List of Iowa’s Top Breweries
August 28, 2019
Until we write our full guide to Iowa, here is a list of the best breweries in the state, according to Untappd, along with information about hours of operation and food options. This list will be updated frequently, but if you notice anything inaccurate on this list, or if you see that we accidentally left off a brewery that falls within the Untappd score range provided, please kindly let us know and we’ll fix it as soon as we can! We strive to provide the most accurate and up-to-date source of brewery information possible. (For why we chose to sort by Untappd rating, please check out our FAQ.) And, as always, before going to a brewery, check their website or social media to see if they have food trucks on certain days, food delivery options, or irregular hours that day.
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NOTE: As the world continues to re-open after this spring’s COVID-19 pandemic quarantine, many who have re-opened their taprooms are now operating on a different schedule than they had in place pre-quarantine. We will be updating our site as quickly as we can, but it’s very possible that the information on our brewery lists regarding dates, times, and food availability is no longer accurate. Before heading to any brewery, please check the brewery’s social media to determine their hours of operation, and be sure to read our guide for beer travel as the pandemic continues. Thanks!
update: 6/23/20
Altoona:
Brightside Aleworks
Untappd: 3.9
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 9 PM Wednesday, 4 PM – 10 PM Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Amana:
Millstream Brewing
Untappd: 3.52
BREWERY: Open 7 days a week
10 AM – 5 PM Monday through Thursday, 10 AM – 6 PM Friday through Sunday
Food: No
BRAU HAUS: Open 7 days a week
10 AM – 10 PM every day
Food: Yes
Ames:
Alluvial Brewing
Untappd: 3.98
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 10 Wednesday through Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Torrent Brewing
Untappd: 3.62
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4:30 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 4:30 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Ankeny:
Firetrucker Brewery
Untappd: 3.67
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 10 Pm Tuesday through Thursday, 12 PM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Mistress Brewing
Untappd: 3.53
Closed Mondays
3 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Bellevue:
River Ridge Brewing
Untappd: 3.64
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
4 PM – 9 PM Thursday and Friday, 1 PM – 9 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 4 PM Sunday
Food: No
Bettendorf:
5ive Cities Brewing
Untappd: 3.77
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 11 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Pizza delivery
Crawford Brew Works
Untappd: 3.7
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 11 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Frequent food trucks
Bondurant:
Reclaimed Rails Brewing
Untappd: 3.68
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 11 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Boone:
Boone Valley Brewing
Untappd: 3.7
Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays
4:30 PM – 9 PM Monday and Thursday, 4:30 PM – 10 PM Friday, 1 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: No
Burlington:
Parkside Brewing
Untappd: 3.57
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
5 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Bent River Brewing
Untappd: 3.56
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Calmar:
PIVO Brewery
Untappd: 3.71
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
2 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2 PM – 10 PM Friday, 11 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Carroll:
Carroll Brewing
Untappd: 3.6
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 12 PM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Cedar Falls:
SingleSpeed Brewing
Untappd: 3.82
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 12 AM Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 2 AM Friday, 12 PM – 2 AM Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Second State Brewing
Untappd: 3.67
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 4 PM – 12 AM Friday, 12 PM – 12 AM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Kitchen open most days
Cedar Rapids:
Clock House Brewing
Untappd: 3.99
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 8 PM Monday and Tuesday, 3 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Lion Bridge Brewing
Untappd: 3.9
Closed Mondays
3 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Thew Brewing Company
Untappd: 3.78
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Third Base Brewery
Untappd: 3.77
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 2 AM every day
Food: Yes
Iowa Brewing
Untappd: 3.74
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 12 AM Friday, 11 AM – 12 AM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Quarter Barrel Arcade
Untappd: 3.67
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 11 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Charles City:
Saint Charles Brewing
Untappd: 3.87
Closed Monday through Wednesday
3 PM – 11 PM Thursday and Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Clarion:
Timbukbru
Untappd: 3.8
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 10 PM Monday through Friday, 11 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Clear Lake:
Lake Time Brewery
Untappd: 3.77
Closed Monday and Tuesday
4 PM – 9 PM Wednesday, 4 PM – 10 PM Thursday and Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Clive:
515 Brewing Co
Untappd: 3.84
Closed Tuesdays
3 PM – 9 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 12 PM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday; 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Coralville:
ReUnion Brewery
Untappd: 3.79
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Boot N Flute Brewery
Untappd: 3.7
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 10 PM Tuesday through Saturday, 9 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Backpocket Brewing
Untappd: 3.67
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Council Bluffs:
Full Fledged Brewing Co
Untappd: 3.88
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Davenport:
Baked Beer and Bread Co
Untappd: 3.76
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday, 10 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 10 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Front Street Brewery
Untappd: 3.6
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 10:30 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 11:30 PM Friday, 8 AM – 11:30 PM Saturday, 9 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Bootleg Hill Honey Meads
Untappd: 3.58
Closed Mondays
3 PM – 9 PM Tuesday, 12 PM – 9 PM Sunday and Wednesday, 12 PM – 10 PM Thursday, 12 PM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday
Food: No
Decorah:
Pulpit Rock Brewing
Untappd: 4.19
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 10 PM Monday through Wednesday, 12 PM – 10 PM Thursday, 12 PM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: No
Toppling Goliath Brewing
Untappd: 4.16
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Des Moines:
See a complete list of Des Moines’s breweries here.
Dubuque:
Dimensional Brewing
Untappd: 4
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 11 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 1 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Jubeck New World Brewing
Untappd: 3.69
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Wednesday, 4 PM – 11 PM Thursday and Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday
Food: No
Backpocket Brewing
Untappd: 3.67
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 11 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 4 PM – 12 AM Friday, 12 PM – 12 AM Saturday, 12 PM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
7 Hills Brewing
Untappd: 3.66
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Catfish Creek Brew Pub (Catfish Charlie’s)
Untappd: 3.44
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 9 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Dyersville:
Textile Brewing
Untappd: 3.89
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 9 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: No
Elkader:
Deb’s Brewtopia
Untappd: 3.73
Closed Sunday through Thursday
2 PM – 6 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: No
Ely:
House Divided Brewery
Untappd: 3.85
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: No
Fairfield:
Fishback & Stephenson
Untappd: 3.73
Closed Monday through Thursday
5 PM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 2 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Fort Dodge:
Shiny Top Brewing
Untappd: 3.6
Closed Sundays and Mondays
3 PM – 10 PM Tuesdays through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday
Food: Yes
River Hops Brewing
Untappd: 3.53
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
4:30 PM – 9 PM Wednesday through Friday, 1 PM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: No
Fort Madison:
Lost Duck Brewing
Untappd: 3.12
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
3 PM – 10 PM Wednesday through Saturday
Food: Yes
Glenwood:
Sacrilegious Ciderworks
Untappd: 3.79
Closed Sunday through Tuesday
12 PM – 6 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 1 PM – 8 PM Friday, 12 PM – 7 PM Saturday
Food: No
Keg Creek Brewing
Untappd: 3.6
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Hampton:
Rustic Brew
Untappd: 3.42
Closed Sundays
7:30 AM – 5 PM Monday through Wednesday, 7:30 AM – 7:30 PM Thursday, 7:30 AM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Huxley:
Fenceline Beer Lab
Untappd: 3.68
Closed Monday and Tuesday
5 PM – 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 4 PM – 8 PM Friday, 11 AM – 8 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Iowa City:
Big Grove Brewery
Untappd: 3.93
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 11 AM – 11 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Kalona:
Kalona Brewing
Untappd: 3.59
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
11 AM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Keokuk:
Vera’s Restaurant and Brewpub
Untappd: 3.62
Open 7 days a week
7 AM – 12 AM Sunday through Thursday, 7 AM – 2 AM Friday and Saturday
Food: Yes
Knoxville:
Peace Tree Brewing
Untappd: 3.7
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 11 AM – 11 PM Saturday, 1 PM – 5 PM Sunday
Food: No
Lake Mills:
5 Alarm Brewing
Untappd: 3.86
Closed Mondays through Wednesdays
4 PM – 10 PM Thursday and Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 11:30 AM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Le Claire:
Green Tree Brewery
Untappd: 3.74
Open 7 days a week
12 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 12 PM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: No
Le Mars:
Wise I Brewing Company
Untappd: 3.93
Closed Sunday and Monday
3 PM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 3 PM – 11 PM Friday, 1 PM – 11 PM Saturday
Food: No
Manchester:
Franklin Street Brewing
Untappd: 3.85
Closed Mondays
3:30 PM – 9 PM Tuesday, 3:30 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 2 PM – 12 AM Friday, 12 PM – 12 AM Saturday, 1 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Marshalltown:
Iowa River Brewing
Untappd: 3.44
Closed Mondays
5 PM – 9 PM Tuesday, 4 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 2 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Mason City:
Fat Hill Brewing
Untappd: 3.87
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
4 PM – 11 PM Wednesday through Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday
Food: No
Mason City Brewing
Untappd: 3.61
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
5 PM – 11 PM Wednesday through Saturday
Food: No
Milford:
West O Beer
Untappd: 3.69
Closed Mondays
2 PM – 10 PM Tuesday through Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Mount Vernon:
Big’s BBQ Brewpub
Untappd: 3.65
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 8 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 9 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Muscatine:
Contrary Brewing
Untappd: 3.86
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 9 PM Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 PM – 10 PM Thursday and Friday, 12 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Newton:
Gezellig Brewing
Untappd: 3.99
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 3 PM – 10 PM Friday, 11 AM – 10 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: Occasional food trucks
Northwood:
Worth Brewing
Untappd: 3.72
Closed Sundays and Mondays
4 PM – 8 PM Tuesday, 5 PM – 9 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 5 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday
Food: No
Osage:
Limestone Brewers
Untappd: 3.69
Closed Sundays through Wednesdays
2 PM – 10 PM Thursday through Saturday
Food: Yes
Ottumwa:
Pallister Brothers Brewing
Untappd: 3.77
Closed Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays
4 PM – 10 PM Wednesday through Saturday
Food: No
Polk City:
Fenders Brewing
Untappd: 3.72
Closed Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
4 PM – 10 PM Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Sioux City:
Marto Brewing
Untappd: 4.14
Open 7 days a week
3 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 3 PM – 12 AM Friday, 11 AM – 12 AM Saturday, 10 AM – 8 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Jackson Street Brewing
Untappd: 3.93
Closed Mondays
4 PM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 4 PM – 10 PM Friday, 2 PM – 10 PM Saturday, 2 PM – 6 PM Sunday
Food: No
Brioux City Brewery
Untappd: 3.84
Open 7 days a week
2 PM – 2 AM Monday through Friday, 12 PM – 2 AM Saturday and Sunday
Food: No
Solon:
Big Grove Brewpub
Untappd: 3.93
Closed Mondays
11 AM – 9 PM Tuesday through Thursday, 11 AM – 10 PM Friday and Saturday, 11 AM – 9 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Spirit Lake:
Okoboji Brewing
Untappd: 3.32
Closed Tuesdays
4 PM – 8 PM Monday, Wednesday, Thursday; 4 PM – 10 PM Friday; 2 PM – 10 PM Saturday; 3 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Waterloo:
SingleSpeed Brewing
Untappd: 3.82
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Wednesday, 11 AM – 12 AM Thursday and Friday, 10 AM – 12 AM Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
West Des Moines:
Barn Town Brewing
Untappd: 3.99
Open 7 days a week
11 AM – 10 PM Monday through Wednesday, 11 AM – 11 PM Thursday, 11 AM – 12 AM Friday and Saturday, 10 AM – 10 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Twisted Vine Brewery
Untappd: 3.63
Open 7 days a week
4 PM – 10 PM Monday through Thursday, 2 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: Yes
Fox Brewing
Untappd: 3.55
Closed Mondays and Tuesdays
4 PM – 10 PM Wednesday and Thursday, 4 PM – 11 PM Friday, 12 PM – 11 PM Saturday, 12 PM – 7 PM Sunday
Food: No
Winterset:
Big Rack Brew Haus
Untappd: 3.58
Closed Sundays through Fridays
3 PM – 9 PM Saturday
Food: No
