List of breweries in Texas

This is a list of breweries in Texas.

The Magnolia Brewery Building in Houston was built in 1912.

Breweries and microbreweries

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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]

Former breweries

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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
  • ^A These breweries were housed in the same physical brewery building at 3300 Church Street in Galveston.
  • ^B These breweries were housed in the same physical brewery building at 303 Pearl Parkway in San Antonio.

See also

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