Archive record · Brewery
Miners Alley Brewing Co.
Oroville, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 2014
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-3A7J7E3D
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Chico News & Review states Connie Parks and Steve Vandervort opened Miners Alley Brewing in September 2014 and identifies Vandervort as brewmaster. Current brewery databases classify it as no longer in business; exact closure date remains held.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
Connie Parks and Steve Vandervort opened Miners Alley in September 2014, with Vandervort as brewmaster, per the Chico News & Review. Current brewery databases classify it as no longer in business and the exact closure date is held rather than estimated. The name points at the ground it stood on — Oroville's first brewery was advertising lager to the diggings in 1857.
Where it brewed
- 2053 Montgomery St, Oroville, CA 95965Oroville, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Miners Alley Brewing Co.
Site detail
Chico News & Review states Connie Parks and Steve Vandervort opened Miners Alley Brewing in September 2014 and identifies Vandervort as brewmaster. Current brewery databases classify it as no longer in business; exact closure date remains held.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2014Opens
September 2014; Connie Parks and Steve Vandervort, with Vandervort as brewmaster.
The Beer Library
Beers
Black Bart Chocolate Porter
Year-RoundChocolate Porter
Aliases: https://www.newsreview.com/chico/content/path-to-revival/23695993/. CN&R identifies Black Bart Chocolate Porter among Miners Alley's biggest hits.
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Year-RoundIPA
Aliases: https://www.newsreview.com/chico/content/path-to-revival/23695993/. CN&R identifies Crazy Ass IPA among Miners Alley's biggest hits.
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Year-RoundWheat Beer / citrus
Aliases: O' Dam Wheat Citrus. CN&R identifies O’ Dam Wheat Citrus among Miners Alley's biggest hits.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.newsreview.com/chico/content/path-to-revival/23695993/ 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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Dated evidence as recorded in California Pass 187: 2014.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 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 Miners Alley Brewing Co.
- Is Miners Alley Brewing Co. still open?
- No. Miners Alley Brewing Co. has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Chico News & Review states Connie Parks and Steve Vandervort opened Miners Alley Brewing in September 2014 and identifies Vandervort as brewmaster. Current brewery databases classify it as no longer in business; exact closure date remains held.
- When was Miners Alley Brewing Co. founded?
- Miners Alley Brewing Co. was founded in 2014 in Oroville, California, USA.
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