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Paskenta Mad River Brewing Company

Blue Lake, California, California, USA

ActiveOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
1989
Archive ID
TB-BDDWT75F
Last checked
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From the record

Summary

Official current site identifies a Blue Lake brewing facility and taproom, Est. 1989. Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians acquired the brewery in March 2024 from the Yurok Tribe; current site describes it as women-led and tribally owned.

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Where it brewed

  1. 101 Taylor Way, Blue Lake, CA 95525
    Blue Lake, California

    PRODUCTION

    Operated by Paskenta Mad River Brewing Company

    Site detail

    Official current site identifies a Blue Lake brewing facility and taproom, Est. 1989. Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians acquired the brewery in March 2024 from the Yurok Tribe; current site describes it as women-led and tribally owned.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Steelhead Extra Pale Ale

Year-Round

Extra Pale Ale

Aliases: https://madriverbrewing.com/our-beers/. Official current beer page; 26.2 IBU; first debuted in 1989 according to official 2025 news.

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Canyon of Dreams Double IPA

Year-Round

Double IPA

Aliases: https://madriverbrewing.com/our-beers/. Official current beer page; 95.2 IBU.

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Historic State Park IPA

Year-Round

India Pale Ale

Aliases: https://madriverbrewing.com/our-beers/. Official current beer page; 36.8 IBU.

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Maize Goddess Indigenous Ale

Year-Round

Light Golden Cerveza / Indigenous Ale

Aliases: https://madriverbrewing.com/sales/. Official current sales page; uses regeneratively grown corn from Ioway Farms.

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Jamaica Red Ale

Year-Round

Red Ale

Aliases: https://madriverbrewing.com/sales/. Official current sales page; 45.3 IBU.

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Sources

  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://madriverbrewing.com/about/ 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 2026-08-19
    Claim last checked 2026-08-19

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