# Free State Brewing Co. — Lawrence, Kansas

> Free State Brewing Co. in Lawrence, Kansas, United States scores 3.84 out of 5 — Fine, #20 in Kansas. 396 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Free State Brewing Co. is a brewery in Lawrence, Kansas, United States. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.84 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #20 in Kansas. Of the 396 beers we track, 33% are IPA and 16% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.84 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #20 in Kansas · #3,662 in United States · #5,104 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 396

## About

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, Nebraska and Missouri.

## What they brew

- IPA — 33% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 16% of the beers we track
- Other — 13% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 12% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 8% of the beers we track
- Amber Lager — 6% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 636 Massachusetts Street, Lawrence, Kansas, United States
- Coordinates: 38.9717476, -95.2355254
- Website: http://freestatebrewing.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [Fields & Ivy Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/fields-ivy-brewery-19279.md) — 3.56, Poor — Lawrence, Kansas — 0 mi away
- [Lawrence Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lawrence-beer-co-4591.md) — 3.87, Fine — Lawrence, Kansas — 0.4 mi away
- [Lawrence Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lawrence-beer-co-35779.md) — 3.87, Fine — Lawrence, Kansas — 0.4 mi away
- [Yankee Tank Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/yankee-tank-brewing-company-741.md) — 3.46, Poor — Lawrence, Kansas — 2.2 mi away
- [23rd Street Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/23rd-street-brewery-3645.md) — 3.06, Limited — Lawrence, Kansas — 3.1 mi away
- [Baldwin City Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/baldwin-city-beer-company-33723.md) — 3.42, Poor — Baldwin City, Kansas — 14 mi away
- [Force of Nature Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/force-of-nature-brewing-36654.md) — 3.86, Fine — De Soto, Kansas — 14 mi away
- [Tall Trellis Brew Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/tall-trellis-brew-co-27430.md) — 4.18, Great — Olathe, Kansas — 19 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Lawrence, Kansas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/kansas/lawrence.md)
- [Best breweries in Kansas](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/kansas.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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