Against the Grain Brewery
Microbrewery
in
Louisville,
Kentucky,
United States πΊπΈ
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).
7.5/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 6.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Peanut butter, chocolate malt, bourbon, and hay aroma. Black with moderate but short lasting head. Moderately sweet peanut butter, chocolate malt, and moderately bitter alcohol, ash, and hay flavor. Good body. Bourbon and peanut butter finish. Much more of a bourbon presence than past variants - peanut butter comes out stronger than the chocolate.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Nov 2021
at 01:24
1.1/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 0.5
From a 750 ml bottle of unknown vintage purchased at Sergioβs in Lexington. Opened a gusher of extraordinary dimensions- losing a full 2/3 deposited as a foamy mess on the ceiling, counters and floors. Aromas were stale caramel. Flavors were a sour mess.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2021
at 23:36
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle, split at the Hazlemere Movember and chops tasting, from CW online 12/11/21. Black with a decent tan covering. Nose is light smoke, dark malts, chocolate, spice, charr, coffee bean. Taste comprises dark chocolate, spice, ashen tones, charr, coffee grinds, light smoke, umami. Medium bodied with bite, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a balanced kick of alcohol. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:58
7.9/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle shared in Hazlemere - cheers to Cloin. Pours black-brown with a small, creamy tan head. Medium sweet flavour with some ashy roast, scorched earth, aged coffee. Full bodied with fine to average carbonation. Warming finish, more ash, cocoa, earthy coffee. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:55
8/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle shared at high Wycombe tasting. Thanks to Colin for this one. A dark black brown coloured pour with a lasting fine dark tan head. Aroma is nice fresh coffee, green pepper, Ash, waxy, vanilla, cakey, sticky brown sugars. Flavour is composed of pencil wood, bark, brown sugars, Ash, waxy, coffee beans,. Palate is medium sweet, rounded, woody tannin,. Good coffee character. Woody tannin.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:47
8/10
Tried
on 12 Nov 2021
at 15:45
7.5/10
β
Appearance 10
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mango, coconut, malt, and lime peel aroma. Amber with moderate head. Moderately sweet mango, lime, light coconut, caramel malt, and mildly bitter lime peel flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2021
at 03:30
7.3/10
β
Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Orange, lime, biscuit malt, and orange peel aroma. Cloudy pale yellow with moderate white head. Lightly sweet citrus, biscuit malt, and moderately bitter grapefruit/lime peel flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2021
at 03:21
7.9/10
β
Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Caramel malt and fresh hay aroma. Cloudy brown with moderate head. Moderate sweet-tart milk, cherry, caramel malt, and mildly bitter/astringent fresh hay flavor. Good body.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2021
at 03:13
8.6/10
β
Appearance 10
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
Dark chocolate malt, light bourbon, and hay aroma. Black with small tan head. Very sweet dark chocolate malt and moderately bitter fresh hay flavor. Nice body and balance.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Nov 2021
at 03:00