Caleb Hoffman

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2025

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Data and Statistics, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2025 Welcome back.  I want to start off this article by providing a statistic that I looked at for the first time today: There were a total of 558 beers added to Untappd in the greater Central Texas region during this quarter… and of those, 283 of them had less than 10 check-ins.  That’s more than half. It’s possible that the best beers of the […]

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The Best Wineries in Austin

By / / Austin Breweries, Features

The Best Wineries in Austin (A not so serious guide) Here at Craft Beer Austin, we love beer.  But did you also know that wine exists?  This ancient beverage is produced using many of the same methods as beer, but they replace malted grain with… grapes?  What a wacky idea, and it turns out there are a few of these “wineries” in Austin.  Here’s our list of the best in town! The Austin Winery Located

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events March 21st

By / / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map 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. New Releases: 3rd Level Brewing Maith Go Leor | Dry Irish Stout The Beer

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Dripping Springs Brewers Festival 2025

By / / CBA

Dripping Springs Brewers Festival 2025 Come join the fun! The Dripping Springs Brewers Festival, brought to you by Destination Dripping Springs and the Dripping Springs Chamber of Commerce, is scheduled for March 29, 2025, in Downtown Dripping Springs, Texas from 11-5pm. This annual event celebrates local craft beer, live music, and delicious food in the heart of the Hill Country. Advance online wristband purchases required, and participants must be 21 or older to redeem them.

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Spring Beer Festival Season is in Full Swing

By / / Beer Festivals, CBA, Event Listings and New Releases, Guide

Beer Festivals to Attend in 2025 The Spring festival season is upon us with many unique craft beer festivals across the Austin area. Click on each to read more about the festival, ticket sales, and volunteer opportunities. Some links below are to our 2024 articles, which will be updated as we get closer to each event. Hillhops | January 23, 2025 HillHops | A Celebration of Texas Beer History Beyond Booze Fest | January 25,

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9 Brand New Central Texas Breweries – Spring 2025

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases, Guide

9 Brand New Central Texas Breweries – Spring 2025 Published 2/27/25 Edited 2/28/25: Marion Brewing sent us a comment, which has been added below! This article was originally titled “9 Central Texas Breweries You Had NO IDEA Existed”, but we’re above clickbait here.  The truth is, you’ve probably never heard of most of these breweries before today.  We updated our brewery openings and closures list last week with two new spots, and then this week

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Beer List Released: Hold Out Brewing Hosts Central Texas Pinvitational

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Festivals, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

Craft Beer & Cask Ale Fans Rejoice: The Central Texas Pinvitational is returning for 2025! A celebration of Cask-Conditioned Ales & Lagers from across the great state of Texas and beyond.  Better Half Coffee & Cocktails / Hold Out Brewing March 1st, 2025 3:00pm Tickets on sale NOW! Hold Out Brewing, Acopon Brewing, and Dutchess Ales are proud to present the Second Annual Central Texas Pinvitational, a celebration of the glory that is Cask-Conditioned Beer. 

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Hops for Houses 2025

Hops for Houses Beer Festival, Benefitting Habitat for Humanity

By / / CBA, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases

Hops for Houses, Benefitting Habitat for Humanity Hops for Houses Craft Beer Festival, supporting Williamson County Habitat for Humanity  February 22, 2025 – Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, Taylor, TX Tickets are on sale NOW! Hops for Houses Craft Beer Festival fundraiser is back this February to raise funds for Williamson County Habitat for Humanity and raise a bunch of beer toasts to fun while they’re at it!  Austin-area breweries do not shy

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RESULTS: Texas Craft Brewers Cup 2025

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Data and Statistics, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

Texas Craft Brewers Cup 2025 Celebrating its first year in 2022, the Texas Craft Brewers Cup is the premiere professional beer competition run and organized by The Texas Craft Brewers Guild to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer and the brewers that make them.  The awards ceremony was held on the evening of Saturday, February 8 at the COTA Event Center as the closing event for the Texas Craft Brewers Guild’s

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events January 3rd

By / / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map 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. New Releases 5th Element Brewing King Bob (Mango) | Fruited berliner weisse series Acopon

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Best of 2024

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Best of 2024 Welcome to the end of 2024 edition of Staff Picks! We asked the team what their favorite local beers were that they drank this year, and here are the results! Drop us a comment on Instagram, Facebook, or Reddit to let us know your top choice of the year. Aaron Acopon Brewing | Aunt Kan | Best Bitter One of my biggest blind spots as a

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The Best Beers of 2024

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Data and Statistics, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of 2024 Happy Holidays!  We hope your Christmas stout was rich, sweet, and full of adjuncts, and that your New Years stout will be richer, sweeter, and contain even more adjuncts. Welcome to our best beers of 2024 article, where we use your check-ins to rank the community’s favorite brews of the year.  Before getting into the results – in the last article, I posted a survey asking how much you interact

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