Who owns Star Brewery (Camp Independence)?

Star Brewery (Camp Independence) is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Independence, California, USA.

Is Star Brewery (Camp Independence) independent?

Yes. Star Brewery (Camp Independence) 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.

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Star Brewery (Camp Independence)

Name: Star Brewery (Camp Independence)
Address: Independence, California, USA

Independence, California, California, USA

ClosedOwnership unknownMicrobrewery

Founded: Not recorded
Closed: Year unknown
Archive ID: TB-526NXCH9
Last checked: Not yet checked

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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Summary

A September 1876 Inyo Independent advertisement identifies Star Brewery at Camp Independence and says it supplied lager beer wholesale and retail. September 1876 is a documentary anchor only; exact founding and closure remain UNKNOWN.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

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Lager

Aliases: https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=II18760916.2.6.2. 1876 advertisement explicitly offers a superior article of lager beer wholesale and retail.

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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=II18760916.2.6.2 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 2026-08-19
Claim last checked 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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Common questions about Star Brewery (Camp Independence)

Who owns Star Brewery (Camp Independence)?: Star Brewery (Camp Independence) is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Independence, California, USA.
Is Star Brewery (Camp Independence) independent?: Yes. Star Brewery (Camp Independence) 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 Star Brewery (Camp Independence) still open?: No. Star Brewery (Camp Independence) has closed. The archive has not established the year it stopped. A September 1876 Inyo Independent advertisement identifies Star Brewery at Camp Independence and says it supplied lager beer wholesale and retail. September 1876 is a documentary anchor only; exact founding and closure remain UNKNOWN.

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