# Bang the Drum Brewery — San Luis Obispo, California

> Bang the Drum Brewery in San Luis Obispo, California, United States scores 3.05 out of 5 — Limited, #780 in California. 171 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Bang the Drum Brewery is a brewery in San Luis Obispo, California, United States. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.05 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #780 in California. Of the 171 beers we track, 31% are IPA and 29% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.05 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #780 in California · #8,008 in United States · #17,936 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 171

## About

Bang The Drum Brewery produce's unproven beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Draca", which is an Other Porter and "King Maté", which is an English IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 31% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 29% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1150 Laurel Lane, San Luis Obispo, California, United States
- Coordinates: 35.2639678, -120.6453501
- Website: http://www.bangthedrumbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Liquid Gravity Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/liquid-gravity-brewing-company-21874.md) — 4.22, Great — San Luis Obispo, California — 1.4 mi away
- [Central Coast Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/central-coast-brewing-1421.md) — 4.20, Great — San Luis Obispo, California — 1.4 mi away
- [SLO Brew](https://finding.beer/brewery/slo-brew-2313.md) — 3.55, Poor — San Luis Obispo, California — 1.5 mi away
- [Antigua Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/antigua-brewing-company-25036.md) — 3.77, Fine — San Luis Obispo, California — 1.5 mi away
- [Oak and Otter Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/oak-and-otter-brewing-co-24130.md) — 3.75, Fine — San Luis Obispo, California — 1.9 mi away
- [There Does Not Exist](https://finding.beer/brewery/there-does-not-exist-22326.md) — 4.60, Exceptional — San Luis Obispo, California — 2 mi away
- [Kulturhaus Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/kulturhaus-brewing-company-28738.md) — 3.89, Fine — Pismo Beach, California — 8.4 mi away
- [Pismo Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pismo-brewing-company-1930.md) — 2.70, Limited — Pismo Beach, California — 8.6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Luis Obispo, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/san-luis-obispo.md)
- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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