# Brasserie Levain — Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

> Brasserie Levain in Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France scores 4.25 out of 5 — Great, #6 in France. 28 beers tracked, mostly Sour / Other.

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Brasserie Levain is a brewery in Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.25 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #6 in France. Of the 28 beers we track, 94% are Sour / Other and 6% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 4.25 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #6 in France · #966 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 28

## About

Based in Besançon, France, the brewery is specialised in indigeneous/spontaneous fermentations, using lies and pomace from the family Estate for aging and macerations (Domaine Bénédicte and Stéphane Tissot, Jura, France).

## What they brew

- Sour / Other — 94% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 138 Grande Rue, Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
- Coordinates: 47.2347547, 6.0291314
- Website: https://www.brasserielevain.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Brasserie du Pintadier](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-pintadier-14468.md) — 3.27, Poor — Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 1.2 mi away
- [Brasserie Gangloff](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-gangloff-16560.md) — 2.77, Limited — Besançon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 2.6 mi away
- [La Cuc](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-cuc-22079.md) — 3.29, Poor — Pouilley-les-Vignes, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 4.6 mi away
- [Brasserie Terra Comtix](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-terra-comtix-14679.md) — 2.78, Limited — Mamirolle, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 6.1 mi away
- [Bière du Doubs](https://finding.beer/brewery/biere-du-doubs-14898.md) — 2.74, Limited — Nancray, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 7.2 mi away
- [Les brassins de l'enfer](https://finding.beer/brewery/les-brassins-de-lenfer-29051.md) — 3.50, Poor — Villers-Grélot, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 12 mi away
- [Brasserie de la Quiotte](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-de-la-quiotte-28854.md) — 2.73, Limited — Étalans, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 13 mi away
- [Brasserie du Champ des Coucous](https://finding.beer/brewery/brasserie-du-champ-des-coucous-29626.md) — 2.82, Poor — Amancey, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté — 14 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Besancon, France](https://finding.beer/breweries/france/besancon.md)
- [Best breweries in France](https://finding.beer/breweries/france.md)

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