# Monks Ale House — Sioux Falls, South Dakota

> Monks Ale House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States scores 3.72 out of 5 — Fine, #26 in South Dakota. 213 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Monks Ale House is a brewery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.72 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #26 in South Dakota. Of the 213 beers we track, 43% are IPA and 17% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.72 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #26 in South Dakota · #5,747 in United States · #8,575 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 213

## About

The birth of South Dakota’s first craft beer bar
The year was 2007. The iPhone might have been starting a tech revolution, but the craft beer revolution was brewing right here in South Dakota. Born from a love of craft beer, learn how we became South Dakota’s first craft beer bar.

## What they brew

- IPA — 43% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Smoked Beer — 5% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 420 East 8th Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Coordinates: 43.54900300000001, -96.72193039999999
- Website: https://monks-sf.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Covert Artisan Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/covert-artisan-ales-17614.md) — 4.18, Great — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 0 mi away
- [Remedy Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/remedy-brewing-company-2342.md) — 3.89, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 0.1 mi away
- [WoodGrain Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodgrain-brewing-company-7037.md) — 4.36, Great — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 0.3 mi away
- [Severance Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/severance-brewing-company-19599.md) — 3.82, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 0.5 mi away
- [Look's Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/looks-beer-co-22778.md) — 3.95, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 4.1 mi away
- [Fernson Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/fernson-brewing-company-1741.md) — 3.78, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 4.2 mi away
- [A Homestead Brew](https://finding.beer/brewery/a-homestead-brew-1278.md) — 3.75, Fine — Valley Springs, South Dakota — 12 mi away
- [Buffalo Ridge Brewing Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/buffalo-ridge-brewing-project-21833.md) — 3.75, Fine — Hartford, South Dakota — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Sioux Falls, South Dakota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/south-dakota/sioux-falls.md)
- [Best breweries in South Dakota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/south-dakota.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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