo
 * Leashless Brewing Co. in Ventura
 * MadeWest Brewing in Ventura
 * Poseidon Brewing Company in Ventura.
 * Red Tandem Brewery in Ventura
 * Surf Brewery in Ventura
 * Topa Topa Brewing Company in Ventura
 * Ventura Coast Brew Co. in Ventura
 * Westlake Brewing Co. in Westlake Village

Yolo County

 * Bike Dog Brewing Company in West Sacramento
 * Dunloe Brewing in Davis
 * Jackrabbit Brewing Company in West Sacramento
 * Sudwerk Privatbrauerei Hubsch in Davis
 * Super Owl Brewing in Davis
 * Three Mile Brewing Company in Davis
 * Yolo Brewing in West Sacramento