Exhibit 10.61


              KINGFISHER TRADEMARK and TRADE NAME LICENSE AGREEMENT

     THIS  LICENSE  AGREEMENT  is by and between  Kingfisher  America,  Inc.,  a
Delaware  Corporation  having a place of business at Three Harbor  Drive,  Suite
115, Sausalito, CA 94965 (hereinafter "Licensor") and Mendocino Brewing Company,
a California Corporation having a place of business at 1601 Airport Road, Ukiah,
CA 95482 (hereinafter "Licensee").

     WHEREAS, Licensor is owner by assignment of the United States rights to the
mark  KINGFISHER,  pending United States  Trademark  Application,  Serial Number
75/927,777,  filed February 24, 2000 for fermented alcoholic beverages made with
malt, namely assorted beers, in International Class 32 (hereinafter the "Mark"),
and the name  "Kingfisher  Brewing  Company"  (hereinafter  the  Name),  and the
goodwill of the businesses in connection with which the Mark and Name are used.

     WHEREAS, Licensee would like to license rights to the Mark and Name for use
in connection with the brewing and  distribution of assorted beers in the United
States.

     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the  foregoing  and  of the  mutual
promises hereinafter set forth, Licensor and Licensee hereby agree as follows:

     1. Grant of Royalty  Free,  Exclusive  License.  Licensor  hereby grants to
Licensee,  a  royalty  free,  exclusive  license  to use the  Mark  and  Name in
connection with the brewing and  distribution  of assorted beers  throughout the
United  States of America,  and its  territories  and  possessions.  The License
granted  herein  shall  take  effect  upon the date this  License  Agreement  is
executed by both  Licensor and Licensee,  and shall  continue in force until the
expiration or termination of the Distribution  Agreement dated 9 October 1998 by
and between United Breweries  International  (U.K.) Limited and UBSN Limited,  a
copy of which is attached as Exhibit A, and  incorporated  by reference  herein.
Expiration or termination  of the  Distribution  Agreement  dated 9 October 1998
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accordance with the provisions of that Distribution Agreement.  Licensee may not
assign,  transfer,  or sublicense this License without the prior written consent
of Licensor.

     2. Scope of Use and Standard to be Maintained by Licensee.  Licensee agrees
to use the Mark and Name only for the brewing and  distribution of assorted bees
throughout the United States, and for promotion and advertising related directly
thereto.  Licensee  agrees that all beers bearing the Mark and Name will be of a
high  quality  satisfactory  to  Licensor.  Licensor  shall  have  the  right to
determine  whether the beers are of  satisfactory  quality.  Licensee  agrees to
cooperate  with Licensor in  facilitating  Licensor's  control of the nature and
quality  of the  assorted  beers  offered  under  the Mark and  Name,  to permit
reasonable,  periodic inspection of Licensee's  operations,  at reasonable times
and with reasonable  notice.  Licensor reserves the right to inspect the quality
of the beers  provided by the  Licensee to assure  that  quality is  maintained.
Licensor  shall  also  have the  right to  require  from  time to time  that the
Licensee submit samples of advertising and promotional materials to Licensor for
inspection and approval,  and to review  Licensee's beers to assure that quality
under the Mark and Name is being  maintained.  Licensee  shall  comply  with all
applicable laws and regulations and obtain all appropriate  government approvals
pertaining to the  importation,  distribution,  sale and advertising of assorted
beers offered under the Mark and Name.

     3.  Qualified   Permission  to  file  "KINGFISHER  BREWING  COMPANY"  as  a
Fictitious Business Name in Mendocino County, California. Licensee hereby grants
licensee  permission  to  file  "Kingfisher  Brewing  Company"  as a  Fictitious
Business  Name  in  Mendocino  County,  California,  and to use  the  Fictitious
Business Name of "Kingfisher  Brewing  Company" on labels and on advertising and
promotional materials for the beers produced under the KINGFISHER mark, with the
following qualifications and conditions:  (1) License will provide Licensor with
a copy of its Fictitious  Business Name  application as well as a certified copy
of  the  Kingfisher  Brewing  Company  Fictitious   Business  Name  Registration
Certificate within 14 days of its registration by Mendocino County. (2) Licensee
will use the  "Kingfisher  Brewing  Company"  Fictitious  Business  Name only on
labels  and  advertising   and  promotional   materials  for  beers  brewed  and
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the  licensed   KINGFISHER  mark.  (3)  In  the  event  of  the  termination  or
cancellation  of this  License,  within  30 days  of the  date of  cancellation,
Licensee will submit written notice of  cancellation  of the Kingfisher  Brewing
Company Fictitious  Business Name to the proper authorities in Mendocino County.
Contemporaneous with the submission,  Licensee will provide Licensor with a copy
of the  cancellation  notice submitted to Mendocino  County.  Licensee will also
provide  Licensor with  confirmation of cancellation of the Fictitious  Business
Name when  received  from  Mendocino  County.  (4)  Licensee  agrees not to file
"Kingfisher  Brewing  Company"  as a  Fictitious  Business  Name in any place or
county other than Mendocino County, California. (5) Licensee agrees not to adopt
"Kingfisher  Brewing Company" as its corporate name, or thename of any entity of
which it owns any part.  (6)  Licensee  agrees  not to  register  or  attempt to
register "Kingfisher Brewing Company" as a mark anywhere in the world.

     4. Rights and Goodwill in Licensed Mark and in the Name KINGFISHER  BREWING
COMPANY Inure to Licensor.  Licensee recognizes and acknowledges the validity of
the Mark "Kingfisher" and the Name "Kingfisher Brewing Company", that all rights
therein and goodwill pertaining thereto belong exclusively to Licensor, that all
rights  resulting from  Licensee's use of the Mark and the Name inure solely and
completely  to the benefit of Licensor.  Licensee  agrees not to  challenge  the
Licensed Mark "Kingfisher."

     5.  Indemnification.  Licensor will hold Licensee  harmless against any and
all third party claims that use of the Licensed  Mark or Name is liable to cause
deception  or  confusion  to the  public  or is  liable  to  infringe  any valid
intellectual  property  right of any third  party.  Licensee  agrees to promptly
notify  Licensor in writing of any  infringement of the licensed Mark, or of any
assertion by a third party that use of the Licensed Mark or Name infringes their
intellectual property rights.

     6. Notice  Addresses.  Any notice  required or  permitted to be given under
this  License  shall be by written  communications  directed by one party to the
other at its notice address as follows:


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                  Licensor:         Kingfisher America, Inc.
                                    Attention, Anil Pisharody, Secretary
                                    Three Harbor Drive, Suite 115
                                    Sausalito, CA  94965

                  Licensee:         Mendocino Brewing Company
                                    Attention N. Mahadevan
                                    1601 Airport Road
                                    Ukiah, CA  95482

     Notice  addresses  may be changed by providing  the affected  party to this
License with a written notice.

     7.  Effects  of  and  Procedure  on  Termination  or   Cancellation.   Upon
termination or  cancellation  of this License from Licensor,  Licensee agrees to
immediately  discontinue use of the Name  "Kingfisher  Brewing  Company" and the
Mark  "Kingfisher" and not to use any name or mark  confusingly  similar thereto
for any purpose,  and to destroy all product and printed  materials  bearing the
Name and Mark,  unless Licensor has granted to Licensee a period of time certain
in which to dispose of product bearing the Name and Mark.

     8. Entire Agreement.  This License Agreement  contains the entire agreement
between  the  parties  relating  to the  subject  mater  hereof,  and all  prior
proposals, discussions or writings are superseded hereby.

     9. Severability. This finding by any court that a provision of this License
Agreement is invalid shall not operate or be construed to invalidate the balance
of the provisions  contained in this License  Agreement,  which provisions shall
continue to remain in force and effect.

     10.  Construction.  This License Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of California  as they relate to contracts  entered into and performed
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Sausalito, County of Marin, California.  Licensor agrees to personal and subject
matter  jurisdiction  in a court of  competent  jurisdiction  in  Marin  County,
California.

     11. No Oral Changes. This License Agreement may not be changed, modified or
amended,  except  by a  written  agreement  executed  by the  Licensor  and  the
Licensee.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the parties hereto execute this License  Agreement by
their duly  authorized  representatives  on the date set forth below.  Licensor,
Kingfisher America, Inc. By


/s/ Anil Pisharody                               07/17/01
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Anil Pisharody, Secretary/Treasurer                Date


Licensee, Mendocino Brewing Company

By

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