Country Boy Brewing, Lexington, Kentucky

Quick Facts

• Founded: 2012, by four native Kentuckians, according to the brewery's own story page.
• Original taproom: 436 Chair Ave, Lexington, KY 40508.
• Georgetown brewery and taproom: 101 Innovation Way, Georgetown, Kentucky, with the CBB Kitchen on site.
• Louisville taproom: inside Falls City Market at the Omni Louisville, 400 South 2nd Street, Louisville, KY 40202.
• Brewery tours: Country Boy sells a Georgetown Brewery Tour and a Private Corporate Tour through its own online booking page.
• Core beers: Cougar Bait American Blonde Ale and Shotgun Wedding Vanilla Brown Ale, per the brewery.
• What we offer here: Transportation Only. We do not sell Country Boy tours or tastings.

About Country Boy Brewing

Country Boy Brewing started in Lexington in 2012. Its story page credits four native Kentuckians as founders and says the brewery prides itself on minimally processed beers made with real ingredients. The two beers it calls core brands are Cougar Bait, an American blonde ale, and Shotgun Wedding, a brown ale aged on vanilla beans. It says the move to a bigger brewery let it can Cliff Jumper IPA and Halfway Home Pale Ale too.

In February 2017 the brewery expanded into a larger brew house in Georgetown. Country Boy describes that building as a 22,500 square foot production brewery with a taproom and offices. The original Chair Avenue taproom in Lexington is still pouring, and the brewery now runs a third taproom in downtown Louisville.

Which taproom fits your trip

The right taproom is usually the one closest to where your group is staying. All three are listed on Country Boy's contact page, and each one opens by 11 AM every day. Closing times differ by location and by day, so check the current hours on countryboybrewing.com.

• Lexington, Chair Avenue. The original taproom. It is the easy pick for a group based in Lexington that wants a beer stop near town.
• Georgetown, Innovation Way. The production brewery, a taproom and the CBB Kitchen. This is the location with bookable brewery tours, so pick it if the group wants to see how the beer is made.
• Louisville, Omni. A taproom inside Falls City Market at the Omni Louisville. Its menu notes a beer only poured there, an Omni Bluegrass Haze IPA. It suits a group staying in downtown Louisville.

The Lexington and Louisville taprooms are a long way apart. Lexington is about 90 minutes from Louisville, so we do not plan both on one afternoon.

Touring the brewery itself

Country Boy runs its own tours at the Georgetown brewery, and you book them with Country Boy. Its online booking page lists a Georgetown Brewery Tour, a Private Corporate Tour and a request form for its event space. The brewery sets the tour times, prices and age rules for these, so read the booking page before you reserve.

If your group books a Country Boy tour, send us the time. We build the pickup around it and have the vehicle waiting when the tour ends. That is the part of the day we handle: the driving and the timing, not the tour.

How a Transportation Only day works here

A brewery afternoon fits a Transportation Only booking. You choose the stops and book any tours or tables, and our driver handles the roads between them. The 4-hour minimum covers a Lexington taproom visit with time left for a second stop. Rates: SUV for 1 to 5 guests, $100 an hour. Van for 6 to 14 guests, $150 an hour. 4-hour minimum, plus 6% KY sales tax and a 3% booking fee. Billing runs from the time our vehicle leaves our garage until it returns.

Many groups add a distillery. Lexington has distilleries close to town, including Town Branch on Cross Street and James E. Pepper and Barrel House on Manchester Street. On Transportation Only you book those tickets yourself. For a guided bourbon day with distillery tickets included, see our private bourbon tours from Lexington or, for a Louisville base, our private bourbon tours from Louisville. For more beer stops to add, see Kentucky brewery tours by private vehicle.

What guests ask, and when not to go

Guests ask most whether they can build a whole day around Country Boy alone. You can, but one taproom rarely fills a 4-hour booking, so most groups pair it with a second brewery or a distillery. A Georgetown brewery tour plus lunch at the CBB Kitchen is the fullest single stop.

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