Fort Rock started circa 2013 in a garage in Folsom, CA by a small group of friends with a passion for making great beer that rivaled what they could get from their favorite commercial breweries.   After several years, lots of brewing books, and multiple equipment upgrades, the group was regularly producing beers that they enjoyed more than many commercially available brands. As the group began producing more beer than they could drink, one random night, someone brought up the idea of opening a tap room where they could share their beer with others.   Soon after, the group began doing some informal business planning, learning from other brewery owners, and scouting for potential locations.  After spending much of 2015 in planning, the group finally decided to take the plunge and incorporated as “Fort Rock Brewing”.   The vision from the start was to produce ‘Just Great Beer’ without all the gimmicks, crazy adjuncts, or fleeting trends. In 2016, after scouting several locations around Sacramento, Fort Rock Brewing signed a long-term lease at the historic Nimbus Winery building in Rancho Cordova, CA.  

The rest of that year was a whirlwind of activity with construction, building permits, buying, and installing hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of brewing equipment, piping, refrigeration, barley, hops, furniture, etc.Fort Rock brewed its first beers in January 2017 and officially opened in March that year with its first four beers on tap.   The beers were well received and tap room sales quickly exceeded initial expectations and continued to grow over the months that followed.Later in 2017, Fort Rock won its first Gold Medal from the CA State Fair beer competition for its ‘Folsom Dam Good Pilsner’.   Soon after, they began selling their beer to local bars and restaurants around the greater Sacramento area.Today, Fort Rock continues to operate its successful taproom and in Rancho Cordova, as well as sell beer to well over 400 accounts in Northern California, including major grocery stores, large retail chains, bottle shops, pubs, and restaurants.