The Tour de Burnet Six stops, ten miles, and one minor crash. For years, a group of friends have kept this informal North Austin tradition alive. The general goal is to bike to Draught House and then drink your way north until you decide to quit. The stops vary by the year and the mood of the participants, and people can tap out any time they want. This year, I was invited to participate, […]
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Bear King Brewery Closes Permanently As first reported by the DailyTrib, Bear King Brewery in Marble Falls, Texas has announced it will permanently close. According to a March 3 release, the brewery’s final day of operation will be Saturday, March 7. Founded in the Summer of 2018, the family-owned brewery set out to create a community-focused gathering place that honored both their family roots and the traditions of Marble Falls. Over the past seven years,
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The 2026 Texas Craft Brewers Cup in Pictures Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all of the participants, volunteers, judges, presenters and to the Guild for another fantastic event.
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Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival Celebrates 5 Years of Texas Craft Beer, Music, and Community Giving Fredericksburg, Texas – The Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival is raising a glass to 5 years of Texas craft beer and community impact with a full weekend celebration set for June 12–13 in Fredericksburg. Hosted by the Fredericksburg Rotary Club, the festival benefits local charitable initiatives and continues its mission of bringing people together through great beer, camaraderie and great causes. Friday, June 12 – Texas Craft Beer
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10Best | Beer Gardens Updated February 2026 As the weather turns more Spring-like, our thoughts turn to the best outdoor places for a beer. Drinking a beer outside with friends is one of the great joys in life. Central Texas has some amazing beer gardens. Here are our ratings for the 10 Best Austin (and Central Texas) Beer Gardens. Not limited to breweries, this list is inclusive of some of our favorite outdoor beer bars
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Beer Tripping in Scotland For our Winter Trip this year, Pam and I made a pilgrimage to Scotland. The impetus was to go see our middle kid who was studying abroad at St Andrews this semester, but we took the opportunity to visit and see a large swath of Bonnie Scotland and of course we sampled many local craft beer and regional whisky varieties on the way. Here is a rough estimation of our
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Texas Craft Brewer’s Fest 2025 in Photos Another fantastic event is in the books for 2025 and our team was extremely happy to be on the scene to cover all of the amazing breweries and people that were able to participate this year. So with that, we present Texas Craft Brewer’s Fest 2025 in Photos. Kina and the Pink Boots Team All Smiles at Infamous Grain Theory Brought 3 Great High ABV Offerings DJ
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East West Beer Fest Beer List Tickets are on sale now! CraftBeerAustin.com has teamed up with Turnstile Coffee Beer and Spirits to bring a one-of-a-kind beer festival to Austin. East West Beer Fest features 10 local breweries pouring their select East Coast and West Coast-style beers benefitting We Are Blood. East Coast styles have dominated the craft beer scene for the past few years, while many West Coast-style fans still insist it’s the dominant style. Come on out and
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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2024 The Great American Beer Festival invites industry professionals from around the world to sit together in small groups and, without knowing the brand name, taste beer and cider in each specified style category. The ultimate goal of the GABF judge panel is to identify the three entries that best represent each style category as described and adopted by the Great American Beer Festival. Judges are assigned
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Austin’s Best Air-Conditioned Tap Rooms Updated August 2025 2025 has been abnormally cool for Central Texas. However, while the rain may help the temps, it also drives the mugginess factor sky high. In addition, we are still hitting the 100s regularly and we all know this will go at least through September. So, with 6 or so weeks of temperature and humidity misery to go, we asked ourselves once again, “What breweries in Austin have
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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Summer 2025 Welcome back for the Summer 2025 edition of Staff Picks. We once again polled the team to see what they recommend during the dog days of summer in Central Texas. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit to let us know your favorite beers of the moment on our social platforms. Aaron The Brewtorium | Canyonero | Texas Imperial IPA The Brewtorium has been
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Starbase Brewing Sends Barley to Space in First-of-Its-Kind Experiment Starbase has always stated that their goal is to be the “first brewery on the moon” and on Thursday, July 31, they took an early step in that direction. Starbase Brewing saw its first two spaceflight payloads launch to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard NASA’s Crew-11 mission. One of them could bring humanity a step closer to enjoying beer on Mars. The experiment, called
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