Lassen Ale Works
Susanville, California, USA · Est. 2012
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official current site says Lassen Ale Works started in 2012 at the Pioneer Saloon, opened The Boardroom taproom in 2017, left the Pioneer in 2020, and continues serving Susanville-brewed beer at The Boardroom. Contemporary 2012 reporting identifies the four-person founding team and Erik Jefferts as experienced brewmaster.
The Beer Library
Beers
Bizz Johnson Blonde
Year-RoundBlonde Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Bizz Johnson Trail Blond. 2013 Lassen County Times republication says the brewery had served Bizz Johnson Blonde since May 2012.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Roop Town Red
Year-RoundRed Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Rooptown Red Ale. 2013 local report identifies Roop Town Red among established Lassen Ale Works beers.
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Year-RoundAmerican IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.lassennews.com/tuesday-july-22-2013-lassen-ale-works-expands-services-after-one-year-in-business. 2013 local report confirms the beer; current official social/search indexing continues to reference Eagle Lake IPA. ABV left UNKNOWN because current first-party page does not expose a structured spec.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Uptown Brown
Year-RoundBrown Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Uptown Brown Ale. 2013 local report identifies Uptown Brown among established Lassen Ale Works beers.
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Year-RoundPilsner / Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.lassennews.com/tuesday-july-22-2013-lassen-ale-works-expands-services-after-one-year-in-business. 2013 report quotes Erik Jefferts saying expanded fermentation capacity allowed the brewery to make Thompson Peak Pilsner.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Bumpass Helles
Year-RoundHelles Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.instagram.com/lassenaleworks/. Current official Lassen Ale Works Instagram search indexing references Bumpass Helles. ABV not safely available from first-party evidence.
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Year-RoundIrish Red Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.instagram.com/lassenaleworks/. Current official Lassen Ale Works Instagram search indexing says Rooptown Irish Red Ale is available. Kept separate from older Roop Town Red pending recipe/name-lineage proof.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.lassenaleworks.com/ 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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