Irina Plakas

Love bbq & craft beers. Crazy for sours. Really enjoy sampling different beers, bottle sharing & meeting other beer nerds. Owner of 2 rescue dogs (Rhodesian Ridgebacks, Duke & Star). Robotics coach, I also have a passion for photography & travel. Editor-in-chief for Craft Beer Austin Follow me on Twitter -- Untappd

Adelbert’s Brewery to Re-Release Highly Sought After Sundowner

Adelbert’s Brewery to Re-Release Highly Sought After Sundowner

Adelbert’s Brewery to Re-Release Highly Sought After Sundowner Limited Release Biere Brut to return to market August 1, 2017 – AUSTIN – Adelbert’s Brewery, an award-winning brewery based in Austin Texas, is happy to announce the re-release of its highly sought after Sundowner, a Bière Brut, after being out of the market for over a year. Sundowner is a blend of the spicy, fruity notes of a Belgian ale balanced with the mouthfeel and body […]

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Adelbert’s Brewery Releases Charitable Buzzbait Blonde

Adelbert’s Brewery Releases Charitable Buzzbait Blonde

We recently had Buzzbait. Here is a picture of Buzzbait with our newest family member Star.   Adelbert’s Brewery Releases Charitable Buzzbait Blonde Newest can offering from brewery benefits good cause July 20, 2017 – AUSTIN – Adelbert’s Brewery, an award winning brewery in Austin Texas, is happy to announce the release of its newest beer, Buzzbait Blonde, and its partnership with the Coastal Conservation Association Texas (CCA). Buzzbait Blonde, a crisp, refreshing blonde ale,

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Try These Texas Hefeweizen Beers To Cool Off In The Summer

Top Texas Hefeweizen Beers You Should Try

My first Hefeweizen beer was in Amsterdam Hoegaarden Blanche, Brouwerij van Hoegaarden many years ago before I moved to Texas. I still remember the delicious taste of it spiced with coriander and orange peel. Hefeweizen is a south German style of wheat beer ‘weissbier’ which is made with at least 50% wheat. Per Wikipedia, The Hefeweizen style is particularly noted for its low hop bitterness (about 15 IBUs) and relatively high carbonation (approaching four volumes),

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Craft Beer Weekend in Austin

Craft Beer Weekend In Austin

The Austin craft beer scene is booming! Austin is becoming the beer destination place to visit. We get many emails from people coming to visit Austin for the weekend and are looking for recomendations on breweries, craft beer bars and local food. I decided to put together an article for the craft beer enthusiasts that are coming to Austin for a weekend and want to try our local beer and food. There are many more places

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Vista Brewing Texas

Vista Brewing Breaks Ground in Texas Hill Country

Vista Brewing Breaks Ground in Texas Hill Country Destination Brewery & Tasting Room Coming to 21 Acres Just Outside of Austin Driftwood, TX – June 4, 2017 – Vista Brewing broke ground on a 21 acre destination brewery just southwest of Austin and at the gateway to the Central Texas Wine Trail. The initial phase of the destination, set to open in early 2018, nestles a tasting room and brewery production building into the 657

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Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Austin June 24 2017

Sierra Nevada Beer Camp Austin June 24 2017

This summer, Beer Camp is hitting the road on an eight-city festival tour, and every craft brewer in America is invited to join. Sponsored by the local craft brewers’ guilds in each city, festivals feature live music, street artists, food trucks and hundreds of beers for tasting including pours of the Beer Camp Across the World Collaboration. Tour Dates: • Austin: June 24 – www.tiny.cc/beercampaustintx Sat, June 24, 2017 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM (VIP

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Cibolo Creek Brewing Co - Texas Craft Brewery Profile

Cibolo Creek Brewing Co – Texas Craft Brewery Profile

  Cibolo Creek Brewing Co – Texas Craft Brewery Profile Located 448 S. Main St. Boerne, TX, 78006 Cibolo Creek Brewing is a family owned Brew Pub in the heart of Boerne, Texas. Their motto is printed right at the top of the menu, “Provide a welcoming environment for family, friends, neighbors and travelers alike.” They’re doing just that in what used to be the postman’s office at 448 S. Main Street in one of the

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DALE’S PALE ALE CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF CANNING WITH 16oz DRAFT CANS

Oskar Blues Dale’s Pale Ale Celebrates 15 Year Of Canning With 16oz Draft Cans

LONGMONT, CO – To celebrate 15 years of the ORIGINAL craft beer in a can, Oskar Blues Brewery is launching new 16oz. Dale’s Pale Ale Draft Cans exclusively to bars and restaurants – an homage to Oskar Blues’ core belief that a keg is a can, is a keg, is a can, is a keg. Designed to combat limited draft lines, increasing draft clutter and rotation nation; the new Draft Can allows access to a

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Thirsty Planet Releases Buckethead IPA "Damn 7 Pack

Thirsty Planet To Release Limited Buckethead IPA “Damn 7 Pack”

Thirsty Planet Brewing maker of Thirsty Goat Amber and other Austin favorites – on the release of their Buckethead IPA, hitting shelves in bottles for the first time. They’re celebrating with a limited-edition Buckethead “Damn-7 pack,” which is part beer pack/part ice container/part headwear, social competition with the chance to win an awesome BBQ prize pack and private sneak-peek tour of the brewery, and a free-and-open-to-the-public party at Black Sheep Lodge on May 9, 2017

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Real Ale Real Spirits Stillhouse

Real Ale Brewing Launches Real Spirits Distilling

Real Ale Brewing Launches Real Spirits Distilling Real Ale Brewing located in the Texas Hill Country, Blanco, has been brewing beer since 1996. They produce handcrafted beer that is unfiltered, unpasteurized, and available only in Texas. #OnlyInTexas is the hashtag they use. Born as a passion project of Real Ale Brewing Owner Brad Farbstein, Real Spirits has been in the making for over two years. Real Spirits is celebrating the release of their first spirits: a Signature Whiskey,

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Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden Announces Expansion

Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden Announces Expansion

Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden to Break Ground on Multimillion Dollar Expansion on Rainey Street Expansion onto adjacent lot will vastly increase Banger’s restaurant, bar, event and performance space. (AUSTIN, Texas) — Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden, one of Rainey Street’s signature establishments, will soon break ground on a massive construction project on an adjacent lot on Rainey Street that will add an extra 15,000 square feet of dining, lounge, event and performance

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Real Ale Tap Room taps

Top 50 Craft Breweries 2016 List – Real Ale Brewing is #49!

The Brewers Association just announced their Top 50 craft breweries of 2016 list and Real Ale is #49! Real Ale Brewing Co. of Blanco, Texas Named in Top 50 Craft Breweries in the U.S. Real Ale is one of two Texas breweries listed and also one of two with single-state distribution In a release from the Brewer’s Association on March 15, 2017, Real Ale Brewing Co. of Blanco, Texas was named #49 on the list

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