Black Laboratory Brewing is a brewery in East Side, San Antonio.
Editorially verified May 28, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: It is dog-friendly and named for the owners' Labradors. A relaxed east-side taproom for an unfussy pint.
Address: 1604 E Houston St, San Antonio, TX 78202
Alamo Beer Company is an east-side brewery whose biergarten under the historic Hays Street Bridge is the draw, with a German-style lager as the flagship pour.
Tip: The biergarten under the historic Hays Street Bridge is the draw. The German-style lager is the flagship pour.
Back Unturned Brewing on Brooklyn Avenue is a downtown brewpub pouring craft beer brewed on site, with a pizza-led kitchen and a dog-friendly patio.
Tip: The pizza menu pairs with the house beers, and the patio is dog-friendly. A walkable downtown brewery near the River North district.
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling pairs a brewery with a whiskey distillery on the northeast side, one of San Antonio's longest-running craft operations.
Tip: It is a brewery and a distillery, so try the beer and the Texas bourbon. Tours run on weekends; check the calendar.
Freetail Brewing is a north-side brewpub off Loop 1604 with a full kitchen, pouring adventurous sours, barrel-aged beers and IPAs alongside a sit-down meal.
Tip: The 1604 brewpub has a full kitchen, so it works for a meal. Ask what experimental sour or barrel-aged beer is pouring.
Künstler Brewing is a woman-owned German-Texan brewpub in Southtown, off the tourist path, pairing house lagers with hearty German-leaning food.
Tip: The German-Texan food pairs naturally with the lagers. A welcoming, woman-owned brewpub off the tourist path.
Alamo Beer Company is an east-side brewery whose biergarten under the historic Hays Street Bridge is the draw, with a German-style lager as the flagship pour.
Tip: The biergarten under the historic Hays Street Bridge is the draw. The German-style lager is the flagship pour.
Dos Sirenos Brewing on East Cevallos is a Latino-owned Southtown taproom voted San Antonio's brewery of the year in 2024, with a dog-friendly patio.
Tip: The brewery sits a short walk from the King William stretch. Rotating IPAs, lagers, and stouts; the patio is kid- and dog-friendly.
