BreweryKentucky craft, Cougar Bait blonde$north-limestoneMon-Wed 11:00-22:00; Thu-Sat 11:00-24:00; Sun 11:00-22:00Daily 11:00-22:00, to 24:00 Thu-Sat
Country Boy Brewing pours Cougar Bait and taproom-only experiments on Chair Avenue, a garage-born Lexington brewery that stayed proudly unpolished.
Tip: The Lexington taproom keeps small-batch beers the cans never see; food trucks park outside most evenings.
BreweryGerman lagers and British ales$north-limestoneMon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00Mon-Thu 14:00-22:00; Fri-Sun 12:00-22:00
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.
BreweryExperimental twin-batch brews$warehouse-blockMon-Sun 11:00-24:00Daily 11:00-24:00
Mirror Twin Brewing splits batches into twinned variants on National Avenue, with Rolling Oven pizza in-house and Lexington's Warehouse Block outside.
Tip: Order the same base beer in both twin versions and taste them side by side; the pizza oven runs to close.
BreweryFarmhouse and Belgian-leaning$distillery-districtMon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-22:00Mon-Thu 12:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-24:00; Sun 12:00-22:00
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.
BreweryKentucky Ale and bourbon barrel ales$$distillery-districtMon 09:30-17:00; Thu-Fri 09:30-17:00; Sat 09:30-17:00; Sun 11:30-17:00; closed Tue-WedTours Thu-Mon; closed Tue-Wed
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. ages Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and distils Town Branch on Cross Street, a twin brewery-distillery tour stop.
Tip: Book the tour online; the four tasting tokens work across both the brewery and the Town Branch distillery.
BreweryCraft cider, dry and barrel-aged$distillery-districtTue-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-20:00Tue-Thu 16:00-22:00; Fri-Sat 12:00-23:00; Sun 12:00-20:00
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.