May 22, 2026

A Walk Through Lexington’s Brewery Distillery With Dave Bob

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We hang out with Dave Bob from Lexington Brewing & Distilling and get a guided walk through Town Branch, from the visitor center that feels like an Irish street to the barrels that shape everything. Along the way we taste through beers, bourbons and American single malts and end up stunned by a single barrel with raspberry, vanilla and butter notes we can’t stop talking about.
• what it feels like to arrive at Town Branch and start a tour
• Pierce Lyons’ Irish roots, yeast legacy and why it still matters
• how Bourbonola went from Prohibition story to 12% RTD
• why the brewery and distillery combo changes the tasting experience
• beer highlights including Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale and vanilla barrel cream ale
• the barrel thieving tour and why tasting from the barrel hits different
• the core whiskey lineup from 90 proof bourbon to True Cask batches
• Overproof 104 as a bartender-focused blend for cocktails at home
• a live barrel pick on air and the single malt that steals the show
• what we want to see next in Ohio distribution and upcoming releases
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You can learn a lot about bourbon from a label, but you learn a lot more when someone who lives in the rickhouse walks you through it. We sit down with Dave Bob from Lexington Brewing & Distilling and let him take us inside Town Branch, a true brewery-distillery that feels equal parts Kentucky Bourbon Trail stop and Irish whiskey hideaway. From the moment you step into the visitor center, the place is built for discovery and Dave explains why that “experience design” is just as intentional as what goes into the barrel.

We dig into the Pierce Lyons story, the Irish roots behind Town Branch, and the yeast-driven mindset that shaped everything from their American single malt whiskey to their Kentucky straight bourbon. Then we go deep on Bourbonola: how a Prohibition-era idea became a modern 12% ready-to-drink bourbon cola, why the team built a custom cherry cola flavor to match their whiskey, and what makes it stand apart from the usual canned collabs.

The night turns into a live barrel pick, tasting multiple single malt and bourbon samples on air. We talk True Cask (their cask strength bourbon batches), Overproof 104 for cocktails, the barrel thieving tour, and the rare moment when a single barrel stops the conversation cold with notes like raspberry, vanilla icing and butter. If you care about barrel picks, Lexington bourbon tours, American single malt, or finding the best value cask strength bourbon, this one is for you. Subscribe, share this with a whiskey friend, and leave a review with the barrel note you’d chase first.