# Hairy Cow Brewing Company — Byron, Illinois

> Hairy Cow Brewing Company in Byron, Illinois, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #101 in Illinois. 97 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Hairy Cow Brewing Company is a brewery in Byron, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #101 in Illinois. Of the 97 beers we track, 24% are Stout / Porter and 21% Other.

## 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: #101 in Illinois · #2,466 in United States · #3,331 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 97

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 24% of the beers we track
- Other — 21% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- IPA — 18% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 450 East Blackhawk Drive, Byron, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.1247926, -89.2506646
- Website: http://www.hairycowbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Ogle County Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/ogle-county-brewery-33557.md) — 3.49, Poor — Oregon, Illinois — 8.7 mi away
- [Carlyle Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/carlyle-brewing-co-5399.md) — 3.77, Fine — Rockford, Illinois — 13 mi away
- [Prairie Street Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/prairie-street-brewing-company-7053.md) — 3.54, Poor — Rockford, Illinois — 13 mi away
- [Kennay Farms Distilling](https://finding.beer/brewery/kennay-farms-distilling-33559.md) — 3.72, Fine — Rochelle, Illinois — 17 mi away
- [Urban Forest Craft Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/urban-forest-craft-brewing-21817.md) — 3.95, Fine — Rockford, Illinois — 19 mi away
- [Pig Minds Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/pig-minds-brewing-co-3667.md) — 3.58, Poor — Machesney Park, Illinois — 21 mi away
- [Generations Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/generations-brewing-company-1863.md) — 3.76, Fine — Freeport, Illinois — 21 mi away
- [5 Bines Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/5-bines-brewery-33105.md) — 3.91, Fine — Belvidere, Illinois — 23 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Rockford, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/rockford.md)
- [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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