ðə bɹˈuːɚɹi wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː baɪ tˈoʊni mˈædʒiː ɪn lˌæɡjuːnˈiːɾəz, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ænd mˈuːvd ɐ jˈɪɹ lˈeɪɾɚ tə nˈɪɹbaɪ pˌɛɾɐlˈuːmə, kˌælɪfˈoːɹniə, ˈæftɚ ðeɪ kwˈɪkli aʊtɡɹˈuː ðɛɹ ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl ɹˈʊɹɹəl wˈɛst mɚɹˈɪn loʊkˈeɪʃən.
The brewery was founded in 1993 by Tony Magee in Lagunitas, California, and moved a year later to nearby Petaluma, California, after they quickly outgrew their original rural West Marin location.