# Shanty Shack Brewing — Santa Cruz, California

> Shanty Shack Brewing in Santa Cruz, California, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #237 in California. 197 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Shanty Shack Brewing is a brewery in Santa Cruz, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #237 in California. Of the 197 beers we track, 47% are IPA and 21% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #237 in California · #2,602 in United States · #3,525 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 197

## About

Shanty Shack Brewing produce's fine quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Train Hopping", which is an American IPA and "Razzmanian Devil", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 47% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 21% of the beers we track
- Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 138 Fern Street, Santa Cruz, California, United States
- Coordinates: 36.9860782, -122.0318358
- Website: http://www.shantyshackbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Woodhouse Blending & Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/woodhouse-blending-brewing-19256.md) — 3.87, Fine — Santa Cruz, California — 0.3 mi away
- [Bellpenny Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bellpenny-brewing-company-32653.md) — 3.43, Poor — Santa Cruz, California — 0.8 mi away
- [Seabright Social](https://finding.beer/brewery/seabright-social-5215.md) — 2.92, Limited — Santa Cruz, California — 1.8 mi away
- [Humble Sea Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/humble-sea-brewing-co-3657.md) — 4.53, Exceptional — Santa Cruz, California — 2.1 mi away
- [West End Tap And Kitchen](https://finding.beer/brewery/west-end-tap-and-kitchen-32574.md) — 2.87, Limited — Santa Cruz, California — 2.1 mi away
- [Private Press Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/private-press-brewing-22327.md) — 4.76, Exceptional — Santa Cruz, California — 2.1 mi away
- [Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/santa-cruz-mountain-brewing-4146.md) — 3.09, Limited — Santa Cruz, California — 2.1 mi away
- [Discretion Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/discretion-brewing-5138.md) — 3.84, Fine — Soquel, California — 3.6 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Santa Cruz, California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california/santa-cruz.md)
- [Best breweries in California](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/california.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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