Caleb Hoffman

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Ants Beer Cave Opens at The Yard

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

Ants Beer Cave Opens at The Yard Ants Beer Cave, a new bar/beer garden/pickleball spot, opened last weekend at The Yard between Still Austin Whiskey Co. and MADabolic Fitness, which is two doors down from St. Elmo Brewing Co. Anthony, founder of Ants Beer Cave, provides background on their website: For the past 10 years, I have been crafting the vision behind Ants Beer Cave. Initially Ants was meant to be a brewery, but as […]

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UPDATED – Style Breakdown 3: The Best Berliner Braunbiers Ever Made in Central Texas

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Guide, Style Breakdown

Style Breakdown 3: The Best Berliner Braunbiers Ever Made in Central Texas July 2024 Update: While the original April Fools article is below, we wanted to provide an important update – Fitzhugh Brewing now has an authentic Berliner Braunbier on tap!  Go get it! Welcome to the third edition of Style Breakdown, where we look at the top examples of a specific beer style.  The first edition was on Pilsners, the second was about Imperial

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Uptown Sports Club & Meanwhile Brewing Co. Collaborate on Backyard BBQ Summer Series

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

Uptown Sports Club and Meanwhile Brewing Co. Bring Custom Brews and Guest Chefs for Backyard BBQ Summer Series The four-part series features pitmasters Aaron Franklin and Evan Leroy, chefs Fiore Tedesco and Davis Turner and sweets from Bésame and Tiny Pies AUSTIN, TEXAS – Austin mainstays Uptown Sports Club and Meanwhile Brewing Co. announce a four-part summer backyard barbecue series, bringing together chefs, Meanwhile brewmasters and live music to offer a laid-back, approachable culinary experience reminiscent

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The Great American Beer Festival Returns in 2024

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, GABF

The Great American Beer Festival Returns in 2024 Tickets are on sale NOW! Photo Credit: Brewers Association The largest beer festival in America returns to Denver Oct. 10-12, 2024, to dazzle tastebuds and celebrate craft beer innovation! Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) are on sale now! GABF, hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization representing small and independent craft brewers, will return to the Colorado Convention Center in Denver, Colorado, on Oct. 10-12.

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2024

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

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2024 Welcome back to TBBotY(SF), the series that tells you what beers you should go run out and drink right away.  I mean it.  As soon as you get to the bottom of this article, put down your device and go to one of these breweries and have a beer.  You’ve been warned. (Click here to find out more about how this data is gathered.)

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The Wait is Over: Two New Breweries are Now Open!

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

Austin Craft Brewing Company and Power Brewing Project Open This Weekend Published 6/21/2024 It’s an exciting week in Central Texas as two long awaited breweries are finally ready to open their doors. Austin Craft Brewing Company [South Austin], one of the winners of the 2023 Method Architecture and Texas Craft Brewers Guild New Brewery Grant, has been live on social channels for about a year now sharing Austin brewery news and hype with the community. 

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Family Business Beer Company Closes Taproom, Keeps Distribution

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer News

Family Business Beer Company Closes Taproom, Keeps Distribution Updated with information from owner Gino Graul May 2024 Family Business Beer Company, the brewery owned by star of Supernatural Jensen Ackles and his family, has announced via social media that they are closing the Dripping Springs taproom temporarily while they search for a taproom location closer to Austin. The Dripping Springs brewery on Hamilton Pool Rd was founded in 2017, and in 2018 began canning its brews

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ATX Beer Bus Showcase

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Travel, CBA, Features, Guide, The People of Craft Beer

ATX Beer Bus Showcase There are a number of awesome brewery tours in and around Austin, and if you’re looking for a fun day out with the crew it can be hard to decide which one to choose.  The Craft Beer Austin team had the chance to experience one of these tours, the ATX Beer Bus, offered by owner and certified cicerone James Lipari.  A few years ago, James was looking for a way to

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Barks for Beers Returns: Here is CBA’s Analysis For 2024

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

Barks for Beers Returns for 2024 Updated 4/23/24 – The first version of this article completely missed 2014!  This has been updated, 2014 is now recognized in the data below. Popular fundraising event Barks for Beers, operated by local charity Divine Canines is returning to Central Texas for their 10th year.  Starting on May 1st, visit any of the 30 breweries listed below to pick up a pint glass and Pawsport for $30+tax.  Then, you

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2024

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

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2024 With the spring beer festival season already over, it’s time to reflect on the crazy first three months of 2024.  So far this year, we’ve had: Breweries making beer Some other stuff So let’s celebrate that first bullet point by taking a look at the best beers made so far this year.  As a reminder, we use Untappd data to list the highest rated

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Wild West Brew Fest Returns for 2024

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

Wild West Brew Fest Returns to Pflugerville for 2024 Originally published Januaray 2024 The Rotary Club of Pflugerville is hard at work bringing the award-winning Wild West Brew Fest back to Central Texas, on April 12 and 13, at Typhoon Texas Waterpark in Pflugerville. This 100% volunteer-created and volunteer-run craft beer festival brings music, food, and brews together under the Texas springtime sky. The 2024 Brew Fest returns with the Launch Party on Friday evening,

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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 coming to Austin in March A celebration of Cask-Conditioned Ales & Lagers from across the great state of Texas and beyond.  Better Half Coffee & Cocktails / Hold Out Brewing March 9th, 2024 3:00pm Tickets on sale NOW! Updated Feb 29th – See cask list below! Hold Out Brewing, Acopon Brewing, and Dutchess Ales are proud to present the First Annual Central Texas

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