# Exile Brewing Company — Des Moines, Iowa

> Exile Brewing Company in Des Moines, Iowa, United States scores 3.96 out of 5 — Fine, #24 in Iowa. 235 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Exile Brewing Company is a brewery in Des Moines, Iowa, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.96 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #24 in Iowa. Of the 235 beers we track, 23% are IPA and 21% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.96 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #24 in Iowa · #1,701 in United States · #2,441 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 235

## About

Beer fulfills our purpose.  It cultivates our community of free-spirits, oddballs and outsiders.  It ties us together and builds our festivities.  The product of an unparalleled commitment to innovation and quality, it’s our labor of love for our uncommon family.  Welcome to Exile, we’re far from ordinary.

## What they brew

- IPA — 23% of the beers we track
- Other — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 16% of the beers we track
- Sour / Wild Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 9% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1514 Walnut Street, Des Moines, Iowa, United States
- Coordinates: 41.5831637, -93.6370436
- Website: http://exilebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Lua Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/lua-brewing-22313.md) — 4.70, Exceptional — Des Moines, Iowa — 0.3 mi away
- [Court Avenue Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/court-avenue-brewing-company-3635.md) — 3.56, Poor — Des Moines, Iowa — 0.8 mi away
- [Confluence Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/confluence-brewing-company-2579.md) — 3.94, Fine — Des Moines, Iowa — 1.1 mi away
- [Hi Fi Brew Lounge](https://finding.beer/brewery/hi-fi-brew-lounge-33671.md) — 3.92, Fine — West Des Moines, Iowa — 4.3 mi away
- [Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rock-bottom-restaurant-brewery-4570.md) — 3.45, Poor — West Des Moines, Iowa — 6.7 mi away
- [Brightside Aleworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/brightside-aleworks-4546.md) — 4.18, Great — Altoona, Iowa — 9.6 mi away
- [Uptown Garage Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/uptown-garage-brewing-company-33678.md) — 3.77, Fine — Ankeny, Iowa — 10 mi away
- [Firetrucker Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/firetrucker-brewery-1653.md) — 3.56, Poor — Ankeny, Iowa — 10 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Des Moines, Iowa](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/iowa/des-moines.md)
- [Best breweries in Iowa](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/iowa.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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