San Andreas Brewery
San Andreas, California, USA
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Stockton Independent reporting and advertising in August 1857 state the San Andreas Brewery had reopened, identify Gooner Evinson as proprietor and John P. Wagner as agent/superintendent/brewer, and advertise Lager Beer and Scotch Ale. A 1858 Phoenix Brewery advertisement in San Andreas names J. P. Wagner and Jacob Hahn, but exact continuity is held rather than assumed.
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Beers
Lager Beer
Year-RoundLager
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18570822.2.14.3. 1857 San Andreas Brewery advertisement states orders for Lager Beer would be supplied.
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Year-RoundScotch Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18570822.2.14.3. 1857 advertisement explicitly offers Scotch Ale from the San Andreas Brewery.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SDI18570822.2.14.3 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 San Andreas Brewery
- Who owns San Andreas Brewery?
- San Andreas Brewery is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in San Andreas, California, USA.
- Is San Andreas Brewery independent?
- Yes. San Andreas 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 San Andreas Brewery still open?
- No. San Andreas Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. Stockton Independent reporting and advertising in August 1857 state the San Andreas Brewery had reopened, identify Gooner Evinson as proprietor and John P. Wagner as agent/superintendent/brewer, and advertise Lager Beer and Scotch Ale. A 1858 Phoenix Brewery advertisement in San Andreas names J. P. Wagner and Jacob Hahn, but exact continuity is held rather than assumed.
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