# Crystal Lake Brewing — Crystal Lake, Illinois

> Crystal Lake Brewing in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States scores 3.93 out of 5 — Fine, #85 in Illinois. 360 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Crystal Lake Brewing is a brewery in Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.93 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #85 in Illinois. Of the 360 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 24% Pale Lager.

## 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: #85 in Illinois · #2,099 in United States · #2,887 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 360

## About

We're Crystal Lake Brewing. Along with a healthy dose of local pride, we're passionate about brewing a better beer. Honest, accessible, thirst-provoking beer, created with the hops attention to quality and taste reminiscent of a simpler time when craftsmanship was king. Beer that is easy to drink and hard to put down.

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 24% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 150 North Main Street, Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.2455212, -88.31654669999999
- Website: http://www.crystallakebrew.com/

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- [Spirit Water](https://finding.beer/brewery/spirit-water-21054.md) — 3.83, Fine — Cary, Illinois — 3.3 mi away
- [Cary Ale House & Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cary-ale-house-brewing-company-8910.md) — 3.54, Poor — Cary, Illinois — 4.5 mi away
- [Scorched Earth Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/scorched-earth-brewing-company-859.md) — 3.82, Fine — Algonquin, Illinois — 5.2 mi away
- [Kishwaukee Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/kishwaukee-brewing-company-22594.md) — 3.94, Fine — Woodstock, Illinois — 6.3 mi away
- [Village Vintner](https://finding.beer/brewery/village-vintner-4272.md) — 3.45, Poor — Algonquin, Illinois — 7 mi away
- [McHenry Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mchenry-brewing-co-1233.md) — 2.99, Limited — McHenry, Illinois — 7.5 mi away
- [Drewrys Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/drewrys-brewing-company-6849.md) — 2.78, Limited — McHenry, Illinois — 7.7 mi away
- [Sew Hop’d Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sew-hopd-brewery-16798.md) — 3.87, Fine — Huntley, Illinois — 7.8 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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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