# Ecusta Brewing Company — Pisgah Forest, North Carolina

> Ecusta Brewing Company in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States scores 3.55 out of 5 — Poor, #274 in North Carolina. 141 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Ecusta Brewing Company is a brewery in Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.55 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #274 in North Carolina. Of the 141 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 21% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.55 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #274 in North Carolina · #6,120 in United States · #10,140 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 141

## About

Ecusta Brewing Company produce's decent quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "First Descent IPA", which is an American IPA and "Dead Drift Pale Ale", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 21% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 49 Pisgah Highway, Pisgah Forest, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.27355660000001, -82.7051899
- Website: http://www.ecustabrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Oskar Blues Brewery®](https://finding.beer/brewery/oskar-blues-brewery-36496.md) — 3.94, Fine — Brevard, North Carolina — 1.4 mi away
- [Noblebräu Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/noblebrau-brewing-22663.md) — 4.28, Great — Brevard, North Carolina — 3 mi away
- [Brevard Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/brevard-brewing-company-1761.md) — 3.82, Fine — Brevard, North Carolina — 3.2 mi away
- [Griffon & Sphynx](https://finding.beer/brewery/griffon-sphynx-32458.md) — 4.15, Great — Brevard, North Carolina — 3.2 mi away
- [Sideways Farm & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sideways-farm-brewery-109.md) — 3.94, Fine — Etowah, North Carolina — 6 mi away
- [Burning Blush Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/burning-blush-brewery-23645.md) — 4.21, Great — Mills River, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Mills River Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/mills-river-brewing-co-3831.md) — 3.54, Poor — Mills River, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Trailside Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/trailside-brewing-company-32447.md) — 3.96, Fine — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 13 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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