Archive record · Brewery
Pond Farm Brewing Co.
San Rafael, California, California, USA
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Archive ID
- TB-KH3JZGCT
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Official current site identifies active downtown San Rafael brewpub; local institutional source states all beers are brewed on-site.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 1848 4th St, San Rafael, CASan Rafael, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Pond Farm Brewing Co.
Site detail
Official current site identifies active downtown San Rafael brewpub; local institutional source states all beers are brewed on-site.
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Beers
Imperial Dark Mast
Year-RoundOther Strong Ale or Lager
Aliases: https://brewerscupofca.com/2026-winners/. 2026 Brewers Cup of California Gold, American Strong Ales.
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Year-RoundLager
Aliases: https://www.pondfarmbrewing.com/beer. Official current beer page identifies San Rafael Lager as one of two core beers.
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Year-RoundHazy IPA
Aliases: https://www.pondfarmbrewing.com/beer. Official current beer page identifies Devil's Gulch Hazy IPA as one of two core beers.
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Year-RoundBlack Lager
Aliases: https://www.pondfarmbrewing.com/beer. Official current beer page; 2025 GABF Gold.
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Year-RoundKellerbier / Zwickelbier Lager
Aliases: https://www.pondfarmbrewing.com/beer. Official current beer page; 2024 Brewers Cup of California medal.
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Year-RoundGerman-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesn
Aliases: https://brewerscupofca.com/2024-winners/. Official 2024 Brewers Cup result confirms beer identity and silver medal.
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Awards
- 2026
Gold — American Strong Ales — Other Strong Ale or Lager
Brewers Cup of California
- 2026
American Strong Ales — Other Strong Ale or Lager — Imperial Dark Mast
Brewers Cup of California
- 2025
Gold — Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2025
Gold — Other Strong Beer
World Beer Cup
- 2025
Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer — Dark Mast
Great American Beer Festival
- 2025
Other Strong Beer — Imperial Dark Mast
World Beer Cup
- 2024
Silver — Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager
Brewers Cup of California
- 2024
Silver — German-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesen (Meadow)
Brewers Cup of California
- 2024
Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager — Fully Formed Adult
Brewers Cup of California
- 2024
German-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesen (Meadow) — Festbier
Brewers Cup of California
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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Connected suppliers & bodies
- brewers cup of californiaAwarded2026Gold — American Strong Ales — Other Strong Ale or Lager
- great american beer festivalAwarded2025Gold — Session Beer or Belgian-Style Table Beer
- brewers cup of californiaAwarded2024Silver — Kellerbier (Cellar beer) or Zwickelbier – Lager
- brewers cup of californiaAwarded2024Silver — German-Style Oktoberfest / Wiesen (Meadow)
- world beer cupAwarded2025Gold — Other Strong Beer
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.pondfarmbrewing.com/ 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
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