# Smoke Mountain Brewery — Carpinteria, California

> Smoke Mountain Brewery in Carpinteria, California, United States scores 3.88 out of 5 — Fine, #276 in California. 102 beers tracked, mostly Other.

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Smoke Mountain Brewery is a brewery in Carpinteria, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #276 in California. Of the 102 beers we track, 25% are Other and 19% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.88 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #276 in California · #2,984 in United States · #4,070 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 102

## About

Smoke Mountain Brewery (SMB) is located on top of Rincon Mountain in Ventura, CA, where the SMB Team works and lives. We currently only sell beer through our beer club (due to our small brewing system) but we’re currently upgrading our equipment to allow for local distribution this summer.

## What they brew

- Other — 25% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 19% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 13% of the beers we track
- Saison — 12% of the beers we track
- Strong Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 4187 Carpinteria Avenue, Carpinteria, California, United States
- Coordinates: 34.4040225, -119.5347414
- Website: https://smokemtn.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [brewLAB](https://finding.beer/brewery/brewlab-4649.md) — 3.94, Fine — Carpinteria, California — 0 mi away
- [Island Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/island-brewing-company-2928.md) — 3.53, Poor — Carpinteria, California — 1 mi away
- [Rincon Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/rincon-brewery-6913.md) — 3.54, Poor — Carpinteria, California — 1 mi away
- [Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro](https://finding.beer/brewery/brass-bear-brewing-bistro-1197.md) — 3.54, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 8.8 mi away
- [Telegraph Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/telegraph-brewing-company-32478.md) — 3.76, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 8.8 mi away
- [Validation Ale](https://finding.beer/brewery/validation-ale-36668.md) — 3.90, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 8.9 mi away
- [Shalhoob’s Funk Zone Patio](https://finding.beer/brewery/shalhoobs-funk-zone-patio-33289.md) — 3.50, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 8.9 mi away
- [Third Window Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/third-window-brewing-company-2.md) — 3.89, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 9 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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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