This is a list of breweries in Texas.
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Brewery | Location | Founded | Distribution | On-site | Notes |
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8th Wonder Brewery | Houston | 2013 | Cans | Taproom | |
Alamo Beer Company | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | ||
Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company | Austin | 2013 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
Austin Beerworks | Austin | 2011 | Cans | Taproom | |
Austin Eastciders | Austin | 2013 | Cans, Kegs | Taproom | |
Anheuser-Busch Brewery | Houston | 1966 | Annual production of 12 million barrels as of 2013 | ||
B-52 Brewing Company | Conroe | 2014 | Kegs, cans, bottles | Taproom | Barrel-aged beers. Ranked #5 in 2019 Texas Craft Beer Report |
Bare Arms Brewing | Waco | 2015 | Kegs | Taproom, crowlers, kegs | |
Barrow Brewing Company | Salado | 2016 | Kegs, cans, growlers | Taproom | |
Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. | Bryan | 2010 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | |
Blue Owl Brewing | Austin | 2015 | Cans | ||
Bold Republic Brewing Company | Belton | 2018 | Taproom | ||
BrainDead Brewing | 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 | Houston | 2011 | Cans | ||
Cactus Land Brewing Company | Adkins | 2016 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
Cedar Creek Brewery | Seven Points | 2012 | Cans | brewpub | |
Celis Brewery | Austin | 1992 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
Circle Brewing Company | Austin | 2010 | Cans | Taproom | |
Community Beer Company | Dallas | 2013 | Bottles, Cans, Kegs | Taproom | |
Cypress Creek Southern Ales | Winnsboro | 2018 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Deep Ellum Brewing | Dallas | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
ETX Brewing Company | Tyler | 2017 | Kegs, Cans | Brewpub | |
Eureka Heights Brewing Company | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Brewpub | |
Franconia Brewing Company | McKinney | 2008 | Bottles, Kegs | ||
Freetail Brewing Company | San Antonio | 2008 | Bottles; cans | Brewpub; brewery with taproom | |
Friends & Allies Brewing | Austin | 2016 | Cans | taproom | |
Four Corners Brewing | Dallas | 2012 | Cans | taproom | |
Galveston Bay Brewing | Dickinson | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
Galveston Island Brewing | Galveston | 2014 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
Holler Brewing Company | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Hops & Grain Brewery | Austin | 2011 | Cans | taproom | |
HopFusion Ale Works | Fort Worth | 2016 | Cans | taproom | |
Hopsquad Brewing Company | Austin | 2019 | Cans | taproom | |
Independence Brewing Co. | Austin | 2004 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom | Distributes to Arkansas |
Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery | Garland | 2015 | Brewpub | ||
Jester King Brewery | Austin | 2010 | Taproom | ||
Karbach Brewing Company | Houston | 2011 | Bottles; cans | brewpub | |
Krootz Brewing Company | Gainesville | 2019 | Kegs; Cans | Brewpub | Scratch kitchen, live entertainment, regional distribution |
Künstler Brewing | San Antonio | 2017 | brewpub | ||
Lakewood Brewing Company | Garland | 2011 | Bottles; cans | taproom | |
Live Oak Brewing Company | Austin | 1997 | Draft; cans | taproom | |
Lone Pint Brewing Company | Magnolia | 2012 | Bottles | ||
Martin House Brewing Company | Fort Worth | 2013 | Cans | taproom | |
Meanwhile Brewing | Austin | 2020 | Taproom | ||
Middleton Brewing | San Marcos | 2011 | Taproom | ||
MillerCoors Brewery | Fort Worth | 1966 | Lone Star is made by Miller at the Fort Worth brewery. The Lone Star brand is owned by Pabst Brewing Company. | ||
New Republic Brewing Company | College Station | 2011 | Kegs, Cans, Bottles | Taproom, Beer Garden | Barrel-aged beers |
No Label Brewing Company | Katy | 2010 | Bottles | taproom | |
NLand Brewing Company | Austin | 2017 | Kegs | taproom | |
On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen | 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 | Dallas | 2017 | Kegs, Cans | taproom | |
Peticolas Brewing Company | Dallas | 2011 | Kegs, Cans | taproom | Grand National Champion at the 2018 U.S. Open Beer Championship. |
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company | Fort Worth | 2004 | Bottles | ||
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling | San Antonio | 2010 | Cans, bottles | Taproom, tours | |
Real Ale Brewing Company | Blanco | 1996 | Cans, Bottles | taproom | |
Revolver Brewing | Granbury | 2012 | Bottles | ||
Rogness Brewing Company | Austin | 2012 | Bottles | taproom | |
Saint Arnold Brewing Company | Houston | 1994 | Cans; bottles | brewpub | First modern craft brewery in Texas |
Saloon Door Brewing | Webster | 2015 | Cans | taproom | "Best Draw in the West" makers of TASTY AF |
Shannon Brewing Company | Keller | 2014 | Cans | taproom | |
Southerleigh Fine Food & Brewery | San Antonio | 2015 | Bottles | brewpub | |
Southern Star Brewing Company | Conroe | 2007 | Cans | taproom | |
Spoetzl Brewery | Shiner | 1909 | Bottles; cans | Tours | Makers of Shiner beer |
Texas Beer Company | Taylor | 2016 | Cans, Kegs | Taproom | In the historic McCrory-Timmerman building at 2nd and Main Street in Taylor. |
Texas Beer Refinery | Dickinson | 2013 | Bottles | taproom | |
Texian Brewing Company | Richmond | 2012 | Kegs; bottles | ||
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company | Austin | 2010 | Bottles; Kegs | Makers of Thirsty Goat Amber & Buckethead IPA. Tasting Room coming in 2019. | |
True Vine Brewing Company | Tyler | 2014 | cans | Taproom | |
TUPPS Brewery | McKinney | 2015 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | |
Twin Peaks Brewing Company | Irving | 2014 | Cans | Produces kegs for the Twin Peaks restaurant chain. | |
Under the Radar Brewery | Houston | 2016 | Kegs | Taproom | |
Westlake Brewing Company | Dallas | 2019 | Kegs, Cans | Taproom | Located in Deep Ellum. 2021 GABF Gold-Medal Winner |
Former breweries
Brewery | Location | Founded | Dissolved |
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Adelbert's Brewery | Austin | 2011 | 2022 |
Alamo Brewing Association | San Antonio | 1888 | 1893 |
Behloradsky Brewery | San Antonio | 1881 | 1883 |
Big Bend Brewing Company | Alpine | 2012 | 2018 |
Bosque Brewing | Waco | 1995 | 1997 |
Both and Company | Weatherford | ||
Charles Degen Brewery | San Antonio | 1879 | 1911 |
The Collective Brewing Project | Fort Worth | 2014 | 2020 |
Dallas Brewing Company | Dallas | 1889 | 1893 |
Falstaff Brewing Corporation | Galveston | 1955 | 1981 |
Felix Bachrach Brewery | San Antonio | 1890 | 1890 |
Fort Bend Brewing Company | Missouri City | 2012 | 2015 |
Frederick Probst Brewery | Fredericksburg | 1874 | 1895 |
Gabel's Brewery | Houston | 1849 | 1879 |
Galveston Brewing Company | Galveston | 1895 | 1918 |
Galveston-Houston Brewers | Galveston | 1934 | 1955 |
Giesecke and Brothers Brewery | Brenham | ||
Gustave Franke Brewery | Meyersville | 1884 | 1903 |
Herman Frank Home Brewery | Bellville | 1882 | 1918 |
Kreisch Brewery | La Grange | ||
Lone Star Brewery | San Antonio | 1884 | 1918 |
Lorenz Ochs and George Aschbacher Brewery | San Antonio | 1890 | 1904 |
Lorenz Zeiss Brewery | Brenham | ||
Michael Cellmer Brewery | Yorktown | 1878 | 1891 |
Pearl Brewing Company | San Antonio | 1883 | 2001 |
Second Pitch Beer Company | San Antonio | 2020 | 2024 |
Simon Mayer Brewery | Dallas | 1895 | 1900 |
Texas Brewing Company | Fort Worth | 1890 | 1918 |
Western Brewery | 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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