Orf Brewing

Breaking News: Orf Brewing is Permanently Closed

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

Orf Brewing Closes Permanently Effective May 30 Sunday, May 30th marked the final day in business for South Austin’s Orf Brewing. Owner and head brewer Chris Orf cited “the ongoing challenges, headaches, and hassles of running a small business in a hyper-competitive market” as reasons for the closure. One of the smaller breweries in the bustling South Austin beer scene, Orf Brewing carved out a niche with their innovative hybrid ales that combined global influences […]

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 28th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Check out Austin craft beer releases that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New Beer Releases New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around, so check the online ordering systems first! As always, check their hours as well. 4th

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Austin FC Stadium Craft Beer Options Revealed

By / / CBA, Soccer

Austin FC Craft Beer Stadium Options Revealed Today the highly anticipated tap wall was revealed on social media for the Austin FC Q2 stadium Beer Hall. Unfortunately, most of the 20 taps are dominated by AB InBev options; however, a few local beers made the board. Posts by @beerwords and Hopsquad Brewing on Twitter shows the five local Austin FC Craft Beer options coming to the tap wall: Circle Brewing | Blur Pinthouse Pizza |

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Top 5 Central Texas TCBG Liquid Bake Sale Beers – Part 1

By / / Beer Data and Statistics, CBA, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild Liquid Bake Sale brewing fundraiser is now in full swing. This exciting and innovative initiative, modeled around a traditional community bake sale, gives Texas breweries the opportunity to support the TCBG by brewing a beer of their choosing with local malt from Fort Worth’s TexMalt. Twenty-eight breweries from across the state have already signed up, and our own Central Texas region is strongly represented with some fantastic beers from some

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Beer with Gin | History of Diversity in Beer

By / / Beer with Gin, CBA

By Feature Writer Gin Benavidez A while back, I was asked if I could write on the topic of beer and diversity. I of course agreed, as I’d done some research on the topic and knew that it was something I needed to delve into more deeply. To start to prepare, I purchased the book Beer and Racism: How Beer Became White, Why It Matters, and the Movements to Change It by Nathaniel G. Chapman

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Adelbert’s Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary with New Products and Logo

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

ADELBERT’S  CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH NEW OLD RELEASES, WINE, MEAD, AND REBRANDING Over the past ten years, Adelbert’s Brewing has built a reputation as a mainstay in the North Austin craft beer scene and as the city’s best brewery for Belgian-style beers. With its first decade of business in the rearview mirror, the brewery is paying homage to some of its favorite beers while making some bold changes to keep up with current trends in

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 21st

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Check out Austin craft beer releases that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New Beer Releases New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around, so check the online ordering systems first! As always, check their hours as well. Austin

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The Craft Beer Industry’s Reckoning Over Sexual Abuse

By / / Craft Beer News, The People of Craft Beer

Sexual Discrimination and Abuse in the Craft Beer Industry Craft Beer Sexual Discrimination Last week a single social media post from a personal account started what is now a full-blown reckoning for the craft beer industry. Brienne Allan (@ratmagnet on Instagram) works as the production manager at Notch Brewing and posted a simple question on Instagram last Tuesday asking if others in the industry had experienced harassment. She could have never expected the overwhelming response,

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 14th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Check out Austin craft beer releases that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New Beer Releases New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around, so check the online ordering systems first! As always, check their hours as well. 4th

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Compadre Brewing Announces Permanent Closure

By / / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News

Compadre Brewing Closing Permanently Effective May 16th   On Thursday, Compadre Brewery announced on social media they will be closing permanently due to the constraints brought on by the pandemic. Located in Pflugerville, the brewery opened in 2019, by Roy Galvan and his son Roel in the space previously occupied by Idle Vine brewery, which closed its doors in May 2018. At the helm was Russ Hall, previously from South Austin Brewery, brewing up a wide

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Nomad Sound | Audio/Visual Installation & Event Production

By / / CBA, Sponsored

Nomad Sound is a Craft Beer Austin Partner Nomad Sound began in 2005 as a “man in a van” sound company and has quickly grown to become a leading provider of live audio and production services for Austin and much of the surrounding area. We are deeply rooted in Austin’s music industry and are expanding as rapidly as the city we’ve grown in – including a full-fledged installation wing, offering production integration at any scale

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