List of breweries in Texas
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This is a list of breweries in Texas.
Breweries and microbreweries
Brewery | Location | Founded | Distribution | On-site | Notes |
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3 Nations Brewing Company | Carrollton | ||||
8th Wonder Brewery[1] | Houston | 2013 | Cans | Taproom | |
Alamo Beer Company[2] | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | ||
Athens Brewing Company | Athens | 2015 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company[3] | Austin | 2013 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
Austin Beerworks[4][5] | Austin | 2011 | Cans | Taproom | |
Austin Eastciders[6] | Austin | 2013 | Cans, Kegs | Taproom | |
Anheuser-Busch Brewery[7][8][9] | Houston | 1966 | Annual production of 12 million barrels as of 2013 | ||
B-52 Brewing Company[10] | Conroe | 2014 | Kegs, cans, bottles | Taproom | Barrel-aged beers. Ranked #5 in 2019 Texas Craft Beer Report |
Bare Arms Brewing[11] | Waco | 2015 | Kegs | Taproom, crowlers, kegs | |
Barrow Brewing Company[12] | Salado | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Big Bend Brewing Company[13] | Alpine | 2012 | Cans | tours | |
Bitter Sisters Brewery | Addison | ||||
Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. [14] | Bryan | 2010 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | |
Blue Owl Brewing[15] | Austin | 2015 | Cans | ||
BrainDead Brewing[16] | Dallas | 2015 | Kegs, bottles | Brewpub | Scratch kitchen, barrel program, house and guest taps |
Breaking Brew Meadery | Dallas | ||||
Brutal Beerworks | North Richland Hills | ||||
Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company[17][18] | Houston | 2011 | Cans | ||
Cactus Land Brewing Company[19] | Adkins | 2016 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
Cedar Creek Brewery[18][20] | Seven Points | 2012 | Cans | brewpub | |
Celestial Beerworks | Dallas | ||||
Celis Brewery | Austin | 1992 | Taproom | Original brewery closed in 2000; Reopened in 2017 | |
Community Beer Company | Dallas | ||||
Cypress Creek Southern Ales[21] | Winnsboro | 2018 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Deep Ellum Brewing[22] | Dallas | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
ETX Brewing Company[23] | Tyler | 2017 | Kegs | taproom | |
Eureka Heights Brewing Company[24] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
Franconia Brewing Company[18] | McKinney | 2008 | Bottles, Kegs | ||
Freetail Brewing Company[25] | San Antonio | 2008 | Bottles; cans | Brewpub; brewery with taproom | |
Friends & Allies Brewing[26][27] | Austin | 2016 | Cans | taproom | |
Four Bullets Brewery | Richardson | ||||
Four Corners Brewing[28] | Dallas | 2012 | Cans | taproom | |
Galveston Bay Brewing[29] | Dickinson | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
Galveston Island Brewing[30] | Galveston | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
Holler Brewing Company[31] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Hop and Sting Brewing Company | Grapevine | ||||
Hops & Grain Brewery[32] | Austin | 2011 | Cans | taproom | |
Hop Fusion Ale works | Fort Worth | ||||
Panther Island brewing | Fort Worth | ||||
Wild Acre brewing Company | Fort Worth | ||||
Cowtown Brewing Co | Fort Worth | ||||
Legal Draft Beer Co | Arlington | ||||
Division Brewing | Arlington | ||||
Independence Brewing Co.[33] | Austin | 2004 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | Distributes to Arkansas[34] |
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery[35] | Garland | 2015 | Brewpub | ||
Jester King Brewery[18][36] | Austin | 2010 | Taproom | ||
Karbach Brewing Company[18][37] | Houston | 2011 | Bottles; cans | brewpub | |
Krootz Brewing Company[38][39] | Gainesville | 2019 | Kegs; Cans | brewpub | |
Lakewood Brewing Company[40] | Garland | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
Live Oak Brewing Company[18][41] | Austin | 1997 | Draft; cans | taproom | |
Lone Pint Brewing Company[18][42] | Magnolia | 2012 | Bottles | ||
Manhattan Project Beer Co. | Dallas | ||||
Martin House Brewing Company[43] | Fort Worth | 2013 | Cans | taproom | |
MillerCoors Brewery[8][44][45][46] | Fort Worth | 1966 | Lone Star is made by Miller at the Fort Worth brewery. The Lone Star brand is owned by Pabst Brewing Company.[47] | ||
New Republic Brewing Company[14] | College Station | 2011 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom, Beer Garden | Barrel-aged beers |
Nine Band Brewery | Allen | ||||
No Label Brewing Company[18][48] | Katy | 2010 | Bottles | taproom | |
NLand Brewing Company[18] | Austin | 2017 | Kegs | taproom | |
Oak Cliff Brewing Co. | Dallas | ||||
Oak Highlands Brewery | Dallas | ||||
Oil Horse Brewing Company | Longview | 2015 | Kegs | taproom | |
On Rotation Brewery + Taproom | Dallas | ||||
Outfit Brewery | Dallas | ||||
Pegasus City Brewery | Dallas | ||||
Peticolas Brewing Company[49][50] | Dallas | 2011 | Kegs | taproom | Grand National Champion at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. |
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company[18][51] | Fort Worth | 2004 | Bottles | ||
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling[52] | San Antonio | 2010 | Cans, bottles | Taproom, tours | |
Real Ale Brewing Company[18][53][54][55] | Blanco | 1996 | Cans, Bottles | taproom | |
Reck 'Em Right Brewing Company | 102 South Avenue G, Johnson City, TX 78636 | Established 2019 | Pints, Growlers | See Facebook Page, Instagram and www.reckemrightbrewing.com for details. | Featuring small batch American and European style ales brewed primarily with Kveik and Belgian yeasts. Host Live music regularly. |
Revolver Brewing[56] | Granbury | 2012 | Bottles | ||
Rogness Brewing Company[57] | Austin | 2012 | Bottles | taproom | |
Saint Arnold Brewing Company[18][58] | Houston | 1994 | Cans; bottles | brewpub | |
Shannon Brewing Company[59] | Keller | 2014 | Cans | taproom | |
Soul Fire Brewing Company | Roanoke | ||||
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery[60] | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | brewpub | |
Southern Star Brewing Company[18] | Conroe | 2007 | Cans | taproom | |
Spoetzl Brewery[18][61] | Shiner | 1909 | Bottles; cans | Tours | Makers of Shiner beer |
Steam Theory Brewing Company | Dallas | ||||
Texas Ale Project | Dallas | ||||
Texas Beer Refinery[62] | Dickinson | 2013 | Bottles | taproom | |
Texian Brewing Company[18][63] | Richmond | 2012 | Kegs; bottles | ||
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company[18][64] | Austin | 2010 | Bottles; Kegs | Makers of Thirsty Goat Amber & Buckethead IPA. Tasting Room coming in 2019. | |
True Vine Brewing Company[65] | Tyler | 2014 | cans | Taproom | |
Turning Point Beer | Bedford | ||||
Twin Peaks Brewing Company[66] | Irving | 2014 | Cans | Produces kegs for the Twin Peaks restaurant chain. | |
Under the Radar Brewery[67] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Union Bear Brewing Co. | Plano | ||||
Unlawful Assembly Brewing Co. | Plano | ||||
Westlake Brewing Company | Dallas | ||||
White Rock Alehouse & Brewery | Dallas |
Former breweries
Brewery | Location | Founded | Dissolved |
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Alamo Brewing Association[8] | San Antonio | 1888 | 1893 |
Behloradsky Brewery[8]B | San Antonio | 1881 | 1883 |
Bitter End Bistro & Brewery | Austin | 1994 | 2005 |
Bosque Brewing[68] | Waco | 1995 | 1997 |
Both and Company[8] | Weatherford | ||
Charles Degen Brewery[8] | San Antonio | 1879 | 1911 |
Copper Tank Brewing | Austin | 1994 | 2004 |
Dallas Brewing Company[8] | Dallas | 1889 | 1893 |
Falstaff Brewing Corporation[69][70]A | Galveston | 1955 | 1981 |
Felix Bachrach Brewery[8] | San Antonio | 1890 | 1890 |
Fort Bend Brewing Company[71] | Missouri City | 2012 | 2015 |
Frederick Probst Brewery[8] | Fredericksburg | 1874 | 1895 |
Gabel's Brewery[72][73] | Houston | 1849 | 1879 |
Galveston Brewing Company[8]A | Galveston | 1895 | 1918 |
Galveston-Houston Brewers[8]A | Galveston | 1934 | 1955 |
Giesecke and Brothers Brewery[8] | Brenham | ||
Gustave Franke Brewery[8] | Meyersville | 1884 | 1903 |
Herman Frank Home Brewery[8] | Bellville | 1882 | 1918 |
Kreisch Brewery[8] | La Grange | ||
Lone Star Brewery[8] | San Antonio | 1884 | 1918 |
Lorenz Ochs and George Aschbacher Brewery[8] | San Antonio | 1890 | 1904 |
Lorenz Zeiss Brewery[8] | Brenham | ||
Michael Cellmer Brewery[8] | Yorktown | 1878 | 1891 |
Pearl Brewing Company[74]B | San Antonio | 1883 | 2001 |
Simon Mayer Brewery[8] | Dallas | 1895 | 1900 |
Texas Brewing Company[8] | Fort Worth | 1890 | 1918 |
Waterloo Brewing Company & American Grill | Austin | 1993 | 2001 |
Western Brewery[8] | San Antonio | 1855 | 1878 |
- ^A These breweries were housed in the same physical brewery building at 3300 Church Street in Galveston.
- ^B These breweries were housed in the same physical brewery building at 303 Pearl Parkway in San Antonio.
See also
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