Zeisz Brewery
Placerville, California, USA · Est. 1859
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Why this matters
California Pass 187. El Dorado County tourism history says Jacob Zeisz built the large Placerville brewery on Upper Main Street beginning in 1859; Placerville historical-marker records describe the surviving ruins of the 1862 brewery building at 658 Main Street. Federal brewer returns list Jacob Zeiss (spelling variant) in Placerville with 300 barrels sold in 1878 and 281 in 1879. Exact trade-name chronology and final brewing date remain held.
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Beers
Bavarian Beer
Year-RoundBavarian-style beer / exact style unknown
California Pass 187. Aliases: https://visit-eldorado.com/miners-on-main/mom-5/. El Dorado tourism history describes Jacob Zeisz's Placerville brewing business; regional historical accounts characterize his product as Bavarian beer. Exact formal brand name is not established.
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Brewery record taken from Tally's California master, Pass 187, which cited https://visit-eldorado.com/miners-on-main/mom-5/ 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 Zeisz Brewery
- Is Zeisz Brewery still open?
- No. Zeisz Brewery has closed. California Pass 187. El Dorado County tourism history says Jacob Zeisz built the large Placerville brewery on Upper Main Street beginning in 1859; Placerville historical-marker records describe the surviving ruins of the 1862 brewery building at 658 Main Street. Federal brewer returns list Jacob Zeiss (spelling variant) in Placerville with 300 barrels sold in 1878 and 281 in 1879. Exact trade-name chronology and final brewing date remain held.
- When was Zeisz Brewery founded?
- Zeisz Brewery was founded in 1859 in Placerville, California, USA.
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