Pam Catoe

Like most people, my love for craft beer started in college when most craft consisted of imports. Austin has come a long way since then and I love being a part of the Austin beer culture and consistantly expanding my beer knowledge. Follow Me on Twitter @PamCraftBeerATX

Tenth Annual Big Texas Beer Fest Returns March 26

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Tenth Annual Big Texas Beer Fest Returns March 26 After a hitaus due to the pandemic, the Big Texas Beer Fest returns to Dallas at the Fair Park Automobile Building on March 26, 2022. Featuring over 450 beers, ciders, seltzers, hard kombucha, and more from over 100 breweries, the festival expects to draw over 5,000 attendees. Founded in 2012, the festival has raised almost $60,000 for the North Texas Food Bank and was named as […]

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Austin Eastciders’ New Hopped Grapefruit Collaboration Brew Honors Women in Cider 

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases, Pink Boots Society

Austin Eastciders’ New Hopped Grapefruit Collaboration Brew Honors Women in Cider The cidery is partnering with Pink Boots Society to launch a limited-edition flavor that gives back Press Release: Austin Eastciders is thrilled to announce their latest collaborative cider in partnership with Pink Boots Society: Hopped Grapefruit!  Pink Boots Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to assist, inspire, and encourage women in the alcoholic beverage profession to advance their careers through education. As

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Craft Beer & Crawfish | Where to Find the Best Boils in Austin

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Event Listings and New Releases

Craft Beer & Crawfish | Where to Find the Best Boils in Austin It’s that time of year and in-person events are slowly returning for Spring. And now crawfish season is upon us. Here are our top picks for where to get your crawfish boil fix while enjoying local craft beer in Austin. Note: we’ll update this list as events are announced. 12 Fox Brewing Crawfish Boil | Every weekend in March Celis Brewery Crawfish

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A Craft Beer Twist on Simple 3-Ingredient Cocktails

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A Craft Beer Twist on Simple 3-Ingredient Cocktails This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Spoiler alert: you can’t just Google these cocktails. They are all unique recipes created by the cicerones and mixologists at Tavour! On the craft beer app Tavour, innovation on style is the name of the game. The online retailer features beer from over 600 of the most creative, independent breweries around the country. Craft fans can sample delicious twists

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Women in Beer | Vivian Boza

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer

Central Texas has a distinct and growing beer culture and women are not only present in every aspect of it from brewers, distributors to consumers; they are also well-respected leaders shaping the craft beer culture. Our Women in Beer series highlights the women in our community shaping the beer scene including members of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society. This edition features Vivian Boza of Bantu Consulting. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? I

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Soccer Panel + Meet the Brewer

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Happy Hour and Soccer Social Panel discussion with Moontower Soccer podcast, moderated by Pam Catoe of CraftBeerAustin.com + Meet the Brewer with Texas Beer Co. Join the Moontower Soccer podcast’s Landon Cotham and Jeremiah Bentley to talk all things soccer and Austin FC. This chat will be moderated by Pam Catoe of CratBeerAustin.com. Landon & Jeremiah will chat about the new season and take live questions from the audience. Whether you’ve been on this journey

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First Annual Texas Craft Brewers Cup

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First Annual Texas Craft Brewers Cup Winners Announced! See below for the results of the first Texas Craft Brewers Cup and congratulations to all the winners! The inaugural Texas Craft Brewers Cup, the first-of-its-kind professional beer competition, takes place today to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer. Today’s event is organized and hosted by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to celebrate Texas craft brewers. “One of the key missions of the

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The Pitch Opens in Northeast Austin

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The Pitch Opens in Northeast Austin Located at 13000 Harris Ridge Blvd, Austin, Texas The Pitch, a community sports, entertainment, and food hospitality venue opens today in Northeast Austin as part of the Parmer Pond District adjacent to the new Austin FC St. David’s Performance Center promoting “food, fun, and fútbol.” The complex includes a 1,200 seat stadium with multiple food and beverage options close to the Austin FC practice facility and will serve as

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Troy Aikman is Taking on Big Beer with EIGHT

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Troy Aikman is Taking on Big Beer with EIGHT Based in Austin, Texas, EIGHT light lager is coming to store shelves and on draft in Texas starting this February. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman announced the launch of a new light beer offering set to hit the Texas market in February. EIGHT, described as an elite light lager and named after his jersey number, is brewed with 100% organic grains, Hallertau Taurus hops, with

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Beer & Food Pairing Course

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Beer & Food Pairing Course Press Release: Master Cicerone® and Doemens Biersommelier, Mirella Amato, is pleased to announce the launch of her new online beer and food pairing course. Designed for industry professionals, Mastering Beer & Food Pairing brought to you by Beerology® is an easy-to-follow, step-by-step guide that will show you how to master pairing beer with food. “I’ve been honing the content and structure of this course for years because I wanted to make sure

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Texas Craft Brewers Guild Job Fair

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

Texas Craft Brewers Guild Job Fair Press Release: REGIONAL JOB FAIR IN GRAPEVINE SEEKS TO DIVERSIFY CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY The Texas Craft Brewers Guild presents Texas Craft Beer Careers on January 26 at Hop & Sting Brewing Company GRAPEVINE, Texas (January 18, 2021). Craft Beer Careers – North Texas, the state’s first career fair focused exclusively on jobs in the craft brewing industry, will take place in Grapevine at Hop & Sting Brewing Company on January

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Fast Friends Announces Head Brewer From Modern Times

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Fast Friends Announces Head Brewer From Modern Times South Austin is getting a new brewery this year by way of Fast Friends Beer Co. Founder, Dave Childress, announced this week that former Head Brewer at Modern Times Anaheim, Keith Shaw, will be joining the team as Head of Brewing. “Keith checks all the boxes, he is a technically gifted brewer, a creative recipe writer, he leads by example and he is a kind human,” said

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