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Cellarmaker Brewing Co.

Berkeley, California, USA

ActiveSingle breweryMicrobrewery
Founded
2013
Archive ID
TB-CF26QQ7A
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From the record

Summary

A hop-forward powerhouse that acquired The Rare Barrel in 2022, expanding their massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales. Official site identifies current Oakland operation at Cellarmaker House of Pizza; current 2026 Oakland activity corroborated.

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

Tally’s Take

A hop-forward powerhouse that expanded its massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales by acquiring The Rare Barrel in 2022.

Where it brewed

  1. 300 Webster St, Oakland, CA 94607
    Oakland, California

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Cellarmaker Brewing Company

    Site detail

    Official site identifies current Oakland operation at Cellarmaker House of Pizza; current 2026 Oakland activity corroborated.

02

The Museum

Timeline

  1. 2013
    Founded

    Cellarmaker Brewing Co. begins brewing in Berkeley.

  2. 2022
    Acquired

    A hop-forward powerhouse that acquired The Rare Barrel in 2022, expanding their massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales.

03

The People

Behind the beer

Tim Sciascia & Connor Casey
Founders

Small-batch independent San Francisco craft brewery.

04

The Beer Library

Beers

Coffee & Cigarettes

Year-Round

Porter

ABV5.2%
IBU35
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07

Follow the money

How it changed hands

1 recorded move
  1. 2013Founded
  2. 2022Acquired

    A hop-forward powerhouse that acquired The Rare Barrel in 2022, expanding their massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales.

No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.

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Show your working

Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://cellarmakerbrewing.com/ 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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