Free State Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Lawrence,
Kansas,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Free State Brewing Company
Established in 1989
Contact
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.
“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.
6/10
Tried
on 10 Nov 2022
at 23:23
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
11 oz draft at Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence, Kansas. The pour is a clear golden yellow with a small white head that leaves behind thick lace. The aroma is crisp malt, with a hint of floral and grass. The taste is toasted grain, honey and floral along with a bit of earth in the back. The palate is light bodied, soft natural carbonation and the floral earth mineral finish. Crisp, easy drinking beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Oct 2022
at 22:29
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a mostly clear mahogany. Aromas of caramel and toffee. Flavors are sweet raisins and caramel. Smooth and robust. Nice one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 10 Jun 2022
at 03:51
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz bottle. Pours a clear gold with a fine white head. Aromas of banana bread. Flavors are sweet malts with a significant bitter hop presence.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 May 2022
at 19:15
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 ox bottle. Pours a hazy dark copper with an ecru head. Aromas of grass and caramel malt. Flavors are moderately sweet malts with a hop bite in the finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 May 2022
at 01:50
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Bottle thanks to Drake! My second Kansas rating. Gold, mostly clear, white head. Floral as hell in the nose, along with some citrus rind and resin. Floral hops, grapefruit peel, pale malt. A bit perfumey, but nice.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 May 2022
at 02:52
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Early rating from Beer Buddy app
Tried
on 10 Apr 2022
at 04:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle from Whole Foods Olathe, 1/27/22. This is just called Stormchaser IPA, not Summer IPA. Bought it in winter today and best by is not until 02/23/22. Hazy orange, thin creamy tan head, good retention. Aroma of floral and citrus hop, pale malt. Taste is tangerine, citrus, pale malt. Mild bitterness, juicy. Solid.
Tried
from Bottle
on 28 Jan 2022
at 00:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at GTOM. Pours a dark ruby with medium off white head that lasts. The aroma is floral, earth, hibiscus, cherry skin. Light body, cherry, hibiscus, wheat, lacto light tart finish, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2021
at 03:51
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Cask at GTOM. Pours a hazy orange gold with small white head. The aroma is mango, lemon, lime, salt, wheat. Light body, mango, lemon, salty, tart, good.
Tried
from Cask
on 04 Jul 2021
at 01:24