# Shale Creek Brewery — Franklin, Indiana

> Shale Creek Brewery in Franklin, Indiana, United States scores 3.51 out of 5 — Poor, #127 in Indiana. 38 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.

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Shale Creek Brewery is a brewery in Franklin, Indiana, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.51 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #127 in Indiana. Of the 38 beers we track, 25% are Pale Ale and 23% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.51 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #127 in Indiana · #6,762 in United States · #11,147 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 38

## About

Shale Creek Brewery produce's unproven beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Creekside Cream Ale", which is a Cream Ale and "Downtown Cocoa Brown", which is a Brown Ale - American. Their primary focus is brewing Pale Ales and IPAs.

## What they brew

- Pale Ale — 25% of the beers we track
- IPA — 23% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 13% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 178 West Jefferson Street, Franklin, Indiana, United States
- Coordinates: 39.4805488, -86.0574706
- Website: http://www.shalecreekbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Taxman Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/taxman-brewing-company-5201.md) — 3.96, Fine — Bargersville, Indiana — 6.5 mi away
- [Nailers Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/nailers-brewing-co-3167.md) — 3.02, Limited — Whiteland, Indiana — 7 mi away
- [Hoosier Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/hoosier-brewing-co-6961.md) — 4.15, Great — Greenwood, Indiana — 8 mi away
- [Webster Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/webster-brewing-company-3173.md) — 2.36, Poor — Greenwood, Indiana — 9.2 mi away
- [Oaken Barrel Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/oaken-barrel-brewing-company-3533.md) — 3.52, Poor — Greenwood, Indiana — 9.5 mi away
- [Smocktown Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/smocktown-brewery-27485.md) — 3.52, Poor — Greenwood, Indiana — 9.6 mi away
- [Planetary Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/planetary-brewing-company-2540.md) — 3.45, Poor — Greenwood, Indiana — 9.6 mi away
- [MashCraft Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/mashcraft-brewing-1656.md) — 3.84, Fine — Greenwood, Indiana — 12 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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