Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company

Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company

Industry	Alcoholic beverage
Founded	1999;26 years ago (1999)
Founder	Pearse Lyons
Headquarters	Lexington, Kentucky , U.S.
Products	Beer, spirits
Production output	30,000 US beer barrels (3,500,000 L; 930,000 US gal; 770,000 imp gal)
Owner	Alltech
Website	http://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. "Alltech adds Town Branch Bourbon to its line of whiskey". Insider Louisville. 20 October 2011. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. 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.

External links

• Official site