# Rough Waters Brewing Company — Deer Lake, Newfoundland

> Rough Waters Brewing Company in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada scores 3.70 out of 5 — Fine, #11 in Newfoundland. 72 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Rough Waters Brewing Company is a brewery in Deer Lake, Newfoundland, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.70 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #11 in Newfoundland. Of the 72 beers we track, 35% are IPA and 14% Sour / Other.

## 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: #11 in Newfoundland and Labrador · #652 in Canada · #8,958 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 72

## About

Rough Waters Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #13 in Newfoundland. They are most well known for "Scallywag", which is an American IPA and "Signaler", which is an American Porter. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 35% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 83 Wights Road, Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Coordinates: 49.1874901, -57.4230652
- Website: http://www.roughwatersbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Boomstick Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/boomstick-brewing-co-21017.md) — 3.71, Fine — Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador — 29 mi away
- [Secret Cove Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/secret-cove-brewing-co-21015.md) — 3.75, Fine — Port au Port, Newfoundland and Labrador — 72 mi away
- [Little North Brewhouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-north-brewhouse-28947.md) — 3.53, Poor — Baie Verte, Newfoundland and Labrador — 75 mi away
- [Bumblebee Bight Inn & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bumblebee-bight-inn-brewery-22702.md) — 2.94, Limited — Pilley's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador — 79 mi away
- [Split Rock Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/split-rock-brewing-company-8677.md) — 3.68, Fine — Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador — 123 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Newfoundland](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/newfoundland.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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