# Dust Bowl Brewing Company — Turlock, California

> Dust Bowl Brewing Company in Turlock, California, United States scores 3.94 out of 5 — Fine, #186 in California. 523 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Dust Bowl Brewing Company is a brewery in Turlock, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.94 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #186 in California. Of the 523 beers we track, 66% are IPA and 11% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.94 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #186 in California · #1,933 in United States · #2,688 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 523

## About

Located in California's Central Valley, Dust Bowl Brewing Company opened in 2009 by founder Brett Tate. Brewmaster is Don Oliver, winner of the 2006 Samuel Adams American Homebrew Longshot competition. Partner, Brett Honore, joined in 2010. Dust Bowl Brewing Co. has distribution throughout the Central Valley (from Fresno to Sacramento regions), San Francisco, North Bay & East Bay and Nevada. Dust Bowl has two taproom locations in Turlock, CA.

The new Brewery Taproom is dynamic and expansive, featuring edgy vintage décor, indoor and patio dining, two 20 tap towers featuring our most popular as well as specialty brews, sweeping window views into brewing and packaging, dog friendly beer garden with outdoor games, bike racks… and tours coming soon! The Downtown Taproom offers a more intimate vibe nestled in the lively Downtown Turlock corridor, with 12 craft and specialty beers on tap, indoor and outdoor dining, industrial chic décor and hip pub fare featuring familiar and fresh entrées.

## What they brew

- IPA — 66% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 3000 Fulkerth Road, Turlock, California, United States
- Coordinates: 37.5065256, -120.8826387
- Website: https://dustbowlbrewing.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Modesto, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/modesto.md)
- [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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