If you brew it, they will come.

Devil's Canyon Brewing Company was founded in the spirit of making things well and making people happy.

Our founder, Chris Garrett, grew up on a feed ranch in rural New Mexico, where he learned that anything could be done, anything could be made, and nothing should be wasted. When faced with the choice to stay and work the ranch or go to college, Chris chose the latter, and in the laboratories at Menlo College in Menlo Park, CA, Chris's passion for craft beer was born.

A 50lb feed bag label from the Garrett family ranch

Post-grad, Chris worked for Big Names in Big Tech and home brewed constantly, eventually turning his hobby into a side hustle, then into a business called BREW4U. BREW4U hosted beer making classes, sold fresh draught beer to local restaurants and quickly gained a local and loyal following. After winning first place in a major Bay Area beer competition in 2002, BREW4U became Devil's Canyon Brewing Company, named after the canyon that runs through Belmont, CA, home to the original Devil's Canyon brewhouse. 

Weekend brewers show off their brew progress at BREW4U in Belmont, CA

The brewery grew quickly; people loved the beer, restaurants couldn't get enough, Chris left his day job in tech and his wife, Kristiann, retired from teaching so they could run the brewery full time. The Belmont brewhouse became a local hot spot for social events, the Devil's Canyon Beer Club was created, and Beer Fridays were busy.

Chris makes an accordion cameo during Beer Friday in Belmont, circa 2005.

By the end of 2010, the Belmont facility was at capacity; event crowds were bigger and beer demand was greater, so Chris, Kristiann and the crew made plans to expand. In 2013, Devil's Canyon relocated about two miles south of the Belmont brewery to its current location, a former Tesla research and development facility, in San Carlos, CA. 

Before and after paint at the San Carlos location

The building had good bones but needed major repairs, and outsourcing repair and reconstruction work was cost prohibitive. Almost all tear down and restoration was done by the Devil's Canyon team, friends and Beer Club members. From rewiring electricity facility-wide to staining reclaimed redwood panelling, professionals and weekend warriors helped the Devil's Canyon crew build the brewery and event house.

Chris and Adam install the front entrance desktop. Kristiann checks the glass wall install just out of frame

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Devil's Canyon opened in its new location in 2013. Growing the business came with tough challenges and big wins. Early on, the brewhouse set up took more time than expected and some brews needed to be made offsite. In the back of the house, meeting demand was a delicate logistical operation. In the front of the house, things were better than ever; people loved the new space. Between 2014 and 2019, we won the San Mateo County Business of the Year award, A-List Readers People's Choice award for "Best Brewery" five years running, San Mateo County's As Fresh As it Gets award, and became a certified sustainable business. In 2023, we were named one of Wine Enthusiast's12 of the Best Brewery Wedding Venues in America. 

Kristiann, Chris and daughter Millie Garrett receive San Mateo County's As Fresh As it Gets Award in 2017

We built this together with our crew, friends and fans– our community– and remain a fully independent, 100% family owned and operated, certified sustainable business. For over 22 years, we've experimented, built, solved, argued, laughed, cried, and celebrated together and we wouldn't do it any other way. We love what we do, and Devil's Canyon is Brewed For You.

Jesse pulls grain from the mash tun

Safety is no accident. Chris squeegees the brewhouse floor

“You ain’t gonna learn what you don’t wanna know.”
- Jerry Garcia

Devil's Canyon Brewing Company is a full-scale brewery and event house. We're open for hosted private events Saturday - Thursday and open to the public for our famous weekly event, Beer Friday, every Friday starting at 4p. 
We're a self-distributed, full-production craft brewery and beverage producer. All our products are produced and packed onsite and delivered directly from the brewery.