Having followed several breweries during their planning, build out and initial brews, I know it’s something I never want to do. Be a brewer? Sure! Building a brewery is a task for the elite. Plumbing, electrical, graphic design, sales, engineering, investor gathering and book keeping are all positions you have to be GOOD at before a drop of beer ever gets poured. Let’s not forget the insane amount of bureaucratic crap you have to deal with; zoning, planning, alcohol license, heath license, etc. etc. etc. Got your half a million dollars and still want in? You have to be more than adventurous to build a brewery…you have to be Valiant. 
Built in Orange near the Santa Ana River, Valiant Brewing Co is hidden quite well in a snoozy industrial park. The 30 barrel brewhouse is substantial for a startup, indicating a confidence in not only the recipes, but the drive to get the beer on store shelves and restaurant taps. The husband and wife combo of Brian and Kelly Shroepfer aren’t messing around! Sampling their initial beers, a token IPA, Biere de Garde and a session premium ale show a nice spectrum of what Valiant is capable of. I look forward to sampling the rest of their offerings soon! Grand opening Feb 9 noon til 9!
Make sure and check out their grand opening on Saturday Feb 9th from noon-9PM! If you’ve ever taken the Santa Ana River bike trail, there’s an ‘off ramp’ that goes into the business park. Check google maps for a nice satellite image.
Valiant Brewing Company
Owner Name: Brian and Kelly Schroepfer
Email: Kelly@valiantbrewing.com2294 N. Batavia, Unit C, Orange Ca 92865
714-408-2VAL(2825)
Tasting Room Hours – Grand Opening on Feb. 9th! 12pm-9pm.
Extra Directions: We are located behind the Mark Co. off Batavia. If you are coming from the 57fwy and Ball you’ll turn Lt on Batavia. We are 1/2 mile from Taft/Ball on the Left. Look for the big RED arrow on the Batavia West Business Complex sign.
Photos from their ‘Friends and Family soft opening:
you have the barleywine? i’m guessing it’s pretty young.
I did, it wasn’t a production beer though! Easily one of the better BarleyWine’s I’ve had.
that’s exciting. i likes me some barleywine.
Nice write up on another new So Cal brewery. Hard to keep track of all the new ones opening. Have to head up some Saturday and give their beer a track.