# Nodding Donkey Brewing — Drayton Valley, Alberta

> Nodding Donkey Brewing in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #27 in Alberta. 21 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Nodding Donkey Brewing is a brewery in Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #27 in Alberta. Of the 21 beers we track, 25% are Pale Ale and 22% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.84 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #27 in Alberta · #258 in Canada · #4,987 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 21

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 25% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 22% of the beers we track
- IPA — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 5129 51 Street, Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada
- Coordinates: 53.2234412, -114.9778801
- Website: http://noddingdonkeybrewing.ca/

## Breweries nearby

- [RavenWolf Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ravenwolf-brewing-23168.md) — 3.68, Fine — Spruce Grove, Alberta — 49 mi away
- [Hawk Tail Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/hawk-tail-brewery-19708.md) — 3.78, Fine — Rimbey, Alberta — 50 mi away
- [Talking Dog Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/talking-dog-brewing-22687.md) — 3.46, Poor — Spruce Grove, Alberta — 51 mi away
- [Leduc Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/leduc-brewing-company-28991.md) — 3.71, Fine — Leduc, Alberta — 59 mi away
- [Elbeck Brews](https://finding.beer/brewery/elbeck-brews-5620.md) — 3.43, Poor — Edmonton, Alberta — 60 mi away
- [SYC Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/syc-brewing-co-16847.md) — 3.86, Fine — Edmonton, Alberta — 60 mi away
- [Rival Trade Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/rival-trade-brewing-co-30046.md) — 3.89, Fine — Alhambra, Alberta — 62 mi away
- [Polyrhythm Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/polyrhythm-brewing-29228.md) — 4.16, Great — Edmonton, Alberta — 63 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Alberta](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/alberta.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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