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

Bindelstick Brewing

Brewery Profile: Bindlestick Brewing Co.

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Brewery Profile: Bindlestick Brewing Co. Currently open for business in Leander, Texas The People Matt Bigler and Dan Kernek have known each other since they were in grade school and have pretty much been inseparable ever since. They have always wanted to go into business together and while they were sharing an office in a tech firm, an idea blossomed from an old college business plan that earned an A+. Dan homebrewed for years and […]

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Mikkeller-Bar-San-Frisco

Beer Tripping: San Francisco

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Beer Tripping: San Francisco I travel to California quite a bit for work and I don’t normally have much time for anything else. However, I was recently able to squeeze in a quick trip to San Francisco. Like many of you, my vacations always include some type of beer haul or brewery visit. Since I was in the city for about a day and a half, I only sketched out a few key places that

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Pam Catoe Craft Beer Austin at Craft Pride

The Women Behind Craft Beer in Austin: Part 2

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Editors Note: This is a picture of Pam enjoying local beers at Craft Pride while working. Cheers! Irina The Women Behind Craft Beer in Austin: Part 2 The Austin beer scene was in its infancy back in the 90s with only a few craft beer options around town – all of which were only available on tap. The only Texas craft beer option sold in stores at the time was Shiner Bock. Also at that time the consumer

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Are there Negative Impacts as Breweries Race for New Beer Releases?

Waller Creek Pub House-Texas Craft Beer Bar

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Craft Beer Austin Bar profile: Waller Creek Pub House is located at 603 Sabine Street which opened in March 2015. A new addition to the Dirty Sixth bar scene, but it’s not the type of place that you would expect. Waller Creek Pub House joins Easy Tiger and The Gatsby bringing a new kind of well-crafted relaxed vibe to the area. Nestled behind the Waller Ballroom, the space has plenty of indoor and outdoor seating and aims

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Amy Gabriel Sarah

The Women Behind Craft Beer in Austin: Part 1

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The Women Behind Craft Beer in Austin: Part 1 Discovered among the earliest human writings was a clay tablet containing a poem written by a Sumerian poet called the Hymn to Ninkasi. The poem praises the Sumerian goddess of brewing – Ninkasi – and is actually the earliest recorded recipe for beer. This is significant because it demonstrates the role that women have had throughout history in brewing and selling beer. It wasn’t until the Industrial

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Independence Brewing

Beer Necessities Visits Independence Brewing Co.

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Beer Necessities Visits Independence Brewing Co. This past Saturday the women’s beer tasting group Beer Necessities visited Independence Brewing. Sarah Eshelman started the Austin chapter of Beer Necessities which currently has over 400 members. Al the events have a casual vibe and the women that participate run the spectrum of beer knowledge from the basics to full-blown beer nerd. Amy Cartwright, President of Independence and Debbie Cerda, Tasting Room Manager, hosted the Beer Necessities group in

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Strange Land Brewery

Strange Land Brewery – Austin Brewery Profile

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Strange Land Brewery – Austin Brewery Profile Currently open for business off Bee Cave and 360 behind Hat Creek Burger. Austin’s Craft Beer scene is rapidly growing (see Andrew’s recent article Upcoming Austin Breweries-May 2015) and Strange Land Brewery is one of the newer breweries. Andrew Schwab and I have teamed up to bring you brewery profiles from the Austin area. The intent of this series is to give you the inside scoop on who these breweries

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