Santa Cruz Brewery
Santa Cruz, California, USA
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. A December 30, 1871 Santa Cruz Weekly Sentinel advertisement explicitly announces the Santa Cruz Brewery Pleasure Garden as open to the public, establishing a distinct historical Santa Cruz Brewery operation. The ad describes brewery gardens with recreation including bowling and swings, but retrieved text does not provide a clear proprietor or named beer product. Exact founding and closure years remain UNKNOWN.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SCSW18711230.1.1 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
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