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HOW WE SOMEHOW GOT HERE

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.

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Tony quickly outgrew his spot in Forest Knolls and moved to Petaluma. After a few years he needed even more space, so he threw a party and told everyone that showed up to grab whatever wasn’t bolted to the ground and walk it across McDowell St. to where we still brew today!

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Lagunitas IPA

Tony quickly outgrew his spot in Forest Knolls and moved to Petaluma. After a few years he needed even more space, so he threw a party and told everyone that showed up to grab whatever wasn’t bolted to the ground and walk it across McDowell St. to where we still brew today!

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People at party

Tony quickly outgrew his spot in Forest Knolls and moved to Petaluma. After a few years he needed even more space, so he threw a party and told everyone that showed up to grab whatever wasn’t bolted to the ground and walk it across McDowell St. to where we still brew today!

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Lagunitas IPA

Tony quickly outgrew his spot in Forest Knolls and moved to Petaluma. After a few years he needed even more space, so he threw a party and told everyone that showed up to grab whatever wasn’t bolted to the ground and walk it across McDowell St. to where we still brew today!

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1995 - 2005
2005 - 2015
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Our Story

The Lagunitas Brewing Company began on a kitchen stove in Northern California in 1993 and has been crafting hop-forward beers ever since.

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.

Here’s how it all really happened, or at least how we remember it. Heck… we don’t remember a lot, so this is at least how we thought it might have gone or something…

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A taste for more

Our full beverage family

There’s a Lagunitas brew for every mood and occasion—from hazy to light & sessiony, and colossally-hopped to non-alcoholic. Come say hey…

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