Today in 1850, California became the 31st state.
California
California Breweries
- 21st Amendment Brewery & Restaurant
- 5 Points Brewing
- 510 Brewing
- Academy of Fine Beers
- Airdale Brewing
- Alcatraz Brewing
- Ale Industries
- AleSmith Brewing
- Almanac Beer Co.
- Alpine Beer Company
- American Brewers Guild
- Anacapa Brewing
- Anaheim Brewery
- Anchor Brewing
- Anderson Valley Brewing
- Angel City Brewing
- Anheuser-Busch InBev: Fairfield
- Anheuser-Busch InBev: Los Angeles, Van Nuys
- Auburn Ale House
- Aztec Brewery
- Back Street Brewery
- Ballast Point Brewing
- Bayhawk Ales
- Beach Chalet Brewery
- Bear Republic Brewing
- The Beer Company
- Beer Guy of America
- Belmont Brewing
- Beverly Hills Beerhouse Company
- Big Bear Mountain Brewery and Restaurant
- The Big Cheese Pizza Co. & Brewery
- Bison Brewing
- BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery
- Black Diamond Brewing
- Black Market Brewing
- Blue Frog Grog and Grill
- BoilerHouse Restaurant
- Bonaventure Brewing Company
- Bootlegger’s Brewery
- Bosworth Brewery
- Boulder Creek Brewery & Cafe
- Bradley’s Brewing
- Breakwater Brewing
- Brewbakers
- Brewbakers Brewing
- Brewery at Lake Tahoe
- Brew House at EastLake
- Brewhouse Santa Barbara
- Broadway Ale Works
- Broken Drum Brewery & Wood Grill
- Brouwerij West
- The Bruery
- Buffalo Bill’s Brewery
- California Brewing Company
- Callahan’s Pub and Brewery
- Cannery Row Brewing
- Cayucos Brewing
- Central Coast Brewing
- Chappell Brewery
- Chau Tien USA
- Chino Valley Brewery
- Cismontane Brewing
- Coronado Brewing
- Cosmic Brewery
- Craft Brewing Company
- Craftsman Brewing
- Crazy Mountain Brewing
- Creekside Brewing Company
- Dale Bros. Brewery
- Deans Brothers Brewing
- Devil’s Canyon Brewing
- Double Springs Brewing
- Downey Brewing
- Downtown Brewing
- Downtown Joe’s Brewery and Restaurant
- Drake’s Brewing
- Dunsmuir Brewery Works
- Dust Bowl Brewing
- Dying Vines
- Eagle Rock Brewery
- Eel River Brewing
- Einhorn Beer Company
- EJ Phair Brewing
- El Cajon Brewing Company
- El Dorado Brewing
- Elizabeth Street Brewery
- El Toro Brewpub
- Enegren Brewing
- English Ales Brewery
- Etna Brewing
- Faultline Brewing
- Feather Falls Casino Brewing
- Feather River Brewing
- Fifty Fifty Brewing
- Figueroa Mountain Brewing
- Firehouse Grill & Brewery
- Fireman’s Brew Inc.
- Firestone Walker Brewing
- Fossil Fuels Brewing
- Full Circle Brewing
- G Brewing
- Golden Road Brewing
- Gold Hill Brewery
- Gordon Biersch Brewing
- Great Beer Company
- Great Sex Brewing
- Green Flash Brewing
- Half Moon Bay Brewing
- Hangar 24 Brewery
- Hansa Brewing
- Healdsburg Beer Co.
- Heckler Brewing
- Heretic Brewing
- Hermitage Brewing Company
- Hess Brewing
- High Water Brewing
- Hollister Brewing Company
- Hollywood Beach Brewing
- Hopmonk Tavern
- Hoppy Brewing
- Humboldt Brewing (Firestone Walker)
- Huntington Beach Beer Company
- I and I Brewing
- Indian Wells Brewing
- Inland Empire Brewing
- Iron Fist Brewing
- Iron Springs Pub & Brewery
- Island Brewing
- Jack Russell Brewing
- Jack’s Brewing
- JT Schmid’s Restaurant & Brewery
- Karl Strauss Brewing
- Kelley Brothers Brewing
- Kern River Brewing
- Kinetic Brewing
- Knee Deep Brewing
- Krash Brewery
- Ladyface Alehouse & Brasserie
- Lagunitas Brewing
- La Jolla Brew House
- Left Coast Brewing
- Lengthwise Brewing
- Lightning Brewery
- Linden Street Brewery
- Lockdown Brewing Company
- Lodi Beer Company
- Loomis Basin Brewing
- The Lost Abbey
- Los Gatos Brewing
- Lost Coast Brewery & Café
- Lucky Hand Brewing
- Mad River Brewing
- Main Street Brewery
- Magnolia Gastropub and Brewery
- Mammoth Brewing Company
- Manzanita Brewing Company
- Marin Brewing
- Mariposa Brewing
- Mary’s Pizza Shack: Roseville
- Mayfield Brewing
- Mendocino Brewing
- MillerCoors: Irwindale
- Mill Valley Beer Works
- Monkish Brewing
- Monterey Coast Brewing
- Moonlight Brewing
- Mother Earth Brew Co.
- Moylan’s Brewery & Restaurant
- Mt. Shasta Brewing
- Nakhon Brewing
- Napa Smith Brewing
- Napa Valley Brewing
- New English Brewing
- Newport Beach Brewing
- Nibble Bit Tabby Brewery
- Noble Ale Works
- North Coast Brewing
- Oakland Brewing
- Ocean Avenue Brewing
- Oceanside Ale Works
- Oggi’s Pizza & Brewing
- Ohana Brewing
- Old Hangtown Beer Works
- Old Orange Brewing
- Ol’ Republic Brewery
- Omaha Jack’s Grillhouse & Brewery
- On-The-Tracks Brewery
- Orcutt Brewing
- Oriole Brew Co.
- Pacific Beach Ale House
- Pacific Brewing Laboratories
- Pacific Coast Brewing
- Packinghouse Brewing
- Petaluma Hills Brewing
- Peter B’s Brewpub
- Pismo Brewing
- Pizza Orgasmica and Brewing
- Pizza Port Brewing
- Placerville Brewery
- Pleasanton Main Street Brewery
- Port Brewing
- Prohibition Brewing
- Pyramid Alehouse, Brewery and Restaurant: Berkeley, Sacramento
- ReaperAle
- Red Branch Brewing Company
- Red Car Brewery and Restaurant
- Redondo Beach Brewing
- Redwood Curtain Brewing
- Revolutionary Brewing
- Ritual Brewing
- River City Brewing
- Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery: San Jose
- Roost Brewery
- Rubicon Brewing
- Russian River Brewing
- Ruth McGowan’s Brewpub
- San Diego Brewing
- San Marcos Brewery & Grill
- San Pedro Brewing
- Santa Barbara Brewing
- Santa Cruz Ale Works
- Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing
- Santa Maria Brewing
- Schooner’s Grille & Brewery
- Seabright Brewery
- Sequoia Brewing
- Shizmo Brewing Company
- Shmaltz Brewing
- Sierra Nevada Brewing
- Silverado Brewing
- Six Rivers Brewery
- Skyscraper Brewing
- SLO Brewing
- Snowshoe Brewing Company
- Social Kitchen & Brewery
- Societe Brewing
- Sonoma Brewing Company
- Sonoma Springs Brewing
- Southern Pacific Brewing
- Speakeasy Ales and Lagers
- Stadium Brewing
- Steelhead Brewing: Burlingame Station, Irvine
- Stone Brewing
- Stone Brewing World Bistro and Gardens
- Strand Brewing
- St. Stan’s Brewing Co. & Tap Room
- Stumptown Brewery
- Sudwerk Restaurant & Brewery
- Sudwerk Riverside
- Sutter Buttes Brewing
- TailGate Beer
- Tanner Jacks
- Tap It Brewing
- Taproot Brewing
- Taps Fish House & Brewery: Brea
- Taps Fish House and Brewery
- Telegraph Brewing
- Third Street Ale Works
- Thirsty Bear Brewing
- Three Monkeys Brewing
- Tied House Cafe & Brewery
- Tioga-Sequoia Brewing
- Track 7 Brewing
- Triple Rock Brewery
- Triple Voodoo Brewing
- Trumer Brauerei Berkeley
- Tustin Brewing
- Ukiah Brewing Company & Restaurant
- Uncommon Brewers
- Under Cover Ale Works
- Union Ale Brewing & Smoke House
- Union Cattle Company
- Urban Jungle Brewing
- Valley Brewing
- Van Houten Brewing
- Ventura’s Surf Brewery
- Weed Ales & Lagers
- Western Pacific Brewing & Dining
- Wolf Creek Brewing
California Brewery Guides
Guild: California Craft Brewers Association
Regional Guilds:
- Northern California Brewers Guild
- San Diego Brewers Guild
- San Francisco Brewers Guild
State Agency: California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control
- Capital: Sacramento
- Largest Cities: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose, San Francisco, Long Beach
- Population: 33,871,648; 1st
- Area: 163707 sq.mi., 3rd
- Nickname: Golden State
- Statehood: 31st, September 9, 1850
- Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
- Number of Breweries: 305
- Rank: 1st
- Beer Production: 23,583,042
- Production Rank: 1st
- Beer Per Capita: 19.9 Gallons
Package Mix:
- Bottles: 44.1%
- Cans: 45.7%
- Kegs: 10.1%
Beer Taxes:
- Per Gallon: $0.20
- Per Case: $0.45
- Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.20
- Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.20
- California Redemption Value: $0.04 per containers for all aluminum, glass and plastic less than 24 ounces and $0.08 per container for all containers for aluminum, glass and plastic greater than 24 ounces
Economic Impact (2010):
- From Brewing: $3,809,238,894
- Direct Impact: $9,224,009,106
- Supplier Impact: $10,726,058,038
- Induced Economic Impact: $13,291,784,223
- Total Impact: $33,241,851,367
Legal Restrictions:
- Control State: No
- Sale Hours: 6 a.m.–2 a.m.
- Grocery Store Sales: Yes
- Notes: Relatively unrestricted; beer, wine and liquor available at grocery stores, convenience stores, gas stations, and warehouse clubs. No statewide holiday restrictions.
Motor vehicles entering from Mexico may only import 1L of alcohol (duty free). Sale or distribution of alcohol higher than 153 proof is illegal.You may serve alcohol if you are at least 18 years of age.
City and County governments can set different sale hours.
Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.
For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.