# Kettell Beerworks — Banner Elk, North Carolina

> Kettell Beerworks in Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States scores 3.54 out of 5 — Poor, #285 in North Carolina. 52 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kettell Beerworks is a brewery in Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.54 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #285 in North Carolina. Of the 52 beers we track, 36% are IPA and 19% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.54 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #285 in North Carolina · #6,395 in United States · #10,534 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 52

## What they brew

- IPA — 36% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 18% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 567 Main Street East, Banner Elk, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 36.1661071, -81.86418979999999
- Website: http://www.kettellbeerworks.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Beech Mountain Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/beech-mountain-brewing-company-191.md) — 3.78, Fine — Beech Mountain, North Carolina — 2.1 mi away
- [Blowing Rock Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/blowing-rock-brewing-company-4155.md) — 3.52, Poor — Blowing Rock, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Lost Province Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lost-province-brewing-company-3586.md) — 3.90, Fine — Boone, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Parallel Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/parallel-brewing-co-35688.md) — 4.17, Great — Boone, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Appalachian Mountain Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/appalachian-mountain-brewery-1760.md) — 3.83, Fine — Boone, North Carolina — 11 mi away
- [Booneshine Brewing Company, Inc.](https://finding.beer/brewery/booneshine-brewing-company-inc-4193.md) — 3.94, Fine — Boone, North Carolina — 13 mi away
- [Happy Valley Filling Station](https://finding.beer/brewery/happy-valley-filling-station-33121.md) — 4.20, Great — Lenoir, North Carolina — 21 mi away
- [Liquid Roots Brewing Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/liquid-roots-brewing-project-23608.md) — 4.31, Great — Lenoir, North Carolina — 25 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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