# 3rd Planet Brewing — Niceville, Florida

> 3rd Planet Brewing in Niceville, Florida, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #115 in Florida. 234 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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3rd Planet Brewing is a brewery in Niceville, Florida, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #115 in Florida. Of the 234 beers we track, 45% are IPA and 13% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #115 in Florida · #2,355 in United States · #3,188 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 234

## About

3rd Planet is a small micro-brewery located along the Emerald Coast in the Panhandle of Florida. Their "Mothership" taproom is one of the busiest taprooms in the Panhandle, and they also distribute from Pensacola to Panama City. Winner of 11 Best Florida Beer medals since 2022, and 1st runner-up for Best Large Brewery in '22. 2023 World Beer Cup Gold winner (Doppelbock). Veteran founded/owned.

## What they brew

- IPA — 45% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1400 John Sims Parkway, Niceville, Florida, United States
- Coordinates: 30.5160267, -86.4580153
- Website: https://www.3rdplanetbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Destin Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/destin-brewery-1740.md) — 3.55, Poor — Destin, Florida — 8.7 mi away
- [Beach Camp Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/beach-camp-brewing-company-28500.md) — 3.76, Fine — Destin, Florida — 8.8 mi away
- [Wood Foot Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/wood-foot-beer-co-35545.md) — 3.76, Fine — Fort Walton Beach, Florida — 12 mi away
- [Props Craft Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/props-craft-brewery-35633.md) — 3.77, Fine — Fort Walton Beach, Florida — 13 mi away
- [Odd Pelican Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/odd-pelican-beer-company-26536.md) — 3.72, Fine — Freeport, Florida — 20 mi away
- [St. Michael’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/st-michaels-brewing-company-32666.md) — 3.85, Fine — Navarre, Florida — 25 mi away
- [Idyll Hounds Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/idyll-hounds-brewing-company-830.md) — 4.16, Great — Santa Rosa Beach, Florida — 26 mi away
- [Grayton Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/grayton-beer-company-953.md) — 3.45, Poor — Santa Rosa Beach, Florida — 26 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Florida](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/florida.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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