Our Brewery

Tour And Tasting

WEDNESDAYS : 5:00PM - 7:30PM

SATURDAYS : 1:00PM - 3:00PM

You'll be asked for your ID. Although the tours are family friendly and anyone is welcome, there is a $10 admission fee for anyone over 18, but a tour of the brewery and a Rahr & Sons pint glass that holds up to three free beer samples are no charge.

The biggest differences between Wednesdays and Saturdays are the size of the crowds (there's a bit more elbow room on Wednesday) and the specialty beers our brewers and guest brewers put on tap for the Wednesday tours.

We've also teamed up with some of the best family owned restaurants Fort Worth has to offer to bring great food to the brewery!

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Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. opens its doors to the public every Wednesday from 5:00-7:30PM, and every Saturday from 1:00-3:00PM. It's not only a good opportunity for you to see first-hand where and how your beer is made, but it's also a great chance for us to meet you in person!

Brewing innovative, quality craft beer by a passionate team of dedicated beer lovers, committed to supporting our community.

The story of Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. really starts when Fritz Rahr graduated from Texas Christian University. Fortunately for beer lovers in North Texas, Fritz not only fell in love with Fort Worth, but also fell in love with his future wife, Erin. Fortunately for us all, Erin gave Fritz the green light when he announced that he would like to carry on the Rahr family brewing tradition and open the Rahr & Sons Brewing Company right here in Fort Worth, Texas.

Fritz and Erin Rahr founded Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. in the fall of 2004. In nine years, Rahr has exponentially grown its brewing capacity from 2,000 barrels a year to 20,000 barrels a year. The brewery has won over 50 nationally-recognized awards, including a Silver Medal at the 2012 Great American Beer Festival, a Bronze Medal at the 2008 World Beer Cup for Bucking Bock, and was the 2009 National Grand Champion at the United States Beer Tasting Championship for Iron Thistle.

The Rahr family looks forward to more growth and even more awards for the brewery, but Fritz and Erin are most excited about continuing to brew great tasting beers that can be found throughout Texas and continuing to serve these great beers directly to you at a Wednesday or Saturday Tour & Tasting! Someday their sons will be brewing and serving up some of these award-winning, great tasting beers too...as long as you keep drinking them.

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. opens its doors to the public every Wednesday from 5:00-7:30PM, and every Saturday from 1:00-3:00PM. It's not only a good opportunity for you to see first-hand where and how your beer is made, but it's also a great chance for us to meet you in person!

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When Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. opened its doors in 2004, the tag line was "The brand new beer with a 150-year history!" and there's a real story behind that statement:

The Rahr family started making beer in America in 1847 – almost immediately after William and Natalie Rahr immigrated from Rhineland, Germany to Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The steadily increasing population of European settlers created a demand for beer of better quality than “the typical kitchen brew” and William – having come from a long line of German brewers – knew he was the person to fill the void (and the beer steins). His Eagle Brewery was the first lager brewery in Wisconsin.

The soil and climate around the Eagle Brewery produced a barley of particular virtue to the brewing of fine beer and William eventually added a malt house that not only supplied the needs of his brewery, but also the needs of neighboring breweries. Eventually, William started shipping his malted barley as far as St. Louis where another German pioneer and enterprising brewer used all he could for his nationally famous brand.

Tragically while on an inspection tour of the brewery in 1880, William fell into a brew kettle and suffered burns from which he never recovered. To honor their father, his sons changed the name of the brewery/malt house to William Rahr's Sons Co.

William's sons continued guiding the malt house and under their direction the first scientific malt testing laboratory was installed and German patents for the production of roasted and caramel malts and malt-coffee were acquired. (Today, Rahr Malting Co. produces and supplies malt and industry-related brewing supplies to roughly 90% of the breweries in the United States.)

160 years after William Rahr founded the Eagle Brewery, his great-great-grandson and namesake, Frederick William "Fritz" Rahr, Jr., felt the pull to brew and with the blessing of his wife, Erin, opened Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. on the south side of downtown Fort Worth in 2004. Knowing the family history, staff at Rahr & Sons tend to get nervous if Fritz leans over a brew kettle too far.

Please note that the brewery is an open-air facility, which means no air conditioning. Please dress accordingly during summer months. A portion of our admission prices gets donated to our selected Charity of the Week.

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Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. opens its doors to the public every Wednesday from 5-7:30PM, and every Saturday from 1-3PM.

A tour of the brewery and a Rahr & Sons pint glass are included for only $10, and, as always, the beer samples are free (only guests 21 years or older get to taste the beer).

Once inside the brewery you can expect to line up for a pint of beer. After that, feel free to visit the gift shop or find a spot to sit at one of the picnic tables. Smoking is permitted on the back dock (not inside the brewery). PLEASE no pets unless they are service pets.

The guided tour typically starts at 2:30pm, near the place where you check-in. If you're lucky, the tour will be led by Fritz Rahr, Founder of Rahr & Sons. His family has a long history of brewing and he has some pretty good stories to tell.

Don't worry if you can't find time to eat before visiting the brewery! We've teamed up with some of the best family-owned restaurants Fort Worth has to offer to bring great food to the brewery!

Don't be surprised to see an artist displaying work or a bakery handing out samples of bread made with spent grain from the brewery. We have a great opportunity to highlight an important part of the North Texas arts community and we want to make the most of it!

  • ADMISSION

  • WEDNESDAY

  • SATURDAY

  • 1-2pm

  • 2-2:15pm

  • 2:15-2:30pm*

  • $10.00 / 18+
  • 5 - 7:30pm
  • 1 - 3pm
  • 3 Samples
  • 2 Samples
  • 1 Samples
*After 2:30PM, sampling wristband will not be handed out. So, be sure to get here in plenty of time to make the most of your visit

Please note that the brewery is an open-air facility, which means no air conditioning. Please dress accordingly during summer months.

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Please note that the brewery is an open-air facility, which means no air conditioning. Please dress accordingly during summer months.

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Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. of Fort Worth, Texas is the perfect venue for any party featuring an over-21 crowd.

The brewery totals 30,000 square feet available for rent and the PALLET ROOM can hold up to 300 people. We've hosted birthdays, reunions, wedding receptions, company awards and sports banquets, holiday gatherings, art showings, CD release parties, music showcases, and more!

The brewery charges a rental fee of $20 per person for private parties. This fee includes brewery rental for three hours, TABC certified bar staff, and a Rahr & Sons commemorative pint glass for each guest to use and take home. The minimum rental charge is $800 per event (applied to the first 40 guests) and a $400 non-refundable deposit is needed to hold/book party date. All brewery rentals require a $50 cleaning fee. There is also a 8.25% state sales tax added to all party rental costs and tipping of the bar staff is appreciated.

The bar will have last call 30 minutes prior to the end of the party and will close down 15 minutes prior to the end of the party.

We have worked with some fantastic catering services and restaurants and we'll gladly give you a list of places we recommend, but you can also bring in your own food. Plan to bring your own water/soft drinks (or make arrangements with your caterer) because we have our hands full just tending to the beer. TABC/State Law prohibits the consumption of any other alcohol on the brewery premises. Please do not bring any confetti or shelled peanuts.

You can book your own band or plug your music into our sound system.

Call us at 817-810-9266 to check availability or to ask us any questions or submit a brewery rental form.

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