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Adobe Creek Brewing

Novato, California, California, USA

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
2017
Archive ID
TB-TNNT0D9V
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From the record

Summary

Official site labels Novato as BREWERY + TAPROOM and Petaluma as TAPROOM; official About page says production began March 2017 and names Jonathan MacDonald founder/head brewer and Tim Hemmelgarn founding partner.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Where it brewed

  1. 67 Galli Dr, Ste E, Novato, CA 94949
    Novato, California

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Adobe Creek Brewing

    Site detail

    Official site labels Novato as BREWERY + TAPROOM and Petaluma as TAPROOM; official About page says production began March 2017 and names Jonathan MacDonald founder/head brewer and Tim Hemmelgarn founding partner.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Derealization Pale Ale

Year-Round

Hazy Pale Ale

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page; Galaxy-led tropical-hop profile.

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Invisible Peak Imperial IPA

Year-Round

Imperial IPA

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page; Citra-forward.

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Riley IPA

Year-Round

West Coast IPA

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page.

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Collars & Cuffs Blonde Ale

Year-Round

Blonde Ale

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page.

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Tamalpais Lager

Year-Round

Pre-Prohibition Mexican-Style Lager

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page; brewery says recipe won first place in California State Homebrew Competition.

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Mex-Vienna Lager

Year-Round

Vienna-Style Mexican Lager

Aliases: https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/welcome. Official Our Brews page.

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.adobecreekbrewing.com/about 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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

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