# Independent Brewing Company — Bel Air, Maryland

> Independent Brewing Company in Bel Air, Maryland, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #54 in Maryland. 725 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Independent Brewing Company is a brewery in Bel Air, Maryland, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #54 in Maryland. Of the 725 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 16% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #54 in Maryland · #3,813 in United States · #5,345 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 725

## About

Independent Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and always has a new beer for you to try. They are most well known for "Carpe Diem", which is an Imperial IPA and "Nasty Woman", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Other — 16% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 418 North Main Street, Bel Air, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates: 39.539856, -76.35644769999999
- Website: https://www.independentbrew.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [AleCraft Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/alecraft-brewery-4507.md) — 3.79, Fine — Bel Air, Maryland — 0.7 mi away
- [Double Groove Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/double-groove-brewing-27360.md) — 3.93, Fine — Bel Air North, Maryland — 2 mi away
- [Falling Branch Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/falling-branch-brewery-2637.md) — 3.77, Fine — Street, Maryland — 8.6 mi away
- [Hopkins Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopkins-farm-brewery-21856.md) — 3.91, Fine — Havre de Grace, Maryland — 9.6 mi away
- [Watchtower Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/watchtower-brewing-company-35926.md) — 3.96, Fine — Aberdeen, Maryland — 10 mi away
- [Slate Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/slate-farm-brewery-569.md) — 3.77, Fine — Whiteford, Maryland — 11 mi away
- [Inverness Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/inverness-brewing-21855.md) — 3.83, Fine — Monkton, Maryland — 12 mi away
- [White Marsh Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/white-marsh-brewing-company-4161.md) — 3.01, Limited — Nottingham, Maryland — 13 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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