List of breweries in Kansas

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Breweries in Kansas produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally and regionally. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries to microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.

In 2012, Kansas's 21 breweries and brewpubs employed 70 people directly, and more than 10,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.{{cite web|title=Brewer's Almanac--Active Brewer Permits, 2004 - 2012|url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/beer-statistics|publisher=The Beer Institute|accessdate=21 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140516153451/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/beer-statistics|archive-date=16 May 2014}}{{cite web|title=Beer Industry Economic Impact in Kansas |url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/assets/map-pdfs/Beer_Economic_Impact_KS.pdf|publisher=The Beer Institute|accessdate=1 October 2014}} Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Kansas' breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Kansas' breweries and related industries was more than $190 million. Consumer purchases of Kansas' brewery products generated more than $90 million in additional tax revenue. By 2023, according to the Brewers Association, Kansas ranked 34th in the number of craft breweries per capita with 77 and 34th in the United States for overall number of breweries statewide.{{cite web|url=https://www.brewersassociation.org/statistics-and-data/state-craft-beer-stats/?state=KSstate=KS|publisher=Brewers Association|title=Kansas's Craft Beer Sales & Production Statistics, 2023|accessdate=27 September 2024}}

For context, at the end of 2013 there were 2,822 breweries in the United States, including 2,768 craft breweries subdivided into 1,237 brewpubs, 1,412 microbreweries and 119 regional craft breweries.{{cite web|title=Brewers Association Announces 2013 Craft Brewer Growth| date=13 March 2014 |url=http://www.brewersassociation.org/pages/media/press-releases/show?title=brewers-association-announces-2013-craft-brewer-growth|publisher=Brewers Association|accessdate=14 May 2014}} In that same year, according to the Beer Institute, the brewing industry employed around 43,000 Americans in brewing and distribution and had a combined economic impact of more than $246 billion.{{cite web|title=Beer Serves America|url=http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|publisher=The Beer Institute|accessdate=14 May 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140203091325/http://www.beerinstitute.org/br/economic-impact/economic-impact|archive-date=3 February 2014}}

Open breweries

The following is a list of breweries and microbreweries. The largest brewery in Kansas is Free State Brewing Company in Lawrence{{dynamic list}}

scope="col" \| Brewery ! scope="col" \| Location
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15-24 Brew House{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Wilson \| first = Ryan \| title = Brew House plans to open soon \| newspaper = Clay Center Dispatch \| date = 16 May 2018 \| url = http://www.ccenterdispatch.com/news/article_1dba3892-d62e-11e8-8086-6bcbcb777c02.html \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Clay Center
23rd Street Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Neil \| first = Denise \| title = Kansas beer breweries thriving, expanding \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = May 17, 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/article1143463.html \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Lawrence
785 Beer Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Topeka
Aggieville Brewing Company{{cite news \| last = Self \| first = Matthew \| title = New restaurants, brewery moving into Aggieville area this fall \| work = WIBW-TV \| date = 14 June 2024 \| url = https://www.ksnt.com/news/local-news/new-restaurants-brewery-moving-in-to-aggieville-area-this-fall/ \| accessdate = 27 September 2024}}	Manhattan
Black Stag Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Smith \| first = Joyce \| title = Lawrence's new brewery on same block as Free State adds to city's craft brew draw \| newspaper = The Kansas City Star \| date = 16 May 2018 \| url = https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cityscape/article211165199.html \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Lawrence
Blind Tiger Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Foster \| first = Samantha \| title = Blind Tiger begins first brew using new tanks \| newspaper = The Topeka Capital-Journal \| date = 13 January 2014 \| url = http://cjonline.com/news/2012-01-13/blind-tiger-begins-first-brew-using-new-tanks \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Topeka
Blue Skye Brewery & Eats{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Hunter \| first = Chris \| title = Second microbrewery opening in Salina \| newspaper = Salina Journal \| date = 4 June 2013 \| url = http://www.salina.com/news/brewery \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Salina
Brew Lab Brewery + Kitchen{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Senter \| first = Jay \| title = Downtown Overland Park's Brew Lab closing temporarily as owners prepare new, larger space that will feature a taproom \| newspaper = Shawnee Mission Post \| date = 25 January 2017 \| url = https://shawneemissionpost.com/2017/01/25/downtown-overland-parks-brew-lab-closing-temporarily-as-owners-prepare-new-larger-space-that-will-feature-a-taproom-60132 \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Overland Park
Center Pivot Restaurant & Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Quinter
Central Standard Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Neil \| first = Denise \| title = Restaurants opening in 2015: breweries, ethnic eateries and more = The Wichita Eagle \| date = January 15, 2015 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article6673374.html \| accessdate = 21 April 2015}}	Wichita
Defiance Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Kenwright \| first = Matthew \| title = Brewery has business in can \| newspaper = The Hays Daily News \| date = 1 April 2014 \| url = http://hdnews.net/news/Defiance040114 \| accessdate = 1 October 2014 \| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006083408/http://hdnews.net/news/Defiance040114 \| archive-date = 6 October 2014 \| url-status = dead }}	Hays
Dodge City Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Dodge City
Drop the H Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Pittsburg
Dry Lake Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Great Bend
ExBEERiment Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Gardner
The Farm & The Odd Fellows{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Minneapolis
Fields & Ivy Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Lawrence
Flat Mountain Brewhouse{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Meschberger \| first = Alesa \| title = Progress 2019: Downtown Garden City sees variety of new business openings \| newspaper = Kiowa County Signal \| date = 1 April 2019 \| url = https://www.kiowacountysignal.com/news/20190401/progress-2019-dowtown-garden-city-sees-variety-of-new-business-openings \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Garden City
Fly Boy Brewery & Eats{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Tanner \| first = Beccy \| title = Despite Kansas' historical roots, a growing number of breweries in Kansas \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = December 26, 2015 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/state/article51732160.html \| accessdate = 17 September 2016}}	Sylvan Grove
Force of Nature Brewinghttps://www.kansascity.com/news/business/openings-closings/article291023150.html	De Soto
Free State Brewing Company	Lawrence
Gella's Diner & Lb. Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Budd \| first = Nick \| title = Gella's tabbed as one of America's weirdest brewery locations \| newspaper = Hays Post \| date = 4 September 2014 \| url = http://www.hayspost.com/2014/09/04/gellas-tabbed-as-one-of-americas-weirdest-brewery-locations/ \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Hays
Hank Is Wiser Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Neil \| first = Denise \| title = Hank is so wise, he's adding barbecue \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = 1 November 2011 \| url = http://blogs.kansas.com/dining/tag/hank-is-wiser-brewery/ \| accessdate = 1 October 2014 \| archive-url = https://archive.today/20141001191621/http://blogs.kansas.com/dining/tag/hank-is-wiser-brewery/ \| archive-date = 1 October 2014 \| url-status = dead }}	Cheney
Happy Basset Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Foster \| first = Samantha \| title = New microbrewery opens in Topeka with four craft brews on tap \| newspaper = Topeka Capital-Journal \| date = 22 July 2016 \| url = http://cjonline.com/news-local/2016-07-22/new-microbrewery-opens-topeka-four-craft-brews-tap \| accessdate = 20 December 2017}}	Topeka
Hidden Trail Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Garden City
Hopping Gnome Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Rengers \| first = Carrie \| title = Hopping Gnome Brewery to open on East Douglas near the Donut Whole \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = May 19, 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/article1143591.html \| accessdate= 21 April 2015}}	Wichita
Indy Brew Works{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Independence
Iron Rail Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Topeka
Irrigation Ales{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Courtland
Jolly Fox Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Riley \| first = Jonathan \| title = Jolly Fox brewpub opens in Pittsburg \| newspaper = The Morning Sun \| date = 16 October 2019 \| url = https://www.morningsun.net/news/20191016/jolly-fox-brewpub-opens-in-pittsburg \| accessdate = 23 October 2020}}	Pittsburg
Kansas Territory Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Washington
Ladybird Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Winfield
Lawrence Beer Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Fleming \| first = April \| title = Lawrence Beer Co., a Talent-Stacked New Brewery and Restaurant, Slated to Open in August \| newspaper = Feast Magazine \| date = 23 June 2017 \| url = http://www.feastmagazine.com/the-feed/kansas_city_news/article_0f6c9f5e-5831-11e7-b140-d71761a29525.html \| accessdate = 20 December 2017}} \| Lawrence
The Leprechaun's Lab{{cite news \| last = Neil \| first = Denise \| title = Award-winning brewer has relocated to Wichita, launched a leprechaun-themed brewery \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = 7 September 2023 \| url = https://www.kansas.com/entertainment/restaurants/dining-with-denise-neil/article278993229.html \| accessdate = 27 September 2024}} \| Wichita
Limitless Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{Cite news \| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2018/06/11/new-craft-brewery-nears-approval-in-lenexa.html \| title = New craft brewery nears approval in Lenexa \|last = Kaberline \| first = Brian \| date = 11 May 2018 \| newspaper = Shawnee Mission Post \| access-date = 13 February 2019}}	Lenexa
Manhattan Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Hampel \| first = Kyle \| title=New Brews \| work = mhk business news \| url=https://mhk.business/new-brews/ \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815141617/https://mhk.business/new-brews/ \| url-status=usurped \| archive-date=August 15, 2020 \| accessdate = 24 July 2020}}	Manhattan
Norsemen Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Moore \| first = Katie \| title = Norsemen Brewing Company hoping to open in Topeka's NOTO art district by summer 2016 \| newspaper = Topeka Capital-Journal \| date = 2 December 2015 \| url = http://cjonline.com/news-local/2015-12-02/norsemen-brewing-company-hoping-open-topekas-noto-art-district-summer-2016 \| accessdate = 20 December 2017}}	Topeka
Nortons Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Wichita
Not Lost Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Ottawa
Outfield Beer Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Bonner Springs
Oz Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Phillipsburg
Pathlight Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Shawnee
Radius Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Walker \| first = Chris \| title = Growling Success at Radius Brewery \| newspaper = The Emporia Gazette \| date = 3 February 2014 \| url = http://www.emporiagazette.com/latest_news_and_features/article_26219730-8ced-11e3-aece-0017a43b2370.html \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Emporia
Range 23 Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Kansas City
Red Crow Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Gish \| first = Sarah \| title = Five things to know about Olathe's new craft brewery \| newspaper = The Kansas City Star \| date = 17 January 2018 \| url = https://www.kansascity.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/chow-town/article195156674.html \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Olathe
River City Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Lefler \| first = Dion \| title = City OKs contract with national airport food vendor for new airport terminal \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = 1 July 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/article1147620.html \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Wichita
Riverbank Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Council Grove
Rockcreek Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Mission
Salt City Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Hutchinson
Sandhills Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Hutchinson & Mission
Servaes Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{Cite news\|url=https://shawneemissionpost.com/2018/08/22/servaes-brewing-company-to-open-brewery-in-downtown-shawnee-73295\|title=Servaes Brewing Company to open brewery in downtown Shawnee\|last=Wankum\|first=Leah\|date=2018-08-22\|newspaper=Shawnee Mission Post\|access-date=2019-02-13}}	Shawnee
Tall Trellis Brew Co.{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Olathe
Third Place Brewing{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Rengers \| first = Carrie \| title = Third Place Brewing is the latest production brewery in the works in Wichita \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = April 21, 2015 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/article19093071.html \| accessdate= 21 April 2015}}	Wichita
Three Rings Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{Cite news\|url=http://www.hutchnews.com/news/business/new-mac-site-s-a-generational-effort/article_ae7b9c7c-7bc6-578f-ad67-e7ab2a030606.html\|title=New Mac site's a generational effort\|date=2016-06-11\|newspaper=The Hutchinson News\|access-date=2016-10-16}}	McPherson
Transport Brewery{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{Cite news\|url=https://www.feastmagazine.com/the-feed/kansas_city_news/article_3bd06b72-6a67-11e8-bcca-33d98dcfc84b.html\|title=Transport Brewery, Shawnee's First Brewery, Set to Open This Summer\|last=Dulin\|first=Pete\|date=2018-06-07\|newspaper=Feast\|access-date=2019-02-13}}	Shawnee
Union Works Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Humboldt
[https://www.walnutriverbrewing.com Walnut River Brewing Company]{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Behlmann \| first = Emily \| title = Walnut River Brewing expanding capacity, adding canning line \| newspaper = Wichita Business Journal \| date = 21 April 2014 \| url = http://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/blog/2014/04/walnut-river-brewing-expanding-capacity-adding.html \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	El Dorado
Wichita Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite news \| last = Rengers \| first = Carrie \| title = Wichita Brewing Co. & Pizzeria to open in east Wichita \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = 1 October 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/carrie-rengers/article2359019.html \| accessdate = 1 October 2014}}	Wichita
Willcott Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}{{cite web \|first=Kimberly \|last=Donahue \|date=June 30, 2021 \|url=https://www.wibw.com/2021/06/30/willcott-brewing-company-expanding-its-presence-with-july-jubilee-beer/ \|title=Willcott Brewing Company Expanding Its Presence with "July Jubilee" Beer \|work=WIBW-TV \|access-date=October 27, 2021}}	Leavenworth
Yankee Tank Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}}	Lawrence

BJ's Restaurant & Brewery (Huntington Beach, California-based) has one location in Wichita.
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company (Palo Alto, California-based) has one location in Leawood.{{cite web | title = New Gordon Biersch Restaurant in Leawood | url = http://www.leawoodchamber.org/view_news.cfm?news_id=2406 | publisher = Leawood Chamber | accessdate = 1 October 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141006081945/http://www.leawoodchamber.org/view_news.cfm?news_id=2406 | archive-date = 6 October 2014 | url-status = dead }}
Granite City Food and Brewery (St. Cloud, Minnesota-based) has two locations in Kansas City and Olathe.

Former breweries

The following is a list of breweries and microbreweries that have closed or have ceased brewing; this list is for tracking former locations. {{dynamic list}}

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Aero Plains Brewing{{Cite news\|url=https://www.kake.com/story/41671359/aero-plains-brewing-closes-doors-after-three-years\|title=Aero Plains Brewing closes doors after three years \| accessdate = 24 July 2020}}	Wichita
Beaver Brewery @ Mo's Place{{cite news \| last = Tanner \| first = Beccy \| title = Mo's Place: A little piece of 'Cheers' on the Kansas plains \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = August 24, 2017 \| url = https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article169182382.html \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Beaver
Boiler Room Brewhaus{{cite news \| url=https://fortscott.biz/news/boiler-room-brewhaus-closing-sale-this-evening-and-tomorrow \| title=Boiler Room Brewhaus Closing Sale This Evening and Tomorrow \| publisher=Fort Scott Biz\| date=10 December 2021 \| accessdate = 25 October 2022}}	Fort Scott
Little Apple Brewing Company{{cite news \| last = Dixon \| first = Haley \| title = Local restaurant pausing brewing operations \| newspaper = The Mercury \| date = 26 July 2019 \| url = https://themercury.com/news/city-notebook-local-restaurant-pausing-brewing-operations/article_1d01696e-e1b3-5882-8d77-bf99d9a87f3b.html \| accessdate = 13 January 2020}}	Manhattan
Lost Evenings Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}} \|Lenexa
Tallgrass Brewing Company{{cite news \| last = Hoedel \| first = Cindy \| title = Kansas' Tallgrass Brewing Company plans expansion in Manhattan \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = March 28, 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/business/article1138590.html \| accessdate=1 October 2014}}	Manhattan

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{{cite book |title=Celebrating Kansas Breweries: People, Places & Stories |first=Michael J. |last=Travis |publisher=American Palate |year=2022 |isbn=978-1467151924}}

Category:Food and drink companies based in Kansas

Kansas

Breweries

scope="col" \| Brewery ! scope="col" \| Location
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Aero Plains Brewing{{Cite news\|url=https://www.kake.com/story/41671359/aero-plains-brewing-closes-doors-after-three-years\|title=Aero Plains Brewing closes doors after three years \| accessdate = 24 July 2020}}	Wichita
Beaver Brewery @ Mo's Place{{cite news \| last = Tanner \| first = Beccy \| title = Mo's Place: A little piece of 'Cheers' on the Kansas plains \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = August 24, 2017 \| url = https://www.kansas.com/news/state/article169182382.html \| accessdate = 1 April 2019}}	Beaver
Boiler Room Brewhaus{{cite news \| url=https://fortscott.biz/news/boiler-room-brewhaus-closing-sale-this-evening-and-tomorrow \| title=Boiler Room Brewhaus Closing Sale This Evening and Tomorrow \| publisher=Fort Scott Biz\| date=10 December 2021 \| accessdate = 25 October 2022}}	Fort Scott
Little Apple Brewing Company{{cite news \| last = Dixon \| first = Haley \| title = Local restaurant pausing brewing operations \| newspaper = The Mercury \| date = 26 July 2019 \| url = https://themercury.com/news/city-notebook-local-restaurant-pausing-brewing-operations/article_1d01696e-e1b3-5882-8d77-bf99d9a87f3b.html \| accessdate = 13 January 2020}}	Manhattan
Lost Evenings Brewing Company{{sfnp\|Travis\|2022}} \|Lenexa
Tallgrass Brewing Company{{cite news \| last = Hoedel \| first = Cindy \| title = Kansas' Tallgrass Brewing Company plans expansion in Manhattan \| newspaper = The Wichita Eagle \| date = March 28, 2014 \| url = http://www.kansas.com/news/business/article1138590.html \| accessdate=1 October 2014}}	Manhattan