Contra Costa Brewery
Port Costa, California, USA
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. A 1908 United States Brewers' Association list names Contra Costa Brewery at Port Costa, establishing a distinct local production brewery. Historical Contra Costa/Richmond directory material later lists Contra Costa Brewery with J. P. Casey as manager. Exact founding year, closure year, ownership, street address and product catalogue remain UNKNOWN.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofthe00unit/proceedingsofthe00unit_djvu.txt 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
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