Three Monkeys Brewing Company
Madera, California, USA · Est. 2009
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. Company-supplied history says Michael Tate and Craig Meacham launched Three Monkeys after meeting in 2008, debuted five commercial beers in 2009, and opened the Three Monkeys Craft Brew House taproom in Madera in December 2010. The same history says early commercial production used partner breweries including Devil's Canyon Brewing and Hermitage Brewing. Therefore the entity is preserved as a Madera-based brewing company/contract-brewed brand and taproom, without claiming a separate Madera production brewhouse. Current listings report the location permanently closed; exact closure year remains UNKNOWN.
The Beer Library
Beers
American Pale Ale
Year-RoundAmerican Pale Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing. Company-supplied history names American Pale Ale among five beers debuted in 2009 at Chukchansi Park in Fresno. Exact original ABV/IBU not promoted from weaker databases.
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Year-RoundBrown Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing. Company-supplied history names Brown Barrel Ale among the 2009 debut beers. Later award claims remain held unless competition-owned results are recovered.
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Year-RoundIPA
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing. Company-supplied history names Gold Monkey IPA among five commercial beers debuted in 2009.
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Year-RoundIrish-style Red Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing. Company-supplied history names Red Irish-Style Ale among the 2009 debut beers.
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tres Vaqueros Amber Ale
Year-RoundAmber Ale
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing. Company-supplied history names Tres Vaqueros Amber Ale among the 2009 debut beers. Later medal claims are not promoted without competition-owned confirmation.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://wefunder.com/three.monkeys.brewing 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Three Monkeys Brewing Company
- Is Three Monkeys Brewing Company still open?
- No. Three Monkeys Brewing Company has closed. California Pass 187. Company-supplied history says Michael Tate and Craig Meacham launched Three Monkeys after meeting in 2008, debuted five commercial beers in 2009, and opened the Three Monkeys Craft Brew House taproom in Madera in December 2010. The same history says early commercial production used partner breweries including Devil's Canyon Brewing and Hermitage Brewing. Therefore the entity is preserved as a Madera-based brewing company/contract-brewed brand and taproom, without claiming a separate Madera production brewhouse. Current listings report the location permanently closed; exact closure year remains UNKNOWN.
- When was Three Monkeys Brewing Company founded?
- Three Monkeys Brewing Company was founded in 2009 in Madera, California, USA.
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