# Lightning Brewery — Poway, California

> Lightning Brewery in Poway, California, United States scores 3.07 out of 5 — Limited, #765 in California. 102 beers tracked, mostly Wheat Beer.

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Lightning Brewery is a brewery in Poway, California, United States. We grade it Limited, with a score of 3.07 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #765 in California. Of the 102 beers we track, 29% are Wheat Beer and 17% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.07 out of 5
- Grade: Limited 😕 — Most craft beer drinkers pass these by.
- Ranked: #765 in California · #7,895 in United States · #17,371 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 102

## About

Lightning Brewery produce's unproven beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Thunderweizen Ale", which is a Wheat Beer and "Elemental Pilsner", which is a German Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing Wheat Beers and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- Wheat Beer — 29% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 17% of the beers we track
- Other — 14% of the beers we track
- IPA — 12% of the beers we track
- Saison — 11% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 8% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 13200 Kirkham Way, Poway, California, United States
- Coordinates: 32.9357833, -117.0433654
- Website: http://www.lightningbrewery.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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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