# Fibs Brewing Company — Des Plaines, Illinois

> Fibs Brewing Company in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #169 in Illinois. 62 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Fibs Brewing Company is a brewery in Des Plaines, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #169 in Illinois. Of the 62 beers we track, 24% are IPA and 17% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #169 in Illinois · #4,663 in United States · #6,613 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 62

## About

Fibs Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "The Throw Down", which is a New England IPA and "Dead Goldfish", which is an American Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 260 Howard Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.0163995, -87.91473599999999
- Website: http://www.fibsbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Goose Island Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/goose-island-beer-co-1926.md) — 3.94, Fine — Chicago, Illinois — 2.7 mi away
- [Mikerphone Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mikerphone-brewing-1853.md) — 4.53, Exceptional — Elk Grove Village, Illinois — 2.9 mi away
- [Crust Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/crust-brewing-25067.md) — 3.54, Poor — Rosemont, Illinois — 3.5 mi away
- [The Red Barn Restaurant And Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-red-barn-restaurant-and-brewery-8922.md) — 3.45, Poor — Mount Prospect, Illinois — 4.5 mi away
- [Karetas Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/karetas-brewing-4045.md) — 4.20, Great — Itasca, Illinois — 5.1 mi away
- [Church Street Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/church-street-brewing-company-2383.md) — 3.88, Fine — Itasca, Illinois — 5.1 mi away
- [Stonewood Ale House](https://finding.beer/brewery/stonewood-ale-house-30102.md) — 2.84, Limited — Schaumburg, Illinois — 6.6 mi away
- [Hubbard’s Cave](https://finding.beer/brewery/hubbards-cave-684.md) — 4.35, Great — Niles, Illinois — 6.7 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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