# Distant Brewing — Mammoth Lakes, California

> Distant Brewing in Mammoth Lakes, California, United States scores 3.98 out of 5 — Fine, #162 in California. 204 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Distant Brewing is a brewery in Mammoth Lakes, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.98 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #162 in California. Of the 204 beers we track, 55% are IPA and 15% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.98 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #162 in California · #1,606 in United States · #2,340 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 204

## About

A 10bbl brewery in Mammoth Lakes, CA!  Established 2015, but re-imagined in 2019.  We Specialize in Haze, IPAs, stouts lagers and more!  The fresh mountain water and attention to detail makes Distant Beer better!

## What they brew

- IPA — 55% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 568 Old Mammoth Road, Mammoth Lakes, California, United States
- Coordinates: 37.6378517, -118.9671466
- Website: http://www.distantbeer.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Mammoth Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/mammoth-brewing-company-5132.md) — 3.58, Poor — Mammoth Lakes, California — 1.2 mi away
- [Shelter Distilling](https://finding.beer/brewery/shelter-distilling-24083.md) — 3.83, Fine — Mammoth Lakes, California — 1.3 mi away
- [June Lake Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/june-lake-brewing-85.md) — 3.82, Fine — June Lake, California — 11 mi away
- [Mountain Rambler Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mountain-rambler-brewery-3862.md) — 3.56, Poor — Bishop, California — 37 mi away
- [South Gate Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/south-gate-brewing-company-5288.md) — 3.84, Fine — Oakhurst, California — 43 mi away
- [Big Meadow Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-meadow-brewing-32736.md) — 3.51, Poor — Bridgeport, California — 45 mi away
- [1850 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/1850-brewing-company-32656.md) — 3.48, Poor — Mariposa, California — 56 mi away
- [Alpine Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/alpine-beer-company-2343.md) — 3.89, Fine — California — 64 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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