Ronin Fermentation Project
Graeagle, California, USA
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Official 2026 site confirms an active Graeagle brewery/taproom and publishes a substantial rotating beer catalogue. The brewery's official beer page also documents Charlie Johnson as brewer/co-owner in connection with its koji programme. Exact founding/opening year remains held.
The Beer Library
Beers
Alpenglow Pilsner
Year-RoundPilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Delayed by Fog
Year-RoundHazy Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Multiverse Lives
Year-RoundKoji Beer
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. Official page documents the beer and a claimed 2022 World Beer Cup Silver; award held pending competition-owned verification.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Smokey Friend
Year-RoundSmoked Porter
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Another Timeline
Year-RoundKoji Beer with Grapefruit
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Fairly Extinct
Year-RoundWest Coast IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Messages From the Deep
Year-RoundVienna Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. Collaboration with Hopstash; first-party catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Soigné
Year-RoundPilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: Soignee. Accent-safe ID transliterated as soignee; display name preserves Soigné.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Falling Cones
Year-RoundIndia Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tranquilo Amigo
Year-RoundMexican Dark Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. Official page says available draft and 4-packs.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Nothing Gold Can Stay
Year-RoundExport Lager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Cali Classic
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Something Dark This Way Comes
Year-RoundCoffee Porter with Honey
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue; coffee and local honey.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Pushing Daisies
Year-RoundWest Coast Double IPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. Collaboration with Beer Zombies; first-party catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →No Puffin
Year-RoundSmoked Pilsner
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.roninfermentationproject.com/ourbeers. First-party beer catalogue.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Show your working
Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.roninfermentationproject.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 reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-19Reviewed 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.
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