TABC Label and Brewery Approvals October 9 2015

By / / Beer Data and Statistics

Here are this week’s TABC label and brewery approvals. We have couple of new Texas cans, some of the remaining Ninkasi, and Real Ale looks to be having a new beer coming out. Along with those, Bourbon County Proprietor’s bottle has received label approval. I am questioning if we will actually see this in Texas, but it could just be for festivals. Then there are definitely the winter and pumpkin beers starting to show up in […]

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4th Tap Brewing Co – Texas Craft Brewery Profile

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA

4th Tap Brewing Co. Located: 10615 Metric Blvd Austin, Texas Distribution to begin mid October 2015. The People John Stecker and Chris Hamje have been brewing beer together for about four years after John introduced Chris to the art of home brewing. Soon the pair began taking their beers to weddings and corporate events looking for feedback to perfect their recipes. The hobby became more than just a distraction from their high tech jobs and eventually

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GABP Paired Cockeyed Cooper

GABF 2015 – Paired – Craft Beer + Food Event

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The GABF 2015 – Paired – Craft Beer + Food Event was coordinated by Chef Adam Dulye, Brewers Association executive chef). During GABF 2015, we were fortunate to be invited to the Paired event (formerly called Farm To Table Pavilion). Hidden way in the back of the Colorado Convention Center, the Paired event was set up with 21 tables, each featuring an independent craft brewery “paired” with featured chefs across the country. We enjoyed small plates with thoughtful craft beer pairings

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TABC Label for Cascade - Sang Rouge Northwest Style Sour

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals October 1 2015

By / / Beer Data and Statistics

Here are this week’s TABC label and brewery approvals. We have a couple of new breweries coming to Texas getting approvals. Cascade, likely the most known, is starting the process. I am hoping to see a lot more from them coming through over the next couple of weeks. Along with Cascade, these are the first label approvals for L.A.’s Golden Road. With that said, they first received their brewery approval a month or two ago, but

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Hops and Grain A Pale Mosaicc

Behind the Hop Harvest: An Interview with Hops and Grain Founder Josh Hare

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Since opening in 2011, Hops and Grain has become an award winning staple in the Austin beer scene. With the release of their coveted Greenhouse IPA series in cans in 2014, they have become a series hop forward contender in the Austin beer market. The latest highly sought after creation, A Pale Mosaic, was just released this week and hop heads are already clamoring to get some! To get an insight into this fascination with experimental

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Sam Adams Sour Brown

GABF – Sam Adams Beers and Brunch with Jim Koch

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During our trip to Denver for the GABF, we had an opportunity to meet with Jim Koch the founder of Sam Adams (Boston Beer Company). As we waited to meet Jim, there was an amazing brunch (eggs, pumpkin french toast, sirloin, lobster rolls, jambalaya, so much more and desserts). Instead of coffee, I tried the Kosmic Mother Funk Grand Cru (first time having a beer at 9am). This Belgian style ale is at 6.5% ABV and is a wild, funky and

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TABC Seizes Cuvee Coffee Crowler Equipment

By / / CBA

The TABC has just seized Cuvee Coffee’s “Crowler”( Developed by soon-to-be-in-Austin Oskar Blues Brewery) canning equipment and any filled Crowlers that were on premise! Despite a written warning giving Cuvee Coffee 30 days to cease illegal crowler operations on June 25 2015, Mike Mckim of Cuvee touted on social media they would continue selling Crowlers. RT in support: I disagree with @TexasABC's interpretation of the law, @CuveeCoffee E6th continues to sell #crowlers pic.twitter.com/SqWpbe45Tz — Mike McKim (@MikeMckim)

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GABF Awards 2015

Texas GABF Recap 2015 – 9 Gold Medals!

By / / Austin Breweries, GABF

Another year has come and gone for the Great American Beer Festival. For those who have never been, it has turned into a week long party for craft brewers and fans in Denver that ended Saturday. This was my first year to be able to attend the award ceremony which took place on Saturday morning. Basically, it consists of a couple thousand breweries and media overtaking the 5,000 person Bellco Theatre in the Colorado Convention

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Label for Texas Beer Refinery - Catalyst (Imperial IPA)

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals September 28 2015

By / / Beer Data and Statistics

These TABC Label and Brewery approvals are a little later than my usual Friday posting. Basically, the Great American Beer Festival got the best of me, and this came in delayed. But, here they are! There are a couple of interesting ones on here. BS Brewing looks to be releasing their first cans, along with Seguin Brewing planning on releasing 12 oz bottles instead of bombers. Texas Beer Refinery is coming out with 22 oz

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Texas Big Beer - 2nd Base Ale

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals September 18 2015

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On this week’s TABC approvals, Prairie received their anniversary approvals, Busted Sandal is going into canning, and another good brewery from California is coming to Texas. Along with those, Back Pew Brewing (near Houston) received their brewery approvals, and Cibolo Creek Brewing (in Boerne) received their brewpub license. This week’s TABC Label Approvals K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz)

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Upcoming Austin Breweries – September 2015

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile

With all that is happening in the Austin beer scene, it is hard to keep track of what breweries are in the process of opening around town. Needless to say, the Austin scene is exploding. This quarterly article is mostly focusing on the breweries that currently have locations, most of which are already under construction or about to release their beers. It includes updates from the previous article from May and new breweries that are

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Devil's Peak Brewing

Finding Craft Beer in South Africa’s Growing Scene

By / / Beer Travel, CBA

South Africa is not a place most people would normally think to read a craft beer article on. In fact, for all of the breweries that are actually in South Africa, it was not the easiest place to find all that many details on. South Africa’s beer scene is dominated by anything SABMiller. If you do not look for craft beer, you likely will end up with seeing mostly SABMiller offerings. As an avid traveler, I

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