Document and Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 15, 2014	Jun. 30, 2013
Equipment under capital lease
Entity Registrant Name	MENDOCINO BREWING CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000919134
Document Type	10-K
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2013
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Is Entity a Well-known Seasoned Issuer	No
Is Entity a Voluntary Filer	No
Is Entity's Reporting Status Current	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Public Float			$ 711,300
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,611,133
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013