Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Anderson Valley Brewing Company was founded on December 26, 1987, by David Norfleet and Ken and Kim Allen in Boonville, California, in the heart of Mendocino County's Anderson Valley. The original 10-barrel brewpub was housed in the lower level of the historic Buckhorn Saloon on downtown Boonville's main street. At the time of its founding, it was one of roughly 20 craft breweries operating in the entire United States. In 1996, growing demand prompted the construction of a larger 30-barrel production facility just outside town. The brewery has changed ownership several times, most recently being sold to local entrepreneur Jason McConnell in early 2025, while remaining an independent craft operation.
Beers by Anderson Valley Brewing Company
27 beers
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The recurring character behind the beers
Anderson Valley Brewing Company brew a broad range across 10 style families.
Across these 27 beers, 4 notes keep showing up:
Four notes carry across the range. That's a tight house style — most breweries in the catalogue share just one.
Compared with the wider catalogue of similar styles:
They stay close to the peer baseline on their recurring notes.
How we measure this
Two thresholds are at work here:
- The signature list shows notes that recur in at least 6% of this brewery's beers. A low bar — enough to flag a pattern, not high enough to call it an exclusive trait.
- The peer comparison below shows only notes where this brewery's coverage differs from similar breweries by at least 20 percentage points. A higher bar — enough to call a real difference, not a nudge.
A note can appear on the signature list without appearing in the peer comparison: it recurs here, but similar breweries do the same thing.
Juicy Session IPA
Their beers place in the Top 57% of the catalogue on average, across 26 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.
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About Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Anderson Valley Brewing Company was founded on December 26, 1987, by David Norfleet and Ken and Kim Allen in Boonville, California, in the heart of Mendocino County's Anderson Valley. The original 10-barrel brewpub was housed in the lower level of the historic Buckhorn Saloon on downtown Boonville's main street. At the time of its founding, it was one of roughly 20 craft breweries operating in the entire United States. In 1996, growing demand prompted the construction of a larger 30-barrel production facility just outside town. The brewery has changed ownership several times, most recently being sold to local entrepreneur Jason McConnell in early 2025, while remaining an independent craft operation.
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