# Ironclad Brewery — Wilmington, North Carolina > Ironclad Brewery in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States scores 3.54 out of 5 — Poor, #282 in North Carolina. 20 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale. *Canonical page: · data updated 2026-09-03* Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → North Carolina → Ironclad Brewery Ironclad Brewery is a brewery in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.54 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #282 in North Carolina. Of the 20 beers we track, 28% are Pale Ale and 22% IPA. ## Rating - Score: 3.54 out of 5 - Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer. - Ranked: #282 in North Carolina · #6,332 in United States · #10,445 worldwide - Popularity: Modestly rated - Beers tracked: 20 ## About The Ironclad was a class of ship that was built in Wilmington’s Beery’s Shipyard during the Civil War. Ironclad Brewery was established in 2014 in a building that dates back to 1925, located in Historic Downtown Wilmington, North Carolina. Ironclad beers have a complex journey from grain to your glass. It all starts with the fermentation of the imagination. We source hops from our hop farm, with Alexander Farms, located in Alpena Michigan. We also create our own custom ingredients with the help of local business Platypus and Gnome, Spice Merchants, Magiknights, and Pour Taproom. The grains are mixed with hot water to extract sugar and produce a grain tea known as wort, which is moved to the kettle from the mash tun and boiled. Hops, herbs, and fruit are married in this process to create amazing and wild flavors. Once the boil is complete, the beer is moved to the fermentor where the yeast does the magic, eats the sugar, and converts it into alcohol. When the fermentation ends, the beer slowly carbonates over a few weeks, is kegged from the tank, and poured from the tap into your glass! ## What they brew - Pale Ale — 28% of the beers we track - IPA — 22% of the beers we track - Smoked Beer — 20% of the beers we track - Other — 13% of the beers we track - Dark Lager — 8% of the beers we track - Specialty Beer — 5% of the beers we track - Amber Lager — 4% of the beers we track ## Find them - Address: 115 North 2nd Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, United States - Coordinates: 34.2370451, -77.9477083 - Website: http://www.ironcladbrewery.com/ ## Breweries nearby - [Front Street Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/front-street-brewery-4201.md) — 3.58, Poor — Wilmington, North Carolina — 0.1 mi away - [Flytrap Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/flytrap-brewing-1747.md) — 3.87, Fine — Wilmington, North Carolina — 0.3 mi away - [Waterline Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/waterline-brewing-co-965.md) — 3.85, Fine — Wilmington, North Carolina — 0.8 mi away - [Savard Beer & Board](https://finding.beer/brewery/savard-beer-board-35913.md) — 4.15, Great — Wilmington, North Carolina — 2.6 mi away - [Flying Machine Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/flying-machine-brewing-company-1820.md) — 4.18, Great — Wilmington, North Carolina — 2.7 mi away - [Bill’s Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/bills-brewing-co-22707.md) — 3.91, Fine — Wilmington, North Carolina — 3.1 mi away - [Brunswick Beer & Cider](https://finding.beer/brewery/brunswick-beer-cider-32454.md) — 3.87, Fine — Leland, North Carolina — 3.6 mi away - [Leland Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/leland-brewing-company-35719.md) — 3.99, Fine — Leland, North Carolina — 3.6 mi away ## Rankings this brewery appears in - [Best breweries in Wilmington, North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina/wilmington.md) - [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) --- Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: . Rankings by place: . The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126