Austin Breweries
Outside the City Limits Festival Returns to Vista Brewing October 28th Fall weekends in Central Texas offer a cornucopia of outdoor events. Do you want to go to a concert? A farmer’s market? A brewery? The choices can be overwhelming. Vista Brewing is combining all three options into their Outside the City Limits Festival. OCL, happening Saturday, October 28th from 12-8 pm at the Driftwood brewery, is an alternative and antidote to a hectic Halloween […]
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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2023 303 medals awarded to 263 breweries at 37th Great American Beer Festival® Competition Denver, Colo. • September 23, 2023—The Brewers Association (BA) unveiled the best beers of 2023 during an awards ceremony at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF®). GABF is the nation’s largest professional beer competition, with its medals globally acknowledged as an emblem of brewing excellence and among the most sought-after accolades within the brewing […]
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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 Ale Trail Passport Review (2023-2024): The Best Brewery Perks to Collect This Year As a reader of Craft Beer Austin, you’re likely already familiar with the Austin Ale Trail passport (we wrote about it last week). Sales began Saturday at the Blue Owl launch party; if you missed it, you can collect your passport this upcoming Saturday, Sep 23rd at Nomadic, or on Sunday, Sept 24th at Vacancy. And if this weekend doesn’t work […]
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Texas Craft Brewers Festival Returns To Austin on September 30, 2023 Tickets On Sale NOW! We are giving away two general admission tickets to the festival this Saturday! Head over to CraftBeerAustin on Instagram or Facebook to enter to win! If you enjoy our content, give our pages a follow if you are so inclined! Tickets go on sale June 15th at noon for the Texas Craft Brewers Festival, the state’s largest beer event focused […]
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East West Beer Fest Brewery Lineup Announced Tickets are on sale now! CraftBeerAustin.com has teamed up with Turnstile Coffee Beer and Spirits to bring a one-of-a-kind beer festival to Austin. East West Beer Fest features 10 local breweries pouring their select East Coast and West Coast-style beers benefitting The Wounded Warrior Project. East Coast styles have dominated the craft beer scene for the past few years, while many West Coast-style fans still insist it’s the […]
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TABC Brewery Approvals May 16th, 2023 It has been another 4 months since the last update, which is better than I have been doing in the past. Due to the timeliness of me doing these updates, MANY of these will already be on the shelves (hey, if you are approved 4 months back, I would expect to see you floating around already). The same goes for local brewery approvals, they may already be open and […]
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Circle Brewing Co. Announces Bankruptcy and Closure Today Circle Brewing Co. announced bankruptcy and plans to close both locations. Circle Brewing was started by childhood friends Ben Sabel and Judson Mulherin who singled out Austin as the location to open their brewery in 2011. After roughly three years of build-out, they recently opened their second location in Elgin, Texas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Circle Brewing Co. (@circlebrew)
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Austin Breweries and Businesses are Raising Funds for Maui Relief Efforts Originally published 8/18/23 Updated 8/25/23: Kōkua recipe is live, and highlighting new local events Updated 9/18/23: List of participating breweries! Following the devastating wildfires that have affected the lives of many on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Central Texas businesses are planning to offer support through special events and releases, with proceeds going towards disaster relief organizations. In this article, we will present breweries […]
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Austin Ale Trail Passports Available Now Austin’s craft beer scene is booming and shows no signs of slowing down. With so many breweries to choose from, visiting them all can be a daunting task. That’s where the Austin Ale Trail comes in as your guide to the coolest breweries, cideries, brewpubs and bottleshops in Austin and beyond. Let the passport lead you to the latest and trendiest taprooms. Explore breweries, collect stamps, and get perks. […]
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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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Oktoberfest: Austin 2023 Austin Area Brewery Map It is Oktoberfest season! Grab your lederhosen or your dirndl and a stein to celebrate. There are many places in and around town that are hosting parties. You could even make a few as they spread from September through October. Here is a list to help you plan. Prost Y’all. Saturday, Sept. 16th Family Business Beer Co. | Oktoberfest Celebration Rockabilly Brewing | Oktoberfest Beerlympics | Competition begins at Noon […]
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