# Busch Family Brewing & Distilling — Defiance, Missouri

> Busch Family Brewing & Distilling in Defiance, Missouri, United States scores 3.93 out of 5 — Fine, #34 in Missouri. 46 beers tracked, mostly Pale Lager.

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Busch Family Brewing & Distilling is a brewery in Defiance, Missouri, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.93 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #34 in Missouri. Of the 46 beers we track, 43% are Pale Lager and 17% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.93 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #34 in Missouri · #2,134 in United States · #2,927 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 46

## About

Busch Family Brewing & Distilling is still unproven but has a lot of potential and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Adolphus German Pilsner", which is a German Pilsner and "Gussie Bavarian Lager", which is a Helles Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Lagers and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Lager — 43% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- IPA — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4151 Benne Road, Defiance, Missouri, United States
- Coordinates: 38.7133058, -90.8235364
- Website: https://buschfamilyfarm.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shortleaf Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shortleaf-brewing-8904.md) — 3.50, Poor — O'Fallon, Missouri — 5.2 mi away
- [Crossroads Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/crossroads-brewery-28271.md) — 4.26, Great — O'Fallon, Missouri — 5.5 mi away
- [After Hours Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/after-hours-brewing-company-5112.md) — 4.14, Great — Wentzville, Missouri — 6.9 mi away
- [Friendship Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/friendship-brewing-company-1505.md) — 4.12, Great — Wentzville, Missouri — 6.9 mi away
- [Missouri Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/missouri-beer-company-2714.md) — 3.57, Poor — O'Fallon, Missouri — 7.4 mi away
- [Good News Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/good-news-brewing-company-5108.md) — 3.80, Fine — O'Fallon, Missouri — 9.5 mi away
- [Exit Six Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/exit-six-brewery-4735.md) — 3.77, Fine — Saint Charles, Missouri — 10 mi away
- [Old Bridgeview Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-bridgeview-brewing-23611.md) — 3.74, Fine — Washington, Missouri — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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