Whiskery Brews for Catfish Lovers

Bass may be America’s favorite sportfish, but the bottom-dwelling, omnivorous catfish is pure Americana. We’ve caught giants here on the Potomac River, tried to catch them on blue soap in Zambia, and still hope to land some surubim in South America – but we’ve never had a brew named after one.

Pull up a five gallon bucket, wipe your hands, and feast on one of these:

CATFISH BEERS

Barrow Brewing Company (TX) 

Evil Catfish  

Half Acre Beer (IL) 

Lucky Catfish Lager  

Prairie Artisan Ale (OK) 

Catfish Beer

Great American Craft Spirits (CA) 

Catfished on Craigslist 

Turtle Anarchy Brewing Co. (TN) 

Catfish Kolsch 

Catfish Pale Ale (South Africa) 

Fury and Son (Australia) 

Catfish Kiwi  

Cavalier Brewing (Australia) 

Imperial Pilsner Catfish  

Agassiz Brewing Company (RIP)(Canada) 

Catfish Cream Ale 

CATFISH BREWERIES 

There are also plenty of places named after catfish where you can grab a drink or three. When in the neighborhood, consider patronizing one of the following.

• Blue Cat Brewing Co. (IL) 

• Catfish Creek Brew Pub (IA) 

• Catfish Camp Brewing Co. (PA) 

• The Catfish Bar (Australia) 

• Angry Catfish Bicycle Shop and Coffee Bar (MN) 

There is even a Steele Wines Catfish Vineyard Century Old Vines Zinfandel from near noted bass factory Clear Lake in CA. Take that, wine snobs.