# Backroads Brewing Co. — Nelson, British Columbia

> Backroads Brewing Co. in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada scores 3.71 out of 5 — Fine, #111 in British Columbia. 179 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Backroads Brewing Co. is a brewery in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.71 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #111 in British Columbia. Of the 179 beers we track, 31% are Pale Ale and 28% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.71 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #111 in British Columbia · #632 in Canada · #8,858 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 179

## About

Backroads Brewing Co. produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "First Descent Northwest IPA", which is an American IPA and "Saison", which is a Saison. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 31% of the beers we track
- IPA — 28% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Saison — 11% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 460 Baker Street, Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.4916791, -117.2944025
- Website: http://www.backroadsbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Nelson Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/nelson-brewing-company-8164.md) — 3.72, Fine — Nelson, British Columbia — 0.3 mi away
- [Erie Creek Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/erie-creek-brewing-21520.md) — 3.60, Poor — Salmo, British Columbia — 21 mi away
- [Tailout Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/tailout-brewing-19705.md) — 3.50, Poor — Castlegar, British Columbia — 21 mi away
- [Angry Hen Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/angry-hen-brewing-8894.md) — 3.73, Fine — Kaslo, British Columbia — 34 mi away
- [Rossland Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/rossland-beer-company-5510.md) — 3.75, Fine — Rossland, British Columbia — 37 mi away
- [Wild North Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-north-brewing-co-23417.md) — 4.09, Great — Creston, British Columbia — 45 mi away
- [Columbia Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/columbia-brewery-34234.md) — 2.38, Limited — Creston, British Columbia — 45 mi away
- [Fired Up Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/fired-up-brewing-22728.md) — 3.54, Poor — Colville, Washington — 72 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in British Columbia](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/british-columbia.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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