Devil Mountain Brewery
Walnut Creek, California, USA · Est. 1987
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Contemporary retrospective reporting identifies Devil Mountain Brewery as opening in Walnut Creek in 1987 in a former railroad station and closing in 1995. The 1988 Great American Beer Festival official winners list independently confirms Devil Mountain Brewery and three award-winning beers: Iron Horse Alt, The Devil's Brew and Railroad Ale. Exact legal entity/corporate structure and final operating date remain less well documented than the year-level endpoints.
The Beer Library
Beers
Iron Horse Alt
Year-RoundAlt
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/gabf88_winners.pdf. Official 1988 Great American Beer Festival winners list awards Iron Horse Alt a Silver medal in Alts. ABV remains UNKNOWN.
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Year-RoundPorter
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/gabf88_winners.pdf. Official 1988 Great American Beer Festival winners list awards The Devil's Brew a Bronze medal in Porters. ABV remains UNKNOWN.
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Year-RoundStrong Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/gabf88_winners.pdf. Official 1988 Great American Beer Festival winners list awards Railroad Ale a Gold medal in Strong Ales. ABV remains UNKNOWN.
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Awards
- 1988
Silver — Alts
Great American Beer Festival
- 1988
Bronze — Porters
Great American Beer Festival
- 1988
Gold — Strong Ales
Great American Beer Festival
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- great american beer festivalAwarded1988Silver — Alts
- great american beer festivalAwarded1988Bronze — Porters
- great american beer festivalAwarded1988Gold — Strong Ales
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.sfgate.com/food/article/david-keene-sf-toronado-22282960.php 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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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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Devil Mountain Brewery
- Who owns Devil Mountain Brewery?
- Devil Mountain Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Walnut Creek, California, USA.
- Is Devil Mountain Brewery independent?
- Yes. Devil Mountain Brewery is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Devil Mountain Brewery still open?
- No. Devil Mountain Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. Contemporary retrospective reporting identifies Devil Mountain Brewery as opening in Walnut Creek in 1987 in a former railroad station and closing in 1995. The 1988 Great American Beer Festival official winners list independently confirms Devil Mountain Brewery and three award-winning beers: Iron Horse Alt, The Devil's Brew and Railroad Ale. Exact legal entity/corporate structure and final operating date remain less well documented than the year-level endpoints.
- When was Devil Mountain Brewery founded?
- Devil Mountain Brewery was founded in 1987 in Walnut Creek, California, USA.
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