How to Support Local Breweries in These Uncertain Times

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

Photo courtesy of Texas Beer Company Sign the Petition! Allow Texas Brewers to Deliver & Ship Beer during COVID-19 I don’t even know where to start with this post. So many of my dear friends just lost their jobs or their business is at risk. For those of you that love our beer community, now is the time to act. Let’s don’t sit by and let this damn thing destroy the community that we love […]

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | April 2020

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | April 2020 We sincerely hope that all of you are staying safe and socially distancing to the best of your abilities. I especially want to thank and send appreciation to all of our service industry friends who we all know and care about deeply. Thank you so much for all that you do and please keep the faith, we will all get through this together. Please take time to

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What the New Stay at Home Order Means for Austin Area Breweries

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

As of today, both Travis and Williamson counties have implemented “Stay home – Work Safe” orders in effect until Monday, April 13. Under the order, restaurants are considered essential businesses and can continue to provide food for pick up or delivery, including food trucks. Liquor stores and grocery stores also will remain open, all while maintaining social distancing. The City of Austin order Section 6.f.ii outlines details for food manufacturers and liquor stores: Stores that

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Feature | COVID-19 Impact on Craft Beer

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

Feature written by Brian Trivitt COVID 19 AKA, Coronavirus. The continual impact and panic it continues to inflict worldwide is astounding. I am trying to remember any modern epidemic that has escalated so quickly literally day by day. It’s coincidental name, is, of course, spawned some jokes on social media about Corona beer, but at this point, things have gotten so serious any humor regarding this has pretty much vanished. After having the pleasure of

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BREAKING NEWS | Hops and Grain San Marcos Permanently Closed

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  Hops and Grain San Marcos Permanently Closed Announced on social media this morning, the San Marcos location of east side favorite Hops and Grain is permanently closed. They opened the taproom almost one year ago and started production last summer. Funds were raised for the project early on through a Wefunder campaign, where the founder Josh Hare was able to raise one million dollars for the second production facility. In the beginning, the project

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Book This Unique Beer Inspired Cottage For Your Next Getaway

By / / Beer Travel, CBA, Craft Beer News, Pink Boots Society, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Read First | Austin Area Brewery COVID-19 Updates Guest Post Austin is famous for its beer, and Portland, Oregon is no slouch with over 100 breweries and nearly weekly beer festivals. If you’ve ever dreamed of heading to the great Northwest on beer safari, book this unique beer inspired cottage for your next getaway: The Brewmaster’s Cottage. Craft beer veteran, Teri Fahrendorf, is not only the Founder of Pink Boots Society and an award-winning Brewmaster,

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Women in Beer | Karen Killough

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer

Women in Beer | Karen Killough When I started writing for Craft Beer Austin back in 2015, my first series of articles was about Women in Beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to the ladies of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer series. This edition features Karen Killough, Co-Founder of Vista Brewing. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? Marketing &

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Altstadt Brewery Launches Core Beer Line-Up Available in Cans

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Altstadt Brewery out of Fredericksburg, Texas just announced they are releasing their core beers in cans including their Kolsch, Lager, Amber, and Hefeweizen, previously only available in bottles or on draft. Altstadt recently made news when they won double gold medals at this years Great American Beer Festival for their German style Kolsch and Munich Style Helles Lager, both first time entries. Other notable awards include the 2019 US Open Beer Championships for German Style

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The Hill Country Brewery You Need to Visit Now

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

Carter Creek Winery and Old 290 Brewery On February 22nd, the Craft Beer Austin team embarked on a small team outing to visit some breweries that are new, interesting or different; or that we had just not been to before. The highlight of what we found was the most surprising new brewery in years. Carter Creek Winery and Resort in Johnson City recently opened a brewery called Old 290 Brewery next to their wine tasting

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Independence Brewing Company Partners with TRACE for a New Monthly Dinner Series

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W Austin’s TRACE restaurant has created a new monthly dinner series featuring Austin’s breweries, vineyards and distilleries. Independence Brewing Company is launching the series this Friday featuring a one-of-a-kind beer paring dinner. Friday’s dinner will includes a welcome cocktail and 3-course menu, as well as presentations from TRACE Chef de Cuisine Tim Crittenden, Executive Pastry Chef Wade Greenwood and  Independence Brewing Co.’s Amy Cartwright will be on-hand. Upon Arrival:  Welcome Cocktail and passed oysters on the

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | March 2020

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  The Craft Beer Austin team is starting a new monthly series to inform our readers of our current favorite beers in and around Austin.  So without further ado and in no specific order, here are the CBA Staff Picks for March 2020: Andrew Nomadic | Peak Season | Hazy IPA From one of my favorite new breweries in South Austin. Nothing overly crazy, just a solid offering from some good people. It’s too bad

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Beer with Gin | Farmhouse Ales

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Beer with Gin | Farmhouse Ales Welcome to our new series “Beer with Gin” where we hear from local beer expert Virginia (Gin) Benavidez, co-founder of The Beer Museum (and most recently the hostess with the most-est at the Austin Beer Guide Best of 2019 Party) to discuss the origin of the Farmhouse Ales. Learn more on 2/27 during WhichCraft & Beer Museum Style Night – Local Farmhouse Ales Guest post written by Gin: Could understanding

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