# Pooles Island Brewing Company — Middle River, Maryland

> Pooles Island Brewing Company in Middle River, Maryland, United States scores 3.49 out of 5 — Poor, #107 in Maryland. 250 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Pooles Island Brewing Company is a brewery in Middle River, Maryland, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.49 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #107 in Maryland. Of the 250 beers we track, 32% are IPA and 17% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.49 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #107 in Maryland · #6,937 in United States · #11,573 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 250

## About

According to local lore, Pooles Island was once the site of a peach orchard floating in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay. Later, the island was purchased by Aberdeen Proving Ground as a site to test artillery.

Now it’s also the namesake of our brewery in Middle River.

## What they brew

- IPA — 32% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 11695 Crossroads Circle, Middle River, Maryland, United States
- Coordinates: 39.3525612, -76.4008255
- Website: https://www.poolesbrewing.com/home

## Breweries nearby

- [White Marsh Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/white-marsh-brewing-company-4161.md) — 3.01, Limited — Nottingham, Maryland — 3.6 mi away
- [Key Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/key-brewing-company-2811.md) — 3.89, Fine — Dundalk, Maryland — 8.2 mi away
- [Oliver Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/oliver-brewing-co-2011.md) — 3.82, Fine — Baltimore, Maryland — 8.5 mi away
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- [Mobtown Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/mobtown-brewing-company-16363.md) — 3.88, Fine — Baltimore, Maryland — 9.9 mi away
- [Ministry Of Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/ministry-of-brewing-22376.md) — 3.79, Fine — Baltimore, Maryland — 11 mi away
- [Old Oriole Park Beer](https://finding.beer/brewery/old-oriole-park-beer-32641.md) — 2.92, Limited — Baltimore, Maryland — 11 mi away
- [Peabody Heights Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/peabody-heights-brewery-1125.md) — 3.94, Fine — Baltimore, Maryland — 11 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Baltimore, Maryland](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/maryland/baltimore.md)
- [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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