The Bruery
Placentia, USA · Est. 2008
Tally's Take
Why this matters
Black Tuesday and a barrel programme most breweries could not staff, sold to Castanea Partners in 2017. A private equity firm buys a return, not a beer — which is a different relationship to a barrel-ageing programme than the founder had.
The Museum
Timeline
- 2008Founded
The Bruery begins brewing in Placentia.
- 2017Acquired
Acquired by private equity firm Castanea Partners in 2017.
The People
Behind the beer
Placentia experimental brewery specialising in barrel-aged ales.
The Beer Library
Beers
Black Tuesday
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Named for the 1929 crash and aged in bourbon barrels to somewhere near twenty percent. The Bruery is named for the founding family — Rue — not for a typo.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Chocolate Rain
LimitedBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
Black Tuesday with cacao and vanilla, at close to twenty percent. Fermenting to that gravity is a yeast-management problem more than a recipe.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Black Tuesday (2026)
Year-RoundBarrel-Aged Imperial Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: Black Tuesday. Official 2026 product page; not yet released, ABV not shown in retrieved product data.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Black Tuesday: Extended Cut
Year-RoundBourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.thebruery.com/products/black-tuesday-extended-cut. Official 2026 product page.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Churriosity (2026)
Year-RoundImperial Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.thebruery.com/. Current official 2026 product listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →The Pact
Year-RoundBarrel-aged Imperial Stout
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://www.thebruery.com/. Current official product listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Crafted by Society: Cherry Grateful
Year-RoundEnglish-style Barleywine
California Pass 187. Aliases: Cherry Grateful. Current official product listing.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Follow the money
How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 2008Founded
- 2017Acquired
Acquired by private equity firm Castanea Partners in 2017.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
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Sources
- controlConfirmed
The Bruery is controlled by Private investment.
Castanea Partners — firm overview · Castanea Partners · 2018
CommercialLow reliabilityAccessed 2026-08-05Reviewed 2026-08-05
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 The Bruery
- Who owns The Bruery?
- The Bruery is recorded as owned by Castanea Partners, which does not yet have a full company profile in this archive.
- When was The Bruery founded?
- The Bruery was founded in 2008 in Placentia, USA.
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