# Amherst Brewing — Amherst, Massachusetts

> Amherst Brewing in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States scores 3.92 out of 5 — Fine, #73 in Massachusetts. 288 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Amherst Brewing is a brewery in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.92 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #73 in Massachusetts. Of the 288 beers we track, 67% are IPA and 10% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.92 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #73 in Massachusetts · #2,201 in United States · #3,006 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 288

## About

Crafting fine ales and lagers since 1997. Located at the Hangar Pub and Grill in Amherst, MA. 13 of our beers can be found at the Hangar bar all the time. Our 16 tap self-service beer wall, Flight School, allows you to taste 1 oz or have a full pint of constantly rotating beers from us with many being made specifically for the beer wall. Many of our beers are available in 16oz cans and we also offer growler fills of most of our beers on tap. We also have over 30 retro arcade games available for play all day.

## What they brew

- IPA — 67% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Pumpkin / Yam Beer — 3% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 10 University Drive, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates: 42.3727556, -72.5318238
- Website: http://amherstbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Progression Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/progression-brewing-1158.md) — 4.13, Great — Northampton, Massachusetts — 6.1 mi away
- [Northampton Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/northampton-brewery-4258.md) — 3.50, Poor — Northampton, Massachusetts — 6.3 mi away
- [Brew Practitioners, LLC.](https://finding.beer/brewery/brew-practitioners-llc-4127.md) — 3.43, Poor — Northampton, Massachusetts — 7.5 mi away
- [Drawing Board Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/drawing-board-brewing-company-27421.md) — 3.81, Fine — Northampton, Massachusetts — 7.5 mi away
- [Little Willow Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-willow-brewing-company-24067.md) — 4.25, Great — Northampton, Massachusetts — 7.6 mi away
- [Swing Oil Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/swing-oil-beer-company-2099.md) — 2.86, Limited — Granby, Massachusetts — 8 mi away
- [Berkshire Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/berkshire-brewing-company-2303.md) — 3.79, Fine — Deerfield, Massachusetts — 8.3 mi away
- [Fort Hill Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fort-hill-brewery-2200.md) — 4.16, Great — Easthampton, Massachusetts — 8.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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