Archive record · Brewery
Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced
Merced, California, California, USA
Also known as Rascal Creek Brewing Company, Yosemite Brewing Company
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Closed
- Year unknown
- Archive ID
- TB-QSNSH3E3
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.
From the record
Summary
Federal trademark evidence ties both Rascal creek brewing company and Yosemite brewing company to Spirits of New Merced, LLC. TTAB precedent records Yosemite beer as beer produced and sold in the applicant's Merced brewpub. Brewbound and BeerAdvocate independently place the closed Rascal Creek/Yosemite operation at 560 W 18th St. The two brewery names are retained as aliases/brand identities of one canonical production operation rather than double-counted as separate breweries. Exact opening and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 560 W 18th St, Merced, CA 95340Merced, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced
Site detail
Federal trademark evidence ties both RASCAL CREEK BREWING COMPANY and YOSEMITE BREWING COMPANY to Spirits of New Merced, LLC. TTAB precedent records YOSEMITE BEER as beer produced and sold in the applicant's Merced brewpub. Brewbound and BeerAdvocate independently place the closed Rascal Creek/Yosemite operation at 560 W 18th St. The two brewery names are retained as aliases/brand identities of one canonical production operation rather than double-counted as separate breweries. Exact opening and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
The Beer Library
Beers
Yosemite Beer
Year-RoundBeer / exact style unknown
Aliases: https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91235280-OPP-43.pdf. TTAB precedent explicitly describes Yosemite beer as beer produced and sold in a brewpub in Merced, California. Exact recipe/style/ABV are not stated and remain UNKNOWN.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/ttabvue-91235280-OPP-43.pdf 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
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 Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced
- Who owns Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced?
- Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Merced, California, USA.
- Is Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced independent?
- Yes. Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
- Is Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced still open?
- No. Rascal Creek / Yosemite Brewing — Spirits of New Merced has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. Federal trademark evidence ties both Rascal creek brewing company and Yosemite brewing company to Spirits of New Merced, LLC. TTAB precedent records Yosemite beer as beer produced and sold in the applicant's Merced brewpub. Brewbound and BeerAdvocate independently place the closed Rascal Creek/Yosemite operation at 560 W 18th St. The two brewery names are retained as aliases/brand identities of one canonical production operation rather than double-counted as separate breweries. Exact opening and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
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