A Humble Beginning
Ben Cook, our founder, started homebrewing while studying biology at Cal State San Bernardino. It was the perfect multi-tiered education for a brewer. Ben used his lab equipment and biology skills to enhance his first homebrew kit. The attention to detail and a commitment to quality began here.
2001
The First Flight
Aviation is about new adventure, discovery, exploration, exhilarating joy, and limitless freedom. Ben traded fresh, handcrafted beer for flight lessons. Soaring to new heights became a literal and figurative goal.
2003
Master Brewer
Ben graduated from the Master Brewers Program at UC Davis, which focuses on brewing science and brewery engineering.
2005
Ground Breaking
Construction on the Redlands facility and taproom begins for what ultimately will become Hangar 24 Craft Brewing. It wouldn’t have happened without the help from friends, family and local flyers.
2006
Our First Customer
On March 15, 2008, keg distribution began for our friends and owners of local restaurants. Our first paying customers were in the books.
2008
Barrel Aged
Our barrel-aged beer program is launched with Immelman, a luscious high-ABV porter aged in bourbon barrels. Shortly thereafter comes the arrival of Pugachev’s Cobra, our highly-acclaimed barrel-aged Russian Imperial Stout. It heightens our exploration of beer’s far-reaching potential.
2010
Expanding Horizons
Hangar 24 is named a Top 100-Regional Craft Brewery, and set a new milestone, proudly producing over 15,000 barrels of fresh, delicious beer.
2011
Airfest Adventure
Our first expression of our core values – joy, community and adventure – is a soaring success. Part air show, part beer festival, AirFest is now an annual event in Redlands and Lake Havasu City that celebrates flight.
2012
Our Mission
We craft beer designed to create joy by gathering people and bringing out stories. We are more committed to this mission than ever before.
Today
Year-round selections
Elevated for Everyday
Our signature line of beers are offered year-round and created fresh with premium ingredients. When possible, these ingredients are locally sourced in our backyard in Redlands. Our water is sourced from the San Bernardino Mountains as new snowmelt, then triple filtered through reverse osmosis, providing a crisp, clean canvas for flavor. Experience the elevated everyday selection of beers.
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Limited Release
Experience Our Experiments
Welcome to our adventure. We love experimenting with locally sourced ingredients and discovering unique flavor profiles that allow for new and exciting offerings. The limited release is small batched to craft the highest quality beer. It is only available in a short window of time.
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Barrel Roll Series
Aged to Perfection
Coveted. Complex. Limited. Exclusive. Typically, we don't even have a chance to talk up our latest barrel-aged offerings since they are gone so quickly. Rich, bold and always memorable, the best way to ensure access to these gems is through the Hangar 24 Barrel Roll Club. Barrel Roll Series beers are the ideal way to indulge yourself after a momentous occasion, a targeted success, or a job well done. Or they can be an avenue for bringing some of the finer things to your every day.
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