Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company

Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company
IndustryAlcoholic beverage
Founded1999; 26 years ago (1999)
FounderPearse Lyons
Headquarters
Lexington, Kentucky
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U.S.
ProductsBeer, spirits
Production output
30,000 US beer barrels (3,500,000 L; 930,000 US gal; 770,000 imp gal)
OwnerAlltech
Websitehttp://www.kentuckyale.com/

Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company is a brewery and distillery based in Lexington, Kentucky founded in 1999 by Pearse Lyons, the president and founder of animal nutrition company Alltech.[1]

Alltech entered the beverage industry with the introduction of their Kentucky Ale. In 2012 the company opened its distillery and developed a line of spirits including Pearse Lyons Reserve, a malt whiskey, Bluegrass Sundown, a bourbon-infused coffee drink, and Town Branch Bourbon.[2][3]

Beers

Name Release Date Availability Style ABV%
Kentucky Ale 00 2000 Year Round English pale ale 6.0
Kentucky Kolsch 00 2003 Year Round Kölsch 4.34
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale 00 2006 Year Round Strong ale (barrel aged) 8.2
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout 00 2012 Year Round Coffee stout (barrel aged) 8.0
Kentucky Race Day IPA 00 2013 Limited Release American Session IPA 4.5
Kentucky White Ale 00 2015 Limited Release Witbier 5.3
Kentucky Blue Ale 00 2015 Limited Release Witbier/Fruit Beer 5.3
Kentucky IPA 00 2013 Year Round American IPA 6.5
Kentucky Vanilla Barrel Cream Ale 00 2017 Year Round Cream Ale 5.5
Kentucky Tangerine Cream Ale 00 2022 Year Round Cream Ale 5.5
Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale 00 2013 Seasonal Pumpkin ale (barrel aged) 10.0
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 00 2014 Seasonal Barley wine (barrel aged) 10.0
Kentucky Peach Barrel Wheat 00 2014 Seasonal Fruit (barrel aged) 8.0
Kentucky Honey Barrel Brown Ale 00 2014 Seasonal Brown ale (barrel aged) 10.0
Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA 00 2015 Seasonal Rye IPA (barrel aged) 10.0

Spirits

The Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company also produces four whiskey spirits:[4]

  • Town Branch Bourbon - aged in new, charred white oak barrels - 90 proof
  • Town Branch Rye - 100 proof
  • Pearse Lyons Reserve (malt whiskey) - aged in spent bourbon barrels that have also been used to age the brewery's flagship Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale - 80 proof
  • Bluegrass Sundown - a dark roasted coffee infused with Kentucky bourbon and sugar

The distillery began making spirits in 2007, and began selling them in 2011 after waiting for four years of aging.

In 2015, the distillery released its first specialty spirit, a 6-year single barrel version of its Town Branch Bourbon.

Tours

With its inception, the Town Branch Distillery was added to the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and began offering tours.[2][5][6] Visitors are able to view the alcohol production process and sample beer and spirits.

References

  1. ^ Mann, David (30 January 2018). "Pearse is a new Irish whiskey with Kentucky ties — when you can try it". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
  2. ^ a b "Alltech adds Town Branch Bourbon to its line of whiskey". Insider Louisville. 20 October 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. ^ "Maker of Town Branch joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail". Fox News. 17 August 2012. Archived from the original on August 18, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  4. ^ "Alltech Brewing & Distilling Co. Products". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  5. ^ "Alltech distillery will aid tourism". Lexington Herald Leader. 21 August 2012. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  6. ^ "Maker of Town Branch joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail". Associated Press. 2016-11-21. Retrieved 2019-12-17.