Mill Valley Beerworks
Mill Valley, California, USA · Est. 2009
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. SFGATE and SF Chronicle document Mill Valley Beerworks as the Catalana brothers' first brewing venture, opened in 2009 and permanently closed in July 2021 after roughly 11 years. It is an important predecessor to Fort Point Beer Company, not a second current Fort Point entity.
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Beers
Sweetwater Kölsch
Year-RoundKölsch
California Pass 187. Aliases: Sweetwater Kolsch. Fort Point official history says Sweetwater Kölsch was born July 9, 2011 at Mill Valley Beerworks; it later evolved into KSA.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.sfgate.com/bars/article/Fort-Point-s-first-brewery-closes-after-11-years-16327457.php 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 Mill Valley Beerworks
- Is Mill Valley Beerworks still open?
- No. Mill Valley Beerworks has closed. California Pass 187. SFGATE and SF Chronicle document Mill Valley Beerworks as the Catalana brothers' first brewing venture, opened in 2009 and permanently closed in July 2021 after roughly 11 years. It is an important predecessor to Fort Point Beer Company, not a second current Fort Point entity.
- When was Mill Valley Beerworks founded?
- Mill Valley Beerworks was founded in 2009 in Mill Valley, California, USA.
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