Ross Valley Brewing Company
Fairfax, California, USA · Est. 1998
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Contemporary 1999 SFGATE profile identifies founders and brewer Larry Berlin. A period beer-travel account says Ross Valley opened in late Nov. 1998. Later reporting identifies it as predecessor to Iron Springs at the same brewing space.
The Beer Library
Beers
RePack Red Ale
Year-RoundRed / Amber Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: Repack Red. Period account of late-1998 brewery lists RePack Red at 5.3%.
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Year-RoundBelgian-Style Tripel
California Pass 187. Aliases: Tamalpais Tripel. Period account lists Tamalpais Triple at 7.5%.
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Year-RoundStout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://coffeebeer.co.uk/pintpleasures/bayarea9.html. Period account lists Shakedown Stout at 5.8%.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/article/Fairfax-puts-the-pub-in-brewpub-3092324.php 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Ross Valley Brewing Company
- Is Ross Valley Brewing Company still open?
- No. Ross Valley Brewing Company has closed. California Pass 187. Contemporary 1999 SFGATE profile identifies founders and brewer Larry Berlin. A period beer-travel account says Ross Valley opened in late Nov. 1998. Later reporting identifies it as predecessor to Iron Springs at the same brewing space.
- When was Ross Valley Brewing Company founded?
- Ross Valley Brewing Company was founded in 1998 in Fairfax, California, USA.
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