3rd Turn Brewing — Restaurant in Jeffersontown

When I moved to J-Town earlier this year I wasn't aware of 3rd Turn Brewing. My wife mentioned it because she drove by when she had to renew her license plate and it immediately piqued my interest. Imagine my delight when I find out out it's only 1.2 miles from home.

3rd Turn is located in an old church, and is easy to get to in downtown Jeffersontown. It's a couple doors down from the Jefferson County Clerk office and at 1.2 miles from home, a very easy walk for me. :D

There is limited parking in the street, and much more behind the building. The partially shaded patio behind and along side of the building is a great touch with a number of tables for your outside brew enjoying pleasure. A stairway leading out of the back of the building will take you to the parking lot.

The interior is very open and spacious. High-top tables line the sides of the interior, as well as some very comfortable leather couches and seats with coffee tables. Dimly lit and cozy, this is a GREAT place to hang out, drink great beer, and get comfortable.

As if there's not enough seating between the patio and the front of the house, there is additional seating in the back. A neat feature, in the back left corner, is the floor is cut away so you can view the machinations of the entity that is 3rd Turn.

3rd Turn doesn't have any food service, but there are a number of local eateries that will deliver food to you, which means you can sit and drink great craft beer longer. Let's face it...how many times have you had a few beers and said "MAN! I'm hungry! I wish I had something to eat!"?

With that I've saved the best for last. The real reason you come in the door. THE BEER.

20 (TWENTY) craft beers on tap. Generally they're pretty well divided between 3rd Turn brews and local brews. Everything is listed on a big-ass chalk board behind the beer tap fountain of youth. Making the selections for your flight is as easy as writing numbers down on a piece of paper.

The staff is VERY knowledgeable about not only 3rd Turn beers, but about everything they offer (including the beers that are not 3rd Turn). I've had a couple flights, always limiting myself to 3rd Turn brews (when in Rome, drink the local beer first) and I have yet to be disappointed.

"Hi, 3rd Turn! My name is Jim. It's nice to meet you. I think we're going to be REAL good friends!"

OH...and you can bring your dog in to hang out as...

Guys, this place is MY JAM!!!

3rd Turn continues to rock out handcrafted venues (built by the owners). They upcycle as many materials as possible and do their best to maintain the unique venues natural magic.

And now we are onto the beer. By far, my favorite brewery in Louisville. The tap changes almost daily and there is always something funky about even the most basic beers. I have difficulty drinking more than one beer total a day because of how heavy they can be. However, when consuming high abv beer that is clean and brewed the right way, I am able to drink multiple beers in one sitting. Which, makes it great for the beer lover that I am!

& now, 3rd Turns craft bourbon bar next door is open! Eventually, the third building also owned by 3rd Turn will become a restaurant. In the meantime, they have food trucks outside for your pleasure.

Bring your friends or kids. There are games and it is quite literally for all beings. Enjoy!...

Spacegrass is the only beer I want to drink nowadays. It spoiled me. We got growlers of it to take on vacation because I knew I wouldn’t want anything else! Lots of room three different buildings. Beer bar in the big building you’ll see people playing games and eating food truck fare (you can bring anything you want to eat here or have a pizza delivered) kids and dogs welcome here. Bourbon bar has a great selection and is kid/dog free. The social room has dart boards and another great patio (can be rented for events for a very reasonable price). The last several times we went I wore my RX sunglasses saying “ oh we will be back well before dark” cut to me trying to walk home at 10:30 in sunglasses. We just have so much fun and end up meeting such...