Archive record · Brewery
Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Half Moon Bay, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 2002
- Archive ID
- TB-2FES64FR
- Last checked
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Summary
Official history says a Coastside restaurant opened in 2000 and the attached brewery opened in 2002, the first operating brewery on the San Mateo Coast since 1873. Current 2026 beer page lists year-round and seasonal beers with ABVs/IBUs.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 390 Capistrano Road, Half Moon Bay, CA 94019Half Moon Bay, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Half Moon Bay Brewing Company
Site detail
Official history says a Coastside restaurant opened in 2000 and the attached brewery opened in 2002, the first operating brewery on the San Mateo Coast since 1873. Current 2026 beer page lists year-round and seasonal beers with ABVs/IBUs.
The Beer Library
Beers
Kölsch
Year-RoundKölsch
Aliases: Kolsch. Official current beer page; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Saison Farmhouse Ale
Year-RoundSaison
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 24 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Amber Ale
Year-RoundAmber Ale
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 28 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →IPA
Year-RoundIPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 62 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Full Swing IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 65 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Calf-eine Vanilla Mocha Stout
Year-RoundFlavored Stout
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; espresso, vanilla and chocolate; 23 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Juicy Gossip IPA
Year-RoundHazy / Juicy IPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 70 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Word on the Street
Year-RoundNortheast-style Hazy IPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 65 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Shark Eats Helicopter Hazy IPA
Year-RoundHazy IPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 55 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Simconed West Coast IPA
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 60 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pumpkin Harvest Ale
Year-RoundPumpkin Amber Ale
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page; 25 IBU.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Take it to the Limit
Year-RoundBourbon Barrel-aged Barleywine
Aliases: https://www.hmbbrewingco.com/beer. Official current beer page lists Take it to the Limit at 14.5% ABV.
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.hmbbrewingco.com/about 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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