List of breweries in Kentucky
Breweries in Kentucky produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries to microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.
In 2012 Kentucky's 21 breweries and brewpubs employed 270 people directly, and more than 8,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[1][2] Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Kentucky's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Kentucky's breweries and related industries was more than $167 million.[3] Consumer purchases of Kentucky's brewery products generated more than $160 million in additional tax revenue.[4] In 2012, according to the Brewers Association, Kentucky ranked 43rd in the number of craft breweries per capita with 14.[5]
For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.[6] In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.[7]
Breweries
Active Breweries
- 3rd Turn Brewing - Jeffersontown/Crestwood
- Abettor Brewing Company - Winchester
- Against the Grain Brewery[8] - Louisville
- Akasha Brewing Company[9] - Louisville
- Alexandria Brewing Company - Alexandria
- Apocalypse Brew Works[10][11] - Louisville
- Bircus Brewing Company - Ludlow
- Blue Holler Brewery - Bowling Green
- Blue Stallion Brewing[12][13] - Lexington
- Bluegrass Brewing Company - Louisville
- Braxton Brewing Company[14] - Covington/Bellevue/Fort Mitchell
- Broken Throne Brewing - Pikeville
- Country Boy Brewing[15][16] - Lexington/Georgetown
- The Dam Brewhaus - Benton
- Darkness Brewing[17] - Bellevue
- Dreaming Creek Brewery - Richmond
- Dry Ground Brewing Company[18][19] - Paducah
- Dueling Barrels Brewing & Distillery - Pikeville
- Ethereal Brewing[20][21] - Lexington
- Falls City Brewery - Louisville
- False Idol Independent Brewers - Louisville
- Flywheel Brewing - Elizabethtown
- Fusion Brewing - Lexington
- Goodwood Brewing Company - Louisville/Frankfort
- Gravely Brewing - Louisville
- Great Flood Brewing Co. - Louisville
- Gypsy Run Brewery - Danville
- Henderson Brewing Co. - Henderson
- Holsopple Brewing - Lyndon
- Hometown Brewing Co. - Louisville
- Hop Hound Brew Pub - Murray
- Jarfly Brewing Company[22][23] - Somerset
- Lemons Mill Brewery - Harrodsburg
- Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company - Lexington
- Maiden City Brewing Co. - Cynthiana
- Mash Cult Brewing - Florence
- Maysville Brewing Company - Maysville
- Mile Wide Beer Co.[24] - Louisville
- Mirror Twin Brewing - Lexington
- Monnik Beer Co. - Louisville
- My Old Kentucky Foam Brewing Co. - Georgetown
- Old Louisville Brewery - Louisville/Shelbyville
- Paducah Beer Werks[25] - Paducah
- Pivot Brewing - Lexington
- Rock House Brewing - Lexington
- Rooster Brewing - Paris/Lexington
- Sawstone Brewing Co. - Morehead
- Sig Luscher Brewery - Frankfort
- Tap on Main Brewing - Somerset
- Turtleback Ridge Brewery - Robertson County
- Uncrafted Territory Brewing Co. - Beaver Dam
- Versailles Brewing Company - Versailles
- West Sixth Brewing[26][27][28] - Lexington/Frankfort
- Wooden Cask Brewing Company [29] - Newport
- Yancey's Gastropub & Brewery - Glasgow
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Defunct Breweries
- 23 Brewing Company - Prestonsburg
- Beer Engine - Danville
- Bliss Ave Brewing Company - Bowling Green
- Brownings Brewery - Louisville
- Chase Brewing Co. - Lexington (still open, stopped brewing)
- Cumberland Brewery - Louisville
- Ei8ht Ball Brewing - Bellevue
- Life Brewpub - Lexington
- Lore Brewing Co. - Danville
- The Midway Cafe - Fort Thomas (still open, stopped brewing)
- Oldenberg Brewing Company - Fort Mitchell
- Pipkin Brewing Co. - Louisville
- Red Ear Brewing Company - Covington
- St. Arnulf Alery - Cadiz
- White Squirrel Brewery[30][31][32] - Bowling Green
See also
References
- ^ "Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Kentucky". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--State Legislative & Congressional District Data, Kentucky". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "The Economic Impact of the Beer Industry--2012 Data, Kentucky". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Capita per Brewery" (PDF). Brewers Association. Retrieved 21 May 2014.
- ^ "Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth". Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- ^ "Beer Serves America". The Beer Institute. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
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- ^ Loosemore, Bailey (February 8, 2015). "12 Days of BrewLou: Apocalypse Brew Works". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ Bruggers, James (March 31, 2016). "Really? Beer made from Beargrass Creek water?". Louisville Courier-Journal. Retrieved 19 April 2016.
- ^ "Hungarian brewery wins Alltech Commonwealth Craft Beer Cup". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Business awards: Week of May 26". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Graeter's, brewery team up for new beer". Journal-News. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Patton, Janet (30 July 2015). "Country Boy Brewing Expands to Scott County". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Folz, Andy (29 February 2016). "Ei8ht Ball Brewing Reveals Canning Plans, Beer Release Schedule". Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "This new Greater Cincinnati brewery is embracing the Darkness". Cincinnati Business Courier. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
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- ^ Lynn, Dixie (March 13, 2015). "Underwriter Spotlight: Dry Ground Brewing Company". WKMS. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
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- ^ Patton, Janet (December 11, 2014). "New Beer From West Sixth Limited To 235 Bottles; Ethereal Brewing Also Open". LexGo. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "First craft brewery in Somerset set to open this summer". Lane Report | Kentucky Business & Economic News. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "Jarfly brewery wins Pulaski County chamber's new business award". The Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
- ^ "Mile Wide Beer Co. begins canning, will release product on Friday". Insider Louisville. Retrieved 2017-06-29.
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- ^ "Art and Craft Brews: 15 Beer Labels That We Love". Paste Magazine. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Magic Hat Sues Kentucky Brewer Over Its Logo". Consumerist. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Brewgrass Country Fall Escape". Southern Living. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ "Wooden Cask Brewing coming to Newport". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
- ^ Chritchlow, Andrew (2 September 2015). "White Squirrel Brewery: Crafting Bowling Green's Nightlife". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Mason, Chuck (13 May 2015). "Craft Beer Movement Grows in Bowling Green". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Henderson, Andrew (23 March 2015). "White Squirrel To Open As Community Brewery". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 1 March 2016.