David Kulczar

I remember gravitating to beer early. In college (Hook em Horns), my roommate and I would hunt for anything that wasn't macro. In the late 90's that generally meant imports. So he and I drank our way through everything we could find at Bennigans (best import list in Austin at the time) and then The Gingerman. We were at Bitter End, Lovejoy's and Copper Tank every chance we could get. I have been a first hand participant and witness to the change in the Austin beer scene and I cannot wait to see it where it goes from here.

Dripping Springs Brewer’s Festival

By / / CBA, Event Listings and New Releases

Dripping Springs Brewer’s Festival    DRIPPING SPRINGS LAUNCHES FIRST BREWERS FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTING LOCAL CRAFT BEER ARTISANS  Interested in volunteering? Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c4aada62fa3f85-dsbrewers With more than a dozen craft breweries in a 15-mile radius, it’s only fitting that Dripping Springs, Texas, is now home to the area’s first Brewers Festival. The event, scheduled for March 26, 2022, from noon until 5:00 p.m., will showcase some of the Hill Country’s finest brewmasters and their exceptional brews.  Attendees […]

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Growler USA Austin | Closing February 11th

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Growler USA to close February 11, 2022   Growler USA, located at 609 W 29th St, is set to close on February 11, 2022, after six years of operation. They are offering 25% off draft beer this week and 50% next week. More information can be found on their social media accounts.  You can see their Facebook post below.   Original Article from March 2016 (by Pam Catoe) Photo Credit: Growler USA Growler USA Austin

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Winter 2021

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Winter 2021   The team is back with our latest staff picks for Winter 2021.  For this edition, we are focusing on appropriate seasonal beer selections as we enter the colder months, which so far have yet to be colder.  Also included in this edition is one of our newest staff members, Aaron Stevens, who is making his inaugural staff pick. So, without further ado, here are the Craft

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Canworks

Canworks Printing

By / / CBA, Craft Beer News, Features

    Canworks Printing recently opened in East Austin in the Summer of 2021.  Brothers, Marshall and Ryan Thompson, started their can printing company after seeing a clear and present need during the pandemic and realizing that printing quality was rapidly declining based on cost and reliable availability of aluminum cans. With large, global companies, like ABInBev, Coca-Cola, and others purchasing much of the available can inventory, many breweries were quickly becoming dependent on inferior

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Back to School Special

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Back to School Special Summer is over and it’s back to school time for many people. So, whether you are headed back to school, sending kids back to school or you are just ready for a bit more normality, then go have one of our current favorite beers.  The theme with Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks this go-around was simply to find the beer that we like right now

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Beer Art by Mike Kipp

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Beer Art by Mike Kipp   Mike Kipp is a beer enthusiast and avid Craft Beer Austin follower. He was recently inspired to create a series of 12 posters of different beer styles of the world for his local taproom in New Braunfels TX. These images are all original and depict various beer styles as humorous human-like portraits. In addition, he has completed posters for Faust Brewery in New Braunfels and Middleton Brewery in San

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4C Brew Barn

4C Brew Barn | A Texas Craft Brewery Profile

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA

4C Brew Barn | A Texas Craft Brewery Profile Location: 8778 FM 2095, Gause, TX 77857 Hours of Operation: WED-Sat: 11 AM – 8 PM, SUN: 12 PM – 6 PM Brewery, Market, and Restaurant THE PEOPLE 4C Brew Barn opened around May of 2021. The owner, Vernon Lang, bought a Farm and Ranch in Gause in 2012 as a weekend getaway for he and his wife, Melissa. They fell in love with the ranch,

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Beers & Venues

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Beers & Venues   In the spirit of taking a fresh look at Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks, I asked the team to tell me what venues and beer they would most likely to be able to safely and easily sit down and frequent right now.  So, its not necessarily our favorite places or beers, but instead, its the location and beer that each of us are craving at

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Fall Seasonals 2020

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Fall Seasonals 2020 The seasons are slowly changing and our thoughts move towards the holidays, lower temperatures, the election, and the ongoing nonsense of a very strange year. As we enter what is always my favorite season, we are seeing a steady stream of Octoberfest and Seasonal offerings hitting the shelves with an appreciated rapidity. So, I wanted to focus this edition of Staff Picks on Fall Seasonals. Now

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | September 2020

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks, Pink Boots Society

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | September 2020   It appears (fingers crossed) that we are now entering the end of one of the hottest summers on record.  It is raining right now as I type which is definitely a welcome sight.  So, this seems like a good time to bring you an updated set of Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks for September 2020.  You will see that this edition is influenced by the summer

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Summer 2020

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, CBA Staff Picks, Pink Boots Society

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Summer 2020   With summer approaching and temperatures rising, the team got together to bring you our Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks for Summer 2020. What are we drinking to stay cool and have fun over the next few months.  What beers do we recommend to help our communities, to aid our industry friends and to help us all get through the seemingly never ending Dog Days of Summer.  

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