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Jun 27

America’s first five brewpubs

Yakima Brewing & Malting, Yakima, Wash.
Opened late ‘82 - Now owned by a large vintner.

Mendocino Brewing Co., Hopland, Calif.
Opened August ‘83 - Now a public company with a new brewery in Ukiah. (Majority of stock owned by India’s United Brewers Group.)

Buffalo Bill’s Brewery, Hayward, Calif.
Opened September ‘84 - Sold by Buffalo Bill Owens in 1994.

Manhattan Brewing Co., New York, N.Y.
Opened late ‘84 - Closed and reopened numerous times by numerous owners under numerous names. The space is curently occupied by a nightclub.

Triple Rock Brewery & Alehouse, Berkeley, Calif.
Opened March ‘86 - Still owned and operated by the Martin brothers.