Best breweries in Santa Rosa, California

Ranked breweries

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   Russian River Brewing Company

   Santa Rosa, California, United States

   Russian River Brewing Company was founded by Korbel Champagne Cellars in Guerneville, CA, in 1997. Vinnie was hired as the brewery’s brewmaster and initially sole employee. For the next 6 years, Vinnie continued to set the bar high for super hoppy and Belgian-inspired beers. Pliny the Elder, first brewed at the Korbel location in 1999, was one of the first commercially brewed Double or Imperial IPA’s in America and won numerous awards over the years. It is still our most popular beer more than 20 years later. in 2003, Korbel decided to get out of the beer business and transferred the rights to the Russian River Brewing Company name, all beer names, and the recipes to Vinnie and his wife, Natalie. They wrote a business plan, found 2 managing partners, and convinced 30 friends and family to invest in their new brewpub venture. In April 2004, they opened the doors to the next chapter of Russian River Brewing under their ownership.

   Rating

   4.63Exceptional

   Popularity

   ●●●●●●○Extremely widely rated

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   HenHouse Brewing Company

   Santa Rosa, California, United States

   Founded in 2011, we crank out awesome beers 30 barrels at a time in uncompromising and fearless pursuit of our goal: creating new and interesting kinds of delicious. HenHouse is the work of our hands, hearts and minds and we hope you enjoy the beer as much as we enjoy making it.

   Rating

   4.29Great

   Popularity

   ●●●●○○○Widely rated

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   Old Caz Beer

   Rohnert Park, California, United States

   OLD CAZ is the first homegrown Rohnert Park brewery, and the latest to come out of Sonoma County, CA. We specialize in hop forward ales, crisp pilsners, chewy stouts, and a range of sours.

   Rating

   4.25Great

   Popularity

   ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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   Parliament Brewing

   Rohnert Park, California, United States

   Welcome to Parliament Brewing Company. It is our pleasure to be your premium beer destination in Rohnert Park. We deliver fresh beer in a communal environment where we can experiment with small batches and hear your input. Parliament is a family-owned brewery led by beer master Justin Bosch, his brother Adam, and their father Alan. Community is at the heart of our history and vision. Our knowledgeable staff is ready to greet you, and we look forward to sharing our great beer with you!

   Rating

   4.21Great

   Popularity

   ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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   Moonlight Brewing Company

   Santa Rosa, California, United States

   Moonlight Brewery got its start out in the sticks of Sonoma County back in 1992, when Brian Hunt figured he could turn an old tractor barn into a brewery. It turns out he was right — though the tractor never forgave him. Back then, it was just Brian, a few tanks, and a lot of stubborn ideas about what good beer ought to taste like. He wasn’t chasing trends or trying to take over the world — he just wanted to make honest beer that made people smile, one pint at a time. But being a one man band making beer, selling beer, delivering beer and occasionally paying taxes became the job of 2 or 4 or 8 people. These days, Moonlight has moved out of the barn and into a space with actual floors, lights, and the occasional laptop. But don’t let that fool you — we’re still small, still independent, and still brewing beer with the same mix of curiosity, humor and chaos that started it all. You can find our beer on tap and in cans around Sonoma County, San Francisco, and the greater Northern California area. And a few places we’re honestly surprised to see it show up. Check out the map on our website to see where the trail of Moonlight leads next — and if you spot our beer in the wild, raise a glass to tractors, stubborn dreams, and the joy of a good pour.

   Rating

   4.20Great

   Popularity

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   Cooperage Brewing Company

   Santa Rosa, California, United States

   Cooperage Brewing Company produce's high quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Diamond Puddles", which is a New England IPA and "Moment of Truth", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

   Rating

   4.15Great

   Popularity

   ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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   CUVER Belgian Brewers

   Windsor, California, United States

   Rating

   4.15Great

   Popularity

   ○○○○○○○Barely rated

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   Seismic Brewing Company

   Sebastopol, California, United States

   Our Seismic Mission is to brew uniquely flavorful, outstanding craft beer, while re-writing the books on sustainable brewing. We love beer, and we love living in Sonoma County. From our Pilsner to our IPA, each of our beers has been brewed true to style, but with our own Northern California twist. Because we want to preserve the privilege of living in this beautiful region of the world for the next generation, we are pioneering new brewing tech and utilizing renewable energy to help establish new benchmarks of sustainable brewing.

   Rating

   3.88Fine

   Popularity

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   Iron Ox Brewing Company

   Santa Rosa, California, United States

   Iron Ox Brewing Company produce's high quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Plow", which is a German Pilsner and "Smart Feller", which is a Triple IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

   Rating

   3.87Fine

   Popularity

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    Shady Oak Barrel House

    Santa Rosa, California, United States

    Sonoma County microbrewery whose inception focused on barrel aging, farmhouse ales and sour beer. With the opening of our taproom, we now produce screamin' loud IPAs, stouts, pilsners and more. Located in downtown Santa Rosa.

    Rating

    3.86Fine

    Popularity

    ●○○○○○○Lightly rated

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    Lagunitas Brewing Company

    Petaluma, California, United States

    The Lagunitas Brewing Company began on a kitchen stove in Northern California in 1993 and has been crafting hop-forward beers ever since. Welcoming the open-minded with open taps and simple truths: Beer Speaks (for itself), Life Is Uncertain (don’t sip), and It’s Good To Have Friends. To quote our BrewMonster, “Lagunitas is made up of all kinds and creeds; punk rockers, misfits, ivy leaguers, weirdos, Waldos, Sparkle Ponies, Musicians, and everything in between … Just a pack of stray dogs that found—despite our vast and wild differences—that the love and respect for the freedom to be different is what brought us together and made it all work.” Whether we’re supporting local communities by turning beer into money for the cause, or simply fueling stories and songs with IPA and other creations—we always have a spot for you at our bar. Come as you are. And bring your dog, too.

    Rating

    3.85Fine

    Popularity

    ●●●●●●●One of the most-rated breweries anywhere

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    Crooked Goat Brewing

    Sebastopol, California, United States

    Crooked Goat Brewing produce's decent quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Grain & Blood", which is an Imperial IPA and "Mountain Goat", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Wheat Beers.

    Rating

    3.82Fine

    Popularity

    ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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    Woodfour Brewing Company

    Sebastopol, California, United States

    Woodfour Brewing Co. is a farmhouse style brewery focusing on producing saisons, barrel aged, and sour beers housed in a former farmers Co-op building in the heart if Sonoma County, California.

    Rating

    3.82Fine

    Popularity

    ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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    Palooza Brewery & Gastropub

    Kenwood, California, United States

    Palooza Brewery & Gastropub is a neighborhood gathering place, a relaxed and friendly environment where wonderfully flavored, thoughtfully sourced food and drinks bring friends and family together.

    Rating

    3.80Fine

    Popularity

    ○○○○○○○Barely rated

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    Fogbelt Brewing Company

    Santa Rosa, California, United States

    Fogbelt Brewing Co. was founded in 2013 in Santa Rosa, CA., and is named after the area along the Northern California coast where the coast redwood trees grow, from Big Sur to the Oregon border. Fog from the coast fosters a unique ecosystem known as the 'fog belt.'

    Rating

    3.79Fine

    Popularity

    ●●○○○○○Modestly rated

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    Old Possum Brewing Company

    Santa Rosa, California, United States

    Old Possum Brewing Co. strives to use only the best ingredients in our food and beer in order for us to share our vision with Sonoma County and beyond. We lean on our neighbors who are Farmers, Ranchers, Bakers, Butchers, Maltsters, and Hop Growers who all contribute to bringing us closer to achieving a more genuine and hyperlocal product. We love our meats, we love our veggies, and we love our beers. Most of all, we hope you enjoy them as much as we take pleasure in making them.

    Rating

    3.75Fine

    Popularity

    ○○○○○○○Barely rated

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    HopMonk

    Sebastopol, California, United States

    Hopmonk produce's characterless beer and has a limited variety of different ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Hopmonk IPA", which is an American IPA and "Tavern Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating

    3.73Fine

    Popularity

    ●○○○○○○Lightly rated

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    The Mill at Glen Ellen

    Glen Ellen, California, United States

    Rating

    3.60Poor

    Popularity

    ○○○○○○○Barely rated

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    Napa Valley Brewing Company

    Calistoga, California, United States

    In 1987, the Calistoga Inn gave birth to Calistoga beer and the Napa Valley Brewing Company. The Inn was the first establishment to brew beer commercially in Napa County since the days of prohibition. It brews four principle beers: Calistoga Wheat Ale, Pilsner, Red Ale & Porter. In addition, other seasonal beers are brewed throughout the year, such as the German Kölsch, Blitzen I.P.A., Belgian Pale Ale & Dugan Oatmeal Stout. 100% percent of the brewery's production is served at the Calistoga Inn. We also sell 22 ounce bottles, which are all hand filled. We have a 7-barrel gas fired brewhouse that was originally designed by Dr. Michael Lewis of UC Davis. Our current total annual production is about 450 barrels. After long hours of wine tasting, there's nothing like a cold beer on the patio of the Calistoga Inn. Over the years we have won numerous awards for our beer, including both bronze and gold finishes at the Great American Beer Fest in Denver, Colorado, and blue ribbons at the California State Fair.

    Rating

    3.02Limited

    Popularity

    ●○○○○○○Lightly rated