# Not Your Father’s — Wauconda, Illinois

> Not Your Father’s in Wauconda, Illinois, United States scores 3.46 out of 5 — Poor, #255 in Illinois. 92 beers tracked, mostly Soda.

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Not Your Father’s is a brewery in Wauconda, Illinois, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.46 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #255 in Illinois. Of the 92 beers we track, 69% are Soda and 19% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.46 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #255 in Illinois · #7,225 in United States · #12,423 worldwide
- Popularity: Very widely rated
- Beers tracked: 92

## What they brew

- Soda — 69% of the beers we track
- Other — 19% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Wauconda, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 42.2589122, -88.1392474
- Website: https://notyourfathers.com/

## Same owner

- Part of [Pabst Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pabst-brewing-company-5251.md)
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- [China Pabst Blue Ribbon Guangdong Group (蓝带啤酒)](https://finding.beer/brewery/china-pabst-blue-ribbon-guangdong-group-6494.md) — Fangshan District, China

## Breweries nearby

- [Side Lot Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/side-lot-brewery-3808.md) — 3.40, Poor — Wauconda, Illinois — 0.2 mi away
- [Roaring Table Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/roaring-table-brewing-493.md) — 4.57, Exceptional — Lake Zurich, Illinois — 5.1 mi away
- [Phase Three Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/phase-three-brewing-15818.md) — 4.59, Exceptional — Lake Zurich, Illinois — 5.1 mi away
- [Wild Onion Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-onion-brewery-3621.md) — 3.60, Poor — Lake Barrington, Illinois — 5.5 mi away
- [Cary Ale House & Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cary-ale-house-brewing-company-8910.md) — 3.54, Poor — Cary, Illinois — 6.3 mi away
- [Spirit Water](https://finding.beer/brewery/spirit-water-21054.md) — 3.83, Fine — Cary, Illinois — 6.9 mi away
- [Sundial Brewing & Blending](https://finding.beer/brewery/sundial-brewing-blending-29011.md) — 4.47, Great — Barrington, Illinois — 7.1 mi away
- [Tighthead Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/tighthead-brewing-company-3453.md) — 3.83, Fine — Mundelein, Illinois — 7.2 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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