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California Craft Breweries Closing: Fewer Openings, Two North County Losses

BeerAlien — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:41:47 +0000

Telemetry from the Golden State shows fewer new brewhouses lighting up, and two North County beacons going dark. The number of craft breweries in California fell 5% from 2023 to 2025, from 987 to 939, according to a CalMatters report published Oct. 15 by the Los Angeles Times. Behind the headlines about California craft breweries...

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New law encourages California craft brewers to keep growing

Terry Bunch — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 22:18:37 +0000

Nearly five thousand San Leandrans showed up last week for the soft opening of Fieldwork Brewing Company’s new tap room in their city, drawn by the brand’s reputation for excellent beer and airy, comfortable tap rooms. Despite the success, it was going to be the last opening Fieldwork had for a while, because they had...

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California Gov. Newsom removes stumbling block for brewers who want to open restaurants

Terry Bunch — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 18:33:03 +0000

Urban Roots is nearing completion on their renovation of longtime Sacramento favorite The Shack. They had just one problem: They weren’t allowed to actually bring their beer over from their V Street brewery to the new location. That’s because of a regulatory obstacle leftover from a bygone era that was lingering on California’s books. Breweries...

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