Steve Duffy, Author at Craft Beer Austin

805 Authenticos Series Highlights 512 Local Paul Cauthen

By Steve Duffy / April 27, 2020 April 27, 2020 / CBA, Craft Beer News

We all know we’re supposed to be supporting our local breweries right now – head out for a B – double E – double R – U – N, y’all – but that doesn’t mean fine beer isn’t made elsewhere. The Firestone Walker folks over in Paso Robles, California, have a wonderful blond ale they’re promoting using a series of slickly produced videos featuring some pretty badass people. About a week ago, they released one …

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Hopsquad Brewing is Open for Business

By Steve Duffy / January 14, 2020 April 8, 2021 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer News

Hopsquad Brewing is Open for Business Location: 2307 Kramer Ln, Austin, TX 78758 Wed & Thu 3-9pm Fri & Sat Noon to Midnight Sun 12-6pm Grand Opening: leap day, February 29th, 2020. Queue “Finally” by CeCe Peniston… That’s right folks, after many a month of wrangling and waiting, waiting, waiting for City of Austin permitting to get their shiznicky together, Hopsquad Brewing Co. is finally open for business in the northern “Brewery District” on Kramer …

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Love ’em or Hate ’em, Pumpkin Beers Are Part of the Brewing Landscape Come Autumn

By Steve Duffy / October 15, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries

Love ’em or Hate ’em, Pumpkin Beers Are Part of the Brewing Landscape Come Autumn It’s the Season for Pumpkin Hold your lattes, witches! It’s Fall in Texas and that means it’s all-things-pumpkin-flavored season and that includes our most beloved of beverages, beer! The pumpkin spice thing has a lot of people bothered, mostly because of the ubiquitous-ness of the flavoring in everything from cookies to coffee to dog treats to popcorn. There’s also the …

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Beer-to-Go is Now Law – a Real Ale Celebration

By Steve Duffy / September 5, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries, The People of Craft Beer

Beer-to-Go is Now Law – a Real Ale Celebration For craft breweries across Texas, the 86th Legislative Session, and more specifically September 1st, 2019, was a turning point in history. Fueled by bills authored by Eddie Rodriguez (D – Austin) in the House and Dawn Buckingham (R – Lakeway) in the Senate, the Lege passed landmark legislation allowing production breweries to sell beer for offsite consumption from their premises. Previously, only a business with a …

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A Day of Fun at Shiner Saturdays in Shiner, Texas

By Steve Duffy / August 20, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries

A Day of Fun at Shiner Saturdays in Shiner, Texas The Shiner Saturdays events were held on the second Saturday in June and July 2019. We hope that they return next summer. Always check their website for future events. The brewery continues to do tours that are available Monday through Saturday, starting at 11 a.m. with the last tour starting at 3 p.m. No reservation is required and all ages are welcome. I had the opportunity …

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5 Texas Gose Beers to Drink This Summer 2019

By Steve Duffy / June 28, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries

5 Texas Gose Beers To Drink This Summer Summertime is officially upon us, and in Central Texas that means switching to light, crisp beers along with the 100 degree weather and late nights on the patio. When I was asked to write an article about Gose (Goes-uh), I thought, “Sure, no problem!” It has turned out a little bit more difficult than imagined, however. Do you know how many Goses you can get at the …

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Nomadic Beerworks – Grand Opening June 22, 2019

By Steve Duffy / June 18, 2019 April 8, 2021 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer News

Nomadic Beerworks Location: 3804 Woodbury Dr Suite A, Austin, TX 78704 Grand Opening: June 22nd, 2019 Recently I was in need of a hitch to be installed on my wife’s minivan. I decided to head over to U-Haul on Ben White to do that, and just before leaving noticed an article from Craft Beer Austin stating Nomadic Beerworks was having their soft opening. Having a couple hours to kill, I took the short walk over …

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Tastes great. Less filling – Is Craft Beer “Light” a good thing?

By Steve Duffy / May 24, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries

Tastes great. Less filling – Is Craft Beer “Light” a good thing? It seems to be the latest rage in craft beer. Not New England IPAs, not putting the entire snack shelf from the corner store into a stout, but instead, light craft beer. Light beer got its start in the late 1960’s being invented by a biochemist PhD, working at Rheingold Brewery in New York. Through a series of hand offs, Miller Brewing Company acquired …

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A Visit To Central District Brewing – Austin Texas

By Steve Duffy / April 3, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile

Central District Brewing 417 RED RIVER ST – AUSTIN Weds – Thurs 4-10pm Fri 2pm-midnight Sat 11am-midnight Sun 12-8pm Saturday night I was on my way to the Mike Doughty Plays Ruby Vroom show at the 3Ten venue on 2nd Street. I decided to meet a buddy of mine, another beer lover, at Central District Brewing as it’s new and, well, centrally located in walking distance of our final location. Central District recently opened and …

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Family Business Beer Co – Texas Craft Brewery Profile

By Steve Duffy / March 28, 2019 April 30, 2021 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, The People of Craft Beer

Family Business Beer Co. Brewery and Taproom Location 19510 Hamilton Pool Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620 ABOUT FAMILY BUSINESS BEER CO. Founded in 2017, Family Business Beer Co. is a family-owned and operated brewery in Dripping Springs, Texas. Co-owned by Jensen and Danneel Ackles, Ed and Debby Graul, and Gino Graul, and led by head brewer Nate Seale, Family Business Beer Co. produces a variety of high-quality beers, ranging from sessionable ales to barrel-aged stouts …

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Hops and Grain Brewing New Location Open in San Marcos

By Steve Duffy / March 27, 2019 December 6, 2019 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, The People of Craft Beer

Rumor control: Hops and Grain is not, I repeat not, closing in Austin. Location: 110 MLK Dr., San Marcos, TX 78666 Hours: 10am – 10pm, Sun – Sat Grand Opening: April 20th, 12pm – 6pm Hops and Grain Brewing (H&G) has been holding down the far-east end of 6th Street in Austin for eight years now. They’re tucked away in an industrial space behind the HEB on 7th Street that has plenty of parking and, …

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Hops and Thyme Restaurant & Beer Garden in Lakeway, Texas

By Steve Duffy / March 4, 2019 March 4, 2019 / The People of Craft Beer

Hops and Thyme Location: 2125 Lohmans Crossing Rd, ste.400, Lakeway, TX 78734 The short and sweet: Hops and Thyme is a newer restaurant with a craft beer focus located in Lakeway. They have a commitment to an exceptional dining experience with high quality ingredients in dishes made from scratch, 36 taps of distinctive beers, wine, and excellent customer service. Craft cocktails are coming soon. The rest of it: If you live in or near Lakeway, …

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