John P. Alderete, CBO of Mayfield Brewing Company, will talk about the history of the company and host a beer and ale tasting after the talk.
Members only. Please RSVP by October 27 to Charlotte Glasser at email or (650) 725-3332. For more information, please contact Stanford Historical Society at (650) 725-3332 or email.
Alsace native Michel Klineclaus founded the original Mayfield Brewing Company in 1868. First located at the corner of College and Yale streets in the College Terrace area, then part of the unincorporated town of Mayfield, it later moved to the corner of modern-day California and Birch streets. Over the years, the brewing company changed ownership a few times. Although the Stanfords were unhappy about having a brewery located so near their new university, it nevertheless lasted until 1920 when Prohibition closed it down. At its peak, the brewery produced 1000 barrels of beer a month and supplied a steam beer to the communities of Woodside, Portola, Redwood City, San Mateo and South San Francisco. Eighty-seven years after the original Mayfield Brewing Company closed its doors, it has emerged once again to serve Palo Alto and its surrounding communities.