Shasta Brewery
Shasta, California, USA
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Why this matters
California Pass 187. Historical Shasta Courier material documents Shasta Brewery and its lager beer by 1859-1860. A surviving November 17, 1860 Shasta Courier page explicitly references 'Shasta brewery lager Beer' alongside other regional beer offerings. A recent Shasta County historical reconstruction identifies a November 19, 1859 Shasta Courier brewery item, but exact founder, opening date, ownership, site address and closure remain UNKNOWN. Pass 101 treats 1859 as a documentary anchor only, not a founding year.
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California Pass 187. Aliases: https://newspaperarchive.com/shasta-courier-nov-17-1860-p-3/. A November 17, 1860 Shasta Courier page explicitly references 'Shasta brewery lager Beer.' No formal brand name, ABV or recipe is stated.
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Sources
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://newspaperarchive.com/shasta-courier-nov-17-1860-p-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
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.
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