Contentment Brewing Company
Modesto, California, USA
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official 2026 site confirms an active Modesto brewery/taproom. Its menu says all beer is handcrafted onsite on a 7-bbl brewhouse by Head Brewer Alex and Assistant Brewer Nik. Exact founding year/ownership remain held.
The Beer Library
Beers
Keep Coasting
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Pass 135 correction: replaces Hibiscus Tahitian Lime, which the current first-party menu explicitly identifies as seltzer. Keep Coasting is a dry-hopped light American pale ale with Cascade hops; 30 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Wheat the Heck
Year-RoundHefeweizen / Wheat Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Pass 135 accuracy upgrade: current menu gives 5.1% ABV / 13 IBU and describes a 50% wheat, 50% pilsner beer with a traditional hefeweizen yeast profile.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Mancini Monk
Year-RoundBelgian Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Official menu describes a Belgian ale with banana aroma and coriander finish; 15 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →(How Low Can You Go) Limbo
Year-RoundUltra-Low-Alcohol Beer / exact style unknown
California Pass 187. Aliases: Limbo. Pass 135 accuracy upgrade: current menu explicitly gives 0.75% ABV / 40 IBU. It is low-alcohol beer, not classified as non-alcoholic in the archive.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Impala Lager
Year-RoundAmber Mexican-Style Lager / Vienna-influenced Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Pass 135 accuracy upgrade: current menu gives 5.1% ABV / 18 IBU and describes Vienna and Pilsner malts with an amber Mexican-lager comparison.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Not Ready Yet
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; Fuggles + Cascade, American ale yeast; 21 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pinecreast IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu spells the beer 'Pinecreast IPA'; limited-release West Coast IPA; 47 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Blood Orange
Year-RoundBlood Orange IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; one of Contentment's first beers; 40 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Apricot Ale with Peach
Year-RoundFruit Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; apricot ale blended with peach; 55 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pina Cool-Lotta
Year-RoundFruit Beer with Pineapple & Coconut
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; brewed with real pineapple and coconut; 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Downward Dog
Year-RoundStrawberry-Rhubarb Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; pale ale brewed with strawberry and rhubarb; 30 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Double Lemon Haze
Year-RoundHazy IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; dry hopped with Lemon Drop hops; 68 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Especially Syd's Beer
Year-RoundEnglish Pub Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; Contentment's take on an English pub ale with English malts and hops; 36 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Trail's End
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/. Current first-party menu; classic West Coast IPA originally released for the brewery anniversary; 61 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://contentmentbrewing.com/menu/ 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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