# Surfridge Brewing Company — Essex, Connecticut

> Surfridge Brewing Company in Essex, Connecticut, United States scores 3.74 out of 5 — Fine, #102 in Connecticut. 86 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Surfridge Brewing Company operates 2 locations; this is the one in Essex, Connecticut, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.74 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #102 in Connecticut. Of the 86 beers we track, 47% are IPA and 22% Pale Ale. The score covers the beer, so it is the same across all 2.

## Rating

- Score: 3.74 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #102 in Connecticut · #5,602 in United States · #8,210 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 86

## About

Surfridge Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Throwback 1997 IPA", which is an American IPA and "Mr. Pink", which is a Wheat Beer. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 47% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 22% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 15% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 6 Main Street, Essex, Connecticut, United States
- Coordinates: 41.3502318, -72.4071088
- Website: http://www.surfridgebrewery.com/

## Other locations of this brewery

- [El Segundo](https://finding.beer/brewery/surfridge-brewing-company-19861.md) — El Segundo, California, United States

The score covers the beer, so it is the same at every location.

## Breweries nearby

- [Griswold Inn](https://finding.beer/brewery/griswold-inn-32512.md) — 3.44, Poor — Essex, Connecticut — 1.1 mi away
- [High Nine Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/high-nine-brewing-21868.md) — 4.20, Great — Deep River, Connecticut — 3.4 mi away
- [Myrcene Ale Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/myrcene-ale-co-29516.md) — 3.96, Fine — Old Saybrook, Connecticut — 3.8 mi away
- [Little House Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/little-house-brewing-company-23783.md) — 4.19, Great — Chester, Connecticut — 4.3 mi away
- [Coastline Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/coastline-brewing-company-30105.md) — 3.84, Fine — Westbrook, Connecticut — 6.5 mi away
- [Niantic Public House & Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/niantic-public-house-brewery-28730.md) — 4.16, Great — East Lyme, Connecticut — 11 mi away
- [Fox Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fox-farm-brewery-2908.md) — 4.85, Exceptional — Salem, Connecticut — 12 mi away
- [Hop Culture Farms & Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hop-culture-farms-brewing-co-15829.md) — 3.96, Fine — Colchester, Connecticut — 15 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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