Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company

Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company
Industry Alcoholic beverage
Founded 1999
Founder Pearse Lyons
Headquarters Lexington, Kentucky, USA
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][4]

Beers

Name Release Date Availability Style ABV%
Kentucky Ale 2000Year RoundEnglish pale ale6.0
Kentucky Kolsch 2003Year RoundKölsch4.34
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale 2006Year RoundStrong ale (barrel aged)8.2
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Stout 2012Year RoundCoffee stout (barrel aged)8.0
Kentucky Race Day IPA 2013Limited ReleaseAmerican Session IPA4.5
Kentucky White Ale 2015Limited ReleaseWitbier5.3
Kentucky Blue Ale 2015Limited ReleaseWitbier/Fruit Beer5.3
Kentucky IPA 2013Year RoundAmerican IPA6.5
Kentucky Pumpkin Barrel Ale 2013SeasonalPumpkin ale (barrel aged)10.0
Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Barley Wine 2014SeasonalBarley wine (barrel aged)10.0
Kentucky Peach Barrel Wheat 2014SeasonalFruit (barrel aged)8.0
Kentucky Honey Barrel Brown Ale 2014SeasonalBrown ale (barrel aged)10.0
Kentucky Rye Barrel IPA 2015SeasonalRye IPA (barrel aged)10.0

Spirits

The Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company also produces four whiskey spirits:[5]

  • Town Branch Bourbon - aged in new, charred white oak barrels - 80 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.[6][7][8] Visitors are able to view the alcohol production process and sample beer and spirits.

References

  1. ↑ kentucky.com. "Lexington brewing and distilling company going global". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ insiderlouisville.com. "Alltech adds Town Branch Bourbon to its line of whiskey". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  3. ↑ foxnews.com. "Maker of Town Branch joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  4. ↑ digitaljournal.com. "New York International Spirits Competition Announces 2012 Results". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  5. ↑ Alltech. "Alltech Brewing & Distilling Co. Products". Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  6. ↑ news-sentinel.com. "Lexington distiller joins Kentucky Bourbon Trail". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  7. ↑ insiderlouisville.com. "Alltech adds Town Branch Bourbon to its line of whiskey". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  8. ↑ kentucky.com. "Alltech distillery will aid tourism". Retrieved January 22, 2013.
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