The Best Craft Beer Pubs In Louisville Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city of Kentucky and is home to famous sporting events, such as the Kentucky Derby. To find the best pubs for craft beer in the area, check out our list of venues below – you won’t be disappointed.

1. Against The Grain Brewery and Smokehouse

Against The Grain Brewery and Smokehouse

An industrial-style smokehouse and brewery, formerly a train station, Against the Grain smoke their own BBQ and beer for phenomenal flavors, which is perfect for their self-titled ‘hopsters’ – people who genuinely care about the flavor of their brew. Anything you choose on the menu has been made to complement a beer they make.

401 East Main Street, Louisville, KY, +1 502 515 0174

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2. Crescent Hill Craft House

Crescent Hill Craft House

Crescent Hill Craft House doesn’t just want to be known for a good beer or tasty food item, they want their guests to leave with the full experience. Reclaimed wood details, brick walls, natural lighting and a friendly staff make for an aura of old-style comfort and modern technique. Order a poutine with your autumn-style ‘Hoptoberfest’ and experience the changing of the seasons their way.

2636 Frankfort Ave, Louisville, KY, +1 502 895 9400

3. Four Pegs

Bar, American, Pub Grub

With a comfortable, homely atmosphere, Four Pegs offers the classic American neighborhood bar with food and drinks in the historical Germantown, Louisville. Their burgers come in an array of flavors such as the Four Pegs burger, which includes kimchi, spicy dill pickles and cheddar, the red dragon burger – aged ale and mustard cheddar with dill crème. If they prefer, customers can even design their own burger.

5. Holy Grale

Bar, Gastropub, Pub, Beer, American

Housed in a former church, this gastropub has 26 beers on tap. The theme is humorously holy with a choir loft seating area and Sunday events. They take pride in their beer by only serving just that – ‘no whiskey, no wine, no diet coke’; Holy Grale treats it as their religion. Show up early as seats fill up fast and no reservations are taken.

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