# JAKL Beer Works — Middletown, Delaware

> JAKL Beer Works in Middletown, Delaware, United States scores 3.88 out of 5 — Fine, #11 in Delaware. 183 beers tracked, mostly Other.

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JAKL Beer Works is a brewery in Middletown, Delaware, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #11 in Delaware. Of the 183 beers we track, 30% are Other and 24% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.88 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #11 in Delaware · #2,980 in United States · #4,063 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 183

## About

JAKL Beer Works is still unproven but has a lot of potential and is ranked #23 in Delaware. They are most well known for "Proper Bitter", which is an English Bitter and "Craic", which is an Irish Dry Stout. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- Other — 30% of the beers we track
- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Middletown, Delaware, United States
- Coordinates: 39.4343023, -75.7535321
- Website: https://www.jaklbeerworks.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [First State Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/first-state-brewing-company-22985.md) — 3.90, Fine — Middletown, Delaware — 0.4 mi away
- [Volunteer Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/volunteer-brewing-company-5000.md) — 3.84, Fine — Middletown, Delaware — 2.1 mi away
- [Bayheads Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bayheads-brewing-company-1236.md) — 3.74, Fine — Chesapeake City, Maryland — 7.2 mi away
- [Autumn Arch Beer Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/autumn-arch-beer-project-22446.md) — 3.93, Fine — Newark, Delaware — 12 mi away
- [Brick Works Brewing and Eats](https://finding.beer/brewery/brick-works-brewing-and-eats-4092.md) — 3.54, Poor — Smyrna, Delaware — 12 mi away
- [Elk River Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/elk-river-brewing-co-4587.md) — 3.75, Fine — Elkton, Maryland — 13 mi away
- [Stewart’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stewarts-brewing-company-6844.md) — 3.56, Poor — Bear, Delaware — 15 mi away
- [Patriot Acres Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/patriot-acres-farm-brewery-16365.md) — 3.79, Fine — Sudlersville, Maryland — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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