# Notch 8 Brewery — Annapolis Junction, Maryland

> Notch 8 Brewery in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States scores 3.78 out of 5 — Fine, #71 in Maryland. 67 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Notch 8 Brewery is a brewery in Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.78 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #71 in Maryland. Of the 67 beers we track, 40% are IPA and 15% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.78 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #71 in Maryland · #4,798 in United States · #6,835 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 67

## About

Notch 8 Brewery produce's good quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Main Squeeze IPA", which is an Imperial IPA and "Anti-Climber IPA", which is an American IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 40% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 10150 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates: 39.1245447, -76.7939366
- Website: https://www.notch8brewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Jailbreak Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/jailbreak-brewing-company-1686.md) — 3.85, Fine — Laurel, Maryland — 1.6 mi away
- [Black Flag Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-flag-brewing-company-1494.md) — 4.17, Great — Columbia, Maryland — 4.1 mi away
- [Bash Bros Collective](https://finding.beer/brewery/bash-bros-collective-31248.md) — 3.51, Poor — Severn, Maryland — 5.2 mi away
- [Crooked Crab Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/crooked-crab-brewing-company-600.md) — 4.39, Great — Odenton, Maryland — 5.7 mi away
- [Sapwood Cellars Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/sapwood-cellars-brewery-443.md) — 4.78, Exceptional — Columbia, Maryland — 7.4 mi away
- [Baltimore-Washington Beer Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/baltimore-washington-beer-works-19373.md) — 3.09, Limited — Baltimore, Maryland — 7.7 mi away
- [Black Beauty Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/black-beauty-brewery-29766.md) — 2.92, Limited — Bowie, Maryland — 8.2 mi away
- [Guinness Open Gate Brewery (US)](https://finding.beer/brewery/guinness-open-gate-brewery-us-19393.md) — 3.79, Fine — Halethorpe, Maryland — 8.5 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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