A Comprehensive List of Brewery Openings and Closures
Updated 12/24/2025
This is a complete list of all brewery openings and closures since 2020. We also maintain a table of all Central Texas breweries that you can view any time here (or from the navigation bar above, under "Beer Guides"), which can be filtered by region.
Openings
2025 Open Now
Star Republic Brewing (Spring Branch)
Lost Horizon Cider Mill (Dale/Lockhart) [Events only]
Buchanan Brewing Co. (Buchanan Dam)
Marion Brewing (Marion)
Nelson Brew Works (Copperas Cove)
Handsome Dan's (Austin)
Bee Immortal Meadery (Round Rock)
Packsaddle Nectars (Marble Falls)
Cottonwood Creek Brewery (Hutto)
Witcher Craft Brewing Company (Fredericksburg)
West Wing Brewery (Hye)
Black Chapel Brewing Co. (Johnson City)
Bronson & Ryder Brewing (Llano)
Night Owl Brewhouse (Gonzales)
Hwy 71 Brewing (Spicewood)
2025 (Pending)
The Alright Brewing Co. (Austin)
Golden Lotus Brewing (Martindale)
Pour Choices Brewing Company (Fredericksburg)
Three Kings Farmhouse & Provisions (Fischer)
Crest Brewing Company (McMahan)
High Eagle Brewing (Leander)
Yellow Rose Brewing (Kyle)
Grit & Gyle Brewing (Kyle)
Expansions
2025 Open Now
Hell or High Water Brewing rebranded to Float the River Brewing, and then 10 months later rebranded again to Slot-T Beer Co.
Crowded Barrel Whiskey Co. is now brewing beer
Zilker Brewing now has a Mixed Beverage permit, and is able to sell cocktails
Oasis Texas Brewing Co. has opened Sometimes Island, a Tiki Bar. They also opened The Barrel Room last year.
Red Horn Brewing Co. has opened a third location in Georgetown
Southern Roots Brewing Co. has opened a third location in Killeen
Oddwood Brewing has opened The Oddcade
Texas Beer Co. and Meridian Hive were acquired by 2.0 Brewing Company
Barking Armadillo has opened a second location in south Georgetown
2025 (Pending)
Pinthouse Brewing is opening a fifth location in San Antonio
Thirsty Planet Brewery is reopening in San Marcos
Big Country Beverage is moving to East Austin (Webberville)
Granger City Brewing Company has reopened under new ownership - beer production pending
Brack's Backyard is undergoing renovations
Star Republic Brewing is adding a restaurant
Beerburg Brewing will be reopening to the public
Closures
2025 Closures
Black Star Co-op
Reck Em' Right Brewing
Whitestone Brewery Liberty Hill (Cedar Park Location Remains Open)
Cork & Barrel
Faust Brewing Company
Llano Beer Company
2024 Openings
Belly Up Brew Pub (Fredericksburg)
Austin Craft Brewing Co. (Austin)
Power Brewing Project (Hutto)
Valkyrie's Kiss Mead (New Braunfels)
Old Gregg Beer Company (Pflugerville)
2024 Expansions
Whitestone Brewery Cedar Park moved to a new location
Rockabilly Brewing underwent significant renovations
Bear King Brewing opened a second location in Cottonwood Shores
St. Elmo Brewing opened a second location in Northeast Austin
Driftwood Estate Winery now brews beer as well (featuring Andrew Moran of Beerburg Brewing)
Wilson Valley Mercantile now brews beer as well (featuring Andy Martinec of Tanglefoot Brewing)
Hopsquad Brewing opened Kramer's, a cocktail bar
2024 Closures
Tanglefoot Brewing Co.
Beerburg Brewing (Has since reopened as a private event venue)
Family Business Beer Co. (Taproom closed to focus on distribution)
Elgin Meadery
Blue Norther Hard Seltzer
Bluemont Brewery
Last Stand Brewing Co.
Austin Eastciders Collaboratory (Moved to Michigan)
Fairweather Cider (Metric taproom closed while relocating)
Big Country Beverage (Pflugerville taproom closed while relocating)
Bull Creek Brewing
Vista Brewing San Antonio (Driftwood location remains open)
2023 Openings
Laus Haüs Ales (Austin, Distribution Only)
Rockabilly Brewing (Hutto)
3rd Level Brewing (Round Rock)
5th Element Brewing (Leander)
Fast Friends Beer Co. (Austin)
Lago Vista Brewing Co. (Lago Vista)
Bluemont Vineyard & Brewery (Stonewall)
Yegua Creek Brewery (McDade)
Brack's Backyard (Spicewood)
Bird Creek Brewing (Temple)
Fat Ass Brewery (Stonewall/Fredericksburg)
Obsidian Brewery (Leander)
Prost Ale House (Pflugerville)
2023 Expansions
Whitestone Brewery expanded to Liberty Hill
Austin Beerworks expanded to Northeast Austin
Willard's Brewing rebranded to Big Country Organic Brewing
Hye Cider Co. moved to a new location
2023 Closures
Oskar Blues Brewery Austin
Circle Brewing (Both Locations)
Fire Base Brewing
Thirsty Planet Brewing
Hedgehog Brewing
Koko’s Bavarian
Humble Pint Brewing Co.
Friends and Allies Brewing
AquaBrew
Rentsch Outpost (Georgetown location remains open)
Austin Eastciders Barton Springs (Springdale location remains open)
Starbase Brewery (Taproom closed to focus on distribution)
2022 Openings
Starbase Brewery
Smithville Brewing Co.
The Stay Put
THC Beer Company
2022 Expansions
Lazarus Brewing expanded to North-Central Austin
Nomadic Beerworks expanded with Nomadic Outpost
Hi Sign Brewing moved to a new location
2022 Closures
4th Tap Brewing Co-operative
Adelbert's Brewery
Hitmaker Brewing
Hawkins Farmhouse Ales
2021 Openings
Hawkins Farmhouse Ales
Cork & Barrel Craft Kitchen + Microbrewery
Ghost Note Brewing
Vacancy Brewing
Slackers Brewing
Koko's Bavarian Brewery and Biergarten
Tanglefoot Brewing
2021 Expansions
Pinthouse Brewery expanded to South Austin
Red Horn Brewpub expanded to Cedar Park
Vista Brewing expanded to San Antonio
2021 Closures
Boerne Brewery
Compadre Brewing
Orf Brewing
Southpaw Brewing
2020 Openings
Hopsquad Brewing Co.
Beerburg Brewing
Hedgehog Brewing
One-Shot Distillery & Brewery
Barking Armadillo
Hold Out Brewing
Humble Pint Brewing
Fitzhugh Brewing
Meanwhile Brewing
Frontyard Brewing
Southpaw Brewing
Willard's Brewery
2020 Expansions
Jester King added overnight accommodations
Last Stand Brewing opened a new brewery and taproom on South Congress
Vista Brewing opened a pop-up in Bee Cave
2020 Closures
Hops and Grain San Marcos
NXNW Stonelake
Skull Mechanix
The Brewers Table
Two Wheel Brewing,
The original Hops and Grain location
Additional closures throughout Texas:
- Auld Brewing - Lubbock location
- BAKFISH - Houston
- Battlehops - Houston
- Pappy Slokum - Abilene
- Pour Brothers - Beaumont (closing in Jan 2023)
- Sockdolager - Abilene
- Armadillo Ale Works
