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Austin Woman Magazine Honors Local Brewery Co-Founder

By Pam Catoe / May 23, 2022 May 23, 2022 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Austin Woman Magazine Honors Local Brewery Co-Founder Amy Cartwright, co-founder, and President of Independence Brewing Co. takes home the first-ever Austin Women’s Way award in the Beverage and Culinary Arts Austin Woman magazine hosts the Woman’s Way Business Awards annually, recognizing and promoting women business owners and community leaders across a variety of categories. In its 7th year, the event reflects the magazine’s vision to “uplift and cultivate our community of inspiring women” by celebrating …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 20th

By Dani Schwab / May 20, 2022 May 20, 2022 / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map 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. …

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Austin Small Businesses Unite for Stop AAPI Hate, Celebrate Asian Heritage Through Beer

By Melanie Ross / May 19, 2022 May 19, 2022 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

Austin Small Businesses Unite for Stop AAPI Hate, Celebrate Asian Heritage Through Beer Photo credit to Tyler Hood, Austin Beerworks UPDATE: there is a relaunch and a new event happening this Saturday, May 21, 11 am to 6 pm “This is more than a beer, this is a celebration and a way for us to bring awareness to Stop AAPI Hate. I’m really looking forward to seeing the Austin community coming out and supporting the …

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Round Up of Austin Area World Beer Cup Winners

By Pam Catoe / May 17, 2022 May 17, 2022 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

In early May, several Austin area breweries took home awards at the prestigious World Beer Cup in Minneapolis. Typically held every two years, the last World Beer Cup was held in 2018 with Pinthouse Pizza taking home two awards, and was canceled in 2020 due to the pandemic. During this year’s awards ceremony, the Brewers Association announced that the World Beer Cup would be an annual event going forward, held during the annual Craft Brewers …

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New 2022 Pink Boots Collaboration Beers Coming Your Way

By Pam Catoe / May 16, 2022 May 17, 2022 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer

New 2022 Pink Boots Collaboration Beers Coming Your Way Held every year in honor of International Women’s Day, Pink Boots members from around the world team up to participate in the annual Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day, brewing a beer of their choice using the unique YCH Hops Pink Boots blend, with a portion of the sales from each beer benefiting the Pink Boots Society scholarship funds. For the past two years, the Pink Boots …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 13th

By Dani Schwab / May 13, 2022 May 13, 2022 / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

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Celebrate American Craft Beer Week May 16-22

By Pam Catoe / May 12, 2022 May 12, 2022 / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

The Brewers Association’s annual salute to craft beer kicks off May 16 with American Craft Beer Week, a spring celebration of local beer and breweries. Last year, the celebration was a bit different and focused on supporting local breweries that were hit hard by the pandemic. This year, the theme is Turn Your Beer World Upsidedown, “the pioneering craft breweries turned the beer world upside down. They believed that beer drinkers were ready to branch …

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The Brewers Association’s SAVOR™ Event Breaks Out of the Ordinary After Two-Year Hiatus

By Pam Catoe / May 10, 2022 May 5, 2022 / CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

The Brewers Association’s SAVOR™ Event Breaks Out of the Ordinary After Two-Year Hiatus Press Release Tickets for the can’t miss food and beer pairing event are available now. WHAT: SAVOR™: An American Craft Beer & Food Experience is unlike any craft beer event. It’s a sensory adventure that answers the tantalizing question: what if we paired some of the best craft brewers with some of the finest chefs for a single night of culinary bliss? …

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Gen Z Alcohol Trends Report Paints Complicated Picture for Craft Beer

By Aaron Stevens / May 7, 2022 May 11, 2022 / CBA, Craft Beer News, Features

Gen Z Alcohol Trends Report Paints Complicated Picture for Craft Beer The global COVID-19 pandemic has been among the most disruptive events in the history of craft beer. Thousands of breweries have had to make fundamental, business-altering decisions on the fly. As craft beer emerges from the COVID years, breweries will have to reassess the consumer landscape and adjust their businesses. A crucial piece of the puzzle is the arrival of Generation Z as legal …

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases May 6th

By Dani Schwab / May 6, 2022 May 6, 2022 / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

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CBC 2022 Central Texas in Pictures

By David Kulczar / May 5, 2022 May 5, 2022 / Beer Trippin', CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

CBC 2022 in Minneapolis Central Texas Attendees in Photos We attempted to take photos of many of the Central Texas attendees that we encountered over 4 days at the conference. If you would like your photos added to this collage, contact david@craftbeeraustin.com. CBC 2022 BrewExpo America BrewExpo America The Pink Boots Team Jason Davis of Freetail with Grant from Country Malt Bob Galligan chatting with the CBA team Will, Tyler and Daniel of ABW at …

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Three Texas Breweries Make BA’s Annual Production List

By Aaron Stevens / May 4, 2022 May 5, 2022 / Austin Breweries, Dallas Breweries, Houston Breweries

Three Texas Breweries Among Top 50 in Craft Beer Production A trio of familiar Lone Star breweries were among the top 50 craft breweries by production in the country last year according to the Brewers Association. The trade group published their annual Craft Brewing Industry Production Report for 2021 earlier this month. Gambrinus, which owns Shiner Bock maker Spoetzl, came in at #5 on the BA list. CANarchy (the parent company of Austin’s Oskar Blues …

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