# First State Brewing Company — Middletown, Delaware

> First State Brewing Company in Middletown, Delaware, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #9 in Delaware. 371 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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First State Brewing Company is a brewery in Middletown, Delaware, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #9 in Delaware. Of the 371 beers we track, 73% are IPA and 6% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #9 in Delaware · #2,562 in United States · #3,467 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 371

## About

First State Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and is ranked #8 in Delaware. They are most well known for "Black Lotus", which is a Coffee Stout and "Circle Theory", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 73% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 3% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 109 Patriot Drive, Middletown, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates: 39.43776099999999, -75.748509
- Website: https://www.firststatebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [JAKL Beer Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/jakl-beer-works-24122.md) — 3.88, Fine — Middletown, Delaware — 0.4 mi away
- [Volunteer Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/volunteer-brewing-company-5000.md) — 3.84, Fine — Middletown, Delaware — 1.7 mi away
- [Bayheads Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bayheads-brewing-company-1236.md) — 3.74, Fine — Chesapeake City, Maryland — 7.1 mi away
- [Autumn Arch Beer Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/autumn-arch-beer-project-22446.md) — 3.93, Fine — Newark, Delaware — 12 mi away
- [Brick Works Brewing and Eats](https://finding.beer/brewery/brick-works-brewing-and-eats-4092.md) — 3.54, Poor — Smyrna, Delaware — 12 mi away
- [Elk River Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/elk-river-brewing-co-4587.md) — 3.75, Fine — Elkton, Maryland — 13 mi away
- [Stewart’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stewarts-brewing-company-6844.md) — 3.56, Poor — Bear, Delaware — 14 mi away
- [Valhalla Brewing Company (Maryland)](https://finding.beer/brewery/valhalla-brewing-company-maryland-24805.md) — 3.43, Poor — Elkton, Maryland — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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