# Excelsior Brewing Company — Excelsior, Minnesota

> Excelsior Brewing Company in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States scores 3.47 out of 5 — Poor, #179 in Minnesota. 288 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Excelsior Brewing Company is a brewery in Excelsior, Minnesota, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.47 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #179 in Minnesota. Of the 288 beers we track, 26% are Pale Ale and 24% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.47 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #179 in Minnesota · #7,147 in United States · #12,211 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 288

## About

Excelsior Brewing Company produce's unproven beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Big Island Blonde Ale", which is a Blonde Ale and "Bayside Brown Ale", which is a Brown Ale. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 26% of the beers we track
- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 421 3rd Street, Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates: 44.9020832, -93.5668362
- Website: http://www.excelsiorbrew.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hackamore Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hackamore-brewing-company-29020.md) — 3.94, Fine — Chanhassen, Minnesota — 3.9 mi away
- [Back Channel Brewing Collective](https://finding.beer/brewery/back-channel-brewing-collective-481.md) — 4.68, Exceptional — Spring Park, Minnesota — 4.5 mi away
- [Unmapped Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/unmapped-brewing-co-1402.md) — 3.78, Fine — Minnetonka, Minnesota — 4.9 mi away
- [Founding Fathers Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/founding-fathers-brewing-company-3256.md) — 2.55, Limited — Long Lake, Minnesota — 5.7 mi away
- [Birch’s on the Lake](https://finding.beer/brewery/birchs-on-the-lake-3539.md) — 3.88, Fine — Long Lake, Minnesota — 5.8 mi away
- [Brass Foundry Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/brass-foundry-brewing-co-2443.md) — 3.06, Limited — Long Lake, Minnesota — 5.8 mi away
- [Boom Island Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/boom-island-brewing-company-917.md) — 3.79, Fine — Minnetonka, Minnesota — 5.9 mi away
- [Lions Tap](https://finding.beer/brewery/lions-tap-33760.md) — 3.23, Poor — Eden Prairie, Minnesota — 7.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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