# Balcones Brewing — Waco, Texas

> Balcones Brewing in Waco, Texas, United States scores 3.94 out of 5 — Fine, #85 in Texas. 34 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Balcones Brewing is a brewery in Waco, Texas, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.94 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #85 in Texas. Of the 34 beers we track, 29% are IPA and 20% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.94 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #85 in Texas · #1,989 in United States · #2,756 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 34

## About

Balcones Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #45 in Texas. They are most well known for "Promise", which is a Bitter - Best and "Lucid", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 29% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 16% of the beers we track
- Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 225 South 11th Street, Waco, Texas, United States
- Coordinates: 31.55038069999999, -97.1356315

## Breweries nearby

- [Waco Ale Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/waco-ale-company-22773.md) — 3.88, Fine — Waco, Texas — 0.3 mi away
- [Pivovar Hotel, Restaurant & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/pivovar-hotel-restaurant-brewery-32963.md) — 3.91, Fine — Waco, Texas — 0.3 mi away
- [Southern Roots Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/southern-roots-brewing-company-23588.md) — 3.85, Fine — Waco, Texas — 0.4 mi away
- [Brotherwell Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/brotherwell-brewing-1262.md) — 3.85, Fine — Waco, Texas — 1.2 mi away
- [Bare Arms Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bare-arms-brewing-3856.md) — 3.55, Poor — Waco, Texas — 1.8 mi away
- [Nolan Creek Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nolan-creek-brewery-33773.md) — 3.82, Fine — Belton, Texas — 39 mi away
- [Bold Republic Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bold-republic-brewing-company-485.md) — 3.84, Fine — Belton, Texas — 39 mi away
- [OakFire Pizza And Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/oakfire-pizza-and-brewing-33774.md) — 3.33, Poor — Belton, Texas — 39 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Waco, Texas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/texas/waco.md)
- [Best breweries in Texas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/texas.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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