CuisineBrewery
StyleKentucky craft, IPA-led
Price$
Neighborhoodnorth-limestone
HoursSun-Tue 11:00-22:00; Wed-Thu 11:00-23:00; Fri-Sat 11:00-24:00
Taproom hoursDaily 11:00-22:00, later Wed-Sat
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Tip: Smithtown Seafood serves fish and chips inside the Bread Box building; the courtyard takes dogs and kids.

Location

Address: 501 W Sixth St, Lexington, KY 40508

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Country Boy Brewing ★ 4.3

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.

Blue Stallion Brewing ★ 4.1

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.

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Country Boy Brewing ★ 4.3

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.

Blue Stallion Brewing ★ 4.1

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.

Mirror Twin Brewing ★ 4.2

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.

Ethereal Brewing ★ 4.0

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.

Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. ★ 4.3

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.

Wise Bird Cider Co. ★ 4.2

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.

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