Andrew Schwab

Twitter: @andrewlschwab Untappd: aschwab My craft beer journey started sometime in university when light beer just was not cutting it anymore. I started venturing out to the beer store and buying any 6 pack that I had not had before. This has now continued for ten years. You will see me visiting almost any and every brewery that I can. I have a passion for travel, craft beer, and college football. When I am not drinking craft beer, I work as a manufacturing engineer in Austin.

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Aug 12 2016

I am guessing the most popular TABC label approval on here will be the Independence Cucumber Redbud in cans. Other than that, Spindle Tap will also be canning their popular Hop Gusher IPA, as well as Shannon canning a Grapefruit IPA. This week’s TABC Label Approvals K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can […]

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Aug 5 2016

Finally…after years of talk about when it was going to happen, Real Ale has received bottle approval for four of their Mysterium Verum bottles. I have no real info on the release date for these, but it is good to see that they are moving forward with them. Along with Real Ale, other notable ones include bottles Hops & Grain with their Volumes of Oak Dry Hopped Saison and Karbach’s 5th Anniversary Quintuple IPA. This

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 29 2016

Another week with a new Bruery bomber, this time with the Melange 14. Along with that, Avery is sending a nice list of their barrel aged beers. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 3 Nations – Oktoberfeest (K) 3 Nations – Mango

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 22 2016

It seems like it is becoming a regular weekly thing that new Texas breweries are getting approvals. This week, we have the first TABC label approvals from Orf Brewing (Austin), Hemisphere Brewing (Rockwall), and finally Oskar Blues‘ first ATX branded cans. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can

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A Look at Session Beers in Austin

As it starts to warm up, many of us find ourselves looking for more session beers in Austin. While there is no exact definition for what a session beer is, it is commonly referred to as a beer with an ABV of 5.0% or less. These make great beers to take along to the river or pool. The number of sessionable beers on the market has greatly increased over the last couple of years. Most

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 15 2016

TABC label and brewery approvals has been slower this week than previous weeks. Braindead seems to be making moves to receive label approvals for all of their beers. AleSmith is also sending Vietnamese Coffee Speedway to Texas, which is one of the best non-BA variants of Speedway that they offer. And then there is Audacity, who wins the most WTF name of the week. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 8 2016

Surprisingly a long list for a relatively short week. Lakewood is releasing two new barrel aged beers – their IPA and Vienna Lager. Legal Draft (DFW area) is going to start canning their beers. Finally, Tallgrass beers are starting to get approved and should be in TX shortly. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 1 2016

We now know what Karbach’s FUN Series 015 will be based on the TABC label approval…..along with BBH with Cherries being approved. Audacity is creating an Abbey line of bottles which sounds like they could be another solid addition to their lineup. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format

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Upcoming Austin Breweries – Summer 2016 Update

With all that is happening in the Austin beer scene, it is hard to keep track of all the upcoming Austin breweries that are in the process of opening around town. Needless to say, the Austin area beer scene is exploding! This biannual article is mostly focusing on the breweries that currently have locations, most of which are already under construction or about to release their beers. It includes updates from the previous article from January

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals June 24 2016

In this weeks TABC label and brewery approvals it is mainly dominated by newer breweries getting their kegs approved. Places like Highwheel (San Antonio), Eureka Heights (Houston), Running Walker (Houston area), and Rabble Rouser (McAllen). This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 10

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals June 17 2016

A big jump in the number of approvals over the last couple of weeks. We do have some new firsts showing up as well, including Amager Bryghus and Gigantic Brewing. Amager’s lineup includes a collaboration with Jester King called Danish Metal, which is close enough to the original Black Metal to make some people happy. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b =

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals June 10 2016

Four Texas brewpubs were approved this week, which I think may be a record for most in a single week. That side of the market continues to grow rapidly. Cans seem to be where everyone is headed lately. Salado’s Barrow Brewing now has approval for their mainstay cans, along with new ones from Rahr, Deep Ellum and Brazos Valley. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz

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