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.
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Aroma of pine and grass. Flavors are bitter pine with a hint of sweet caramel. Bitter finish.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2018
at 04:44
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of tropical fruits. Flavors are bitter grass and citrus.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2018
at 04:28
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
On draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear copper with an off white head. Tutu arima with sweet caramel flavors.
Tried
from Draft
on 22 Sep 2018
at 04:24
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the bottle at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has tart mango and flora with some sweet grains and a hint of light spice. Flavor has notes of tart mango, flora and sweet grains with just a bit of spice underlying.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 18:20
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Sampled from the bottle at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear pale straw yellow with a white head that dissipates to the edges. Aroma has tart guava and sour tropical fruits with a light grain backbone. Flavor is full of sour guava with a light acid bite and sweet grains backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 18:14
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Sampled from the bottle at GTMW 2018. Pours a clear straw yellow with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a lot of grass with some gin botanicals, light pine and a light grain backbone. Flavor has notes of cucumber, grass, gin botanicals, pine and just a touch of grain backing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 03 Sep 2018
at 18:12
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Shaker pint draft at Rye in Leawood, Kansas. The pour is clear golden orange yellow with a minimal white head that leaves behind nice lace. The aroma is cereal grain malt, soft lemon-lime citrus, cucumber and general herbal spice. The taste is a clean blend of the clean cereal malt and the cucumber coolness. The citrus and herbal spice carry the finish. The palate is light bodied, active carbonation and the clean cucumber herbal finish. Fun, well constructed beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 06 Aug 2018
at 18:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Shaker pint draft at Johnny’s in Overland Park, Kansas. The pour is a clear, darker golden, with a ½ inch foamy head that lasts, and leaves nice lace. The aroma is biscuit malt, soft sweetness, grass and a hint of fruit sweetness. Clean and fresh nose. The taste is a gentle blend of the malt notes of biscuit, and fruit sweetness, finishing towards the dry and clean grass. The palate is medium bodied, nice mouthfeel, with active carbonation and a crisp, softly mineral finish. This one really surprised me, really satisfying beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Apr 2018
at 13:40
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 4
Overall 6
Ever so slightly hazy golden and peach coloured body with a very thin, pure white head. Aroma of very fresh and incredibly piney and grapefruity hop notes with a lot of bitterness noticeable along with some grass and herbs around the edges. Medium-bodied; Strong grassy and herbal flavours at first that seem to go away and fade to just about nothing along with some light bitterness and grapefruity and citrus notes which are strong, but not supported by much malt at all - this is quite thin and showing the hops front and centre. Aftertaste shows the grass, citrus, pine and a dose of flowers, but no malt and no alcohol notes - this is about the hops and from more of a dry perspective. Overall, a decent enough beer with some nice hop flavours that contain bitterness, but not body or depth - just on the front of the tongue and not long-lasting. Not worth bringing back home, so I'm glad I sampled this locally! I sampled this twelve ounce bottle purchased a few hours ago at Hy-Vee in Omaha, Nebraska on 14-March-2018 for US$1,67 sampled on the same day in my hotel room here in Omaha, Nebraska.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Mar 2018
at 07:01
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5
Drank right from the bottle; big thanks, moody. Has a big dark presentation. Could be a sweet stout but it tries to get into the more bitter stout or even looking at impy stout with its 6% and all shit. Yes, big and almost bold, but never quite gitz-thar. Goes down pretty easy, somewhat bitter burnt damp wet fire wood that was put out a couple of days ago, just not quire charcoal. Even has some attributes of baltic porter. Gets better as the session continues thru the middle but becomes a tad medicinal in the end.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Feb 2018
at 18:48