# Ards Brewing Co. — Newtownards, Ards and North Down

> Ards Brewing Co. in Newtownards, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland scores 3.01 out of 5 — Limited, #17 in Northern Ireland.

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Ards Brewing Co. is a brewery in Newtownards, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.01 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #17 in Northern Ireland. Of the 74 beers we track, 66% are Pale Ale and 19% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.01 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #17 in Northern Ireland · #19,095 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 74

## About

Ards Brewing Co. produce's generally unappealing beer and is ranked #19 in Northern Ireland. They are most well known for "Hip Hop", which is an Other Pale Ale and "Wee Sally's", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 66% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- IPA — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 34b Carrowdore Road, Newtownards, Ards and North Down, Northern Ireland
- Coordinates: 54.5533712, -5.5679188

## Breweries nearby

- [Farmageddon Brewing Co-op](https://finding.beer/brewery/farmageddon-brewing-co-op-34182.md) — 3.46, Poor — Newtownards, Ards and North Down — 8.1 mi away
- [Tilt & Pour](https://finding.beer/brewery/tilt-pour-28321.md) — 2.86, Limited — Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh — 8.8 mi away
- [Modest Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/modest-beer-21603.md) — 3.80, Fine — Holywood, Ards and North Down — 12 mi away
- [Knockout Brewing (Belfast)](https://finding.beer/brewery/knockout-brewing-belfast-16228.md) — 2.83, Limited — Belfast — 13 mi away
- [Hercules Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/hercules-brewing-co-8326.md) — 2.87, Limited — Belfast — 13 mi away
- [Boundary Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/boundary-brewing-8298.md) — 3.83, Fine — Belfast — 13 mi away
- [Ormeau Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ormeau-brewing-company-29066.md) — 2.99, Limited — Belfast — 14 mi away
- [Out of Office](https://finding.beer/brewery/out-of-office-29077.md) — 3.04, Limited — Belfast — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Northern Ireland](https://finding.beer/breweries/northern-ireland.md)

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