History:
Opening:
The Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant opened our doors May 1, 1995. Â We were first Craft Brewery in Topeka and the largest brewery in Kansas at that time. Â We are celebrating our twentieth anniversary during 2015.
Our Name:
The Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant is named for the Prohibition-era custom of illegal drinking establishments displaying stuffed tigers or china tigers to alert potential patrons to the availability of illicit alcohol after hours. Â In southern dialect a "tiger" was a roaring party. Â These "tigers" were "blind" because the authorities, at least officially, did not know they existed. Â Welcome to our speakeasy!
