alcoholic beverage founded 1992 headquarters santa rosa california usa products beer production output 2500 barrels owner brian hunt independent website http www.moonlightbrewing.com the moonlight brewing company is a brewery founded in 1992 by brian hunt in santa rosa california usa . 1 it is known for its flagship beer death & taxes which is popular in sonoma county california . 2 in 2008 it received the best brewery award at the 17th annual santa rosa beerfest . contents 1 history 2 production 3 beer 4 references 5 external links history edit founder brewmaster and abbot brian hunt started the brewing company in 1992 not for profit but to support his habit . 2 with a degree in fermentation science from uc davis 3 and years experience as a brewmaster and beer consultant hunt saw the brewery as a chance to become self employed . at the age of 35 he rented an 1 000 square foot 93 m2 tractor barn in windsor california and bought 200 used beer kegs . in 2003 the brewery was moved to a building designed specifically for the purpose of brewing beer and was designated an abbey through the universal life church . moonlight brewing cultivates a large field of hops for its seasonal homegrown ale on the old property . 1 production edit besides its relatively small production 2 500 barrels per year the production of beer is limited solely to kegs . the brewery refuses to package its beer in bottles or cans as hunt believes the process of bottling beer is cruel for the beer and a logistical nightmare . 2 due to the limited production and self distribution moonlight products are generally available only in sonoma county and the san francisco bay area though on occasion it is found further out . beer edit currently the brewery produces a large variety of beer including frequent seasonals . the five year round production beers includes death & taxes black lager reality czeck czech style pilsner lunatic lager misspent youth dry pale ale bombay by boat ipa and twist of fate bitter ale . homegrown is a fresh hop ale that is produced using hops that are solely from the brewery s quarter acre hopyard 4 and harvested in mid september . working for tips ale is brewed with springtime coastal redwood branch tips around late may . bony fingers is a seasonally produced black lager brewed specifically for halloween . toast slightly burned strong lager is made for new years . references edit a b about the brewery . moonlight brewery . retrieved 2008 12 04 . a b c wollman cynthia january 10 2003 . sonoma county brew master produces beers with attitude . san francisco chronicle . archived from the original on september 14 2004 . cs1 maint unfit url link fish tim 6 september 1995 . good brews windsor man makes beer with character . the press democrat . melnik peg 30 august 2006 . it s time for sonoma county s other beverage related harvest hops . the press democrat . external links edit moonlight brewing company official site coordinates 38 28 18.02 n 122 44 47.64 w 38.4716722 n 122.7465667 w 38.4716722 ; 122.7465667 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title moonlight brewing company & oldid 734552969 categories companies established in 1992beer brewing companies based in the san francisco bay areacompanies based in sonoma county californiabeer and breweries in the san francisco bay areahidden categories cs1 maint unfit urlcoordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 august 2016 at 03 01 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view