Claremont Craft Ales was started in 2012 by husband and wife team Simon Brown and Emily Moultrie, along with the help of their cousins and business partners, Brian and Natalie Seffer.
The brewery started very small, with a singular focus on bringing fresh craft beer and a cozy pub-like Tasting Room to the local Claremont community. Production began on a tiny 3 barrel brewing system, with only 100 barrels of beer being produced in the first year. But the word got out quickly, and the brewery has grown at an impressive clip, now producing thousands of barrels each year.
The primary focus of the beers at Claremont Craft Ales is on quality and freshness, so no style is off-limits, but West Coast-style hoppy beers definitely dominate the portfolio. Even with these highly hopped beers, the goal has always been to produce well-rounded, drinkable beers that will appeal to both craft beer experts and novices alike. To this end, a lot of our IPAs contain an unusual twist to the typical West Coast hop-bomb ... the addition of malted rye in our flagship Jacaranda, the floral pink peppercorns added to Pepper and Peaches, or the rich malt backbone of our award-winning red, Happy Days.
The portfolio is rounded out with a wide variety of styles, including numerous refreshing lagers, intense bourbon barrel aged stouts, several nitro offerings, and seasonal porters, stouts, and wheat ales.
Claremont Craft Ales has won numerous awards, including seven medals in seven years at the Great American Beer Festival, along with numerous medals at the Los Angeles International Commercial Beer Competition, the San Diego International Beer Competition, the California Craft Beer Cup, the California State Fair, and the Northern California Brew Competition.
Claremont Craft Ales' beer is available across Southern California and Arizona at better beer bars, restaurants, and liquor stores. Distribution in the greater LA area is handled by Scout Distributing. The brewery self-distributes in the immediate vicinity around the brewery and in Orange County. Product is available in both 16 oz cans and on draft. If you'd like to carry our beer, please don't hestitate to contact us at sales@claremontcraftales.com.