2nd Phase Brewing
Bakersfield, California, USA · Est. 2020
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Opened in downtown Bakersfield in 2020 and announced its own shutdown on 7 March 2024, with BakersfieldNow reporting the closure the following day. The archive preserves it as historical rather than dropping it for no longer appearing on the current trail — a brewery that stops existing does not stop having existed, and a trail is not a census.
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Timeline
- 2020Opens downtown
Bakersfield.
- 2024Closed
Announced 7 March 2024; reported by BakersfieldNow the next day.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/2nd-phase-brewing-in-downtown-bakersfield-shuts-down-future-unknown-19th-street-kern-county-california 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 - historyProbable
Dated evidence as recorded in California Pass 187: 2020, 2024.
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 2nd Phase Brewing
- Is 2nd Phase Brewing still open?
- No. 2nd Phase Brewing has closed. California Pass 187. Contemporary 2020 reporting announced 2nd Phase opening in downtown Bakersfield. On March 7, 2024 the brewery announced it was shutting down; BakersfieldNow reported the closure on March 8, 2024. The former brewery is preserved as historical/closed rather than omitted because it is no longer on the current trail.
- When was 2nd Phase Brewing founded?
- 2nd Phase Brewing was founded in 2020 in Bakersfield, California, USA.
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