# Stubborn German Brewing Company — Waterloo, Illinois

> Stubborn German Brewing Company in Waterloo, Illinois, United States scores 3.93 out of 5 — Fine, #83 in Illinois. 370 beers tracked, mostly Other.

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Stubborn German Brewing Company is a brewery in Waterloo, Illinois, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.93 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #83 in Illinois. Of the 370 beers we track, 29% are Other and 17% Stout / Porter.

## Rating

- Score: 3.93 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #83 in Illinois · #2,044 in United States · #2,820 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 370

## About

Stubborn German Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Stubbornfest", which is a Märzen and "Schitzengiggles", which is a Munich Dunkel Lager. Their primary focus is brewing Dark Beers and Pale Lagers.

## What they brew

- Other — 29% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 13% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Dark Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- IPA — 10% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 119 South Main Street, Waterloo, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 38.3356563, -90.15047539999999
- Website: http://www.stubborngermanbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Hopskeller Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopskeller-brewing-company-5350.md) — 3.79, Fine — Waterloo, Illinois — 0.1 mi away
- [Millpond Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/millpond-brewing-24769.md) — 4.49, Great — Millstadt, Illinois — 9.3 mi away
- [Lieferbräu Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lieferbrau-brewery-1373.md) — 3.93, Fine — Red Bud, Illinois — 12 mi away
- [Shoehorn Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/shoehorn-brewing-33045.md) — 3.95, Fine — Belleville, Illinois — 15 mi away
- [Staatliches Hofbräuhaus München](https://finding.beer/brewery/staatliches-hofbrauhaus-munchen-4583.md) — 3.57, Poor — Belleville, Illinois — 16 mi away
- [Perennial Artisan Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/perennial-artisan-ales-4009.md) — 4.49, Exceptional — St. Louis, Missouri — 16 mi away
- [Main & Mill Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/main-mill-brewing-company-2149.md) — 3.81, Fine — Festus, Missouri — 16 mi away
- [Sandy Valley Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/sandy-valley-brewing-co-31014.md) — 3.87, Fine — Hillsboro, Missouri — 18 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [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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