El Dorado Brewing Company was founded in 1853 -1955 and has changed owners twice starting back up on June 12, 1991 by the previous owner, Jim Boyer. Jim was not only an accomplished brewer, but an experienced building contractor as well. The combination of these talents led to the construction of the original seven barrel brewery in a small warehouse adjacent to the brewer’s home in a rural area on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. At an elevation of 3500 feet, this brewery is literally on the edge of the El Dorado National Forest . Jim has often been known to quip, “We’re not out of the woods yet!”