# Initiative Brewing — Redmond, Oregon

> Initiative Brewing in Redmond, Oregon, United States scores 3.73 out of 5 — Fine, #160 in Oregon. 65 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Initiative Brewing is a brewery in Redmond, Oregon, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.73 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #160 in Oregon. Of the 65 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 15% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.73 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #160 in Oregon · #5,668 in United States · #8,383 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 65

## About

Initiative Brewing produce's good quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Hoppy Habits", which is an American IPA and "Realistic Air Guitar", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Mead — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 424 Northwest 5th Street, Redmond, Oregon, United States
- Coordinates: 44.27996599999999, -121.172992
- Website: https://initiativebrew.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Wild Ride Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-ride-brewing-873.md) — 3.82, Fine — Redmond, Oregon — 0.4 mi away
- [Shade Tree Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shade-tree-brewing-3184.md) — 3.31, Poor — Redmond, Oregon — 0.5 mi away
- [Cascade Lakes Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/cascade-lakes-brewing-co-1111.md) — 3.54, Poor — Redmond, Oregon — 0.8 mi away
- [Terranaut Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/terranaut-beer-32051.md) — 4.43, Great — Bend, Oregon — 14 mi away
- [Bridge 99 Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bridge-99-brewery-3003.md) — 3.76, Fine — Bend, Oregon — 14 mi away
- [Van Henion Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/van-henion-brewing-23851.md) — 4.27, Great — Bend, Oregon — 14 mi away
- [10 Barrel Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/10-barrel-brewing-co-2840.md) — 3.80, Fine — Bend, Oregon — 14 mi away
- [Oblivion Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/oblivion-brewing-company-1725.md) — 3.47, Poor — Bend, Oregon — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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