# North Channel Brewing Co. — Manistee, Michigan

> North Channel Brewing Co. in Manistee, Michigan, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #85 in Michigan. 53 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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North Channel Brewing Co. is a brewery in Manistee, Michigan, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #85 in Michigan. Of the 53 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 26% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #85 in Michigan · #2,464 in United States · #3,329 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 53

## About

North Channel Brewing Co. produce's good quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Manistee's IPA", which is an American IPA and "Salt City Blonde", which is a Blonde / Golden Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 26% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 86 Washington Street, Manistee, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates: 44.2491815, -86.32392980000002
- Website: https://northchannelbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Third Life Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/third-life-brewing-company-30701.md) — 4.24, Great — Manistee, Michigan — 0.4 mi away
- [Starving Artist Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/starving-artist-brewing-co-703.md) — 4.21, Great — Ludington, Michigan — 21 mi away
- [Jamesport Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/jamesport-brewing-co-4392.md) — 3.75, Fine — Ludington, Michigan — 21 mi away
- [Ludington Bay Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/ludington-bay-brewing-co-4080.md) — 3.77, Fine — Ludington, Michigan — 22 mi away
- [Stormcloud Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/stormcloud-brewing-company-4434.md) — 3.84, Fine — Frankfort, Michigan — 27 mi away
- [Five Shores Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/five-shores-brewing-18802.md) — 3.94, Fine — Beulah, Michigan — 29 mi away
- [St. Ambrose Cellars](https://finding.beer/brewery/st-ambrose-cellars-32529.md) — 3.81, Fine — Beulah, Michigan — 30 mi away
- [New Holland Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/new-holland-brewing-1109.md) — 3.76, Fine — Michigan — 36 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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