# Carlyle Brewing Co. — Rockford, Illinois

> Carlyle Brewing Co. in Rockford, Illinois, United States scores 3.77 out of 5 — Fine, #191 in Illinois. 180 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Carlyle Brewing Co. is a brewery in Rockford, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.77 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #191 in Illinois. Of the 180 beers we track, 21% are Pale Ale and 19% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.77 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #191 in Illinois · #5,140 in United States · #7,400 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 180

## About

Carlyle Brewing Co. produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Humulus Lupulus", which is an American IPA and "Vanilla Cream Ale", which is a Cream Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- IPA — 18% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 215 East State Street, Rockford, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.26905, -89.0905722
- Website: http://www.carlylebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Prairie Street Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/prairie-street-brewing-company-7053.md) — 3.54, Poor — Rockford, Illinois — 0.3 mi away
- [Urban Forest Craft Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/urban-forest-craft-brewing-21817.md) — 3.95, Fine — Rockford, Illinois — 6.2 mi away
- [Pig Minds Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/pig-minds-brewing-co-3667.md) — 3.58, Poor — Machesney Park, Illinois — 7.8 mi away
- [5 Bines Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/5-bines-brewery-33105.md) — 3.91, Fine — Belvidere, Illinois — 13 mi away
- [Hairy Cow Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hairy-cow-brewing-company-32662.md) — 3.90, Fine — Byron, Illinois — 13 mi away
- [Cheez Head Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/cheez-head-brewing-22343.md) — 3.49, Poor — Beloit, Wisconsin — 16 mi away
- [G5 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/g5-brewing-company-17608.md) — 4.16, Great — Beloit, Wisconsin — 19 mi away
- [Ogle County Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ogle-county-brewery-33557.md) — 3.49, Poor — Oregon, Illinois — 22 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Rockford, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/rockford.md)
- [Best breweries in Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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