# Bear Cave Brewing — Hopkins, Minnesota

> Bear Cave Brewing in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States scores 3.44 out of 5 — Poor, #190 in Minnesota. 165 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Bear Cave Brewing is a brewery in Hopkins, Minnesota, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.44 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #190 in Minnesota. Of the 165 beers we track, 40% are IPA and 21% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.44 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #190 in Minnesota · #7,400 in United States · #13,007 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 165

## What they brew

- IPA — 40% of the beers we track
- Other — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1201 Mainstreet, Hopkins, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates: 44.92465019999999, -93.41569
- Website: https://bearcavebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [LTD Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/ltd-brewing-co-2844.md) — 3.81, Fine — Hopkins, Minnesota — 0.3 mi away
- [Boom Island Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/boom-island-brewing-company-917.md) — 3.79, Fine — Minnetonka, Minnesota — 2.6 mi away
- [Haggard Barrel Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/haggard-barrel-brewing-32297.md) — 4.19, Great — St. Louis Park, Minnesota — 2.7 mi away
- [Unmapped Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/unmapped-brewing-co-1402.md) — 3.78, Fine — Minnetonka, Minnesota — 2.8 mi away
- [Ullsperger Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ullsperger-brewing-29796.md) — 3.41, Poor — St. Louis Park, Minnesota — 3.2 mi away
- [Pen Name Fermentation Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/pen-name-fermentation-project-35883.md) — 4.42, Great — St. Louis Park, Minnesota — 3.3 mi away
- [Granite City Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/granite-city-brewery-4781.md) — 3.03, Limited — St. Louis Park, Minnesota — 3.3 mi away
- [Gluek Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/gluek-beer-5282.md) — 2.82, Limited — Minnetonka, Minnesota — 3.6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul.md)
- [Best breweries in Minnesota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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