distilleries & tours
WE ARE OPEN FOR TOURS AND TASTINGS!
In the heart of Bourbon country, Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. celebrates timeless traditions and bold imaginations. Our award-winning beers and spirits are steeped in the history, charm, and excitement of Kentucky – where legends live fast and free.
Our family-owned brewery and distillery is shaped by a heritage that includes seven generations of Irish distillers, brewers, and coopers. Uncompromising in excellence, we carefully select natural ingredients for their superior quality. From tours to pours, we are committed to delivering a world-class customer experience. Our story is deeply rooted in the rolling green hills of Ireland and the limestone-rich landscape of Kentucky. Make Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. part of your story.
Visit us along the world-renowned Kentucky Bourbon Trail® to experience and explore the only brewery and distillery on the trail.
TAPROOM & OUTDOOR PATIO
Don’t have time for a tour? Our Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. Visitor Center and Taproom provides signature cocktails, fresh beers on tap, and flights of our spirits and beer. Depending on the season enjoy your beverages and relax with family or friends either indoors or outdoors on our patio. Look out for special events from late Spring to early Autumn and local food truck features.
PRIVATE TOUR PACKAGE
At Lexington Brewing and Distilling Co, home of Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and Town Branch Bourbon, we are the perfect place to host private tours for corporate outings, wedding guests, or visiting family and friends. This tour provides an atmosphere for only you and your guests to enjoy seeing how we produce our award-winning brews and our distinctive spirits. And of course, there will be samples along the way!
Your guests will go on a one-hour private tour of both our brewery and Town Branch Distillery. Each ticket includes four tastings of your choice of any of our beers and distilled spirits. Please make your reservation at least ten days in advance. Call us at 859-255-2337 or email tours@lexingtonbrewingco.com for more detailed information.
OUR COMMITMENT:
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. continues to prioritize the health and safety of our visitors, team members and the communities in which we live and work. We adhere to protocols based on CDC guidelines, so you can tour and taste safely.
If you have any issues booking a tour on-line, please feel free to reach out direct: Tours@lexingtonbrewingco.com / 859-255-2337
Information for your visit to the Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
Phone: (859) 255-2337
For additional information on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail® experience, please visit kybourbontrail.com.
401 Cross St, Lexington, KY 40508
(intersection of Versailles Rd./Oliver Lewis and W. Maxwell St.)
Please park in the lots behind the distillery or on Pine Street. Handicap spaces are available in the brewery front parking lot off Cross Street.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
MONDAY – SATURDAY: 9:30 AM – 5:00 PM
SUNDAY: 11:30 AM – 5:00 PM. First tour at Noon, no spirits sales until 1:00PM
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2025: Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays
TOUR SCHEDULE:
- 10:00 AM
- 11:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
- 3:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
**Go to BOOK NOW for additional tour and time options.
For Private or Master Distiller Tours, please contact Stacie Layne or Austin McDonald at Tours@lexingtonbrewingco.com.
Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co. is closed on:
- Labor Day 9/2
- Thanksgiving Day 11/28 and the day after 11/29
- Sunday, December 24th – 26th and reopens Wednesday December 27th
- New Year’s Day January 1st
- We welcome walk-ins, but strongly encourage booking tours on-line as tours book quickly.
- All tours start in the Visitor Center (red/brown brick building).
- Each tour lasts about an hour and fifteen minutes.
- Visitors 21 years and older receive four tasting tokens to use in both the brewery and/or distillery.
- If tours are booked, please stay a moment to relax, and enjoy some of our award-winning spirits or craft beers.
- Service animals are allowed.
- We are a handicap accessible facility.
- Reservations for private or specialty tours are available upon request.
The Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company strives to provide you with an educational, fun filled and safe tour. The Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company is aware of the severity of allergens and makes every attempt to identify ingredients that may cause allergic reactions to those individuals with food allergies.
The Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company has recently developed a new recipe containing Peanut Flour. Although the production staff attempts to schedule brewing this recipe during non-tour hours, sometimes production is inevitable, and the smell of peanuts will be in the brewery. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask the Visitors’ Center Staff. Thank you so much for your decision to come touring with us!
Visit our other award-winning craft distilleries
Pearse Lyons
Distillery
Pearse Lyons Distillery at St. James, located in Dublin, Ireland, was born out of a personal passion for brewing and distilling, an entrepreneurial spirit and a deep-rooted family connection to The Liberties. St. James’ Church, in the center of Dublin’s historic whiskey district, was painstakingly restored to its former glory by the Lyons family, allowing visitors to discover and explore the site from past to present. The new glass steeple, which is now regularly referred to as the “Liberties Lantern,” is a beacon marking a new era for St. James’ Church.
Dueling
Barrels
Dueling Barrels Brewery & Distillery, located in Pikeville, KY, is where handcrafted beverages serve as a toast to the proud spirit of the mountains and the passionate people who shape the region. Stories that move mountains live here, including the legendary Hatfield and McCoy family feud, the dawn of Bluegrass music and starry nights spent making moonshine along the Tug Fork stream. Dueling Barrels welcomes you to explore this rich history and culture through the lens of brewing and distilling.
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