Goodwood Brewing Company

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

Established in 2015

Closed in 2026

Contact
636 E Main St, Louisville, KY, 40202, United States
Description
Goodwood Brewing is a production brewery located in the heart of downtown Louisville. The brewery is dedicated to making beers that have been touched by wood; whether in reclaimed oak casks once used to house bourbon, red wine, and brandy or seasoned on oak, poplar or ash. Goodwood’s "shade-grown beers" are all touched by the natural gradations of reclaimed casks and other wood types for flavorful expressions that are unique to Goodwood. Just like the bourbon Kentucky is famous for, all of Goodwood’s beers begin with limestone water. The gents behind Goodwood are some of Louisville’s longest-serving brewing veterans, running production breweries here since 2001.

Goodwood Brewing Co. offers brewery tours, private event rental space, live music, yoga and other weekly & monthly events in the taproom. The 200 year old building with a fully renovated Taproom is conveniently located at the edge of NuLu, and it's the perfect blend of historic, industrial and cool!

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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can shared by Steve. Cloudy, dark brown (virtually opaque), ring of head, nolacing. Aroma strong roasted malt/coffee, mild bourbon that includes a little bit of the minty quality referenced earlier, mild vanilla. Taste is no bourbon or oak; an earthy, almost rubbery quality; mild milk chocolate. Smooth texture, thin body, soft carbonation, dry finish as taste with mild bitterness. Overall, aroma is good but taste somewhat off-putting and texture underwheling
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 05:12

8.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Can shared by Steve. Lightly hazy maple syrup brown, thin head with good retention, light lacing. Aroma is strong caramel, brown bread, oak, bittering hops, nuts. Taste follows aroma. Smooth texture, soft carbonation and finish as taste. Good strength and surprisingly good complexity for a brown ale! Nicely done!
Tried from Can on 11 Apr 2026 at 02:37

7.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
Draft: Poured a dark bark brown with a creamy tan head. Aroma a boozy, vanilla. Taste is boozy, woodsy, malty, tangy, roasty.
Tried from Draft at Park Lane Tavern on 13 Oct 2025 at 19:57

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Pale yellow with giant white head. Lemon, biscuit malt, grass, and lemon peel aroma. Lightly sweet lemon, biscuit malt, and mildy bitter grass and lemon peel flavor. Okay body.
Tried from Can on 28 Sep 2025 at 00:24

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour. Almost black. Strong bourbon and black patent malt aroma. I like that this is not syrupy sweet. Lighter body but loss of flavor. Char, notes of caramel, raisin, bourbon.
Tried from Bottle on 31 Aug 2025 at 00:12

5.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Poured a clear gold. Some skunkiness. Really kind of tasted like a boring mass market lager. No ash that I could find.
Tried on 20 May 2025 at 01:33

3.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 2.5
Good lord, not sure went wrong here. Bottle. The pour and look are fine but fizzy. Granny smith apple vinegar with hints of malt and coffee. Tastes like somebody spit inside of a gueze bottle and mixed it with a porter.
Tried from Bottle on 20 May 2025 at 01:33

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Copper-amber color. No head. Aroma is very sweet pipe tobacco and cherry. Taste is fruity and brandy.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:13

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle. Dark brown with an amber hue when held up to the light. Small head. Aroma is strongly like bourbon with hints of vanilla. Taste is roasted grains and bourbon with a slight sweetness and vanilla finish.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:13

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle. Clear amber color with a very small head. Aroma had notes of caramel, vanilla and bourbon. Taste had these smal notes of caramel, vanilla and bourbon. Really good beer.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Mar 2025 at 05:12