# Big Muddy Brewing — Murphysboro, Illinois

> Big Muddy Brewing in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States scores 3.54 out of 5 — Poor, #231 in Illinois. 137 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Big Muddy Brewing is a brewery in Murphysboro, Illinois, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.54 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #231 in Illinois. Of the 137 beers we track, 33% are Stout / Porter and 17% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.54 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #231 in Illinois · #6,321 in United States · #10,434 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 137

## About

When Big Muddy Brewing started in 2009, it was Illinois' only production brewery south of Chicago. Since then we've grown our selection of brews and now offer over 30 different flavors with new ones added every few months. You can find Big Muddy's brews all across Illinois, Missouri, Western KY, SE Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York & Florida's West Coast.

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 33% of the beers we track
- IPA — 17% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Pumpkin / Yam Beer — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Winter Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1430 North 7th Street, Murphysboro, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 37.7842747, -89.3316195
- Website: http://bigmuddybrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Molly’s Pint Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/mollys-pint-brewpub-5114.md) — 3.89, Fine — Murphysboro, Illinois — 1.4 mi away
- [Buckwater Brew Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/buckwater-brew-works-35685.md) — 3.05, Limited — Carbondale, Illinois — 7.5 mi away
- [Scratch Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/scratch-brewing-company-5279.md) — 4.18, Great — Ava, Illinois — 8.4 mi away
- [Route 51 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/route-51-brewing-company-6985.md) — 3.41, Poor — Elkville, Illinois — 10 mi away
- [Von Jakob Winery & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/von-jakob-winery-brewery-1002.md) — 2.84, Limited — Alto Pass, Illinois — 13 mi away
- [St. Nicholas Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/st-nicholas-brewing-company-33568.md) — 3.77, Fine — Du Quoin, Illinois — 16 mi away
- [Saxony Hills Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/saxony-hills-brewery-33727.md) — 3.80, Fine — Altenburg, Missouri — 18 mi away
- [The Hop Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-hop-brewery-35698.md) — 3.74, Fine — Christopher, Illinois — 20 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/carbondale-marion.md)
- [Best breweries in Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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