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

Craft Beer Celebrations | Spring Edition 2018

By / / Austin Breweries

Spring is known for being people’s favorite time of the year and, among beer enthusiasts, it’s also known to be packed with various craft beer festivals and brewery anniversary parties. Here are some of the top events happening this spring. And remember to keep up with Craft Beer Austin for a weekly listing of everything happening around town. Anniversary Parties April 7th | Live Oak Brewing celebrates 21 years of delicious beers. April 7th | Barrow […]

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Women in Craft Beer | Meet the Women Leading the Austin Beer Community

By / / The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Pink Boots Society Tap Takeover Today, March 21st | Black Star Co-op | Event Details Today marks the first time that Austin’s chapter of the Pink Boots Society is opening their private meeting to the public, hosting a special tap takeover at Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery. Roger Corrales from Black Star organized the event, “I reached out to Pink Boots because as craft beer drinker we may be familiar with product but not with

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Women in Craft Beer | Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day

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

Female beer professionals from all over the Austin area are coming together throughout the week to participate in the annual Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day.  Held every year in honor of International Women’s Day, Pink Boots members from around the world team up to brew their version of a specific selected beer style. However; this year, instead of focusing on a particular beer style, Pink Boots members will be using a new YCH Hops Pink

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Women in Craft Beer | SheBrews

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

This edition of our Women in Craft Beer series highlights a unique community of women whose focus is on the holistic craft beverage industry, and not just craft beer. SheBrews co-founders hail from the craft beverage industry where coffee and beer intersect: Randi Hensley, Operations Director and Raechel Hurd, Coffee Director, at Epoch Coffee, and Britt Allen, Barista, Fleet Coffee. On February 24th, SheBrews joins the Ladies Craft Beer Community for a unique panel and pairing

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Oddwood Ales Brewpub Coming Soon to East Austin

By / / Brewery Profile

Oddwood Ales Loctated at 3108 Manor Rd. Austin, TX 78723 The East Austin brew scene continues to expand with the addition of Oddwood Ales, a new brewpub on Manor Road founded by brothers Taylor & Brett Ziebarth. Inspired by lambic producers in Belgium and American wild ales, Taylor originally started Oddwood as a side project while he was head brewer at Adelbert’s brewery, “lambic producers make one beer and spin it twenty different ways and it’s usually amazing,”

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Pop-Up DIY events | Crafts and Drafts

Crafts and Drafts | Pop-Up Events

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Crafts and Drafts | Pop-Up Events Express your creative side while imbibing your favorite craft beer with Crafts and Drafts. Whether you are a craft enthusiast, or a complete crafting novice, the new DIY pop-up Crafts and Drafts has something for every skill level. Ananda Neureither founded Crafts in Drafts in 2015 while living in Chicago as a response to attending one too many BYOB painting events, “as a crafter and avid DIYer, I couldn’t

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Wort War II Homebrew Competition at NXNW

By / / CBA, HomeBrewing

This year marks the second installment of the homebrewer focused competition held by NXNW Restaurant and Brewery. First, the unique approach to a Homebrew Competition starts with each contestant picking up 5 gallons of pre-made wort from the NXNW Brewery-Slaughter location on September 27th and 28th. The finished product is only limited to the contestant’s creativity, knowledge and skill with the end goal of producing a quality brew unique to that individual. The winning recipe

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Adelbert’s It’s the Tits Fest Saturday Oct. 21st, 2017

By / / Austin Breweries, Charity, Women in Beer

We have a Giveaway on Facebook: Win 2 It’s the Tits Glasses, It’s the Tits Koozie & a 6-Pack of Hibiscus Saison! Adelbert’s It’s the Tits Fest Saturday Oct. 21st, 2017 1pm Adelbert’s Brewery is hosting the third installment of their free event It’s the Tits Fest benefiting the Breast Cancer Resource Center. To kick things off, Core Power Yoga will host a yoga class starting at 11:30am with limited spots.  Per the usual, the event will

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Caracara Brewing Coming Soon to Lockhart

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA

Caracara Brewing Company Coming Soon to Lockhart, Texas Located at 100 E Market St. Lockhart, Texas, TX 78644 Lockhart, the Barbecue Capital of Texas, is about to get their first and only brewpub, Caracara Brewing Company founded by the Creative Director of The Beer Diaries, Mike Mann. The brewpub will be located in a historic building on the square and is set to open later this fall. I caught up with Mike to talk about the

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5th Annual Art of the Brew Sept 2, 2017

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

Art of the Brew September 2nd 4-10pm | Fair Market | Tickets #Win 2 VIP Passes to The 5th Annual Art of the Brew! (Facebook Giveaway Ends Friday 10am) The fifth installment of one of the most innovative beer festivals is headed back to Austin, Texas on September 2nd. Art of the Brew will take over Fair Market this weekend with an event teeming with collaborations between artists and brewers, along with live music and food.

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Independence Brewing Co. Expands Outside of Texas

Independence Brewing Co. Expands Outside of Texas

By / / Austin Breweries

In late July, one of Austin’s most beloved breweries, Independence Brewing Co., announced distribution expansion throughout Arkansas. This marks the brands first expansion outside its home state of Texas. I sat down with Marketing Director, Courtney Cobb to discuss the expansion. You are expanding with the core line up now – will you add seasonals at any point in the future? The initial launch the 23rd-29th of July launched with: Redbud, Liberty Lunch, Power &

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National IPA Day 2017

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

Today is National IPA day and there are several events around town to help you celebrate! So what is National IPA day?  It’s not a typical “national” holiday that was started by big business in order to promote their brands; instead, National IPA day was started in 2011 through social media by craft beer enthusiasts and promoted by beer blogs and independent breweries. Set to occur every year on the first Thursday in August, it

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