Judge Brewery
San Clemente, California, USA · Est. 2024
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Brewery-owned social states Sunday January 4, 2026 was the final day open. Contemporary 2023 reporting documented the project and three planned flagship beers; brewery is preserved historically rather than omitted because the current guild page still lists it.
The Beer Library
Beers
Under Oath IPA
Year-RoundIPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://whatnow.com/orange-county/restaurants/upcoming-rancho-santa-margarita-brewery-demands-less-judging-more-drinking/. Contemporary 2023 opening report says brewery website identified Under Oath IPA as a flagship; ABV not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Off the Record Red Ale
Year-RoundRed Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://whatnow.com/orange-county/restaurants/upcoming-rancho-santa-margarita-brewery-demands-less-judging-more-drinking/. Contemporary 2023 opening report says brewery website identified Off the Record Red Ale as a flagship; ABV not stated.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Lady Justice Kolsch
Year-RoundKölsch
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://whatnow.com/orange-county/restaurants/upcoming-rancho-santa-margarita-brewery-demands-less-judging-more-drinking/. Contemporary 2023 opening report says brewery website identified Lady Justice Kolsch as a flagship; ABV not stated.
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.instagram.com/judgebreweryca/ 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Judge Brewery
- Is Judge Brewery still open?
- No. Judge Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. Brewery-owned social states Sunday January 4, 2026 was the final day open. Contemporary 2023 reporting documented the project and three planned flagship beers; brewery is preserved historically rather than omitted because the current guild page still lists it.
- When was Judge Brewery founded?
- Judge Brewery was founded in 2024 in San Clemente, California, USA.
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