Humboldt Brewing Company (original)
Arcata, California, USA · Est. 1987
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Born in Arcata in 1987, per the current Humboldt Brewing Company's own history, and it ceased all operations in late 2003 after brewing had already shifted south under earlier ownership changes. That last clause is the one that matters: the brewing left Arcata before the company did, so the closure date and the end of local production are two different events. The archive holds this as the original entity and does not merge it with the Humboldt Brewing Company operating today.
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Timeline
- 1987Born in Arcata
Per the current Humboldt Brewing Company's own history.
- 2003All operations cease
Late 2003, after brewing had already shifted south under earlier ownership changes.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://humboldtbrewingco.com/our-story/ 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 - historyProbable
Dated evidence as recorded in California Pass 187: 1987, 2003.
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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Humboldt Brewing Company (original)
- Is Humboldt Brewing Company (original) still open?
- No. Humboldt Brewing Company (original) has closed. California Pass 187. Current Humboldt Brewing Company's own history says the original brewery was born in Arcata in 1987 and ceased all operations in late 2003 after brewing had shifted south under earlier ownership changes.
- When was Humboldt Brewing Company (original) founded?
- Humboldt Brewing Company (original) was founded in 1987 in Arcata, California, USA.
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