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).
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Coriander, lemon, wheat malt, and grass aroma. Golden yellow with moderate head. Lightly sweet coriander, lemon, wheat malt, and mildly bitter grass flavor. Okay body. (Rerated draft - canned sample had moderate plastic aroma and flavor/chlorophenol issues)
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Oct 2024
at 21:43
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Milk, biscuit malt, and straw aroma. Golden yellow with small head. Moderately sweet creamy biscuit malt, and mildly bitter hay flavor. Good body. Nicely drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Oct 2024
at 22:39
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tried
on 26 Sep 2024
at 01:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Tried
on 13 Sep 2024
at 00:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Tried
on 03 Sep 2024
at 22:05
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can. A- Roasty, char, burnt sugars, bourbon, chocolate. A- Dark brown color, dark liquid, brown head. T- Pecan, burnt sugar, roasty, booze, tobacco, rye, nutty, cocoa. P- Full body, average texture, average carbonation, robust finish. O- Definitely not as dessert like as I thought. I get lots of roast, char, bitter and nutty notes. Didn't quite hit the mark for me.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2024
at 19:00
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
17.08.2024, 0,75l bottle @ home:
Nice light brown bubbly-creamy longlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, old rope, alcohol, oak, burnt licorice, cough syrup, toast, sour-ish roasted grain, dark sugar, herbs, minerals, spices, tobacco. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish roasted, tobacco, burnt licorice, sour-ish roasted grain, old rope, alcohol, oak, toast, spices, tar, leather. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh boozy mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Nice light brown bubbly-creamy longlasting head, deep dark pour. Aroma is slightly dry roasted, dark malts, old rope, alcohol, oak, burnt licorice, cough syrup, toast, sour-ish roasted grain, dark sugar, herbs, minerals, spices, tobacco. Taste is slightly dry sour-ish roasted, tobacco, burnt licorice, sour-ish roasted grain, old rope, alcohol, oak, toast, spices, tar, leather. Medium bitterness, slightly harsh boozy mouthfeel. Nice enough.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Aug 2024
at 18:40
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Pours a hazy yellow orange. It has a citrusy, slightly spicy aroma. The flavor is lightly sweet and very citrusy. Wheat malt is apparent. Light bodied. Nice wheat ale.
Tried
on 16 Aug 2024
at 04:56
8.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Pours pitch black, large dark tan head.Nose shows bourbon, chocolate fudge, coconut, heavy roast, best and toasty malt.Flavours include more chocolate fudge/choc liqueur, coconut bourbon notes, woody oak, heavy roast.
Tried
on 22 Jun 2024
at 10:05
5.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 5.5
Checked the 1 pint from my son at their brew pub downtown. Golden in the glass, smooth grainy, nothing wrong, easy drinker for the neighborhood.
Tried
on 17 Jun 2024
at 01:28