# Contrary Brewing Company — Muscatine, Iowa

> Contrary Brewing Company in Muscatine, Iowa, United States scores 3.92 out of 5 — Fine, #34 in Iowa. 447 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Contrary Brewing Company is a brewery in Muscatine, Iowa, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.92 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #34 in Iowa. Of the 447 beers we track, 22% are IPA and 22% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.92 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #34 in Iowa · #2,273 in United States · #3,088 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 447

## About

Small Town Brewery, Big Time Flavor

Taproom: 
MONDAY: 4-9pm
TUESDAY: 4-9pm
WEDNESDAY: 4-9pm
THURSDAY:4-9pm
FRIDAY: 4-10pm
SATURDAY: 12-10pm
SUNDAY: 12-6pm

Kitchen closes 1 hour before close of business.

## What they brew

- IPA — 22% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 22% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Mead — 13% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 411 West Mississippi Drive, Muscatine, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates: 41.4185425, -91.0487541
- Website: http://www.contrarybrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Front Street Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/front-street-brewery-4515.md) — 3.53, Poor — Davenport, Iowa — 26 mi away
- [Stompbox Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/stompbox-brewing-26532.md) — 4.26, Great — Davenport, Iowa — 26 mi away
- [Great River Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/great-river-brewery-5137.md) — 3.44, Poor — Davenport, Iowa — 26 mi away
- [Wake Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wake-brewing-1282.md) — 4.32, Great — Rock Island, Illinois — 26 mi away
- [Radicle Effect Brewerks](https://finding.beer/brewery/radicle-effect-brewerks-3749.md) — 3.96, Fine — Rock Island, Illinois — 26 mi away
- [Bent River Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bent-river-brewing-company-5203.md) — 3.51, Poor — Moline, Illinois — 28 mi away
- [Rebels & Lions Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/rebels-lions-brewing-3726.md) — 3.80, Fine — Moline, Illinois — 28 mi away
- [Adventurous Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/adventurous-brewing-22957.md) — 4.63, Exceptional — Bettendorf, Iowa — 28 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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