# Category 12 Brewing — Saanichton, British Columbia

> Category 12 Brewing in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #54 in British Columbia. 251 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Category 12 Brewing is a brewery in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #54 in British Columbia. Of the 251 beers we track, 43% are IPA and 12% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #54 in British Columbia · #336 in Canada · #6,115 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 251

## About

Category 12 Brewing produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Disruption Black IPA", which is a Black IPA and "Elemental Series Wild IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Belgian Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 43% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Saison — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 2200 Keating Cross Road, Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada
- Coordinates: 48.56538399999999, -123.407919
- Website: http://category12beer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Twa Dogs Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/twa-dogs-brewery-8674.md) — 3.52, Poor — Victoria, British Columbia — 5.7 mi away
- [Beacon Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/beacon-brewing-23748.md) — 3.70, Fine — Sidney, British Columbia — 5.9 mi away
- [Small Gods Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/small-gods-brewing-co-27400.md) — 4.13, Great — Sidney, British Columbia — 5.9 mi away
- [Howl Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/howl-brewing-8735.md) — 3.45, Poor — North Saanich, British Columbia — 6.3 mi away
- [4 Mile Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/4-mile-brewpub-8318.md) — 3.49, Poor — Victoria, British Columbia — 7.9 mi away
- [Bones Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bones-brewing-34229.md) — 3.46, Poor — Saanich Core, British Columbia — 7.9 mi away
- [île Sauvage Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ile-sauvage-brewing-company-5567.md) — 3.85, Fine — Victoria, British Columbia — 8.8 mi away
- [Lighthouse Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lighthouse-brewing-co-9304.md) — 3.88, Fine — Victoria, British Columbia — 8.9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Victoria, British Columbia](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/british-columbia/victoria.md)
- [Best breweries in British Columbia](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/british-columbia.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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