Eel River Brewing Co.
Fortuna, California, USA · Est. 1994
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official current Locations page explicitly labels Fortuna as 'PUB & Brewery'; official About page says Eel River was founded in 1994 by Ted Vivatson in Fortuna. Current production is therefore anchored to Fortuna at current research depth.
The Beer Library
Beers
Organic IPA
Year-RoundOrganic IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: India Pale Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 45 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Organic California Blonde
Year-RoundOrganic Blonde Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: California Blonde. Updated from current official pub tap list; 13 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Organic Amber Ale
Year-RoundOrganic Amber Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Amber Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 13 IBU; first organic ale lineage preserved in notes/source.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Organic Pilsner
Year-RoundOrganic Pilsner / Pilsner-Style Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Pilsner Style Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 20 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Emerald Triangle
Year-RoundCalifornia Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/. Official current named beer; style left UNKNOWN.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Organic Earth Thirst Double IPA
Year-RoundOrganic Double IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/specialty-seasonal. Official specialty page; 80 IBU; El Dorado, Citra and Nelson Sauvin.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Organic YOLO Gold Hefeweizen
Year-RoundOrganic Hefeweizen
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 12 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Raven's Eye Imperial Stout
Year-RoundImperial Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/specialty-seasonal. Official specialty page; ABV not exposed in retrieved primary text.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hibiscus Lime Shandy
Year-RoundShandy
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 5 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →No-Till Saison
Year-RoundSaison
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 22 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Emerald Triangle IPA
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 60 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Opulence Reserve Belgian Golden Ale
Year-RoundBelgian Golden Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Triple Exultation Barleywine
Year-RoundBarleywine
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 80 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://www.eelriverbrewing.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
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