# Vigilant Brewing Company — Bristol, Rhode Island

> Vigilant Brewing Company in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States scores 4.18 out of 5 — Great, #12 in Rhode Island. 129 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Vigilant Brewing Company is a brewery in Bristol, Rhode Island, United States. We grade it Great, with a score of 4.18 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #12 in Rhode Island. Of the 129 beers we track, 38% are IPA and 16% Other.

## Rating

- Score: 4.18 out of 5
- Grade: Great 😀 — Consistently produce world-class beer.
- Ranked: #12 in Rhode Island · #1,116 in United States · #1,505 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 129

## About

Vigilant Brewing Company produce's high quality beer and is ranked #11 in Rhode Island. They are most well known for "Quit Playing With Your Dinghy", which is a New England IPA and "Peanut Butter Jelly Sour", which is a Fruited Sour. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 38% of the beers we track
- Other — 16% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 6% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 5% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 44 Ballou Boulevard, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
- Coordinates: 41.7026857, -71.2688138
- Website: https://vigilantbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Trágmar Ale Works](https://finding.beer/brewery/tragmar-ale-works-35338.md) — 4.33, Great — Bristol, Rhode Island — 0.6 mi away
- [Pivotal Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pivotal-brewing-company-23839.md) — 4.17, Great — Bristol, Rhode Island — 2.1 mi away
- [Canned Heat Craft Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/canned-heat-craft-beer-company-19484.md) — 4.18, Great — Fall River, Massachusetts — 5.2 mi away
- [Troy City Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/troy-city-brewing-22820.md) — 3.92, Fine — Fall River, Massachusetts — 5.5 mi away
- [Ragged Island Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/ragged-island-brewing-company-1868.md) — 3.86, Fine — Portsmouth, Rhode Island — 6 mi away
- [Narragansett Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/narragansett-brewing-company-4803.md) — 2.97, Limited — Providence, Rhode Island — 10 mi away
- [Crook Point Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/crook-point-brewing-company-30507.md) — 3.73, Fine — East Providence, Rhode Island — 10 mi away
- [Apponaug Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/apponaug-brewing-company-4279.md) — 3.88, Fine — Warwick, Rhode Island — 10 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Providence, Rhode Island](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/rhode-island/providence.md)
- [Best breweries in Rhode Island](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/rhode-island.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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