Yolo Brewery
Woodland, California, USA · Est. 1861
Tally's Take
Why this matters
California Pass 187. The 1870 Western Shore Gazetteer describes Yolo Brewery in Woodland and identifies the town as having two large breweries; later Woodland/California historical references preserve the Yolo Brewery name through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. City of Woodland historical social material identifies the brewery as founded in 1861 and says Prohibition ended its beer production in 1918; local Woodland history records the brewery building burning in 1934. Because the founding year is currently best preserved in municipal/local-history sources rather than a retrieved 1861 primary notice, 1861 is retained with explicit source qualification.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://www.cagenweb.org/yolo/misc_yolo_county_directory_1870.pdf 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
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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 Yolo Brewery
- Is Yolo Brewery still open?
- No. Yolo Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. The 1870 Western Shore Gazetteer describes Yolo Brewery in Woodland and identifies the town as having two large breweries; later Woodland/California historical references preserve the Yolo Brewery name through the late 19th and early 20th centuries. City of Woodland historical social material identifies the brewery as founded in 1861 and says Prohibition ended its beer production in 1918; local Woodland history records the brewery building burning in 1934. Because the founding year is currently best preserved in municipal/local-history sources rather than a retrieved 1861 primary notice, 1861 is retained with explicit source qualification.
- When was Yolo Brewery founded?
- Yolo Brewery was founded in 1861 in Woodland, California, USA.
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