Against the Grain Brewery

Microbrewery in Louisville, Kentucky, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2011

Contact
1800 Northwestern Pkwy, Louisville, KY, 40203, United States
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).

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6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Draft @ Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen. Pours a dark amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity malty smoky caramel aroma. Fruity malty smoky caramel flavor. Has a slightly roasted malty smoky caramel finish.
Tried from Draft on 08 May 2012 at 04:29

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
Draft. A hazy amber beer with a yellowish head. The aroma has notes of over ripe fruits , citrusy hops, and bread. The flavor is sweet with notes of caramel, over ripe fruits, malt, and citusy hops, leading to a raw bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2012 at 09:34

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
From tap at Bishops Arms. Pours cloudy orange with a small white head. Aroma is grapefruity, citrusy and light peachy. Flavour is the same with a light soapy feel. Grapefruity, peachy and solid citrusy hoppy. Sweet impression. Light citrusy and crisp hoppy. Solid bitter finish.
Tried from Draft on 07 May 2012 at 00:47

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ FairBar. Slight hazy amber with tiny off-white head. Aroma is malt, grainy, fruit and hops. Flavour is malt, fruit, little grainy, medium bitter, hops, little sweet and pine.
Tried from Draft on 05 May 2012 at 07:47

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tap @ C4 Pale Ale Festival, Odense. Pours clear golden with a small creamy white head. Grain, peach and grassy hops with a touch of butter beneath. Medium bodied.
Tried from Draft on 04 May 2012 at 04:56

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Christian Firtal Pale Ale Festival 2012 - Day One. Hazy golden with a lasting white head. Faint malty aroma with herbal and citrus hops. Sweetish malty flavour with a touch of diacetyl, grassy malt and solid bitterness. Just a little too bitter for the weak body.
Tried on 03 May 2012 at 04:21

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
tap at mikkeller. Clear very dark brown, smooth beige head. Aroma of roasted malts, caramel, mild. Flavor is dark malts, lots and lots of bitter dark caramel,licorice, some sweet malts. quite foamy, end is bitter caramel, bitter and sweet malts.
Tried from Draft on 30 Apr 2012 at 10:43

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Growler courtesy shrubber85. Sweet spicy/fruity rye malt aroma. Clear chestnut color with a small head. Sweet, rye malt flavor with a pine hops bitterness in the finish
Tried from Growler on 29 Apr 2012 at 09:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Growler courtesy shrubber85. Coffee, chocolate, dark fruit, ash aroma. Black with a minimal head. Coffee malt, sweet chocolate, and light acidic flavor with a light bitter finish. Full smooth body. Extremely nice.
Tried from Growler on 29 Apr 2012 at 08:40

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From tap at Bishops Arms. Pours clear and golden deep amber with a small off white head. Aroma is fruity and toasted malt. Light yeasty, caramelish toasted malty. Toffee caramelish and light fruity into a toasted malty finish.
Tried from Draft on 29 Apr 2012 at 08:09