Free State Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Lawrence, Kansas, United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Free State Brewing Company

Established in 1989

Contact
636 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, 66044, United States
Description
The Original Kansas Craft Brewery, since 1989. Serving fresh beer and daily specials in Lawrence. Currently distributing bottles/cans and kegs in Kansas and Missouri.

“Because without beer, things do not seem to go as well.”

In 1989, Free State Brewing Company became the first legal brewery in Kansas in over 100 years. Since opening the doors at our Mass Street HQ, we’ve been working day in and day out to be a haven for beer lovers, where good beer and good food can inspire lively conversations and memorable experiences.
Our 14-barrel brewhouse is made up of some of the best equipment available to the small brewer, but we still think the most important ingredients are the care and respect that our enthusiastic, knowledgeable staff has for each and every beer that we make. And now that we’re producing bottled beers in our expanded bottling facility, our attention to detail and dedication to great taste and quality can be experienced by people all over Kansas and Missouri.

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6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12oz bottle as Golden..no mention of wheat. Medium bodied, straightforward, well made. Clean simple ingredients. Not a lot going on, but a pleasant enough session beer.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Sep 2017 at 20:27


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Bottle pour into shaker pint glass. Appearance was hazy light brown with decent sparkle, 1/2 finger-width white foamy head, poor retention, nice soapy lacing. Aroma was dank resinous with some citrus, light fruit. Taste was as aroma--bitter dominant. Palate was medium bodied with thick, slippery texture, average carbonation and mostly bitter finish. Overall, bitter dominates sort of like a weak West Coast IPA. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2017 at 21:07


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Growler - pours dark brown tan head - nose/taste of coffee, chocolate roast, milk sugar and lactose - medium body

Tried on 06 Jul 2017 at 02:28


8.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Mini growler courtesy of RobertDale, thank you sir! Shared at Salud Bottle Shop and Salud Cerveceria. Opaque dark brown color, beige head. Nice aroma of chocolate milk and coffee. Taste is lightly sweet cocoa and coffee grounds, good body. Very tasty and SO easy to drink.

Tried from Bottle on 01 Jul 2017 at 16:53


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Willebecher pint draft at BRGR Kitchen + Bar in Leawood, Kansas. The pour is mostly clear golden with a ½ inch foamy white head. The aroma is clean cereal grain and straw. The taste is the clean fresh cereal grain malt, balanced nicely with grass, straw and slight sweetness. The palate is light to medium bodied, active natural carbonation and a crisp softly sweet mineral finish. Tasty, easy drinking beer.

Tried from Draft on 29 Jun 2017 at 16:30


7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz single purchased at MDL Wine and Spirits in Overland Park, Kansas. Best by month 2, week 4 notched on label. The pour is mostly clear golden with a foamy one inch off white head that falls slow with splotchy lace. The aroma is clean cracker cereal malt, along with a gentle floral hop. The taste mineral, cracker malt, and earth, softly spice floral hop notes. The palate is medium to light bodied, active carbonation and dry mineral finish. Nice one.

Tried on 19 Jan 2017 at 20:14


6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Bottle to glass. Pours a hazy yellow and full white head. Lots of spice and herb really drown out the great hop combo.

Tried from Bottle on 15 Dec 2016 at 23:53


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Draft/Fest. A- Pine. A- Gold color, clear liquid, white head. T- Pine, dank, citrus. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, balanced finish. O- Okay, pretty standard IPA on all counts.

Tried from Draft on 29 Aug 2016 at 22:28


6.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Draft/Fest. A- Raspberry. A- Pink color, hazy liquid, pink head. T- Tart, berries, subtle spice. P- Light body, average texture, average carbonation, tart finish. O- Not bad but I expected a more floral aroma from the rose and hibiscus. Didn’t get any of that. Instead of some raspberry. Still plenty drinkable.

Tried from Draft on 28 Aug 2016 at 19:24


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Dark copper color. Interesting take on the style. It’s much sweeter and a bit syrupy than the typical Mexican lager. So, i think they were really going for the actual Austrian Vienna style. I love that I has flavor but it’s just too sweet for the style. A bit of rye bread, low hops.

Tried from Can on 04 Aug 2016 at 14:22