About Us
Neon Bear Brewery is a collaborative craft beer project located inside Redlands Public Market in Redlands, California. Our mission is simple. Serve exceptional beer while celebrating the vibrant history of American neon art.
Originally developed through a partnership between Arteco Partners and the Museum of Neon Art, Neon Bear was created to bring together two Southern California traditions. Great craft beer and iconic neon signage. The project continues today through collaborations with respected brewing partners including Homage Brewing and Brewery X, allowing us to showcase a rotating lineup of thoughtfully crafted beers.
The Neon Bear space celebrates the artistry and history of neon signage, a medium that once defined the visual landscape of California highways, diners, theaters, and roadside attractions. Guests can enjoy craft beer while surrounded by glowing reminders of this uniquely American art form.
The inspiration for our name and logo comes from a massive mid century neon sign recovered from a 1960s automotive shop. While the original sign itself is not displayed in the tasting space, its iconic bear became the symbol of the brewery and a tribute to the craft and character of classic neon.
Neon Bear Brewery sits at the intersection of craft beer, art, and community. Every pint celebrates creativity, collaboration, and the colorful glow of California neon.
Collaborations
Neon Bear Brewery was built around collaboration. Instead of operating as a traditional single brewery, we partner with some of the most respected breweries and craft producers in Southern California and beyond.
Our taps regularly feature beers brewed with partners like Homage Brewing and Brewery X, alongside rotating selections from standout craft producers.
We also host regular collaboration events that bring breweries and cider makers directly to the public market. Our monthly Steal the Glass nights feature special beer releases paired with limited edition glassware guests can take home. These events have featured partners such as Hangar 24 Craft Brewing, Bottle Logic Brewing, and 2 Towns Ciderhouse.
The goal is simple. Great beer, great partners, and a constantly evolving tap list that keeps the Neon Bear experience fresh for both casual visitors and dedicated craft beer fans.
The Museum of Neon Art encourages learning, curiosity and expression through the preservation, collection and interpretation of neon, electric and kinetic art. Neon is a gateway between scientific principles and artistic expression. Neon illumination integrates electrical technology, creative design, and fundamental concepts of physics and chemistry. The Museum of Neon Art is the only museum in the world devoted exclusively to art in electric media, exhibiting electric and kinetic fine art, and outstanding examples of historic neon signs, for over three decades.
Arteco Partners is a Pomona-based, innovative “re-developer,” focusing on constructing creative communities through adaptive-reuse of historic structures and infill development in mixed-use downtown neighborhoods throughout Inland Southern California.
Their flagship development is the Pomona Arts Colony in downtown Pomona, while other notable projects include the Emporia Arts District in downtown Ontario, the Claremont Packing House, Padua Hills Theater, Fox Theater Pomona, Vail Headquarters, Riverside Food Lab, Cookhouse Food Hall, Riverside Game Lab, and most recently The Haven Pomona.
Since 1992, our family-owned company, through our in-house construction firm, has completed the renovation of more than 25 historic structures and several new buildings totaling more than 800,000 square feet.
At Arteco Partners, we are proud of our “community-focused” projects and partnerships with educational and arts non-profit organizations, as well as our dedication to the arts and eco-friendly initiatives.
For a century, the Pomona Packing Plant was a cornerstone of Pomona's industrial age, housing everything from a fruit cannery to a box and pallet manufacturer. Today, the Pomona Packing Plant has a new mission: to house the artists and entrepreneurs of Pomona's creative economy.
Located in the Pomona Arts Colony, the Pomona Packing Plant was fully renovated by Arteco Partners in 2013 and subdivided into 22 industrial art lofts. The Packing Plant spans an impressive two square blocks, making it the largest arts complex in the Pomona Arts Colony.
Units inside the Packing Plant range from 1,400 to 7,565 square feet and are a beautiful showcase of historical, industrial architecture – featuring thirty-foot, vaulted, open-rafter wood ceilings, exposed brick walls, concrete floors, and salvaged fire doors and skylights.
Artists and entrepreneurs who call the Packing Plant home include furniture designers, fashion designers, graphic artists, painters, sculptors, make-up artists, Pomona’s first micro-brewery, and a satellite of the Museum of Neon Art. The Pomona Packing Plant also participates in Pomona's monthly "Second Saturday Art Walk," so be sure to hop on the trolley and stop by for a visit!