21st Amendment Brewery — California operations
San Leandro, California, USA · Est. 2000
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. California brewery operations shut down in Nov. 2025. In 2026 Evil Genius acquired the brand/IP and revived distribution, but the deal did not include the former San Leandro facility or SF taproom.
The Beer Library
Beers
Brew Free! Or Die IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://21st-amendment.com/pages/brew-free-or-die-ipa. Current brand product; former California brewery entity created the brand, but 2026 production is not asserted to occur at the closed CA facility.
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Year-RoundWest Coast IPA with blood orange
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://21st-amendment.com/pages/brew-free-or-die-blood-orange-ipa. Current brand product; production geography intentionally not inferred.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hell or High Watermelon
Year-RoundAmerican Wheat Beer with Watermelon
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://21st-amendment.com/pages/hell-or-high-watermelon. Current brand product; ABV not taken from retrieved page.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/article/21st-amendment-evil-genius-22212836.php for this entry. The cited page has not been opened by the archive.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 2026-08-19
Only the claims above are sourced. Everything else on this page is the archive's own research and has not yet been tied to a document — which is worth knowing rather than hiding.
Straight answers
Common questions about 21st Amendment Brewery — California operations
- Is 21st Amendment Brewery — California operations still open?
- No. 21st Amendment Brewery — California operations has closed. California Pass 187. California brewery operations shut down in Nov. 2025. In 2026 Evil Genius acquired the brand/IP and revived distribution, but the deal did not include the former San Leandro facility or SF taproom.
- When was 21st Amendment Brewery — California operations founded?
- 21st Amendment Brewery — California operations was founded in 2000 in San Leandro, California, USA.
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