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Six Austin Area Breweries Opening During the Pandemic

By Melanie Ross / August 28, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, New to Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Well, it is already June and COVID-19 is still rearing its ugly head. Austin businesses are continuing to kick butt figuring out the ins and outs of the madness and do their best to navigate the various reopening regulations. The Austin beer community is supporting each other in such a lovely way and the camaraderie is inspiring. The plethora of new breweries that are in the process of opening to varying degrees during this pandemic, …

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Black is Beautiful, Breweries Raise a Glass to Fight Racial Discrimination

By Melanie Ross / July 23, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, New to Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Photo credit to Weathered Souls Brewing In recent years, beer-lovers have watched in awe of the camaraderie and supportive power the beer community can foster. Massive initiatives like Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA raising money to rebuild after the California wildfires, and more recently, Other Half’s All Together mission supporting hospitality professionals affected by Covid19, are testaments to how beer can rally people around a cause. The power of unity through beer is undeniable and sparked …

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Homebrewing During a Global Pandemic

By Melanie Ross / September 1, 2020 / CBA, Craft Beer, HomeBrew / Leave a Comment

While we all hunker down, a copious amount of unexpected time to investigate untapped hobbies and get creative has suddenly appeared. People are taking up new fitness practices, crafting, learning musical instruments, languages…homebrewing? Why not? With extra time abounding, what better opportunity to take up the skill of brewing your own beer? Some of Austin’s homebrewing gurus were happy to share their tips on how to get started on the journey. I had the pleasure …

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Five Austin Area Breweries Opening During the Pandemic

By Melanie Ross / May 5, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, New Beer Releases, New to Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Many businesses are struggling to some degree during Covid19. Maintaining a consistent stream of clientele whilst having to implement new rules and constantly adapt can be daunting. Imagine pouring your heart and soul into a new endeavor where you are planning for scenarios of every potential kink in the system. No surprise, opening during a pandemic is not typically in anyone’s realistic contingency plan. I reached out to five breweries that are defying great odds …

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Five-Way Texas Brewery Collaboration Giving Back to First Responders

By Melanie Ross / May 2, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Charity, Craft Beer News, New Beer Releases, Press Release / Leave a Comment

Do you have a soft spot for foeder beers? Are you trying to find ways to support our brave First Responders during this difficult time? How about showing support for your local craft breweries? Lucky for those of us answering with a resounding, “yes!”, five Texas craft breweries have joined forces to collaborate on a new foeder beer they are calling, Good Grief. A portion of donations from the beer’s sales will be made to …

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