# The Giving Brewery — Waunakee, Wisconsin

> The Giving Brewery in Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States scores 3.41 out of 5 — Poor, #211 in Wisconsin. 8 beers tracked, mostly Stout / Porter.

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The Giving Brewery is a brewery in Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.41 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #211 in Wisconsin. Of the 8 beers we track, 42% are Stout / Porter and 34% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.41 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #211 in Wisconsin · #7,585 in United States · #13,742 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 8

## What they brew

- Stout / Porter — 42% of the beers we track
- IPA — 34% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 11% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States
- Coordinates: 43.1919373, -89.45567489999999
- Website: http://www.octopibrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Humble Forager Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/humble-forager-brewery-21537.md) — 3.57, Poor — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 0 mi away
- [Busty Lush](https://finding.beer/brewery/busty-lush-23816.md) — 2.85, Limited — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 0 mi away
- [Campanology Brewing (Trader Joe’s)](https://finding.beer/brewery/campanology-brewing-trader-joes-32700.md) — 2.90, Limited — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 0 mi away
- [The Lone Girl Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-lone-girl-brewing-company-4268.md) — 3.80, Fine — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 0.1 mi away
- [Untitled Art](https://finding.beer/brewery/untitled-art-3512.md) — 4.28, Great — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 0.8 mi away
- [State of Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/state-of-brewing-21547.md) — 2.95, Limited — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 1.6 mi away
- [Octopi Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/octopi-brewing-1669.md) — 4.15, Great — Waunakee, Wisconsin — 1.6 mi away
- [Capital Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/capital-brewery-2316.md) — 3.06, Limited — Middleton, Wisconsin — 7.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Madison, Wisconsin](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/wisconsin/madison.md)
- [Best breweries in Wisconsin](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/wisconsin.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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