Breweries in the Inland Empire

So you’re a beer head wondering where every brewery and brew-pub in the Inland Empire is? We’ve got the full list!

Update: March 8, 2012: The Los Angeles Times has reported on the explosive growth of breweries in the Inland Empire.

Update: December 16, 2012: New breweries in the IE!

Inland Empire Breweries and Brew Pubs (IE Metro Area)

1. Hangar 24 - Redlands – The Inland Empire’s most popular brewery!
2. Packinghouse Brewing Co. – Riverside
3. Big Cheese Pizza – Riverside (brewery and restaurant), served in Hemet and Murrieta, but not in Yucaipa
4. Main Street Brewery / Lamppost Pizza – Corona
5. TAPS Fishhouse & Brewery – Corona
6. BJ’s Restaurant – Corona, San Bernardino, Morono Valley, Rancho Cucamonga, Chino Hills (may not be brewed on site)
7. Dale Bros. – Upland
8. Cucamonga Brewing Company (formerly known as Omaha Jack’s) – Rancho Cucamonga
9. Inland Empire Brewing Co. – Riverside
10. Kat Daddy Brewery – Moreno Valley
11. I and I Brewing - Chino
12. Ritual Brewing Co. – Redlands
13. Donkey Punch Brewing – Redlands
14. Chino Valley Brewery – Ontario

Southwest Riverside County Breweries

1. Black Market – Temecula
2. Craft Brewing Company – Lake Elsinore
3. Wiens Brewing Co. – Temecula
4. Aftershock Brewery -Temecula
5. Brew-Ligion – Murietta
6. Ironfire – Temecula
7. Refuge Brewery – Temecula
8. Murrieta Pizza & Brewing Co. – Murrieta
9. Oak Hills Brewing – Hesperia

Big Bear Brewery

1. Big Bear Mountain Brewery - Big Bear Lake

Palm Springs / Coachella Valley Breweries

1. Babe’s BBQ & Roadhouse – Rancho Mirage – Best in the Coachella Valley!
2. Lamppost Pizza / Backstreet Brewery – La Quinta

Other Popular Beer Bars

These locations are not actually breweries, but they have a great location that serves beer or pretends to be a brewery (actually brewed off site).

• Oggi’s Pizza and Brewing Co. (serving Left Coast Brewery from South O.C.) – Corona
• Barley & Hops – Temecula (now closed)
• Salted Pig – Riverside
• Killarney’s – Riverside & Temecula
• Yard House- Riverside, Rancho Cucamonga, Palm Desert, Temecula
• Eureka Burger – Redlands and Claremont
• Charlie Jewell’s  – Redlands
• Blue Mountain Beer Co. – Grand Terrace (opened in late 2011)

Also:

• Clayton Brewing Company in San Dimas claims to be a brewery, but they contract brew and they won’t tell us who it is with. The Firestone sign on the window is our best guess.

Nearby Breweries:

• Orange County’s Most Popular Breweries
  • Bootlegger’s Brewery – Fullerton
  • The Bruery – Placentia
• San Diego Breweries – Check out our list!

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