Craft beer in California

Breweries we track in California

California's craft beer story

The state is the birthplace of the West Coast IPA style, the modern American Pale Ale (Sierra Nevada Pale, 1980), and the small-brewery model itself. San Diego became known as 'the craft beer capital of America' in the 2000s, while the Bay Area has always anchored the experimental and Belgian-inspired side of the industry. Los Angeles emerged in the 2010s as a hazy IPA destination challenging the Northeast.

Common date code formats from California breweries

Among the California breweries we track, the most common date code formats are:

Common styles produced in California

The most common beer styles produced by California breweries we track: