# State 48 Brewery — Surprise, Arizona

> State 48 Brewery in Surprise, Arizona, United States scores 3.86 out of 5 — Fine, #42 in Arizona. 354 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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State 48 Brewery is a brewery in Surprise, Arizona, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.86 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #42 in Arizona. Of the 354 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 20% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 3.86 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #42 in Arizona · #3,217 in United States · #4,428 worldwide
- Popularity: Well rated
- Beers tracked: 354

## About

State 48 Brewery produce's fine quality beer and is ranked #37 in Arizona. They are most well known for "Sound of Freedom IPA", which is an American IPA and "Suncast", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Belgian Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 20% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 9% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Specialty Beer — 7% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 13823 West Bell Road, Surprise, Arizona, United States
- Coordinates: 33.6382279, -112.3577596
- Website: http://state48brewery.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Richter Aleworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/richter-aleworks-673.md) — 3.94, Fine — Peoria, Arizona — 7.1 mi away
- [Throne Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/throne-brewing-company-20762.md) — 3.84, Fine — Glendale, Arizona — 8.9 mi away
- [Peoria Artisan Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/peoria-artisan-brewery-3947.md) — 3.78, Fine — Litchfield Park, Arizona — 9.9 mi away
- [Saddle Mountain Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/saddle-mountain-brewing-company-4270.md) — 3.76, Fine — Goodyear, Arizona — 13 mi away
- [8-Bit Aleworks](https://finding.beer/brewery/8-bit-aleworks-729.md) — 4.43, Exceptional — Avondale, Arizona — 13 mi away
- [Lake Pleasant Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lake-pleasant-brewing-company-28368.md) — 4.22, Great — Phoenix, Arizona — 15 mi away
- [Front Pourch Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/front-pourch-brewing-22386.md) — 3.96, Fine — Phoenix, Arizona — 16 mi away
- [Simple Machine Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/simple-machine-brewing-company-20763.md) — 4.15, Great — Phoenix, Arizona — 16 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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