# Swells’a Brewing — Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina

> Swells’a Brewing in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States scores 4.15 out of 5 — Great, #68 in North Carolina. 238 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Swells’a Brewing is a brewery in Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.15 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #68 in North Carolina. Of the 238 beers we track, 45% are IPA and 14% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 4.15 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #68 in North Carolina · #1,415 in United States · #1,920 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 238

## About

Sometimes when youre sitting in the doldrums of the atlantic you get to  thinking about if the moon is truly made of ribs, or if you were in the mouth of a whale would it be peaceful or utterly terrifying, and damn, a cold beer would be nice right now.  a few of those thoughts got us to where we are today…perched on the edge of the ocean, canning cold beer and praying for swell to brew us out of these horse latitudes into the bliss of eternal peace and love and a slight beachy buzz…
  So grab your anchor, grab your board, toast your glass, because a swellsa" brewing.

## What they brew

- IPA — 45% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Other — 11% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1802 South Virginia Dare Trail, Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina, United States
- Coordinates: 35.9979028, -75.64803890000002
- Website: https://swellsabrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Outer Banks Brewing Station](https://finding.beer/brewery/outer-banks-brewing-station-3693.md) — 3.45, Poor — Kill Devil Hills, North Carolina — 1 mi away
- [Lost Colony Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/lost-colony-brewery-3369.md) — 3.49, Poor — Manteo, North Carolina — 6.2 mi away
- [Weeping Radish Farm Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/weeping-radish-farm-brewery-225.md) — 3.04, Limited — Grandy, North Carolina — 20 mi away
- [Northern Outer Banks Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/northern-outer-banks-brewing-company-147.md) — 3.06, Limited — Corolla, North Carolina — 21 mi away
- [Seven Sounds Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/seven-sounds-brewing-33129.md) — 3.92, Fine — Elizabeth City, North Carolina — 38 mi away
- [Ghost Harbor Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ghost-harbor-brewing-company-136.md) — 4.31, Great — Elizabeth City, North Carolina — 38 mi away
- [Studly Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/studly-brewing-company-28690.md) — 3.77, Fine — Chesapeake, Virginia — 57 mi away
- [Big Ugly Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-ugly-brewing-3537.md) — 3.87, Fine — Chesapeake, Virginia — 58 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in North Carolina](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/north-carolina.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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