# Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. — San Diego, California

> Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. in San Diego, California, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #372 in California. 101 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. operates 2 locations; this is the one in San Diego, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #372 in California. Of the 101 beers we track, 59% are IPA and 16% Pale Lager. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 3.83 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #372 in California · #3,965 in United States · #5,573 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 101

## About

Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. produce's good quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "King's Bitch", which is an American IPA and "Hougoumont", which is a German Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 59% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 16% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 9550 Distribution Avenue, San Diego, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.8805033, -117.1636314
- Website: http://www.kingsandconvicts.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [Highwood](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-convicts-brewing-co-507.md) — Highwood, Illinois, United States

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Same owner

- [Ballast Point Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ballast-point-brewing-company-352.md) — San Diego, United States
- [Ballast Point Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ballast-point-brewing-company-5056.md) — Chicago, United States

## Breweries nearby

- [Embolden Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/embolden-beer-company-23548.md) — 3.88, Fine — San Diego, California — 0.2 mi away
- [Rough Draft Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/rough-draft-brewing-company-311.md) — 3.49, Poor — San Diego, California — 0.5 mi away
- [Duck Foot Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/duck-foot-brewing-company-50.md) — 3.76, Fine — San Diego, California — 0.5 mi away
- [Pure Project Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/pure-project-brewing-10.md) — 4.58, Exceptional — San Diego, California — 0.6 mi away
- [AleSmith Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/alesmith-brewing-company-2041.md) — 4.47, Exceptional — San Diego, California — 1 mi away
- [Protector Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/protector-brewery-6896.md) — 3.81, Fine — San Diego, California — 1.9 mi away
- [Green Flash Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/green-flash-brewing-company-349.md) — 3.87, Fine — San Diego, California — 2 mi away
- [Gravity Heights](https://finding.beer/brewery/gravity-heights-4948.md) — 3.81, Fine — San Diego, California — 2.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Diego, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/san-diego.md)
- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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