# Iron Key Brewing Co. — Columbus, North Carolina

> Iron Key Brewing Co. in Columbus, North Carolina, United States scores 3.86 out of 5 — Fine, #163 in North Carolina. 33 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Iron Key Brewing Co. is a brewery in Columbus, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.86 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #163 in North Carolina. Of the 33 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 15% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.86 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #163 in North Carolina · #3,279 in United States · #4,512 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 33

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 135 Locust Street, Columbus, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.2535552, -82.1931228
- Website: https://ironkeybrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [BottleTree Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/bottletree-beer-co-3825.md) — 2.90, Limited — Tryon, North Carolina — 4 mi away
- [Chimney Rock Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/chimney-rock-brewing-co-166.md) — 3.49, Poor — Chimney Rock, North Carolina — 13 mi away
- [Yellow Sun Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/yellow-sun-brewing-company-1818.md) — 3.48, Poor — Rutherfordton, North Carolina — 15 mi away
- [Oklawaha Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/oklawaha-brewing-company-23640.md) — 3.91, Fine — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 16 mi away
- [Dry Falls Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/dry-falls-brewing-co-1835.md) — 3.86, Fine — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 16 mi away
- [Guidon Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/guidon-brewing-company-25177.md) — 4.14, Great — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 16 mi away
- [Southern Appalachian Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/southern-appalachian-brewery-1770.md) — 3.74, Fine — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 16 mi away
- [Trailside Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/trailside-brewing-company-32447.md) — 3.96, Fine — Hendersonville, North Carolina — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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