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Alltech's Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.

🌍 United States · Known for American Amber Ale · American IPA
Known for American Amber Ale · American IPA

Founded in 1999 by Dr Pearse Lyons of Alltech and housed in a restored 19th-century brewery in Lexington's Distillery District. Famous for Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale — the world's first commercially produced bourbon barrel-aged beer and one of America's most awarded craft ales. Also operates Town Branch Distillery on the same site.

3Beers
3Styles
6.4%Avg ABV
1999Founded

Beers by Alltech's Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.

3 beers
Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 3 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 3 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
clean
2 of 3 beers
hoppy
2 of 3 beers
citrusy
2 of 3 beers
maltyevery beer
3 of 3 beers

With 3 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Varied3 beers · 3 style families
Amber 1IPA 1Pale Ale 1

A handful of styles across their range — a shared thread has to hold across each of them.

What sets them apart
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 340 other breweries making American Amber Ale, American IPA and Kölsch.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.
typical for American Amber Ale, American IPA and KölschAlltech's Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.
in no beersin every beer
crisp
in 1 of 3 · typical American Amber Ale, American IPA and Kölsch brewery: 4 in 5
Notably less crisp than typical.

Across 3 beers in 3 style families, one trait still carries through — a broad range makes a shared signature harder to hold.

Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 67%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 3
beers above the median
#2782
best ranked beer
Kentucky IPA

Their beers place in the Top 67% of the catalogue on average, across 3 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Alltech's Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co.

Founded in 1999 by Dr Pearse Lyons of Alltech and housed in a restored 19th-century brewery in Lexington's Distillery District. Famous for Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale — the world's first commercially produced bourbon barrel-aged beer and one of America's most awarded craft ales. Also operates Town Branch Distillery on the same site.

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