Distilleries in Texas

K. Spoetzl Brewery & Distillery

Shiner, Texas

Back in 1909, someone decided Texas deserved an independent brewery – K. Spoetzl did. They’re the oldest in Texas, giving them a certain swagger. Their line-up is local legend: hulking Shiner Bock that could survive a bar fight, sharp ¡Órale! that makes you question other beers, and TexHex IPAs that show hop bravado usually reserved for veterans. The distillery isn’t a gimmick; they’re pouring award-winning spirits like Shiner ‘Shine and a gin that even pretentious distillers salute. Tours include free beer tokens, because why not. Outside you can listen to live music, but expect the band's roar to compete with the still's hiss. A BBQ restaurant accompanies it all, and the staff is friendly, professional and oddly pleasant – a rare find in a place that loves to boast. Their original 1909 premises double as a museum, complete with dusty chalkboards and the original recipe, a testament to their long-standing heritage today.

• Brewery has a long history dating back to 1909.
• Offers free beer tokens with tour package purchase.

Community Beer Co. / Society Spirits & Restaurant

Dallas, Texas

Located in the middle of Dallas, Texas, Community Beer Co. is an excuse for the city to claim it has a respectable craft scene.

• Large space accommodates many guests.
• Massive outdoor area ideal for events.

Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling

San Antonio, Texas

Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling turns a San Antonio bar into a boutique lab where beer and bourbon get a bit too ambitious. The joint’s motto is simple: make great stuff and then show the world it works.

• Offers unique whiskey club program.
• Knowledgeable staff available on site.

Copper Shot Distillery

Bastrop, Texas

Copper Shot Distillery – Bastrop, Texas – is the sort of place that keeps you stuck with a dram in one hand and no sense of time. Small-batch spirits are made with a wink to tradition, a splash of audacity, and a bit of class that doesn’t try too hard to sound intellectual. Apple Pie and Prickly Pear moonshines are indulgent in a way that says, “I like good drink, but I’ve got better things to say.”

• Unique cigar lounge experience offered.
• Live music venue with outdoor seating.

Iron Wolf Ranch and Distillery

Spicewood, Texas

Spicewood, Texas – iron out the kinks in a place called Iron Wolf Ranch & Distillery, where the sky stretches wider than a car salesman’s pitch and the whiskey comes as unrefined as a Texas rattlesnake and as a wild broken compass.

• Distillery features impressive big sky view.
• Signature bourbon is highly recommended.

Acre Distilling Co.

Fort Worth, Texas

Acre Distilling Co. isn’t the quaint roadside speakeasy that a brochure might sell you. Tucked into the concrete maze of downtown Fort Worth, it treats spirit-making like a scientific experiment – with a dash of swagger.

• Offers blending experience not found elsewhere
• Unique small-batch infusions across spirits

Real Ale Brewing Co & Real Spirits Distilling Co

Blanco, Texas

Real Ale Brewing Co and its sister, Real Spirits Distilling Co, sit on a dusty Texan lot in Blanco.

• Spacious outdoor seating area
• Pet-friendly environment

Balcones Distilling

Waco, Texas

Waco, Texas is suddenly on the map, not because a cowboy rode into town with a bag of whiskey, but because a bunch of curious engineers decided a welding shop could be the birthplace of a single malt. The Balcones Distillery, perched under the overpass in this dusty county, has smashed the notion that Texan spirits must be a watered-down whiskey. They’ve taken roasted blue corn, mixed it with local grains, and turned it into something that earns real respect — and some bewildered “is that… Texas?” nods from connoisseurs.

• Distillery tour provides in-depth production process insights
• Reconditioning of old building showcases unique character

Elk Store Winery & Distillery

Fredericksburg, Texas

Elk Store Winery & Distillery in Fredericksburg, Texas, is a family-run operation that refuses to play it safe. The site’s roots run back to 1895, and the heritage is evident in every copper still that produces top-grade, whisper-quiet distillation. After each batch the floor lights up with smooth jazz, turning the plant into an unexpectedly swinging nightclub — distillation and music, it seems, never clash.

• Distillery produces unique, award-winning spirits.
• Bar offers a curated selection of fine wines.

G G Steaks & Spirits

Gonzales, Texas

G G Steaks & Spirits sits in Gonzales, Texas, a town that pretends to be both frontier and city-slick. The two-storey building houses The Venue, big enough for 300 guests, with a patio that could host a wedding if you don’t mind the hum of the town’s corn-stalk wind. The menu is purposely trimmed — no point in offering every single dish when the key items are Texas-Proud steaks and a Jalapeño Margarita that would make even a spice-connoisseur blush.

• Limited menu with no prices on Veteran's Day
• Free meals for military personnel

Fierce Whiskers Distillery

Austin, Texas

Fierce Whiskers Distillery, an Austin-based outfit, refuses to follow the rules. Here they churn out Texas Straight Rye and Bourbon with gusto that would make a bull in a china shop blush. The whole operation sits in a 5-story rickhouse, monstrosity. They refuse to use mash bills, preferring to run everything from mash to bottle on one city block — an ambition that would make most traditionalists weep. Their fermentation tanks are the sort that can make you feel in a brewing workshop. The resulting dram is smooth, and rare, and lingers on the tongue like the memory of a good argument. Their ageing process is a cocktail of tradition and defiance; the oak barrels are soaked in tea, giving each pour a character no supermarket can replicate. They also hand-craft gin and agave spirits, so cocktail lovers get more than a buzz. Each sip proves quality doesn’t need to be polite.

• Unique whiskey aging process, including Rickhouse and fermentation tanks.
• Handcrafted gin and agave spirits used in cocktails at tasting room bar.

ATX Beer Bus (Austin Brewery, Distillery and Wine Tours)

Austin, Texas

On the edge of Texas’s over-saturated beer jungle, the ATX Beer Bus refuses to be a limp, artisanal splash of novelty. Led by the state’s only certified Cicerone, it serves up a hard-headed, no-fluff look at the capital’s craft scene. Instead of a polished brochure, you get a raw, behind-the-tap experience that spans the city’s neon-lit streets, the rust-golden Hill Country, and San Antonio’s own buzzing breweries.

• Offers personalized brewery experiences tailored to guests.
• In-depth knowledge of Austin's unique beer scene shared.

Western Son Distillery

Pilot Point, Texas

Western Son Distillery in Pilot Point, Texas – a place that insists on being as bold as a Texas steed and as clean as a white glove. They take 100 % American corn, throw it into a 10-times-fired kettle, and produce a vodka so silky it could make a silk-shirt look rough. Gluten-free isn’t just a label for them; it’s a promise of purity that most spirits don’t bother to uphold. The flavours are award-winning, but they’re not stuck in some stale “bourbon-inspired” box – you can taste the same raw creativity that a Texan would appreciate: bold, unapologetic, and surprisingly nuanced.

• Self-proclaimed destination distillery offering unique experience
• Filling own bottle of vodka available on tours

Johnson County Distillery Texas Wild Brewery

Cleburne, Texas

• Unique beer offerings with owner-made beers
• Wide selection of bourbon for cocktails

Rio Grande Distillery

Port Isabel, Texas

Port Isabel, Texas, hosts a distillery that won’t pretend to be a boutique. Rio Grande Distillery & Brewery blends craft spirits with artisanal brews, all from locally sourced ingredients. Their smoked whiskey and cane-rum taste like a pint of bourbon without the pretence; the custom spirit service lets you order a birthday punch with your own name on it – a bit of bespoke fun in a country where you’d think everything’s off-the-rack.

• Distillery offers homemade moonshine with smoothness and clarity.
• Unique vodka and gin options set it apart from others.

Blackland Distillery

Fort Worth, Texas

Blackland Distillery in Fort Worth is a brilliant mash-up of Texas grit and high-brow distillation. The place prides itself on a grain-to-glass ethos, producing vodka, gin, straight bourbon and rye, and a bizarre Texas Pecan Brown-Sugar Bourbon that makes pretentiously-mannered connoisseurs go giddy. It’s the kind of distillery that gets a shudder out of itself, yet you’re still not allowed to deny the sharpness of its craftsmanship. Its oak barrels are carefully selected to echo the subtle complexity of a fine dessert.

• Texas Pecan Bourbon unique flavor profile.
• Excellent mixed drinks with expert bartenders.

War Trail Spirits - Llano Craft Distillery LLC

Llano, Texas

In Llano, Texas, War Trail Spirits takes the absurdity of aging bourbon on county roads and turns it into a point of pride. The result is a small but sharp distillery where craftsmanship meets Southern swagger. Broken Halo Bourbon laces vanilla and caramel, while County Road Whiskey gains its character from gravel-tossed, sun-baked asphalt. The vodka, infused with ancho chilies, delivers a tequila-style kick that’ll make you double-take. The owners run the place as if the barrels were a badge of honour, offering tours that feel more like cowboy lessons than sales pitches. If gluten is a concern, the staff will still hand you a slice of pizza free of that unwanted fuzz. All told, this distillery proves that good spirit can be brewed with sweat, a touch of science and a generous dose of Southern stubbornness. It’s the place that would make even the most skeptical distillery critic admit he’s a fan.

• Distillery's eclectic mixology expertise shines.
• Vodka made with Ancho chilies offers unique taste.

Artisan Distillery & Craft Bar

San Antonio, Texas

San Antonio's Artisan Distillery is a place that claims tradition meets innovation, but in reality it's just clever marketing that gets people a pint with a twist of cactus. Their house-made vodka, whiskey and gin are built from scratch in the same facility, a testament to honest craftsmanship. The real twist? A prickly-pear cactus infusion that gives the spirit an audacious, slightly tart edge – something you'd expect only in a boutique that thinks it's avant-garde. Every drink uses fresh ingredients, translating into flavour that punches the eye. Parking is free – a rare blessing. The bar’s interior and terrace cater for those who like to stay, while live music keeps the ambience from turning into a dry-coughing lecture. Staff banter is cheeky, and they’re happy to demo the distillation process, making you feel like a backstage fan at a concert. Even the drinks are unpretentious, making pretentiousness a distant memory.

• Offers free parking for customers.
• Unique house-made Vodka, Whiskey, and Gin are used in craft cocktails.

One Shot Distillery & Brewery

Dripping Springs, Texas

• Expertly made homemade gin available
• Variety of drinks suitable for beer drinkers

William Price Distilling Company

Houston, Texas

William Price Distilling Company sits in Houston, where the Texas sun beats down on barrels of whiskey, gin, rum, and vodka as if the land itself is in a drunken celebration. It’s not a run-of-the-mill tourist trap with glassy labels; it’s a place where you can taste the genuine craft of spirits, with a wink at the pompous pretence that often surrounds fine booze.

• Family-friendly atmosphere with free popcorn
• Charming ambiance and decorations

Andersons Eatery and Distillery

Denton, Texas

Denton, Texas, has a new shocker: Anderson Eatery and Distillery. Family-owned and stubbornly independent, it refuses to be a mere “coffee-shop with a bottle rack.” They grow or source their own Texas ingredients, then torch them in a micro-distillery to produce small-batch spirits that actually taste better than the mainstream brand-names.

• Distillery's Earl Mar-tea-ni features herbaceous flavors.
• Blackberry syrup adds unique twist to mule cocktail.

Texas Spirits Saloon

Rio Medina, Texas

• Unique atmosphere with a local vibe.
• Specialty craft cocktails available.

Milam & Greene Whiskey Distillery and Tasting Room

Blanco, Texas

Milam & Greene sits in Blanco, Texas, where the whiskey is hotter than the locals’ temper. Run by Master Blender Heather Greene and Master Distiller Marlene Holmes, their flagship Single-Barrel Bourbon could scare a cowboy. Their Distillery Edition turns the state’s brutal climate into a flavourful personality, proving you can let the sun dictate the mash.

• Unique Old Fashioned recipes featuring local ingredients
• Small, but well-stocked bourbon selection

Dietz Distillery

Fredericksburg, Texas

Dietz Distillery, in Fredericksburg, Texas, is where old-world European craftsmanship meets a Texas-style swagger. A family-run outfit that treats every batch as a statement, they hand-craft spirits from local fruit, insisting the terroir matters more than any corporate fancy.

• Unique gin flavors and recipes
• Beautiful outdoor porch seating area

Bartletts Distillery, LLC

Conroe, Texas

• Locally sourced ingredients used in production
• Handcrafted, small-batch spirit production methods

Lockwood Distilling Company - McKinney

McKinney, Texas

Lockwood Distilling Co. sits in McKinney, Texas, a place that could double as a ranch if they let you – but no, they’ve turned the cow-bell into a cork. Nicknamed “Your Mom’s House” (the kind of name you get when your mates are too drunk to decide), the plant turns plain water into bold spirits that would make a cowboy sigh and a connoisseur nod.

• Unique flavors in traditional aged flight
• Bananas foster french toast is incredible

Bomb City Distillery

Amarillo, Texas

Bomb City Distillery on the panhandle produces a vodka toasted twelve times – extravagance in every grain.

• Unique, customizable bottles that light up
• Spicy vodka option available for those who like heat

Leanderthal Distilling

Leander, Texas

Leanderthal Distilling sits in Leander, Texas, a place where “big-guy” spirit-making meets no-fuss pragmatism. The label touts bold, handcrafted spirits that might have been forged in a furnace and left to molder on oak staves for the whole summer.

• Distillery owner knowledgeable about industry
• Small, cozy atmosphere with outdoor seating

Sledge Distillery

Tolar, Texas

At Sledge Distillery in Tolar, Texas, wartime nostalgia is the least exciting feature; what really grips you is the sheer quality of the spirits they churn out. The Sledge family recipe, a relic from Dub Sledge himself, is turned into small-batch bourbon, rye, and whiskey, all matured in new oak barrels until the flavour has a character you can taste. The highlight is their Bourbon Barrel Coffee – a brilliant mash-age that proves the same meticulousness can apply to coffee too. The setting is deliberately rustic, farm-style, with a hidden speakeasy bar that makes you feel like you’ve slipped past a prohibition-era back-door. Live music drifts through, keeping the atmosphere anything but pretentious. Their tours are personalised, led by staff who know every grain and grain-scent detail. They also bottle a limited edition gin, a cheeky tribute to the speakeasy era, which comes in a bottle etched with WWII-era aircraft insignia for your enjoyment.

• Handcrafted spirits with unique flavor profiles
• Small batch company with attention to detail

Front Porch Distillery

Nacogdoches, Texas

• Distillery offers easy entry and exit points.
• Outdoor seating with nice scenery is available.

Schitz Creek Distillery & Brewery

Liberty Hill, Texas

• Brewery offers wine and liquor flights.
• Outdoor picnic tables for patrons.

Johnny Pickles Distillery

Seguin, Texas

Johnny Pickles Distillery, tucked into an ageing 1978 fire station in Seguin, Texas, takes the old-school grain-to-glass mantra and turns it into something that would make even the most pretentious whisky snob raise an eyebrow. A family-owned operation that refuses to dilute its identity, they source 100 % corn straight off-the-shelf from Kraft Farms – because nothing says “authentic Texan” like local corn, not the bland international varieties.

• Unique whiskeys like Firehouse Whiskey & Jubilee
• Meticulous job in producing tasty new whiskeys

Duckworth Distillery

Dallas, Texas

Duckworth Distillery sits in Dallas, Texas, run by former winemaking legend Lee Fuqua. He swapped vineyard vines for copper kettles and, rather than merely copying the old world, he made something that actually tastes good. Their spirits are small-batch, award-winning, and all about unexpected flavour punches. The Original Vodka is pure cane sugar – no fancy mash or distiller’s drama – just a clean, smooth base. French Oak Vodka sneaks in a whisper of vanilla and clove from oak chips, while Truffle Vodka laces it with French black winter truffles, a real pretender to the culinary elite. Grapefruit Vodka, by contrast, is a zesty burst that’s as lively as a sunrise over the Gulf.

• Unique distillery tasting experience
• Generous sample pours

The IronHorse Restaurant, Cigar Bar and Spirits at the Beckham

Mineola, Texas

Picture an 1886 hotel that hasn't been gutted yet and still shows a touch of the past.

• Crispy tornado appetizer is highly addictive.
• Cook-to-order food with love and knowledge shines.

The Speakeasy Distillery

Wichita Falls, Texas

Wichita Falls, Texas – Speakeasy Distillery evokes the 1920s, delivering smoky gin, oak-aged whiskey, crystal vodka without boutique pretension.

• Distillery produces house-made liquors in-house.
• Expertly crafted cocktails using in-house liquors.

Sixth Street Bourbon

Giddings, Texas

Sixth Street Bourbon in Giddings, Texas isn’t a gimmick shop for the pretentious. It’s a straight-up distillery that decided in 2012 it would stop pissing off the great outdoors with watered-down vodka and make a proper, unapologetically bold drink.

• Distillery's unique bottle shapes, including guitars.
• Bourbon aging options with free tastings included.

Five Points Distilling / Lone Elm Whiskey

Forney, Texas

• Five Points offers private tours for corporate events.
• Distillery has customized cocktail menus available.

Coastal Bend Distilling Company

Beeville, Texas

Beeville, Texas is a place that would usually be described as “small town”, but for Coastal Bend Distilling it feels like a bustling hive of sober alchemy.

• Unique cocktails featuring house-made infusions
• Live music with a jazz twist on weekends

Iron Goat Distillery

Fredericksburg, Texas

Iron Goat Distillery in Fredericksburg, Texas, is the sort of place that turns the pretentious buzz into a blunt, honest pint of flavour. They use a 50-gallon pot still and stick to a single distillation — no fancy double-trickery, just pure, undiluted taste.

• Distillery located on site.
• In-store tasting experience available.

San Antonio Distillery

Gonzales, Texas

• Distillery produces unique single-barrel aged rum.
• Rum made from just one barrel for distinct taste.

AFT Distillery

Luling, Texas

AFT Distillery in Luling, Texas is a bizarre mix of Swiss alchemy and Texas swagger. They take whole fruit, yeast, and water — no fancy mixers, just what you would expect from a proper distillery — and turn it into an Austrian-style brandy that somehow tastes like the old continent and your favourite barbecue. It’s their pride to be the only fruit-to-bottle Edelbrand operation in Texas; that’s a title they hold like a bad haircut, unapologetic and surprisingly respectable.

• Master distiller's passion shines through in tasting.
• Aromatic and Smooth edelbrand varities available.

Tahwahkaro Distilling Company

Palestine, Texas

Tahwahkaro Distilling Company sits on the bend in the local river – a bend that’s more about fate than fashion. In Palestine, Texas, they take native-grown grain, boil it, and let it sit in barrels that would make even a seasoned collector swoon. Their small-batch whiskies are hand-crafted, each bottle a declaration that the finest spirit can be distilled from humble farmland.

• Unique experimental barrels for aging.
• Notable improvements in product offerings over time.

Dime Box Distillery Tasting Room

Giddings, Texas

Giddings, Texas, isn’t your typical “hometown” distillery - it’s a full-blown, hard-boiled affair run by Michael Leidel since 2012. He’s managed to turn a county-fair idea into real-talk spirits, and he does it with a straight-edge sense that even the most pretentious aficionados would grudgingly respect. Their bourbon is small-batch, aged in hand-selected oak barrels that give it a character that would make a seasoned gin lover weep. The double-oak finish, sourced from local Texas barrels, adds a layer of complexity that would have bored even the most daring connoisseurs. Then there’s the Rock & Rye, a tongue-tied tribute to spice-and-sweetness that feels like a proper cocktail for the uninitiated.

• Offers free bourbon tastings
• Bourbon compares favorably to expensive brands

Desert Ghost Distilling Company, LLC

Marathon, Texas

Desert Ghost Distillery, a single-handed, 100-gallon pot-still operation in Marathon, Texas, turns the high desert into a laboratory where sand, sky and oak meet. The water comes from an ancient spring, and the still’s copper is polished by the very dust that rolls in on every wind.

• Unique honey-infused bourbon flavors
• Baking spice notes in whiskeys like The Bastard

Pinkerton's Distillery

Lubbock, Texas

• Small-batch production of up to 700 bottles per week
• Free tastings and tours on Saturdays from 1-4 PM

The Madhatter Distillery

Nacogdoches, Texas

• Unique infusions of flavors without added alcohol.
• Behind-the-scenes tour of distillation process available.

Real Spirits Distilling

Blanco, Texas

Real Spirits Distilling in Blanco, Texas has gone from award-winning ale house to whisky and gin laboratory – all while keeping the same hands-on pride that made their beers famous. Their process is simple: punch finished beer into new oak barrels, let the hops fight the char, and watch the mash do its own time-travel. The result is a smoky, fermented time capsule that tastes like a whisky you’d expect to be decades old, yet feels as fresh as a craft pint.

• Offers excellent whiskey selection with unique flavors.
• Unique and complex flavor profiles in spirits.

Willy's

Turkey, Texas

• A family-owned business with a personal touch
• Joyful atmosphere in the store itself

Sisterdale Distillery

Boerne, Texas

• Unique whiskey offerings, including SFASU Anniversary.
• Exceptional customer service with personalized attention.

Still Creek Distillery

Anderson, Texas

• Unique flavor profile compared to others
• Smooth, clean taste in vodka