The Bear Republic Brewing Company is an American

microbrewery Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries. They produce smaller amounts of beer, typically less than large breweries, and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as having an emphasis o ...

located in

Cloverdale, California Cloverdale is a city in Sonoma County, California, United States; it is both the westernmost and the northernmost city in the San Francisco Bay Area. The San Francisco and North Pacific Railroad reached Cloverdale in 1872. The Cloverdale Rancher ...

. The company was established by the Norgrove family in 1995, with Richard G. Norgrove as brewmaster. The name refers to California's 1846

Bear Flag Revolt The California Republic ( es, La República de California), or Bear Flag Republic, was an unrecognized breakaway state from Mexico, that for 25 days in 1846 militarily controlled an area north of San Francisco, in and around what is now Son ...

. In 2006, Bear Republic was named Small Brewing Company and Small Brewing Company Brewer of the Year at the

Great American Beer Festival The Great American Beer Festival (GABF) is an annual beer festival hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado. Typically held in late September or early October, the event is currently held at Denver's Colorado Convention Center. ...

. Bear's best-selling product is Racer 5, an India Pale Ale which accounted for about three-quarters of the company's 2009 sales. Their other brews include Thru the Haze, Further thru the Haze DIPA, Bear Necessities, and Bear Republic IPA. They also have several rotating beer series, including the Challenge Series, Brewmaster Series, Hop Shovel DIPA Series, and Imperial Stout Series, featuring both Old Baba Yaga and Spawn of Yaga. The company’s original location was a brewpub in Healdsburg, California. In 2005 Bear Republic broke ground at their Factory 5 Production Facility in Cloverdale, CA and in 2017 opened up their Lakeside Brewpub in Rohnert Park, CA. Bear Republic closed its 24-year-old Healdsburg brewpub on November 22, 2019.

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* Beer brewing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Companies based in Sonoma County, California 1995 establishments in California Food and drink companies established in 1995 American companies established in 1995 {{beer-stub