Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery
Santa Ana, California, USA · Est. 1884
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Specialist Southern California beer-history research identifies Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery as established in Santa Ana in 1884 and says it reopened in 1886 as Jos. Fox Brewery before ceasing operation that same year. Tavern Trove's California historical brewery index independently lists Reuter & Goldkaefer among California brewery identities. Because Pass 111 did not recover the original Santa Ana newspaper/directory page or a named beer, the entity is retained at HIGH rather than VERY HIGH confidence and no beer row is created. The present-day county field is Orange; historically Santa Ana was still in Los Angeles County during this brewery's documented run.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://ericbrightwell.com/2020/04/08/swinging-doors-happy-national-beer-day/ 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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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 Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery
- Who owns Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery?
- Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Santa Ana, California, USA.
- Is Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery independent?
- Yes. Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery 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 Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery still open?
- No. Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. Specialist Southern California beer-history research identifies Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery as established in Santa Ana in 1884 and says it reopened in 1886 as Jos. Fox Brewery before ceasing operation that same year. Tavern Trove's California historical brewery index independently lists Reuter & Goldkaefer among California brewery identities. Because Pass 111 did not recover the original Santa Ana newspaper/directory page or a named beer, the entity is retained at HIGH rather than VERY HIGH confidence and no beer row is created. The present-day county field is Orange; historically Santa Ana was still in Los Angeles County during this brewery's documented run.
- When was Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery founded?
- Reuter & Goldkaefer Brewery was founded in 1884 in Santa Ana, California, USA.
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