# Vail Brewing Company — Vail, Colorado

> Vail Brewing Company in Vail, Colorado, United States scores 3.88 out of 5 — Fine, #101 in Colorado. 464 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Vail Brewing Company is a brewery in Vail, Colorado, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.88 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #101 in Colorado. Of the 464 beers we track, 45% are IPA and 31% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.88 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #101 in Colorado · #2,953 in United States · #4,027 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 464

## About

Vail Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and are constantly experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Gore Creek IPA", which is an American IPA and "Hot Mess Blonde", which is a Blonde Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 45% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 31% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 5% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 3% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 3% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 41290 U.S. 6, Vail, Colorado, United States
- Coordinates: 39.6205753, -106.4696229
- Website: http://www.vailbrewingco.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Craftsman Brew Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/craftsman-brew-co-29960.md) — 4.22, Great — Edwards, Colorado — 6.9 mi away
- [Outer Range Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/outer-range-brewing-co-251.md) — 4.52, Exceptional — Frisco, Colorado — 20 mi away
- [Highside Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/highside-brewing-4474.md) — 3.84, Fine — Frisco, Colorado — 20 mi away
- [Angry James Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/angry-james-brewery-240.md) — 4.17, Great — Silverthorne, Colorado — 21 mi away
- [Syndicate Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/syndicate-brewing-co-3213.md) — 3.80, Fine — Silverthorne, Colorado — 21 mi away
- [Eagle River Brewing, LLC](https://finding.beer/brewery/eagle-river-brewing-llc-28971.md) — 3.54, Poor — Gypsum, Colorado — 22 mi away
- [Dillon Dam Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/dillon-dam-brewery-3583.md) — 3.57, Poor — Dillon, Colorado — 22 mi away
- [Pug Ryan’s Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pug-ryans-brewing-company-2284.md) — 3.56, Poor — Dillon, Colorado — 23 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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