# Illawarra Brewing Co — North Wollongong, New South Wales

> Illawarra Brewing Co in North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia scores 3.42 out of 5 — Poor, #96 in New South Wales. 55 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Illawarra Brewing Co is a brewery in North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.42 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #96 in New South Wales. Of the 55 beers we track, 28% are IPA and 22% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.42 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #96 in New South Wales · #331 in Australia · #13,457 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 55

## About

Illawarra Brewing Co produce's fairly average beer  and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Apocalypso", which is an American IPA and "The Chuck Norris", which is an American  Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Amber Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 28% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 22% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 19% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 83-85 Montague Street, North Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
- Coordinates: -34.4051039, 150.8952344
- Website: http://www.illawarrabrewingco.com.au/

## Breweries nearby

- [Reub Goldberg Brewing Machine](https://finding.beer/brewery/reub-goldberg-brewing-machine-26726.md) — 3.76, Fine — Tarrawanna, New South Wales — 1.7 mi away
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- [The Barrel Shepherd](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-barrel-shepherd-34146.md) — 4.19, Great — Bellambi, New South Wales — 3.1 mi away
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- [Seeker Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/seeker-brewing-26728.md) — 4.19, Great — Unanderra, New South Wales — 4.7 mi away
- [Resin Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/resin-brewing-23872.md) — 3.69, Fine — Bulli, New South Wales — 5 mi away
- [Coal Coast Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/coal-coast-brewing-co-22879.md) — 3.33, Poor — Bulli, New South Wales — 5.4 mi away
- [Five Islands Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/five-islands-brewery-34185.md) — 2.67, Poor — New South Wales — 6.2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Wollongong, New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales/wollongong.md)
- [Best breweries in New South Wales](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia/new-south-wales.md)
- [Best breweries in Australia](https://finding.beer/breweries/australia.md)

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