Gunwhale Ales
Costa Mesa, California, USA · Est. 2016
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Why this matters
California Pass 187. Contemporary Orange County reporting documents Gunwhale Ales founded in 2016 with Costa Mesa flagship and later Orange production/taproom. Current official Untappd profile marks the brewery no longer in business and current venue evidence indicates former sites changed operators. Exact closure date remains UNKNOWN.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://orangereview.com/article/249/gunwhale-ales 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
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.
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Common questions about Gunwhale Ales
- Is Gunwhale Ales still open?
- No. Gunwhale Ales has closed. California Pass 187. Contemporary Orange County reporting documents Gunwhale Ales founded in 2016 with Costa Mesa flagship and later Orange production/taproom. Current official Untappd profile marks the brewery no longer in business and current venue evidence indicates former sites changed operators. Exact closure date remains UNKNOWN.
- When was Gunwhale Ales founded?
- Gunwhale Ales was founded in 2016 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
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