<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>

                         MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC.
                             FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE
                        UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF
                 MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC. AND SUBSIDIARY
                            AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2000



                             
<PERIOD-TYPE>                                     9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                                 DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START>                                    JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                      SEP-30-2000
<CASH>                                               97,200
<SECURITIES>                                              0
<RECEIVABLES>                                     1,458,700
<ALLOWANCES>                                              0
<INVENTORY>                                       1,071,000
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                  2,841,900
<PP&E>                                           17,170,800
<DEPRECIATION>                                  (3,022,100)
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                   19,984,300
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                             2,777,500
<BONDS>                                                   0
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                            13,841,900
<PREFERRED>                                               0
<COMMON>                                            227,600
<OTHER-SE>                                      (4,224,500)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                     19,984,300
<SALES>                                           7,011,600
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                  7,011,600
<CGS>                                             4,323,100
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                     6,805,200
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                          0
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                          0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                                  668,100
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                   (391,000)
<INCOME-TAX>                                        154,200
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                               (236,800)
<DISCONTINUED>                                            0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                           0
<CHANGES>                                                 0
<NET-INCOME>                                      (236,800)
<EPS-BASIC>                                          (0.04)
<EPS-DILUTED>                                        (0.04)