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Sutter Creek Brewery

Sutter Creek, California, California, USA

ClosedOwnership unknownMicrobrewery
Founded
Not recorded
Closed
Year unknown
Archive ID
TB-0XVKSZ48
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Summary

A federal-era United States brewers list records L. Rabolt at Sutter Creek with 661 barrels sold in 1878 and 759 in 1879, proving commercial production. Local Amador historical material identifies the Sutter Creek Brewery on Hanford Street and later owner/operator John Raddatz. Exact founding/closure and ownership transition remain held.

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  1. recordProbable

    Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://archive.org/stream/beeritshistoryi00sale/beeritshistoryi00sale_djvu.txt 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

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