Archive record · Brewery
Trumer Berkeley
Berkeley, California, California, USA
- Founded
- 2004
- Closed
- 2026
- Archive ID
- TB-ZZ2680HK
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
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Summary
Berkeley brewery ceased production in May 2026 after Firestone Walker acquired U.S. Trumer brand rights; Trumer Pils production moved to Paso Robles. Preserve closed Berkeley production entity separately from continuing brand.
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Tally’s Take
The Berkeley brewery stopped producing in May 2026 after Firestone Walker acquired the U.S. Trumer brand rights and moved Trumer Pils production to Paso Robles. The archive closes the Berkeley production entity and holds it separately from the continuing brand, because a brand surviving is not a brewery surviving — a distinction this collection has had to draw in a dozen places, and one that quietly inflates brewery counts wherever it is skipped.
Where it brewed
- 1404 Fourth St, Berkeley, CABerkeley, California
PRODUCTION
Operated by Trumer Berkeley
Site detail
Berkeley brewery ceased production in May 2026 after Firestone Walker acquired U.S. Trumer brand rights; Trumer Pils production moved to Paso Robles. Preserve closed Berkeley production entity separately from continuing brand.
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Timeline
- 2004Opens
Berkeley.
- 2026Production ceases
May 2026; Firestone Walker acquired U.S. Trumer brand rights and moved production to Paso Robles.
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Beers
Trumer Pils
Year-RoundGerman-Style Pilsner
Aliases: https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/trumer-pils-berkeley-closing-22156262.php. Brewed in Berkeley from 2004 until May 2026; production moved to Firestone Walker in Paso Robles.
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How it changed hands
1 recorded move- 2004Founded
- 2026Production ceases
May 2026; Firestone Walker acquired U.S. Trumer brand rights and moved production to Paso Robles.
No current parent in the archive's records — the moves above are history, not present ownership.
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Sources
- recordProbable
Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.sfchronicle.com/food/wine/article/trumer-pils-berkeley-closing-22156262.php 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 2026-08-19Claim last checked 2026-08-19 - historyProbable
Dated evidence as recorded in California Pass 187: 2004, 2026.
Tally's California master, Pass 187 (research workbook) · Tally's Beer Universe research workbook · 2026
CommercialMedium reliabilitySource accessed 2026-08-19Claim 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.
Straight answers
Common questions about Trumer Berkeley
- Is Trumer Berkeley still open?
- No. Trumer Berkeley has closed (2026). Berkeley brewery ceased production in May 2026 after Firestone Walker acquired U.S. Trumer brand rights; Trumer Pils production moved to Paso Robles. Preserve closed Berkeley production entity separately from continuing brand.
- When was Trumer Berkeley founded?
- Trumer Berkeley was founded in 2004 in Berkeley, California, USA.
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