Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. ages Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and distils Town Branch on Cross Street, a twin brewery-distillery tour stop.
Editorially verified August 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: Book the tour online; the four tasting tokens work across both the brewery and the Town Branch distillery.
Address: 401 Cross St, Lexington, KY 40508
Wise Bird Cider Co. presses Kentucky apples in the Distillery District, a family-run Lexington cidery whose Little Fork kitchen leans gluten-free.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the Little Fork menu makes this the Distillery District stop for gluten-free eating.
Ethereal Brewing ferments farmhouse and Belgian styles in a James E. Pepper warehouse, the Distillery District taproom Lexington fills on gig nights.
Tip: Saisons and Belgian styles outshine the hop bombs here; pair a pint with a slice from Goodfellas next door.
Wise Bird Cider Co. presses Kentucky apples in the Distillery District, a family-run Lexington cidery whose Little Fork kitchen leans gluten-free.
Tip: Closed Mondays; the Little Fork menu makes this the Distillery District stop for gluten-free eating.
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.
Tip: Smithtown 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.
Tip: The 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.
Tip: The 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.
Tip: Order 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.
Tip: Saisons and Belgian styles outshine the hop bombs here; pair a pint with a slice from Goodfellas next door.
