# Desperate Times Brewery — Carlisle, Pennsylvania

> Desperate Times Brewery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #176 in Pennsylvania. 43 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Desperate Times Brewery is a brewery in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #176 in Pennsylvania. Of the 43 beers we track, 26% are IPA and 19% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #176 in Pennsylvania · #2,577 in United States · #3,491 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 43

## About

Desperate Times Brewery produce's decent quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Desperate Measures", which is a Red IPA and "Black Forest Schwarzbier", which is a Schwarzbier. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 26% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 15% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1201 Carlisle Springs Road, Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
- Coordinates: 40.2151299, -77.1862919
- Website: http://www.desperatetimesbrewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Back Porch Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/back-porch-brewing-35747.md) — 3.86, Fine — Carlisle, Pennsylvania — 0.8 mi away
- [Market Cross Pub & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/market-cross-pub-brewery-3932.md) — 3.41, Poor — Carlisle, Pennsylvania — 0.8 mi away
- [Molly Pitcher Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/molly-pitcher-brewing-company-27622.md) — 3.85, Fine — Carlisle, Pennsylvania — 1 mi away
- [Cold Springs Inn Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cold-springs-inn-brewing-company-29772.md) — 3.43, Poor — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — 8.9 mi away
- [Wolf Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/wolf-brewing-co-24026.md) — 4.22, Great — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — 10 mi away
- [Greystone Brew House](https://finding.beer/brewery/greystone-brew-house-29771.md) — 3.51, Poor — Dillsburg, Pennsylvania — 10 mi away
- [Big Bottom Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-bottom-brewery-29773.md) — 3.42, Poor — Dillsburg, Pennsylvania — 10 mi away
- [Sworn Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/sworn-brewing-company-33008.md) — 4.77, Exceptional — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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