Calicraft

Calicraft is an American craft beer brewery located in Walnut Creek, California. The company was founded in 2012 by Blaine Landberg, who had begun brewing beer while attending the University of California, Berkeley, where he experimented with brewing in his dormitory room. This early personal brewing activity preceded the establishment of Calicraft as a commercial brewery. The business later opened its first taproom in 2016, creating a direct-to-consumer venue for serving its beers and establishing a physical presence in its home community. Available reference material identifies Calicraft primarily as a California craft brewery and does not provide reliable details about its ownership structure, distribution footprint, financial performance, product portfolio, executive team beyond its founder, or current corporate status. Its public identity is therefore centered on small-scale or independent craft brewing, a Walnut Creek base, and a founder-led origin connected to home brewing at UC Berkeley.

Calicraft's history begins with Blaine Landberg's interest in brewing during his time at the University of California, Berkeley. He initially brewed beer in his dormitory room, developing practical experience before creating a commercial brewing business. In 2012, Landberg founded Calicraft in California. The brewery was subsequently based in Walnut Creek, where it developed its identity as a local craft beer producer. A significant early operating milestone came in 2016, when Calicraft opened its first taproom. The taproom provided a venue for customers to experience the brewery's products directly and marked the transition from a newly founded brewing venture to a business with a public-facing hospitality location. The available reference material does not document additional founding shareholders, acquisitions, changes in ownership, major product launches, expansion into specific markets, or later corporate developments. Consequently, the documented history remains focused on the founder's college brewing experiments, the company's establishment in 2012, and the opening of its first taproom in 2016.

1. 2016First taproom opens

   Calicraft opened its first taproom, creating a direct customer venue in connection with its brewing operations.

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2. 2012Calicraft is founded

   Blaine Landberg founded Calicraft as a craft beer brewery in California.

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A California craft brewery with a founder-led origin and a taproom-based customer experience.

• Craft beerBeer

  Calicraft is identified in the available reference material as a craft beer brewery. The sources do not provide a dependable list of named beers, styles, seasonal releases, packaging formats, or launch dates, so no specific product-level claims are included.

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