Mare Island Brewing Co.
Vallejo / Mare Island, California, USA · Est. 2013
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official story says first beer was brewed in 2013; Ferry Taproom opened 2014; current Coal Shed Brewery uses a 15-BBL brewhouse and makes beer onsite. Ferry Taproom and Benicia First Street Taphouse are hospitality locations.
The Beer Library
Beers
Saginaw Golden Ale
Year-RoundGolden Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/our-beers. Official core beer; first Mare Island beer lineage dates to 2013.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Survivor's Tale Pale Ale
Year-RoundPale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Hydraulic Sandwich IPA
Year-RoundIPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Coal Shed Stout
Year-RoundStout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Ivy Bells Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →War Bond California Common
Year-RoundCalifornia Common
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Nuclear Sandwich Double IPA
Year-RoundDouble IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Shipwright's Porter
Year-RoundPorter
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/distribution. Official current distribution page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pista Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.mareislandbrewingco.com/our-beers. Official 2026 collaboration beer; 13 IBU.
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.mareislandbrewingco.com/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
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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