# Hopskeller Brewing Company — Waterloo, Illinois

> Hopskeller Brewing Company in Waterloo, Illinois, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #171 in Illinois. 13 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Hopskeller Brewing Company is a brewery in Waterloo, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #171 in Illinois. Of the 13 beers we track, 23% are IPA and 18% Other.

## 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: #171 in Illinois · #4,690 in United States · #6,654 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 13

## About

Hopskeller Brewing Company is a 10-bbl brewpub in the heart of historic downtown Waterloo, Illinois. We specialize in American, English, and historic ales; in addition, we have a full bar and a small kitchen that focuses on wood-fired pizzas, brats, hot dogs, and small plate breads.

Winner of the 2018 Saint Louis Post-Dispatch GO! Magazine Reader's Choice Award for "Best Microbrewery" and "Best Restaurant with Craft Beer Selection;" The 2018 Feast 50 award for "Best Microbrewery;" the Saint Louis Post-Dispatch 2018 "Best of Southwestern Illinois" Reader's Choice Award for "Best Neighborhood Brewery" and "Best Happy Hour," and the 2018 Saint Louis Post-Dispatch Top Pours Awards for "Best Destination Brewery" and "Best Darker Beer" (Northern English Brown Ale).

## What they brew

- IPA — 23% of the beers we track
- Other — 18% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 10% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 116 East 3rd Street, Waterloo, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 38.3350715, -90.1493447
- Website: https://www.hopskeller.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Stubborn German Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stubborn-german-brewing-company-751.md) — 3.93, Fine — Waterloo, Illinois — 0.1 mi away
- [Millpond Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/millpond-brewing-24769.md) — 4.49, Great — Millstadt, Illinois — 9.3 mi away
- [Lieferbräu Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lieferbrau-brewery-1373.md) — 3.93, Fine — Red Bud, Illinois — 12 mi away
- [Shoehorn Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shoehorn-brewing-33045.md) — 3.95, Fine — Belleville, Illinois — 15 mi away
- [Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München](https://finding.beer/brewery/staatliches-hofbrauhaus-munchen-4583.md) — 3.57, Poor — Belleville, Illinois — 16 mi away
- [Perennial Artisan Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/perennial-artisan-ales-4009.md) — 4.49, Exceptional — St. Louis, Missouri — 16 mi away
- [Main & Mill Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/main-mill-brewing-company-2149.md) — 3.81, Fine — Festus, Missouri — 16 mi away
- [Sandy Valley Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/sandy-valley-brewing-co-31014.md) — 3.87, Fine — Hillsboro, Missouri — 18 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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