8-K

                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                           CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

      Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 19, 2002

                           Commission File No. 0-22524

                         MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC.
        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)

                                   California
         (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

                                   68-0318293
                      (IRS Employer Identification Number)

                             13351 South Highway 101
                               Hopland, California
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                      95449
                                   (Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code:              (707) 744-1015


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Item 5. Other Events

      Suspension and Delisting Action by the Pacific Exchange

      On September 19, 2002, the Company received notice from PCX Equities,
Inc., a subsidiary of the Pacific Exchange, that trading in the Company's common
stock on the Pacific Exchange had been suspended, effective immediately. The
suspension will remain until the Company's stock is formally delisted, which
requires review and approval by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
underlying reason for the suspension, and the ultimate delisting, is the fact
that during the last twelve months the Company's Common Stock has not achieved
or maintained a minimum bid price of $1.00 per share, as required by the rules
of the Pacific Exchange. As of September 18, 2002, the closing bid price of the
Company's common stock on the Pacific Exchange was $0.59 per share. The Board of
Directors of the Company, which had previously approved delisting the Company's
Common Stock from the Pacific Exchange, does not intend to contest or appeal the
suspension, or the delisting procedure.

      Since May 6, 2002, the Company's Common Stock has been quoted on the
Nasdaq Over the Counter Bulletin Board, under the symbol "MENB".

Announcement of Interest by United Breweries Holdings Ltd.

      On September 30, 2002, the shareholders of United Breweries Holdings, Ltd.
(formerly Kingfisher Properties & Holdings, Ltd.) ("UBHL"), a corporation based
and incorporated in India and publicly-held in that country, approved
resolutions authorizing UBHL's Board of Directors to consider a transaction by
which UBHL would purchase some or all of the Company's outstanding shares.

      To date, UBHL has not proposed any specific transaction to the Company,
nor has it indicated when (if ever) it may make a specific proposal or commence
negotiations with the Company for an actual acquisition of any shares, although
representatives of UBHL have indicated that its Board will be considering these
issues in the near future.

      More information about this development may be found in the Press Release
which accompanies this Current Report as an Exhibit.

Item 7. Exhibits

         Exhibit No.               Description
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              1                    Press Release, dated October 3, 2002


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                                   SIGNATURES

      Pursuant to the requirements on the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                            MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY, INC.
                                                        (Registrant)


Date: October 3, 2002                       By: /s/ N. MAHADEVAN
                                               ---------------------------------
                                               N. Mahadevan, Secretary and
                                                 Chief Financial Officer


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EX-1

                                                                       Exhibit 1
                                  PRESS RELEASE

                            MENDOCINO BREWING COMPANY


      Ukiah, CA October 3, 2002--Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. (MENB -- Nasdaq
Bulletin Board). Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc. (the "Company") reported today
that the shareholders of United Breweries Holdings, Ltd. (formerly Kingfisher
Properties & Holdings, Ltd.), a publicly-held corporation based and incorporated
in India ("UBHL"), have adopted resolutions, at their Annual Meeting of
Shareholders held in Bangalore, India on September 30, 2002, to the effect that
UBHL's Board of Directors is authorized to consider a transaction by which UBHL
would purchase some or all of the Company's outstanding shares.

      Approximately 78% of the Company's currently outstanding shares are held
by two corporations, Inversiones Mirabel, S.A., a Panamanian corporation
("Inversiones"), and United Breweries of America, Inc., a Delaware corporation
("UBA"), in which Dr. Vijay Mallya, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer is interested. Dr. Mallya is also a Director, and the Chairman of the
Board, of UBHL.

      A transaction by UBHL could take the form of a privately negotiated
purchase of some or all of the shares held by Inversiones and/or UBA, a general
or limited tender offer for some or all the Company's publicly-held shares, or a
combination of two or more of those transactions; it could involve cash payments
or the use of securities of UBHL or another corporation as consideration for the
shares purchased. To date, UBHL has not proposed any specific transaction, nor
has it indicated when (if ever) it may make a specific proposal or commence
negotiations with the Company for an actual acquisition of shares, although
representatives of UBHL have indicated that its Board will be considering these
issues in the near future. In the event that such a proposal is actually made,
it will be considered for the Company, as appropriate, by a Special Committee
consisting of independent Directors.

      Mendocino Brewing Company, Inc., a California corporation, was founded in
1983. It was one of the first of the modern brewers, having opened the first
ever brewpub in California and the second in the United States since the repeal
of Prohibition. The Company has been recognized for its product innovations, and
its role in industry associations. The Company operates in two market areas,
domestic (the United States) and European (including Austria,



Belgium, Denmark, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Germany,
Greece, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, and the United Kingdom, as well as in Canada.

      The Company's domestic operations consist primarily of brewing and
marketing popular beer brands including Red Tail Ale, Blue Heron Pale Ale, Black
Hawk Stout, Eye of the Hawk Select Ale, Peregrine Golden Ale, and Carmel Wheat,
apart from the internationally known specialty beer, Kingfisher Lager, under
license.

      The Company brews its brands for domestic distribution in its own
facilities located in Ukiah, California and Saratoga Springs, New York, from
where these beers are distributed in 36 states and the District of Columbia.