# The Brewing Lair — Blairsden, California

> The Brewing Lair in Blairsden, California, United States scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #444 in California. 52 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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The Brewing Lair is a brewery in Blairsden, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #444 in California. Of the 52 beers we track, 42% are IPA and 23% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #444 in California · #4,774 in United States · #6,787 worldwide
- Popularity: Lightly rated
- Beers tracked: 52

## About

The Brewing Lair produce's fine quality beer and has a decent variety of ones to choose from. They are most well known for "Ambush IPA", which is an American IPA and "Take a Hike", which is an American  Red Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 42% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 23% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 11% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 10% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 6% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 67007 California 70, Blairsden, California, United States
- Coordinates: 39.78444229999999, -120.6141188
- Website: http://www.thebrewinglair.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Ronin Fermentation Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/ronin-fermentation-project-22617.md) — 4.43, Great — Graeagle, California — 1 mi away
- [Eureka Peak Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/eureka-peak-brewing-company-6.md) — 3.63, Poor — Portola, California — 4.4 mi away
- [The Good Wolf](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-good-wolf-22845.md) — 4.17, Great — Truckee, California — 39 mi away
- [Donner Creek Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/donner-creek-brewing-23549.md) — 3.85, Fine — Truckee, California — 39 mi away
- [Truckee Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/truckee-brewing-company-1250.md) — 3.77, Fine — Truckee, California — 39 mi away
- [FiftyFifty Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/fiftyfifty-brewing-co-4480.md) — 4.41, Great — Truckee, California — 40 mi away
- [Three Forks Bakery & Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/three-forks-bakery-brewing-company-3847.md) — 3.85, Fine — Nevada City, California — 42 mi away
- [Lassen Ale Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/lassen-ale-works-3915.md) — 3.48, Poor — Susanville, California — 43 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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