Metro area
Within 13 miles of Chico we track 7 breweries. None currently rate Great or better. Secret Trail Brewing Company in Chico leads the list at 3.91 (Fine).
Exceptional
A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.
Great
Consistently produce world-class beer.
Fine
Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
Poor
Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
Limited
Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
Chico, California, United States
Secret Trail Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "‘Bout It!, ‘Bout It!", which is an Imperial New England IPA and "Hazy Trail", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.
Chico, California, United States
In 1980, Ken Grossman built a small brewery in the city of Chico, California. To this day, premium ingredients and time-honored brewing techniques make Sierra Nevada ales and lagers truly exceptional beers.
Chico, California, United States
Farmers Brewing Co. is a family owned and operated brewery founded by a 5th generation rice, wheat, almond, and walnut farmer. Located and surrounded by our fields in Northern California, we utilize the grains grown on our farm in the production of our beers. We can truly say that we are "Farm to Glass"! Farmers Brewing Co. specializes in easy drinking sessionable style beers.
Chico, California, United States
Chico, California, United States
Eckert Malting & Brewing Co. produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Doppel Dawg", which is a Gluten-Free and "Not A Quad", which is a Gluten-Free. Their primary focus is brewing Specialty Beers and Others.
Chico, California, United States
We are an ex-pat small family run brewery in Chico California making British and European style ales in a small 6BBL batch manual system. We brew in a very old fashioned manner using only the necessary technology to produce consistent, quality ales. Each of our ales is matched to an historic event or hero to honor the struggles that have led to us enjoying our current freedoms.
