# Validation Ale — Santa Barbara, California

> Validation Ale in Santa Barbara, California, United States scores 3.90 out of 5 — Fine, #234 in California. 146 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/brewery/validation-ale-36668/> · data updated 2026-09-11*

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Validation Ale is a brewery in Santa Barbara, California, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.90 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #234 in California. Of the 146 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 15% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.90 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #234 in California · #2,569 in United States · #3,479 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 146

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 15% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 8% of the beers we track
- Belgian Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 102 East Yanonali Street, Santa Barbara, California, United States
- Coordinates: 34.4150493, -119.6900731
- Website: https://validationale.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Shalhoob’s Funk Zone Patio](https://finding.beer/brewery/shalhoobs-funk-zone-patio-33289.md) — 3.50, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.1 mi away
- [Brass Bear Brewing & Bistro](https://finding.beer/brewery/brass-bear-brewing-bistro-1197.md) — 3.54, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.1 mi away
- [The Cruisery](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-cruisery-33267.md) — 3.53, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.3 mi away
- [The Brewhouse](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-brewhouse-4607.md) — 3.51, Poor — Santa Barbara, California — 0.4 mi away
- [Third Window Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/third-window-brewing-company-2.md) — 3.89, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.4 mi away
- [Night Lizard Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/night-lizard-brewing-company-358.md) — 3.80, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.5 mi away
- [Telegraph Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/telegraph-brewing-company-32478.md) — 3.76, Fine — Santa Barbara, California — 0.5 mi away
- [Smoke Mountain Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/smoke-mountain-brewery-33314.md) — 3.88, Fine — Carpinteria, California — 8.9 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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