Archive record · Brewery
Gunwhale Ales
Costa Mesa, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 2016
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-7WMC16NZ
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Common questions about Gunwhale Ales
- Is Gunwhale Ales still open?
- No. Gunwhale Ales has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. 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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