# Big Thorn Farm & Brewery — Georgetown, Illinois

> Big Thorn Farm & Brewery in Georgetown, Illinois, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #139 in Illinois. 316 beers tracked, mostly Sour / Other.

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Big Thorn Farm & Brewery is a brewery in Georgetown, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #139 in Illinois. Of the 316 beers we track, 19% are Sour / Other and 17% Specialty Beer.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #139 in Illinois · #3,797 in United States · #5,321 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 316

## About

We are an off-grid, farmhouse brewery in Georgetown, Illinois. We use solar-power and farm ingredients to produce unique beers that are naturally-carbonated in our earth-bermed cellar. 100% of our malt is sourced from Sugar Creek Malt Company in Lebanon, Indiana. 

## What they brew

- Sour / Other — 19% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 17% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 9% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 14274 600 North Road, Georgetown, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 39.9480544, -87.6684066
- Website: http://www.bigthornfarm.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Treehive](https://finding.beer/brewery/treehive-32305.md) — 4.27, Great — Brocton, Illinois — 21 mi away
- [Lot 50 Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lot-50-brewing-32991.md) — 3.84, Fine — Paris, Illinois — 23 mi away
- [Riggs Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/riggs-beer-company-2615.md) — 4.18, Great — Urbana, Illinois — 28 mi away
- [25 O’Clock Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/25-oclock-brewing-company-32755.md) — 3.78, Fine — Urbana, Illinois — 31 mi away
- [Triptych Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/triptych-brewing-2542.md) — 4.59, Exceptional — Savoy, Illinois — 32 mi away
- [Blind Pig Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/blind-pig-brewing-3630.md) — 3.81, Fine — Champaign, Illinois — 33 mi away
- [Terre Haute Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/terre-haute-brewing-company-2625.md) — 3.85, Fine — Terre Haute, Indiana — 36 mi away
- [Afterburner Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/afterburner-brewing-company-26533.md) — 4.18, Great — Terre Haute, Indiana — 37 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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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