# Bright Ideas Brewing — North Adams, Massachusetts

> Bright Ideas Brewing in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States scores 4.32 out of 5 — Great, #14 in Massachusetts. 431 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Bright Ideas Brewing is a brewery in North Adams, Massachusetts, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.32 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #14 in Massachusetts. Of the 431 beers we track, 43% are IPA and 15% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 4.32 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #14 in Massachusetts · #478 in United States · #690 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 431

## About

Bright Ideas Brewing produce's high quality beer and is ranked #49 in Massachusetts. They are most well known for "Undercast IPA", which is a New England IPA and "Aztec Winter", which is an Imperial Milk Stout. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 43% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 111 Mass MoCA Way, North Adams, Massachusetts, United States
- Coordinates: 42.701947, -73.11388699999999
- Website: http://www.brightideasbrewing.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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