Placer Brewery
Dutch Flat, California, USA
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Why this matters
California Pass 187. Primary Placer Times advertisements in 1881 identify Placer Brewery at Dutch Flat under William Michell, who stated he had purchased the celebrated brewery and made improvements. By 1890-91, Auburn Journal and Placer Argus sources identify Mallows & Trousdale as proprietors, again describing active brewing and lager beer. Exact founding year, pre-Michell ownership, transition chronology and closure remain UNKNOWN.
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California Pass 187. Aliases: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PWA18910327.2.33.3. Primary advertisements for Placer Brewery at Dutch Flat explicitly promote lager beer. No formal brand, ABV or recipe is stated.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=PTDF18810317.1.2 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
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