Archive record · Brewery
Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant
Topeka, Kansas, USA
- Founded
- Not recorded
- Archive ID
- TB-ND34TJFD
- Last checked
- Not yet checked
Who owns this brewery?
Named in dated ownership records. No parent company is held, and each owner's sources are shown below.
From the record
Summary
Type: Brewpub. Ownership as recorded: OWNERSHIP GAP. Current operation and award record are strong; beneficial owner/legal entity require 2026 registry/license research. [Kansas Pass 01]
A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.
Ownership & corporate history
- Owned by Jay IvesFebruary 2007
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Current owner/president; other beneficial ownership percentages UNKNOWN. Source: S083;S085
- Owned by James Caplinger-led investor groupuntil February 2007
Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.
What the sources say
Investor group sold business assets to Jay Ives.
Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.
Where it brewed
- 417 SW 37th St, Topeka, KS 66611Topeka, Kansas
Brewpub
Operated by Blind Tiger Brewery & Restaurant
Site detail
Current operating site.
The People
Behind the beer
Award-winning brewmaster; joined Blind Tiger in 2001 per official site.
Acquired Blind Tiger assets in 2007; current 2025 owner/president.
Historical investor group sold business assets to Jay Ives in 2007.
The Beer Library
Beers
Smoke Follows Beauty
Smoke Beer
2025 GABF bronze; 2022 GABF gold per brewery award record. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Munich Dunkles
Munich-Style Dunkel
2025 GABF silver; earlier WBC medals listed by brewery. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Basil Beer
Herb/spice beer
GABF 2014 gold per brewery award archive. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Holy Grail Pale Ale
Pale ale
Listed among current/flagship beers on brewery site. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tiger Paw Porter
Porter
Listed among current/flagship beers on brewery site. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →Tiger Bit IPA
IPA
Listed among current/flagship beers on brewery site. [Kansas Pass 01]
Drank this? Add it to your passport →On the record
Awards
- 2025
Munich-Style Dunkel
Great American Beer Festival
- 2025
Smoke Beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2022
Bock / source category not captured in this pass
Great American Beer Festival
- 2022
Smoke Beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2022
1,001–2,000 bbl/year
Great American Beer Festival
- 2022
Bock / source category not captured in this pass
World Beer Cup
- 2018
Bock / source category not captured in this pass
Great American Beer Festival
- 2014
Herb/spice / source category not captured in this pass
Great American Beer Festival
- 2014
Munich-Style Dunkel
World Beer Cup
- 2014
Maibock
World Beer Cup
- 2014
Large Brewpub Division
World Beer Cup
- 2012
Kölsch
Great American Beer Festival
- 2012
German-Style Heller Bock/Maibock
World Beer Cup
- 2011
Kölsch
Great American Beer Festival
- 2010
Wheat / source category not captured in this pass
Great American Beer Festival
- 2010
Munich-Style Dunkel
World Beer Cup
- 2009
Wheat / source category not captured in this pass
Great American Beer Festival
- 2008
Maibock
World Beer Cup
- 2007
Smoke beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2007
Porter
Great American Beer Festival
- 2006
Maibock
Great American Beer Festival
- 2004
Porter
Great American Beer Festival
- 2004
Rye beer
World Beer Cup
- 2003
Rye beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2002
Wheat beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2002
Rye beer
Great American Beer Festival
- 2001
Smoke beer
Great American Beer Festival
Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.
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