# Walnut River Brewing Company — El Dorado, Kansas

> Walnut River Brewing Company in El Dorado, Kansas, United States scores 3.57 out of 5 — Poor, #40 in Kansas. 62 beers tracked, mostly Amber Ale.

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Walnut River Brewing Company is a brewery in El Dorado, Kansas, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.57 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #40 in Kansas. Of the 62 beers we track, 30% are Amber Ale and 25% IPA.

## Rating

- Score: 3.57 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #40 in Kansas · #5,974 in United States · #9,859 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 62

## About

If ever a story were published on how Walnut River Brewing Co. began, it might be titled, “How to start a brewery on Craigslist” or on more than one occasion we’ve called it, “This Old Brewery” as if we had Norm Abram working alongside us. Of the many items purchased locally on Craigslist we found our pallet racking, an 11 foot long stainless steel sink that had been used to feed cattle (we scrubbed it, don’t worry), and our 3 inch thick 9 foot long chunk of Kansas white oak sales counter that everyone signs when they visit. Our cash register is a used iPad and the holder is homemade of walnut from Greenwood County. Even the street signs that decorate the sales area are from Kansas. Rest assured, we did pay for them! Everything unapologetically screams “Kansas” when you step into the brewery. That passion we have for our home State also drives us to use quality ingredients in our brewing. Like many Kansans we work hard and expect quality, Walnut River Brewing Company is no different. We’d like to invite you to visit 111 W. Locust Ave in El Dorado, KS and we think you’ll see and taste what we mean. Cheers!

## What they brew

- Amber Ale — 30% of the beers we track
- IPA — 25% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 20% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 9% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 7% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 111 West Locust Avenue, El Dorado, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates: 37.8135985, -96.8501343
- Website: http://www.walnutriverbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Redbud Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/redbud-brewing-33043.md) — 3.81, Fine — Augusta, Kansas — 12 mi away
- [The Green Frog Brewery & Tasting Room](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-green-frog-brewery-tasting-room-33720.md) — 3.89, Fine — Douglass, Kansas — 22 mi away
- [Hopping Gnome Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/hopping-gnome-brewing-company-745.md) — 3.82, Fine — Wichita, Kansas — 27 mi away
- [Central Standard Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/central-standard-brewing-4089.md) — 4.25, Great — Wichita, Kansas — 27 mi away
- [River City Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/river-city-brewing-co-4705.md) — 3.83, Fine — Wichita, Kansas — 27 mi away
- [Wichita Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wichita-brewing-company-34902.md) — 3.04, Limited — Wichita, Kansas — 28 mi away
- [The Leprechaun’s Lab](https://finding.beer/brewery/the-leprechauns-lab-30961.md) — 3.95, Fine — Wichita, Kansas — 28 mi away
- [Nortons Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/nortons-brewing-company-6977.md) — 3.91, Fine — Wichita, Kansas — 28 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

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

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