# Docent Brewing — San Juan Capistrano, California

> Docent Brewing in San Juan Capistrano, California, United States scores 3.91 out of 5 — Fine, #218 in California. 150 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Docent Brewing is a brewery in San Juan Capistrano, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.91 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #218 in California. Of the 150 beers we track, 48% are IPA and 16% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.91 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #218 in California · #2,372 in United States · #3,212 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 150

## About

Docent Brewing produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Gimme", which is an American IPA and "Double Nickels", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 48% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 33049 Calle Aviador, San Juan Capistrano, California, United States
- Coordinates: 33.4832012, -117.6757441
- Website: http://docentbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Capistrano Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/capistrano-brewing-company-24141.md) — 3.84, Fine — San Juan Capistrano, California — 1.5 mi away
- [The Dog Pawrk Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-dog-pawrk-brewing-company-27017.md) — 3.78, Fine — San Juan Capistrano, California — 1.7 mi away
- [Station Craft](https://finding.beer/brewery/station-craft-23786.md) — 3.91, Fine — Dana Point, California — 1.8 mi away
- [Los Molinos Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/los-molinos-beer-company-28978.md) — 3.86, Fine — San Clemente, California — 4.5 mi away
- [Artifex Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/artifex-brewing-company-1647.md) — 3.87, Fine — San Clemente, California — 4.7 mi away
- [RŌM Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/rom-beer-co-32316.md) — 4.14, Great — San Clemente, California — 4.9 mi away
- [Pizza Port Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pizza-port-brewing-company-4578.md) — 3.92, Fine — San Clemente, California — 5.2 mi away
- [Left Coast Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/left-coast-brewing-co-86.md) — 3.58, Poor — San Clemente, California — 5.3 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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