# Books & Brews — Indianapolis, Indiana

> Books & Brews in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States scores 3.75 out of 5 — Fine, #100 in Indiana. 564 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Books & Brews is a brewery in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.75 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #100 in Indiana. Of the 564 beers we track, 19% are Pale Ale and 19% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.75 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #100 in Indiana · #5,420 in United States · #7,850 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 564

## About

A place for people without a place. — We love books. We love beer. We love people. At Books & Brews we’re passionate about disconnecting people from technology and reconnecting them with each other. Books are our passion and our love of literacy shines through in all aspects of our business. Our bookstore in the front of the building sells gently used books of all kinds at an affordable price, and 10% of all proceeds goes to IndyReads, a nonprofit that offers adult and childhood literacy programs. Our bar in the back sells our very own craft beers, all cleverly named after books. Books & Brews is a place for the reader, for the scholar, for the gamer, for the drinker, for the music lover, for the individual. If this sounds like you, we hope you’ll come join us for a good book, a great drink, and an invigorating conversation or two.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- IPA — 12% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 9402 Uptown Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates: 39.9242401, -86.03643029999999
- Website: http://www.booksnbrews.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [King Jugg Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/king-jugg-brewing-company-30101.md) — 3.85, Fine — Fishers, Indiana — 2.1 mi away
- [Four Day Ray Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/four-day-ray-brewing-3347.md) — 3.59, Poor — Fishers, Indiana — 2.6 mi away
- [Bier Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bier-brewery-2853.md) — 3.81, Fine — Indianapolis, Indiana — 4.2 mi away
- [Blind Owl Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/blind-owl-brewery-3348.md) — 3.79, Fine — Indianapolis, Indiana — 4.5 mi away
- [Flix Brewhouse - Mansfield](https://finding.beer/brewery/flix-brewhouse-mansfield-33542.md) — 3.90, Fine — Carmel, Indiana — 4.9 mi away
- [Big Lug Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-lug-brewing-3616.md) — 3.85, Fine — Indianapolis, Indiana — 5.4 mi away
- [Union Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/union-brewing-company-2855.md) — 3.46, Poor — Carmel, Indiana — 5.9 mi away
- [Fork + Ale House](https://finding.beer/brewery/fork-ale-house-27657.md) — 2.97, Limited — Carmel, Indiana — 6.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Indianapolis, Indiana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/indiana/indianapolis.md)
- [Best breweries in Indiana](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/indiana.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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