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Central Waters Brewing Company

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for Imperial Stout · American IPA
Known for Imperial Stout · American IPA

Rural Wisconsin craft brewery founded in Amherst in 1998. Central Waters is entirely employee-owned and solar-powered — one of America's most sustainably operated breweries. Known nationally for their barrel-aging program: Bourbon Barrel Stout and seasonal barrel releases are among the Midwest's most acclaimed dark beers.

3Beers
3Styles
8.1%Avg ABV
1998Founded

Beers by Central Waters Brewing Company

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
roasted
2 of 3 beers
chocolate
2 of 3 beers
coffee
2 of 3 beers
smooth
2 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Stout 1IPA 1Porter 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 318 other breweries making Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, none of Central Waters Brewing Company's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for Imperial Stout, American IPA and PorterCentral Waters Brewing Company
in no beersin every beer
bitter
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter brewery: 4 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
roasted
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
chocolate
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
smooth
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
dark fruit
in 2 of 3 · typical Imperial Stout, American IPA and Porter brewery: 3 in 5
Right where the field sits.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 76%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
1 / 3
beers above the median
#1595
best ranked beer
Central Waters Mudpuppy Porter

Their beers place in the Top 76% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Central Waters Brewing Company

Rural Wisconsin craft brewery founded in Amherst in 1998. Central Waters is entirely employee-owned and solar-powered — one of America's most sustainably operated breweries. Known nationally for their barrel-aging program: Bourbon Barrel Stout and seasonal barrel releases are among the Midwest's most acclaimed dark beers.

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