Archive record · Brewery
Ross Valley Brewing Company
Fairfax, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 1998
- Closed
- 2004
- Archive ID
- TB-T5ETY5T0
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
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.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Where it brewed
- 765 Center Blvd, Fairfax, CA 94930Fairfax, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Ross Valley Brewing Company
Site detail
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
Aliases: Repack Red. Period account of late-1998 brewery lists RePack Red at 5.3%.
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Year-RoundBelgian-Style Tripel
Aliases: Tamalpais Tripel. Period account lists Tamalpais Triple at 7.5%.
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Year-RoundStout
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 reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19
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Straight answers
Common questions about Ross Valley Brewing Company
- Is Ross Valley Brewing Company still open?
- No. Ross Valley Brewing Company has closed (2004). 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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