# Route 51 Brewing Company — Elkville, Illinois

> Route 51 Brewing Company in Elkville, Illinois, United States scores 3.41 out of 5 — Poor, #266 in Illinois. 146 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Route 51 Brewing Company is a brewery in Elkville, Illinois, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.41 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #266 in Illinois. Of the 146 beers we track, 38% are Pale Ale and 18% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.41 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #266 in Illinois · #7,582 in United States · #13,723 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 146

## About

Route 51 Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Strawberry Dream Saver", which is a Cream Ale and "Fuzz Kill", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and Dark Beers.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 18% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 7% of the beers we track
- Saison — 7% of the beers we track
- IPA — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: U.S. 51, Elkville, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 37.9088047, -89.2356638
- Website: http://route51brewery.com/

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## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/illinois/carbondale-marion.md)
- [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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