# Sturdy Shelter Brewing — Batavia, Illinois

> Sturdy Shelter Brewing in Batavia, Illinois, United States scores 4.16 out of 5 — Great, #49 in Illinois. 119 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Sturdy Shelter Brewing is a brewery in Batavia, Illinois, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.16 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #49 in Illinois. Of the 119 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 17% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 4.16 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #49 in Illinois · #1,321 in United States · #1,788 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 119

## About

Sturdy Shelter Brewing produce's fine quality beer and are regularly brewing different ones. They are most well known for "Pulped Up Middleweight", which is a New England IPA and "Pulped Up TKO", which is a New England IPA. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 7% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 10 Shumway Avenue, Batavia, Illinois, United States
- Coordinates: 41.8494784, -88.30785739999999
- Website: http://sturdyshelterbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Energy City Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/energy-city-brewing-487.md) — 4.23, Great — Batavia, Illinois — 0.8 mi away
- [Stockholm’s](https://finding.beer/brewery/stockholms-4690.md) — 2.80, Limited — Geneva, Illinois — 2.6 mi away
- [Art History Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/art-history-brewing-21648.md) — 4.46, Exceptional — Geneva, Illinois — 2.8 mi away
- [Penrose Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/penrose-brewing-company-2530.md) — 3.94, Fine — Geneva, Illinois — 3 mi away
- [Brother Chimp Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/brother-chimp-brewing-19608.md) — 3.95, Fine — North Aurora, Illinois — 3.1 mi away
- [93 Octane Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/93-octane-brewery-19851.md) — 3.83, Fine — St. Charles, Illinois — 3.7 mi away
- [BBGB Brewery & Hop Farm](https://finding.beer/brewery/bbgb-brewery-hop-farm-3282.md) — 3.78, Fine — North Aurora, Illinois — 4.3 mi away
- [Riverlands Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/riverlands-brewing-company-5204.md) — 4.51, Exceptional — St. Charles, Illinois — 5 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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