# Excel Brewing Company — Breese, Illinois

> Excel Brewing Company in Breese, Illinois, United States scores 3.54 out of 5 — Poor, #233 in Illinois. 72 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Excel Brewing Company is a brewery in Breese, Illinois, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.54 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #233 in Illinois. Of the 72 beers we track, 26% are IPA and 22% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.54 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #233 in Illinois · #6,360 in United States · #10,487 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 72

## About

Excel Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Eastside IPA", which is an American IPA and "Flash Bang", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 26% of the beers we track
- Other — 22% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 499 South Broadway, Breese, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 38.6065685, -89.5291154
- Website: http://www.excelbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Peel Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/peel-brewing-co-4900.md) — 3.51, Poor — O'Fallon, Illinois — 21 mi away
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- [Mississippi Culture](https://finding.beer/brewery/mississippi-culture-28966.md) — 4.22, Great — Staunton, Illinois — 31 mi away
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- [4 Hands Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/4-hands-brewing-company-2774.md) — 3.92, Fine — St. Louis, Missouri — 36 mi away
- [Latrobe Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/latrobe-brewing-co-32488.md) — 2.21, Limited — St. Louis, Missouri — 36 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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