Where Lexington drinks local: brewpubs, taprooms and the new wave.
Taprooms, brewpubs and the local beer scene in Lexington worth taking a tram to.
West Sixth Brewing pours its IPA in the old Rainbo Bread building on West Sixth, the taproom that kicked off Lexington's craft scene revival in 2012.
TipSmithtown Seafood serves fish and chips inside the Bread Box building; the courtyard takes dogs and kids.
Country Boy Brewing pours Cougar Bait and taproom-only experiments on Chair Avenue, a garage-born Lexington brewery that stayed proudly unpolished.
TipThe Lexington taproom keeps small-batch beers the cans never see; food trucks park outside most evenings.
Blue Stallion Brewing lagers to German and British tradition on West Third Street, the Lexington taproom for a proper dunkel instead of another IPA.
TipThe lagers are the point; order the dunkel or a cask British ale and settle into the long hall tables.
Mirror Twin Brewing splits batches into twinned variants on National Avenue, with Rolling Oven pizza in-house and Lexington's Warehouse Block outside.
TipOrder the same base beer in both twin versions and taste them side by side; the pizza oven runs to close.
Ethereal Brewing ferments farmhouse and Belgian styles in a James E. Pepper warehouse, the Distillery District taproom Lexington fills on gig nights.
TipSaisons and Belgian styles outshine the hop bombs here; pair a pint with a slice from Goodfellas next door.
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. ages Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and distils Town Branch on Cross Street, a twin brewery-distillery tour stop.
TipBook the tour online; the four tasting tokens work across both the brewery and the Town Branch distillery.
Wise Bird Cider Co. presses Kentucky apples in the Distillery District, a family-run Lexington cidery whose Little Fork kitchen leans gluten-free.
TipClosed Mondays; the Little Fork menu makes this the Distillery District stop for gluten-free eating.
Guided tour · 1 hour
Take a guided tour of the Lexington Brewing and Distilling campus and learn about the production of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch. Enjoy 4 tasting tokens...
Guided tour · 3 hours
Embark on a journey through the heart of Downtown Lexington, where history and farm-to-table flavors intertwine for an afternoon of fun exploration.
Guided tour · 4 hours
Join us in the Distillery District for Kentucky farm-to-table cuisine, limestone-filtered bourbons, and an exploration into the history behind this revitalized piece o...