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Eel River Brewing Co.

Fortuna, California, California, USA

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1994
Archive ID
TB-ZDX0K731
Last checked
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Summary

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.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Where it brewed

  1. 1777 Alamar Way, Fortuna, CA 95540
    Fortuna, California

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Eel River Brewing Co.

    Site detail

    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.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Organic IPA

Year-Round

Organic IPA

Aliases: India Pale Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 45 IBU.

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Organic California Blonde

Year-Round

Organic Blonde Ale

Aliases: California Blonde. Updated from current official pub tap list; 13 IBU.

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Organic Amber Ale

Year-Round

Organic Amber Ale

Aliases: Amber Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 13 IBU; first organic ale lineage preserved in notes/source.

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Organic Pilsner

Year-Round

Organic Pilsner / Pilsner-Style Ale

Aliases: Pilsner Style Ale. Updated from current official pub tap list; 20 IBU.

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Emerald Triangle

Year-Round

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/. Official current named beer; style left UNKNOWN.

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Organic Earth Thirst Double IPA

Year-Round

Organic Double IPA

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/specialty-seasonal. Official specialty page; 80 IBU; El Dorado, Citra and Nelson Sauvin.

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Organic YOLO Gold Hefeweizen

Year-Round

Organic Hefeweizen

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 12 IBU.

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Raven's Eye Imperial Stout

Year-Round

Imperial Stout

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/specialty-seasonal. Official specialty page; ABV not exposed in retrieved primary text.

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Hibiscus Lime Shandy

Year-Round

Shandy

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 5 IBU.

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No-Till Saison

Year-Round

Saison

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 22 IBU.

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Emerald Triangle IPA

Year-Round

India Pale Ale

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 60 IBU.

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Opulence Reserve Belgian Golden Ale

Year-Round

Belgian Golden Ale

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list.

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Triple Exultation Barleywine

Year-Round

Barleywine

Aliases: https://www.eelriverbrewing.com/pages/pub. Official current pub tap list; 80 IBU.

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Sources

  1. 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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

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