# Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. — Highwood, Illinois

> Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. in Highwood, Illinois, United States scores 3.83 out of 5 — Fine, #149 in Illinois. 101 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Kings & Convicts Brewing Co. operates 2 locations; this is the one in Highwood, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.83 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #149 in Illinois. 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: #149 in Illinois · #3,964 in United States · #5,574 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: 523 Bank Lane, Highwood, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.2056962, -87.8118698
- Website: http://www.kingsandconvicts.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [San Diego](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-convicts-brewing-co-28474.md) — San Diego, California, 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

- [Broken Tee Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/broken-tee-brewing-company-28720.md) — 4.18, Great — Highwood, Illinois — 0.2 mi away
- [Steep Ravine Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/steep-ravine-brewing-company-2159.md) — 3.84, Fine — Highland Park, Illinois — 3.1 mi away
- [Lake Bluff Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lake-bluff-brewing-company-5129.md) — 3.55, Poor — Lake Bluff, Illinois — 5.4 mi away
- [Half Day Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/half-day-brewing-company-4224.md) — 3.83, Fine — Lincolnshire, Illinois — 6.1 mi away
- [Liquid Love Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/liquid-love-brewing-21646.md) — 4.14, Great — Wheeling, Illinois — 6.5 mi away
- [Macushla Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/macushla-brewing-co-1331.md) — 3.79, Fine — Glenview, Illinois — 8.7 mi away
- [Mickey Finn’s Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mickey-finns-brewery-3611.md) — 3.77, Fine — Libertyville, Illinois — 9.2 mi away
- [Buffalo Creek Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/buffalo-creek-brewing-2465.md) — 3.52, Poor — Long Grove, Illinois — 9.7 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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