# Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewing Company

> Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewing Company in Waukegan, Illinois, United States scores 3.77 out of 5 — Fine, #188 in Illinois.

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Nightshade and Dark’s Pandemonium Brewing Company is a brewery in Waukegan, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.77 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #188 in Illinois. Of the 180 beers we track, 27% are Other and 14% Belgian Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.77 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #188 in Illinois · #5,062 in United States · #7,272 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 180

## About

Nightshade and Dark's Pandemonium Brewing Company produce's good quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Rosemary's Baby", which is an American Pale Ale and "Besley's Waukegan Extra", which is an English Bitter. Their primary focus is brewing Amber Ales and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- Other — 27% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Saison — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 216 West Clayton Street, Waukegan, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.3624119, -87.83221619999999

## Breweries nearby

- [Lake Bluff Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lake-bluff-brewing-company-5129.md) — 3.55, Poor — Lake Bluff, Illinois — 5.7 mi away
- [Harbor Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/harbor-brewing-company-2990.md) — 3.95, Fine — Winthrop Harbor, Illinois — 8.1 mi away
- [Mickey Finn’s Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/mickey-finns-brewery-3611.md) — 3.77, Fine — Libertyville, Illinois — 8.2 mi away
- [Harbor Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/harbor-brewing-company-35648.md) — 3.95, Fine — Winthrop Harbor, Illinois — 8.4 mi away
- [Tighthead Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/tighthead-brewing-company-3453.md) — 3.83, Fine — Mundelein, Illinois — 11 mi away
- [Kings & Convicts Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/kings-convicts-brewing-co-507.md) — 3.83, Fine — Highwood, Illinois — 11 mi away
- [Broken Tee Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/broken-tee-brewing-company-28720.md) — 4.18, Great — Highwood, Illinois — 11 mi away
- [Black Lung Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-lung-brewing-company-18021.md) — 3.85, Fine — Round Lake Beach, Illinois — 12 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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