# Primate — Heredia, Heredia Province

> Primate in Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica scores 3.70 out of 5 — Fine, #9 in Costa Rica. 465 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Breadcrumb: Breweries → Costa Rica → San Jose → Primate

Primate is a brewery in Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.70 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #9 in Costa Rica. Of the 465 beers we track, 43% are IPA and 16% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.70 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #9 in Costa Rica · #8,879 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 465

## About

Primate produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #9 in Costa Rica. They are most well known for "San Jose IPA", which is an American IPA and "Mary Berry", which is a California Common. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- IPA — 43% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track
- Other — 16% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Heredia, Heredia Province, Costa Rica
- Coordinates: 9.9962863, -84.1425324

## Breweries nearby

- [Santa Rasta Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/santa-rasta-brewing-company-23131.md) — 2.96, Limited — Heredia, Heredia Province — 1.1 mi away
- [La Troja Cervecería Artesanal](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-troja-cerveceria-artesanal-27030.md) — 3.45, Poor — Heredia — 1.1 mi away
- [Heineken Costa Rica](https://finding.beer/brewery/heineken-costa-rica-21152.md) — 2.40, Limited — La Ribera, Heredia Province — 2.6 mi away
- [Elviaje Cervecería](https://finding.beer/brewery/elviaje-cerveceria-25417.md) — 3.06, Limited — San José — 3.5 mi away
- [Eremita - Cervecería Ermitaña](https://finding.beer/brewery/eremita-cerveceria-ermitana-28814.md) — 3.77, Fine — Escazú, San José — 4.4 mi away
- [República Casa Cervecera](https://finding.beer/brewery/republica-casa-cervecera-14777.md) — 2.94, Limited — San José, San José Province — 4.6 mi away
- [Cervecería Gracia](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerveceria-gracia-12075.md) — 3.44, Poor — Santa Ana, San José Province — 5 mi away
- [Cervecería Escazú](https://finding.beer/brewery/cerveceria-escazu-13096.md) — 3.08, Poor — Escazu, San José Province — 5.2 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in San Jose, Costa Rica](https://finding.beer/breweries/costa-rica/san-jose.md)
- [Best breweries in Costa Rica](https://finding.beer/breweries/costa-rica.md)

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