# Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro — Santa Barbara, California

> Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro in Santa Barbara, California, United States scores 3.54 out of 5 — Poor, #592 in California. 45 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro is a brewery in Santa Barbara, California, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.54 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #592 in California. Of the 45 beers we track, 45% are IPA and 15% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.54 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #592 in California · #6,401 in United States · #10,540 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 45

## About

Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro produce's decent quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Hopping Grizzly", which is an Imperial IPA and "Cave Age", which is a Pale Lager. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 45% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 28 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Coordinates: 34.41416, -119.6886526
- Website: http://www.brassbearbrewing.com/

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- [Validation Ale](https://finding.beer/brewery/validation-ale-36668.md) — 3.90, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.1 mi away
- [Shalhoob’s Funk Zone Patio](https://finding.beer/brewery/shalhoobs-funk-zone-patio-33289.md) — 3.50, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.2 mi away
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- [The Cruisery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-cruisery-33267.md) — 3.53, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.4 mi away
- [Third Window Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/third-window-brewing-company-2.md) — 3.89, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.5 mi away
- [Night Lizard Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/night-lizard-brewing-company-358.md) — 3.80, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.6 mi away
- [Telegraph Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/telegraph-brewing-company-32478.md) — 3.76, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.6 mi away
- [Smoke Mountain Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/smoke-mountain-brewery-33314.md) — 3.88, Fine — Carpinteria, California — 8.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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