Cellarmaker Brewing Co.
Berkeley, USA · Est. 2013
Tally's Take
Why this matters
A hop-forward powerhouse that expanded its massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales by acquiring The Rare Barrel in 2022.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2013Founded
Cellarmaker Brewing Co. begins brewing in Berkeley.
- 2022Acquired
A hop-forward powerhouse that acquired The Rare Barrel in 2022, expanding their massive portfolio of IPAs and sour ales.
The People
Behind the beer
Small-batch independent San Francisco craft brewery.
The Beer Library
Beers
Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 2013Founded
- 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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Sources
- 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 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.
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