List of breweries in Texas explained

This is a list of breweries in Texas.

Breweries and microbreweries

Brewery Location Founded Distribution On-site Notes
8th Wonder Brewery[1] 2013 Cans Taproom
Alamo Beer Company[2] 2015 Bottles
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company[3] 2013 Kegs Brewpub
Austin Beerworks[4] [5] 2011 Cans Taproom
Austin Eastciders[6] 2013 Cans, Kegs Taproom
Anheuser-Busch Brewery[7] [8] [9] 1966 Annual production of 12 million barrels as of 2013
B-52 Brewing Company[10] Conroe2014Kegs, cans, bottles Taproom Barrel-aged beers. Ranked #5 in 2019 Texas Craft Beer Report
Bare Arms Brewing[11] 2015 Kegs Taproom, crowlers, kegs
Barrow Brewing Company[12] Salado2016Kegs, cans, growlers Taproom
Blackwater Draw Brewing Co.2010 Kegs, Cans, Bottles Taproom
Blue Owl Brewing[13] 2015 Cans
Bold Republic Brewing Company[14] Belton2018Taproom
BrainDead Brewing[15] 2015 Kegs, bottles Brewpub Scratch kitchen, barrel program, house and guest taps. Closed permanently in 2021.
Brazos Valley Brewery 2014
Blind Boar
Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company[16] [17] 2011 Cans
Cactus Land Brewing Company[18] 2016 Bottles; cans taproom
Cedar Creek Brewery[19] 2012 Cans brewpub
Celis Brewery[20] 1992 Bottles; cans taproom
Circle Brewing Company[21] 2010 Cans Taproom
Community Beer Company[22] Dallas2013Bottles, Cans, KegsTaproom
Cypress Creek Southern Ales[23] 2018 Kegs Taproom
Deep Ellum Brewing[24] 2011 Bottles; cans taproom
ETX Brewing Company[25] 2017 Kegs taproom
Eureka Heights Brewing Company[26] 2016 Kegs Brewpub
2008 Bottles, Kegs
Freetail Brewing Company[27] 2008 Bottles; cans Brewpub; brewery with taproom
Friends & Allies Brewing[28] [29] 2016 Cans taproom
Four Corners Brewing[30] 2012 Cans taproom
Galveston Bay Brewing[31] Dickinson2014Kegs, CansTaproom
Galveston Island Brewing[32] Galveston2014Kegs, CansTaproom
Holler Brewing Company[33] 2016 Kegs Taproom
Hops & Grain Brewery[34] 2011 Cans taproom
HopFusion Ale Works[35] 2016 Cans taproom
Hopsquad Brewing Company[36] 2019 Cans taproom
Independence Brewing Co.[37] Austin2004Kegs, Cans, BottlesTaproomDistributes to Arkansas[38]
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery[39] 2015 Brewpub
Jester King Brewery[40] 2010 Taproom
Karbach Brewing Company[41] 2011 Bottles; cans brewpub
Krootz Brewing Company[42] [43] 2019 Kegs; Cans Brewpub Scratch kitchen, live entertainment, regional distribution
Künstler Brewing[44] 2017 brewpub
Lakewood Brewing Company[45] 2011 Bottles; cans taproom
Live Oak Brewing Company[46] 1997 Draft; cans taproom
Lone Pint Brewing Company[47] 2012 Bottles
Martin House Brewing Company[48] 2013 Cans taproom
Meanwhile Brewing[49] Austin 2020 Taproom
Middleton Brewing[50] San Marcos 2011 Taproom
MillerCoors Brewery[51] [52] 1966 Lone Star is made by Miller at the Fort Worth brewery. The Lone Star brand is owned by Pabst Brewing Company.[53]
New Republic Brewing Company[54] 2011 Kegs, Cans, Bottles Taproom, Beer Garden Barrel-aged beers
No Label Brewing Company[55] 2010 Bottles taproom
NLand Brewing Company 2017 Kegs taproom
On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen[56] [57] Dallas2015 Kegs, Cans, Crowlers Brewpub Small batch craft beers brewed in-house with guest taps, scratch kitchen, trivia night, reverse happy hour, luxurious dog-friendly patio, located outside Love Field
Pegasus City Brewery[58] [59] Dallas2017 Kegs, Cans taproom
Peticolas Brewing Company[60] [61] Dallas2011 Kegs, Cans taproom Grand National Champion at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company[62] 2004 Bottles
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling[63] San Antonio2010Cans, bottlesTaproom, tours
Real Ale Brewing Company[64] [65] [66] 1996 Cans, Bottles taproom
Revolver Brewing[67] 2012 Bottles
Rogness Brewing Company[68] 2012 Bottles taproom
Saint Arnold Brewing Company[69] 1994 Cans; bottles brewpub First modern craft brewery in Texas
Saloon Door Brewing [70] Webster2015Cans taproom "Best Draw in the West" makers of TASTY AF
Shannon Brewing Company[71] Keller2014Cans taproom
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery[72] San Antonio2015Bottlesbrewpub
2007 Cans taproom
Spoetzl Brewery[73] 1909 Bottles; cans Tours Makers of Shiner beer
Texas Beer Company [74] Taylor2016Cans, KegsTaproomIn the historic McCrory-Timmerman building at 2nd and Main Street in Taylor.
Texas Beer Refinery[75] 2013 Bottles taproom
Texian Brewing Company[76] 2012 Kegs; bottles
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company[77] 2010 Bottles; Kegs Makers of Thirsty Goat Amber & Buckethead IPA. Tasting Room coming in 2019.
True Vine Brewing Company[78] Tyler2014 cans Taproom
TUPPS Brewery[79] 2015 Kegs, Cans Taproom
Twin Peaks Brewing Company[80] 2014 Cans Produces kegs for the Twin Peaks restaurant chain.
Under the Radar Brewery[81] 2016 Kegs Taproom
Westlake Brewing Company[82] 2019 Kegs, Cans Taproom Located in Deep Ellum. 2021 GABF Gold-Medal Winner[83]

Former breweries

Brewery Location Founded Dissolved
Adelbert's Brewery[84] 2011 2022
Alamo Brewing Association 1888 1893
1881 1883
Big Bend Brewing Company[85] 2012 2018
Bosque Brewing[86] 1995 1997
Both and Company
Charles Degen Brewery 1879 1911
The Collective Brewing Project[87] [88] Fort Worth20142020
Dallas Brewing Company 1889 1893
Falstaff Brewing Corporation[89] [90] 1955 1981
Felix Bachrach Brewery 1890 1890
Fort Bend Brewing Company[91] 2012 2015
Frederick Probst Brewery 1874 1895
Gabel's Brewery[92] [93] 1849 1879
Galveston Brewing Company 1895 1918
Galveston-Houston Brewers 1934 1955
Giesecke and Brothers Brewery
Gustave Franke Brewery 1884 1903
Herman Frank Home Brewery 1882 1918
Kreisch Brewery
1884 1918
Lorenz Ochs and George Aschbacher Brewery 1890 1904
Lorenz Zeiss Brewery
Michael Cellmer Brewery 1878 1891
Pearl Brewing Company[94] 1883 2001
Second Pitch Beer Company[95] San Antonio20202024
Simon Mayer Brewery 1895 1900
Texas Brewing Company 1890 1918
Western Brewery 1855 1878

See also

External links

Notes and References

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