# Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company — Wayne, Nebraska

> Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company in Wayne, Nebraska, United States scores 3.51 out of 5 — Poor, #45 in Nebraska. 146 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company is a brewery in Wayne, Nebraska, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.51 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #45 in Nebraska. Of the 146 beers we track, 33% are Stout / Porter and 19% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.51 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #45 in Nebraska · #6,751 in United States · #11,125 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 146

## About

Johnnie Byrd Brewing Company is Nebraska's first benefit corporation brewery and the fifth overall benefit corporation in Nebraska.  We proudly brew and serve our damn fine beer in Wayne, Nebraska.  We don't have a huge sales gimmick, just one guiding principle: "We want to brew  craft beer that you want to drink, not the beer we think you should drink."


## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 33% of the beers we track
- IPA — 19% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 12% of the beers we track
- Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 121 North Pearl Street, Wayne, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates: 42.2300183, -97.01907639999999
- Website: http://www.johnniebyrd.beer/

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- [XIX Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/xix-brewing-company-33643.md) — 3.82, Fine — Vermillion, South Dakota — 38 mi away
- [Ben's Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/bens-brewing-co-4764.md) — 3.96, Fine — Yankton, South Dakota — 48 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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