# Black Iris Brewery — Nottingham

> Black Iris Brewery in Nottingham, England scores 3.89 out of 5 — Fine, #2 in Nottingham. 269 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Black Iris Brewery is a brewery in Nottingham, England. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.89 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #2 in Nottingham. Of the 269 beers we track, 56% are IPA and 17% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.89 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #2 in Nottingham · #72 in England · #3,698 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 269

## About

We are a microbrewery based in Nottingham. We first starting brewing at the Flowerpot in Derby in 2011 before relocating to Basford, Nottinghamshire in 2014 in the old Shipstone’s brewery premises. Black Iris is fast becoming legendary in Nottingham but our beers can be found as far afield as Yorkshire, Cheshire, Birmingham and more. We’ve got “consistently strong artwork” from Kev Grey and have been known to put on rowdy parties with our ‘Piss Up In A Brewery’ nights. We brew beers with passion, quality ingredients and a punk rock aesthetic.

## What they brew

- IPA — 56% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Saison — 3% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Unit 1 Shipstone Street, Nottingham, England
- Coordinates: 52.97175499999999, -1.173279
- Website: https://www.blackirisbottleshop.co.uk/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shipstone's Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/shipstones-beer-co-15740.md) — 2.96, Limited — Nottingham — 0.7 mi away
- [Hollow Stone Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hollow-stone-brewing-company-34057.md) — 3.03, Limited — Nottingham — 0.7 mi away
- [Nottingham Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/nottingham-brewery-15213.md) — 2.97, Limited — Nottingham — 1 mi away
- [Lifted Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lifted-brewing-35802.md) — 2.06, Poor — Nottingham — 1.4 mi away
- [The Angel Microbrewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-angel-microbrewery-15337.md) — 3.04, Limited — Nottingham — 1.8 mi away
- [Liquid Light Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/liquid-light-brew-co-13050.md) — 3.79, Fine — Nottingham — 1.9 mi away
- [Neon Raptor Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/neon-raptor-brewing-co-11991.md) — 4.20, Great — Nottingham — 1.9 mi away
- [Castle Rock Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/castle-rock-brewery-8856.md) — 3.48, Poor — Nottingham — 2.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Nottingham, England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england/nottingham.md)
- [Best breweries in England](https://finding.beer/breweries/england.md)

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