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| Brewery | Location | Founded | Distribution | On-site | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8th Wonder Brewery [1] | Houston | 2013 | Cans | Taproom | |
| Alamo Beer Company [2] | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | ||
| Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company [3] | Austin | 2013 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
| Austin Beerworks [4] [5] | Austin | 2011 | Cans | Taproom | |
| Austin Eastciders [6] | Austin | 2013 | Cans, Kegs | Taproom | |
| Anheuser-Busch Brewery [7] [8] [9] | Houston | 1966 | Annual production of 12 million barrels as of 2013 | ||
| B-52 Brewing Company [10] | Conroe | 2014 | Kegs, cans, bottles | Taproom | Barrel-aged beers. Ranked #5 in 2019 Texas Craft Beer Report |
| Bare Arms Brewing [11] | Waco | 2015 | Kegs | Taproom, crowlers, kegs | |
| Barrow Brewing Company [12] | Salado | 2016 | Kegs, cans, growlers | Taproom | |
| Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. [13] | Bryan | 2010 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | |
| Blue Owl Brewing [14] | Austin | 2015 | Cans | ||
| Bold Republic Brewing Company [15] | Belton | 2018 | Taproom | ||
| BrainDead Brewing [16] | Dallas | 2015 | Kegs, bottles | Brewpub | Scratch kitchen, barrel program, house and guest taps. Closed permanently in 2021. |
| Brazos Valley Brewery | Brenham | 2014 | |||
| Blind Boar | |||||
| Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company [17] [18] | Houston | 2011 | Cans | ||
| Cactus Land Brewing Company [19] | Adkins | 2016 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
| Cedar Creek Brewery [18] [20] | Seven Points | 2012 | Cans | brewpub | |
| Celis Brewery [21] | Austin | 1992 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
| Circle Brewing Company [22] | Austin | 2010 | Cans | Taproom | |
| Community Beer Company [23] | Dallas | 2013 | Bottles, Cans, Kegs | Taproom | |
| Cypress Creek Southern Ales [24] | Winnsboro | 2018 | Kegs | Taproom | |
| Deep Ellum Brewing [25] | Dallas | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
| ETX Brewing Company [26] | Tyler | 2017 | Kegs, Cans | Brewpub | |
| Eureka Heights Brewing Company [27] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
| Franconia Brewing Company [18] | McKinney | 2008 | Bottles, Kegs | ||
| Freetail Brewing Company [28] | San Antonio | 2008 | Bottles; cans | Brewpub; brewery with taproom | |
| Friends & Allies Brewing [29] [30] | Austin | 2016 | Cans | taproom | |
| Four Corners Brewing [31] | Dallas | 2012 | Cans | taproom | |
| Galveston Bay Brewing [32] | Dickinson | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
| Galveston Island Brewing [33] | Galveston | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
| Holler Brewing Company [34] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
| Hops & Grain Brewery [35] | Austin | 2011 | Cans | taproom | |
| HopFusion Ale Works [36] | Fort Worth | 2016 | Cans | taproom | |
| Hopsquad Brewing Company [37] | Austin | 2019 | Cans | taproom | |
| Independence Brewing Co. [38] | Austin | 2004 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | Distributes to Arkansas [39] |
| Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery [40] | Garland | 2015 | Brewpub | ||
| Jester King Brewery [18] [41] | Austin | 2010 | Taproom | ||
| Karbach Brewing Company [18] [42] | Houston | 2011 | Bottles; cans | brewpub | |
| Krootz Brewing Company [43] [44] | Gainesville | 2019 | Kegs; Cans | Brewpub | Scratch kitchen, live entertainment, regional distribution |
| Künstler Brewing [45] | San Antonio | 2017 | brewpub | ||
| Lakewood Brewing Company [46] | Garland | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
| Live Oak Brewing Company [18] [47] | Austin | 1997 | Draft; cans | taproom | |
| Lone Pint Brewing Company [18] [48] | Magnolia | 2012 | Bottles | ||
| Martin House Brewing Company [49] | Fort Worth | 2013 | Cans | taproom | |
| Meanwhile Brewing [50] | Austin | 2020 | Taproom | ||
| Middleton Brewing [51] | San Marcos | 2011 | Taproom | ||
| MillerCoors Brewery [8] [52] [53] | Fort Worth | 1966 | Lone Star is made by Miller at the Fort Worth brewery. The Lone Star brand is owned by Pabst Brewing Company. [54] | ||
| New Republic Brewing Company [13] | College Station | 2011 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom, Beer Garden | Barrel-aged beers |
| No Label Brewing Company [18] [55] | Katy | 2010 | Bottles | taproom | |
| NLand Brewing Company [18] | Austin | 2017 | Kegs | taproom | |
| On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen [56] [57] | Dallas | 2015 | 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] | Dallas | 2017 | Kegs, Cans | taproom | |
| Peticolas Brewing Company [60] [61] | Dallas | 2011 | Kegs, Cans | taproom | Grand National Champion at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. |
| Rahr and Sons Brewing Company [18] [62] | Fort Worth | 2004 | Bottles | ||
| Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling [63] | San Antonio | 2010 | Cans, bottles | Taproom, tours | |
| Real Ale Brewing Company [18] [64] [65] [66] | Blanco | 1996 | Cans, Bottles | taproom | |
| Revolver Brewing [67] | Granbury | 2012 | Bottles | ||
| Rogness Brewing Company [68] | Austin | 2012 | Bottles | taproom | |
| Saint Arnold Brewing Company [18] [69] | Houston | 1994 | Cans; bottles | brewpub | First modern craft brewery in Texas |
| Saloon Door Brewing [70] | Webster | 2015 | Cans | taproom | "Best Draw in the West" makers of TASTY AF |
| Shannon Brewing Company [71] | Keller | 2014 | Cans | taproom | |
| Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery [72] | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | brewpub | |
| Southern Star Brewing Company [18] | Conroe | 2007 | Cans | taproom | |
| Spoetzl Brewery [18] [73] | Shiner | 1909 | Bottles; cans | Tours | Makers of Shiner beer |
| Texas Beer Company [74] | Taylor | 2016 | Cans, Kegs | Taproom | In the historic McCrory-Timmerman building at 2nd and Main Street in Taylor. |
| Texas Beer Refinery [75] | Dickinson | 2013 | Bottles | taproom | |
| Texian Brewing Company [18] [76] | Richmond | 2012 | Kegs; bottles | ||
| Thirsty Planet Brewing Company [18] [77] | Austin | 2010 | Bottles; Kegs | Makers of Thirsty Goat Amber & Buckethead IPA. Tasting Room coming in 2019. | |
| True Vine Brewing Company [78] | Tyler | 2014 | cans | Taproom | |
| TUPPS Brewery [79] | McKinney | 2015 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
| Twin Peaks Brewing Company [80] | Irving | 2014 | Cans | Produces kegs for the Twin Peaks restaurant chain. | |
| Under the Radar Brewery [81] | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
| Westlake Brewing Company [82] | Dallas | 2019 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | Located in Deep Ellum. 2021 GABF Gold-Medal Winner [83] |
| Brewery | Location | Founded | Dissolved |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelbert's Brewery [84] | Austin | 2011 | 2022 |
| Alamo Brewing Association [8] | San Antonio | 1888 | 1893 |
| Behloradsky Brewery [8] B | San Antonio | 1881 | 1883 |
| Big Bend Brewing Company [85] | Alpine | 2012 | 2018 |
| Bosque Brewing [86] | Waco | 1995 | 1997 |
| Both and Company [8] | Weatherford | ||
| Charles Degen Brewery [8] | San Antonio | 1879 | 1911 |
| The Collective Brewing Project [87] [88] | Fort Worth | 2014 | 2020 |
| Dallas Brewing Company [8] | Dallas | 1889 | 1893 |
| Falstaff Brewing Corporation [89] [90] A | Galveston | 1955 | 1981 |
| Felix Bachrach Brewery [8] | San Antonio | 1890 | 1890 |
| Fort Bend Brewing Company [91] | Missouri City | 2012 | 2015 |
| Frederick Probst Brewery [8] | Fredericksburg | 1874 | 1895 |
| Gabel's Brewery [92] [93] | Houston | 1849 | 1879 |
| Galveston Brewing Company [8] A | Galveston | 1895 | 1918 |
| Galveston-Houston Brewers [8] A | Galveston | 1934 | 1955 |
| Giesecke and Brothers Brewery [8] | Brenham | ||
| Gustave Franke Brewery [8] | Meyersville | 1884 | 1903 |
| Herman Frank Home Brewery [8] | Bellville | 1882 | 1918 |
| Kreisch Brewery [8] | La Grange | ||
| Lone Star Brewery [8] | San Antonio | 1884 | 1918 |
| Lorenz Ochs and George Aschbacher Brewery [8] | San Antonio | 1890 | 1904 |
| Lorenz Zeiss Brewery [8] | Brenham | ||
| Michael Cellmer Brewery [8] | Yorktown | 1878 | 1891 |
| Pearl Brewing Company [94] B | San Antonio | 1883 | 2001 |
| Second Pitch Beer Company [95] | San Antonio | 2020 | 2024 |
| Simon Mayer Brewery [8] | Dallas | 1895 | 1900 |
| Texas Brewing Company [8] | Fort Worth | 1890 | 1918 |
| Western Brewery [8] | San Antonio | 1855 | 1878 |
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