Document and Entity Information	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Nov. 13, 2014
Document And Entity Information
Entity Registrant Name	MENDOCINO BREWING CO INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000919134
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Smaller Reporting Company
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		12,611,133
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014