Against the Grain Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Louisville,
Kentucky,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2011
Contact
Description
Against The Grain offers an eclectic line of canned and barrel-aged beers. We can be found in up to 43 states in the good o' USA, upwards of 25 countries around the world, and, of course, right here the home in Louisville, KY.
Against the Grain Portland is our production facility. We have a three vessel 30 barrel system alongside five 60 barrel fermenters and our canning line. We also barrel age all of our beer at this location. (only open for special events)
(As of Dec 23, 2025, Against the Grain is a production brewery only).
Against the Grain Portland is our production facility. We have a three vessel 30 barrel system alongside five 60 barrel fermenters and our canning line. We also barrel age all of our beer at this location. (only open for special events)
(As of Dec 23, 2025, Against the Grain is a production brewery only).
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottled. Black colour with a mediumsized off-white head. Aroma is smoke, some wood, mild liquorice, alcohol and intense dried fruits. Flavour is smoke, some whiskey, alcohol, dried fruits and mild toffeeish notes.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2022
at 16:17
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 9
Overall 8
Macadamia, chocolate malt, alcohol, ash, and hay aroma. Black with large brown head. Moderately sweet macadamia, chocolate malt, and moderately bitter alcohol and dry hay flavor. Nice body. A bit boozy but nice - really like the macadamia flavor.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Dec 2022
at 03:15
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle sample at a tasting at Yoav's place. Black. Toast, wood, olives, acetaldehyde, sweet, boozy.
Tried
from Bottle
on 20 Dec 2022
at 15:15
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated pint can from shrubber85 poured into a glass. Black with small beige head. Aroma is vanilla, medium/thick body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is vanilla, chocolate, smoke, and bourbon.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Dec 2022
at 01:09
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Refrigerated pint can from shrubber85 poured into a snifter. Black with beige head. Aroma is bourbon, medium/thick body, medium/lower carbonation, and very little lacing. Taste is bourbon, chocolate, and some coconut.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Dec 2022
at 02:01
8.5/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Peppermint, dark chocolate fudge malt, and hay aroma. Black with small brown head. Moderately sweet peppermint, dark chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. Lots of mint.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Dec 2022
at 23:15
4.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.4
Pint can. slightly hazy yellow pour with a big sudsy white head that has excellent retention and crazy lacing. Aroma is a blast of mixed citrus dominated by sweet grapefruit. The taste is lemons, guava, mango and something that comes across as a bit of pineapple. The palate is full and viscous. Finishes a bit short and dry. Overall: decent pale ale. paired well with some pistachios.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Nov 2022
at 23:06
7/10
Dark brown body medium foamy off white head. Bready nutty aroma. Bready nutty roasty flavor. Medium body moderate carbonation. 7/4/7/4/15 3.7
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Nov 2022
at 20:22
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Refrigerated pint can from shrubber85 poured into a snifter black with small beige head. Aroma is chocolate, medium body, medium carbonation, and little lacing. Taste is chocolate, bourbon, wood, smoke, and peanut butter.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Nov 2022
at 01:46
6.8/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Chocolate malt and dry hay aroma. Dark chestnut brown with moderate tan head. Lightly sweet chocolate malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Light body.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Nov 2022
at 00:54