Rubicon Brewing Company
Sacramento, California, USA · Est. 1987
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Thirty years almost to the month: opened 1 November 1987, closed August 2017. That makes it one of the earliest craft breweries in California and one of the longest-running. Alaro later took over the site, and the archive keeps it as a separate brewery rather than a continuation — occupying a building is not inheriting a company.
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Timeline
- 1987Opens
1 November 1987.
- 2017Closed
August 2017, after nearly thirty years. Alaro later occupied the site as a separate entity.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.kcra.com/article/sacramento-area-brewery-to-close-its-doors-after-nearly-30-years-1/11650593 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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Dated evidence as recorded in California Pass 187: 1987, 2017.
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 Rubicon Brewing Company
- Is Rubicon Brewing Company still open?
- No. Rubicon Brewing Company has closed. California Pass 187. Opened Nov. 1, 1987 and closed in August 2017 after nearly 30 years. Alaro later occupied the former Rubicon site, but is preserved as a separate brewery entity rather than a corporate continuation.
- When was Rubicon Brewing Company founded?
- Rubicon Brewing Company was founded in 1987 in Sacramento, California, USA.
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