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What Does the Governor’s Latest Announcement Mean for Breweries?

This week the Governor announced he was relaxing more restrictions on a variety of businesses including restaurants. However, he stated that bars must remain closed. So what does this mean for Texas breweries? If the business is a brewpub that was already operating as a restaurant (with the blue sign), not much changed except their ability to open indoor spaces to 75% capacity. A few weeks ago, TABC announced a path for all other breweries …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Sept. 18th

By Dani Schwab / September 18, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Event Listings, New Beer Releases / Leave a Comment

Austin Weekly Beer Releases Check out Austin craft beer releases that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New Beer Releases New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around, so check the online ordering systems first! As always, check their hours as well. Austin …

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All Austin Breweries and Brewpubs Currently Open For Onsite Consumption

By Pam Catoe / September 18, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News / Leave a Comment

UPDATE: TABC has relaxed more rules allowing breweries and even bars to start to reopen, Eliminate the requirement for commercial-grade cooking equipment Allow premade food brought in from other locations and partner with food trucks and count those sales toward the 51% minimum Governor Abbot’s executive order affecting bars and taprooms is still in place; however, after changing the guidelines more than once some breweries and brewpubs have started to slowly reopen for on-site consumption …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Sept. 11th

By Dani Schwab / September 11, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Event Listings, New Beer Releases / Leave a Comment

Austin Weekly Beer Releases Check out Austin craft beer releases that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map No one really knows all of the current rules for taprooms, but pretty much every one of them is open for beer to go. If you are lucky, you may be able to have a beer on the patio to go along with it. As always, check their hours. New Beer Releases New offerings from …

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Central Machine Works Releases Cans

By Dani Schwab / September 11, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Event Listings, New Beer Releases, Press Release / Leave a Comment

Central Machine Works Releases Cans You may have visited Central Machine Works for their beers recently, now you will be able to enjoy them on the comfort of your own patio. Starting on September 10th, they are offering cans TO GO and cans for dine-in service! Their favorite house beers, the Lager, Citrus Pale Ale and Kolsch, are currently being offered. Read the highlights of their press release below: If you haven’t been to Central Machine …

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Downtown Pflugerville Gets it’s First Brewery | Prost Alehouse Coming Soon

By Pam Catoe / September 21, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, New to Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

A new German-inspired brewpub is headed to downtown Pflugerville later this year. Prost Alehouse is opening in the historic downtown square occupying a two-story building that dates back to 1905. Husband and wife team Troy and Iven Dudley searched for several years to find the perfect location to build their vision of a destination, community-focused brewery when they settled on the perfect spot in Old Town Pflugerville. “We hope Prost Alehouse to be a catalyst …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Sept. 4th

By Dani Schwab / September 4, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Event Listings, New Beer Releases / Leave a Comment

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | September 2020

By David Kulczar / September 4, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, CBA Staff Picks, Craft Beer, Pink Boots Society / Leave a Comment

Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | September 2020 It appears (fingers crossed) that we are now entering the end of one of the hottest summers on record. It is raining right now as I type which is definitely a welcome sight. So, this seems like a good time to bring you an updated set of Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks for September 2020. You will see that this edition is influenced by the summer …

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BREAKING NEWS | Two Wheel Brewing Co. Closed Permanently

By Pam Catoe / September 2, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Grand Opening, New to Craft Beer, The People of Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Update as of 9/2: Two Wheel Brewing Co. announced on social media they have decided to close permanently. From their Facebook post: “Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us over the last 4 years! We have decided to close our doors. We hope to see you all out and about sometime soon. Stay safe, take care of each other, and drink local beer!! “ Update 3/13: The brewery is still open …

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Beer with Gin | The History of Taprooms

By Feature Blogger / September 2, 2020 / Beer with Gin, CBA / Leave a Comment

The History of Taprooms By Feature Writer Gin Benevidez I know it’s been a while since my last article. Maybe it’s just me, but the thought of writing cheery pieces on beer history that are mostly just excuses to make terrible puns hasn’t been all too appealing during a time when so many of our local breweries are struggling. It seems like it’s almost a daily occurrence that TABC throws a new curveball their way. …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases Aug. 28th

By Dani Schwab / August 28, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, CBA, Event Listings, New Beer Releases / Leave a Comment

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Beer Necessities Austin Chapter’s 6th Anniversary

By Melanie Ross / August 28, 2020 / Anniversary Party, CBA, Event Listings / Leave a Comment

“Beer is what brings us together, but the relationships are what make us stay.” | Sarah Eshelman, Beer Necessities Austin Founder Beer Necessities is a very casual group of Austin women and those that identify as such who get together to drink & discuss craft beer, making wonderful connections along the way. Established in September 2014, the group typically meets several times a month at various bars & breweries around Austin. Remember pre-COVID when meeting …

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