# Ablassfrei — Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen

> Ablassfrei in Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany scores 2.96 out of 5 — Poor, #44 in Nordrhein-Westfalen. 7 beers tracked, mostly Bock.

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Ablassfrei is a brewery in Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. We grade it Poor, with a score of 2.96 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #44 in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Of the 7 beers we track, 73% are Bock and 13% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 2.96 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #44 in Nordrhein-Westfalen · #551 in Germany · #16,153 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 7

## About

Ablassfrei produce's unproven beer and chooses to limit their brewing to a select few. They are most well known for "Thaddäus Doppelbock", which is a Bock and "Thaddäus Heller Doppelbock", which is a Bock. Their primary focus is brewing Bocks and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- Bock — 73% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 5 Am Sandbach, Ratingen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Coordinates: 51.293758, 6.8351571
- Website: http://www.ablassfrei.de/

## Breweries nearby

- [Ratinger Brauhaus](https://finding.beer/brewery/ratinger-brauhaus-10761.md) — 3.05, Limited — Ratingen, North Rhine-Westphalia — 0.3 mi away
- [Beer Kong](https://finding.beer/brewery/beer-kong-23291.md) — 2.99, Limited — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 4.2 mi away
- [OH! macht Bier](https://finding.beer/brewery/oh-macht-bier-20842.md) — 3.81, Fine — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 4.3 mi away
- [Cool Craft](https://finding.beer/brewery/cool-craft-12452.md) — 3.11, Poor — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 4.5 mi away
- [Frankenheim Brauerei](https://finding.beer/brewery/frankenheim-brauerei-17920.md) — 2.52, Limited — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 4.8 mi away
- [Brauerei im Füchschen](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauerei-im-fuchschen-7258.md) — 2.89, Limited — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 5.1 mi away
- [Brauhaus Joh. Albrecht](https://finding.beer/brewery/brauhaus-joh-albrecht-7405.md) — 3.00, Limited — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 5.2 mi away
- [Holy Craft](https://finding.beer/brewery/holy-craft-30148.md) — 2.71, Limited — Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen — 5.3 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Essen, Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany/essen.md)
- [Best breweries in Germany](https://finding.beer/breweries/germany.md)

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