# Young Lion Brewing Company — Canandaigua, New York

> Young Lion Brewing Company in Canandaigua, New York, United States scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #223 in New York. 243 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Young Lion Brewing Company is a brewery in Canandaigua, New York, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #223 in New York. Of the 243 beers we track, 50% are IPA and 18% Pale Lager.

## Rating

- Score: 3.84 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #223 in New York · #3,619 in United States · #5,032 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 243

## About

Young Lion Brewing Company produce's fine quality beer and are usually experimenting brewing new ones. They are most well known for "Young Lion IPA", which is an American IPA and "Young Lion Pilsner", which is a Czech Pilsner. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Sours.

## What they brew

- IPA — 50% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 18% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 14% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 4% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 3% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 2% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 24 Lakeshore Drive, Canandaigua, New York, United States
- Coordinates: 42.8758785, -77.269807
- Website: http://www.younglionbrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Twisted Rail Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/twisted-rail-brewing-company-7001.md) — 3.51, Poor — Canandaigua, New York — 0.4 mi away
- [Frequentem Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/frequentem-brewing-co-22613.md) — 4.25, Great — Canandaigua, New York — 0.7 mi away
- [Peacemaker Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/peacemaker-brewing-company-1374.md) — 3.76, Fine — Canandaigua, New York — 0.9 mi away
- [Three Huskies Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/three-huskies-brewing-3357.md) — 3.54, Poor — Canandaigua, New York — 0.9 mi away
- [Beehive Brew Pub](https://finding.beer/brewery/beehive-brew-pub-32518.md) — 3.38, Poor — Canandaigua, New York — 1 mi away
- [Gem Creek Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/gem-creek-brewing-company-36056.md) — 3.84, Fine — Canandaigua, New York — 1 mi away
- [Rebel Sailor](https://finding.beer/brewery/rebel-sailor-33400.md) — 3.55, Poor — Shortsville, New York — 5.5 mi away
- [Irish Mafia Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/irish-mafia-brewing-company-5042.md) — 3.73, Fine — Bloomfield, New York — 6.1 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in New York](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/new-york.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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