Archive record · Brewery
Fred Collins Brewery
Placerville, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 1874
- Closed
- 1884
- Archive ID
- TB-TDC24HEA
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Federal brewer returns list Fred Collins as a Placerville brewer with 408 barrels sold in 1878 and 424 in 1879. Specialist historical brewery indexing identifies the operation as Fred Collins Brewery, active approximately 1874-1884. Exact street address and primary opening/closure records remain held.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://archive.org/stream/beeritshistoryi00sale/beeritshistoryi00sale_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
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Common questions about Fred Collins Brewery
- Is Fred Collins Brewery still open?
- No. Fred Collins Brewery has closed (1884). Federal brewer returns list Fred Collins as a Placerville brewer with 408 barrels sold in 1878 and 424 in 1879. Specialist historical brewery indexing identifies the operation as Fred Collins Brewery, active approximately 1874-1884. Exact street address and primary opening/closure records remain held.
- When was Fred Collins Brewery founded?
- Fred Collins Brewery was founded in 1874 in Placerville, California, USA.
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