List of breweries in Texas

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The Magnolia Brewery Building in Houston was built in 1912. Magnolia Brewery -- downtown Houston.jpg
The Magnolia Brewery Building in Houston was built in 1912.

This is a list of breweries in Texas .

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Breweries and microbreweries

BreweryLocationFoundedDistributionOn-siteNotes
8th Wonder Brewery [1] Houston 2013CansTaproom
903 Brewers Sherman 2013CansTaproom
11 Below Brewery Spring 2015CansTaproom
Alamo Beer Company [2] San Antonio 2015Bottles
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company [3] Austin 2013KegsBrewpub
Austin Beerworks [4] [5] Austin 2011CansTaproom
Austin Eastciders [6] Austin 2013Cans, KegsTaproom
Anheuser-Busch Brewery [7] [8] [9] Houston 1966Annual production of 12 million barrels as of 2013
B-52 Brewing Company [10] Conroe 2014Kegs, cans, bottlesTaproomBarrel-aged beers. Ranked #5 in 2019 Texas Craft Beer Report
Bad Astronaut Brewery Houston 2022Kegs, CansTaproom
Bare Arms Brewing [11] Waco 2015KegsTaproom, crowlers, kegs
Barrow Brewing Company [12] Salado 2016Kegs, cans, growlersTaproom
Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. [13] Bryan 2010Kegs, Cans, BottlesTaproom
Blue Owl Brewing [14] Austin 2015Cans
Bold Republic Brewing Company [15] Belton 2018Taproom
Brazos Valley Brewery Brenham 2014
Blind Boar
Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company [16] [17] Houston 2011Cans
Cactus Land Brewing Company [18] Adkins 2016Bottles; canstaproom
Cedar Creek Brewery [17] [19] Seven Points 2012Cansbrewpub
Celis Brewery [20] Austin 1992Bottles; canstaproom
Circle Brewing Company [21] Austin 2010CansTaproom
Community Beer Company [22] Dallas 2013Bottles, Cans, KegsTaproom
Cypress Creek Southern Ales [23] Winnsboro 2018KegsTaproom
Deep Ellum Brewing [24] Dallas 2011Bottles; canstaproom
ETX Brewing Company [25] Tyler 2017Kegs, CansBrewpub
Eureka Heights Brewing Company [26] Houston 2016KegsBrewpub
Franconia Brewing Company [17] McKinney 2008Bottles, Kegs
Freetail Brewing Company [27] San Antonio 2008Bottles; cansBrewpub; brewery with taproom
Friends & Allies Brewing [28] [29] Austin 2016Canstaproom
Four Corners Brewing [30] Dallas 2012Canstaproom
Galveston Bay Brewing [31] Dickinson2014Kegs, CansTaproom
Galveston Island Brewing [32] Galveston2014Kegs, CansTaproom
Holler Brewing Company [33] Houston 2016KegsTaproom
Hops & Grain Brewery [34] Austin 2011Canstaproom
HopFusion Ale Works [35] Fort Worth 2016Canstaproom
Hopsquad Brewing Company [36] Austin 2019Canstaproom
Independence Brewing Co. [37] Austin 2004Kegs, Cans, BottlesTaproomDistributes to Arkansas [38]
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery [39] Garland 2015Brewpub
Jester King Brewery [17] [40] Austin 2010Taproom
Karbach Brewing Company [17] [41] Houston 2011Bottles; cansbrewpub
Krootz Brewing Company [42] [43] Gainesville 2019Kegs; CansBrewpubScratch kitchen, live entertainment, regional distribution
Künstler Brewing [44] San Antonio 2017brewpub
Lakewood Brewing Company [45] Garland 2011Bottles; canstaproom
Live Oak Brewing Company [17] [46] Austin 1997Draft; canstaproom
Lone Pint Brewing Company [17] [47] Magnolia 2012Bottles
Martin House Brewing Company [48] Fort Worth 2013Canstaproom
Meanwhile Brewing [49] Austin2020Taproom
Middleton Brewing [50] San Marcos2011Taproom
MillerCoors Brewery [8] [51] [52] Fort Worth 1966Lone 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 [13] College Station 2011Kegs, Cans, BottlesTaproom, Beer GardenBarrel-aged beers
No Label Brewing Company [17] [54] Katy 2010Bottlestaproom
NLand Brewing Company [17] Austin 2017Kegstaproom
On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen [55] [56] Dallas 2015Kegs, Cans, CrowlersBrewpubSmall 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 [57] [58] Dallas 2017Kegs, Canstaproom
Peticolas Brewing Company [59] [60] Dallas 2011Kegs, CanstaproomGrand National Champion at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company [17] [61] Fort Worth 2004Bottles
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling [62] San Antonio 2010Cans, bottlesTaproom, tours
Real Ale Brewing Company [17] [63] [64] [65] Blanco 1996Cans, Bottlestaproom
Revolver Brewing [66] Granbury 2012Bottles
Rogness Brewing Company [67] Austin 2012Bottlestaproom
Saint Arnold Brewing Company [17] [68] Houston 1994Cans; bottlesbrewpubFirst modern craft brewery in Texas
Saloon Door Brewing [69] Webster 2015Canstaproom"Best Draw in the West" makers of TASTY AF
Shannon Brewing Company [70] Keller 2014Canstaproom
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery [71] San Antonio 2015Bottlesbrewpub
Southern Star Brewing Company [17] Conroe 2007Canstaproom
Spoetzl Brewery [17] [72] Shiner 1909Bottles; cansToursMakers of Shiner beer
StarBase Brewing, Austin, Texas 2022Bottles; cansTours-Texas Beer Company [73] Taylor 2016Cans, KegsTaproomIn the historic McCrory-Timmerman building at 2nd and Main Street in Taylor.
Texas Beer Refinery [74] Dickinson 2013Bottlestaproom
Texian Brewing Company [17] [75] Richmond 2012Kegs; bottles
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company [17] [76] Austin 2010Bottles; KegsMakers of Thirsty Goat Amber & Buckethead IPA. Tasting Room coming in 2019.
True Vine Brewing Company [77] Tyler 2014cansTaproom
TUPPS Brewery [78] McKinney 2015Kegs, CansTaproom
Twin Peaks Brewing Company [79] Irving 2014CansProduces kegs for the Twin Peaks restaurant chain.
Under the Radar Brewery [80] Houston 2016KegsTaproom
Westlake Brewing Company [81] Dallas 2019Kegs, CansTaproomLocated in Deep Ellum. 2021 GABF Gold-Medal Winner [82]

Former breweries

BreweryLocationFoundedDissolved
Adelbert's Brewery [83] Austin 20112022
Alamo Brewing Association [8] San Antonio 18881893
Behloradsky Brewery [8] B San Antonio 18811883
Big Bend Brewing Company [84] Alpine 20122018
Bosque Brewing [85] Waco 19951997
Both and Company [8] Weatherford
BrainDead Brewing [86] Dallas 20152021
Charles Degen Brewery [8] San Antonio 18791911
The Collective Brewing Project [87] [88] Fort Worth20142020
Dallas Brewing Company [8] Dallas 18891893
Falstaff Brewing Corporation [89] [90] A Galveston 19551981
Felix Bachrach Brewery [8] San Antonio 18901890
Fort Bend Brewing Company [91] Missouri City 20122015
Frederick Probst Brewery [8] Fredericksburg 18741895
Gabel's Brewery [92] [93] Houston 18491879
Galveston Brewing Company [8] A Galveston 18951918
Galveston-Houston Brewers [8] A Galveston 19341955
Giesecke and Brothers Brewery [8] Brenham 18771880
Gulf Brewing Co. Houston 19331963
Gustave Franke Brewery [8] Meyersville 18841903
Herman Frank Home Brewery [8] Bellville 18821918
Ingenious Brewery Co. [94] Humble 20182024
Kreisch Brewery [8] La Grange 1860s1884
Lone Star Brewery [8] San Antonio 18841918
Lorenz Ochs and George Aschbacher Brewery [8] San Antonio 18901904
Lorenz Zeiss Brewery [8] Brenham 18741884
Michael Cellmer Brewery [8] Yorktown 18781891
Pearl Brewing Company [95] B San Antonio 18832001
Second Pitch Beer Company [96] San Antonio 20202024
Simon Mayer Brewery [8] Dallas 18951900
Texas Brewing Company [8] Fort Worth 18901918
Western Brewery [8] San Antonio 18551878

See also

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