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.
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.