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Best breweries in Iowa City, Iowa

Within 13 miles of Iowa City we track 5 breweries. 2 rate Exceptional. Field Day Brewing Company in North Liberty leads the list at 4.60 (Exceptional).

The scale

  • 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.

Ranked breweries

  1. 1

    Field Day Brewing Company

    North Liberty, Iowa, United States

    Field Day Brewing Company produce's high quality beer and is ranked #10 in Iowa. They are most well known for "Juice Belly", which is a New England IPA and "Bromance Field Day", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    4.60Exceptional
    Popularity
    Modestly rated
  2. 2

    Big Grove Brewery

    Solon, Iowa, United States

    We live what we love and we love what we do in the heart of Iowa. Our goal's been the same since we opened our doors in 2013: to produce clean, effervescent, aromatic beers using the best ingredients. Thank you for being a part of the magic.

    Rating
    4.44Exceptional
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  3. 3

    Backpocket Brewing

    Coralville, Iowa, United States

    Keep the good things close. Iowa Born. Iowa Brewed. Backpocket Brewing strives to make World-Class beer for Iowa right here in Iowa. We create traditional German lagers along with innovative IPA's, sours and barrel-aged beers.

    Rating
    3.96Fine
    Popularity
    Widely rated
  4. 4

    ReUnion Brewery

    Coralville, Iowa, United States

    ReUnion Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #34 in Iowa. They are most well known for "Tank Puncher IPA", which is a New England IPA and "Juice Factory Pale Ale", which is a New England Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

    Rating
    3.86Fine
    Popularity
    Well rated
  5. 5

    Crystal Dreams

    Iowa City, Iowa, United States

    Crystal Dreams produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Cobra Verde", which is an American Pale Ale and "Fox Head", which is an Other Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Pale Lagers.

    Rating
    3.56Poor
    Popularity
    Barely rated