Austin Craft Beer Weekly Beer Releases & Openings

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Austin Craft Beer Weekly Beer Releases & Openings Howdy Austin! Check out Austin craft beer releases and openings that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map While, sadly, I cannot write an events article as of late, I am going to try to keep of list of new beer releases that are happening around town. I think we all would like to be able to eventually meet up with friends at our local […]

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Five Austin Area Breweries Opening During the Pandemic

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Many businesses are struggling to some degree during Covid19. Maintaining a consistent stream of clientele whilst having to implement new rules and constantly adapt can be daunting. Imagine pouring your heart and soul into a new endeavor where you are planning for scenarios of every potential kink in the system. No surprise, opening during a pandemic is not typically in anyone’s realistic contingency plan.  I reached out to five breweries that are defying great odds

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Fresh Lager

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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a fresh lager from one of your favorite breweries. Feature written by Brian Trivitt One of the best things about being a beer writer is that most of the topics you write about are for the most part, positive, upbeat, and entertaining, especially if you are a beer lover. Even with my business like writing style that tends to be geared towards thoroughly analyzing a wide range of topics, generally

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Five-Way Texas Brewery Collaboration Giving Back to First Responders

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, Craft Beer News

Do you have a soft spot for foeder beers? Are you trying to find ways to support our brave First Responders during this difficult time? How about showing support for your local craft breweries? Lucky for those of us answering with a resounding, “yes!”, five Texas craft breweries have joined forces to collaborate on a new foeder beer they are calling, Good Grief. A portion of donations from the beer’s sales will be made to

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals May 1st, 2020

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These label approvals cover most of April. It seems like the shelter in place has not slowed down the TABC as far as putting out label approvals, and approving brewpubs. A couple of new breweries are getting their first approvals – like Hold Out Brewing in Austin, along with some new out of state breweries getting their first approvals – like Maine Beer Company. Recent Brewery Approvals: Note: I have only been putting new brewery

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Banger’s May Growler Club

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UPDATE: Banger’s has temporarily shut down all operations in order to put a reopening plan together. Here’s a statement from Banger’s regarding the Growler Club: For anyone who purchased from the Growler Club in May, we are offering a punch card to redeem the remaining 21 growler fills when we reopen. We have called all of the people personally who had signed up, but please reach out to us at info@bangersaustin.com if you purchased and have not

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | May 2020

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | May 2020 It is time again for the Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks for May 2020. This month you will notice Beer-to-go and Pink Boots collaboration brew trends in the selections. In addition, you will also notice a new addition. Melanie Ross has officially joined the team as a contributor, so she gets her first staff pick this month. As always please take time to try and patronize the

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Updated Feature: COVID-19 Impact on Craft Beer

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Feature written by Brian Trivitt To say things are different now than they were when I wrote my last blog on Friday, March 13th titled “Covid 19 Impact on Craft Beer,” is, without a doubt a huge understatement. On that Friday the 13th (should have known), I had the pleasure of meeting with the Owner of Craft Beer Austin, Ms. Pam Catoe at Austin Beerworks. We enjoyed some of their world-class beers and had a

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Beer-to-Go | Austin Ale Trail #Beeringo

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Welcome to our new series “Beer-to-Go” aimed at highlighting all of our wonderful local breweries and bars that have fresh beers for you to enjoy during the quarantine. Our beer-to-go photo contest gets published weekly, thank you to everyone who participated! This week we are partnering with the Austin Ale Trail to play beer-to-go bingo! Here’s how to play: visit the Austin Ale Trail on Facebook, and download a picture of the bingo card of your choice. Post

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Beer-to-Go Photos | April 27, 2020

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You answered the call to show us your beer-to-go pictures, supporting local breweries and bars. Here are this week’s top posts, from the #GreatTexasBeerRun, let’s do it again next week! View this post on Instagram A post shared by Melanie Cadwell Ross (@halfpint_fullpint) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lish Blount Wilson (@delishimages) View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rebecca Garcia (@rebeccaaaaaaahh) View this post on Instagram A post

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805 Authenticos Series Highlights 512 Local Paul Cauthen

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We all know we’re supposed to be supporting our local breweries right now – head out for a B – double E – double R – U – N, y’all – but that doesn’t mean fine beer isn’t made elsewhere. The Firestone Walker folks over in Paso Robles, California, have a wonderful blond ale they’re promoting using a series of slickly produced videos featuring some pretty badass people. About a week ago, they released one

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Pandemic Q&A with Nomadic, 4th Tap, Oddwood & The Brewtorium

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Pandemic Q&A with 4th Tap, Nomadic, Oddwood & The Brewtorium I recently reached out to four of my favorite breweries to check-in and get their thoughts on the current health situation and how they are managing to navigate the rapidly changing rules and dynamic times that we are all facing. Thanks to Nomadic Beerworks, 4th Tap Brewing Co-op, Oddwood Ales & The Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen for taking valuable time out of their day to

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