Austin Breweries
National Independent Beer Run Day kicks off again this year on July 3rd. “Ahead of summer’s biggest holiday, Independence Day, the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American brewers— is coordinating the third annual National Independent Beer Run Day alongside craft breweries nationwide,” per the press release. Austin area breweries are still recovering from the impacts of COVID-19, as we’ve seen with the recent closure of more breweries. It’s important now […]
Cedar Park’s Red Horn Brewpub Announces Second Location Update: The second location is now open at 1615 Scottsdale Dr. Building 1 Suite 110, Leander, TX 78641 Original article published in November 2020. In early March, Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing threw its five-year anniversary party and began to plan the announcement, a long time coming, of its upcoming second location. The four co-owners had finally found the space they’d been looking for to expand […]
Pinthouse Brewing Collaborates with Artist Alannah Tiller for Juneteenth Beer Pinthouse Brewing is honoring Juneteenth by releasing a collaboration brew with Central Texas artist, Alannah Tiller. Saturday, June 19th at 11 am you can purchase 4-packs of 16oz cans of their Starlit Rosé Lager (5.2% ABV) exclusively at the newly opened Ben White location. To add to the wins, a portion of the proceeds for Starlit will be donated to the African American Youth Harvest […]
Zane Lamprey’s Laughs & Drafts Comedy Tour Coming to Austin After a year of so much seriousness, a night of good beer and hilarity might just be what the doctor ordered. Central Texas is lucky enough to have snatched two nights in a row of comedian Zane Lamprey’s brilliance during his 90-brewery Laughs & Drafts comedy tour! July 23rd, 2021 you can join him in New Braunfels hosted by Guadalupe Brewing Co and July 24th, […]
Austin Beerworks to Release Limited Edition Austin FC Cans A unique beer collaboration is on the horizon between Austin Beerworks and the original Austin FC supporter group Austin Anthem. Starting the week of Austin FC’s first home match on June 19th, Austin Beerworks will be releasing the first of 17 beer cans commemorating the inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) season. “We didn’t realize what a huge deal having an MLS team was going to be […]
When I started writing for CraftBeerAustin.com back in 2015, my first series of articles was about Women in Beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to the ladies of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer series. This edition features Paige Martin, Sales and Quality Manager for Second Pitch Beer Co. out of San Antonio, Texas. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? […]
Orf Brewing Closes Permanently Effective May 30 Sunday, May 30th marked the final day in business for South Austin’s Orf Brewing. Owner and head brewer Chris Orf cited “the ongoing challenges, headaches, and hassles of running a small business in a hyper-competitive market” as reasons for the closure. One of the smaller breweries in the bustling South Austin beer scene, Orf Brewing carved out a niche with their innovative hybrid ales that combined global influences […]
ADELBERT’S CELEBRATES 10 YEARS WITH NEW OLD RELEASES, WINE, MEAD, AND REBRANDING Over the past ten years, Adelbert’s Brewing has built a reputation as a mainstay in the North Austin craft beer scene and as the city’s best brewery for Belgian-style beers. With its first decade of business in the rearview mirror, the brewery is paying homage to some of its favorite beers while making some bold changes to keep up with current trends in […]
Compadre Brewing Closing Permanently Effective May 16th On Thursday, Compadre Brewery announced on social media they will be closing permanently due to the constraints brought on by the pandemic. Located in Pflugerville, the brewery opened in 2019, by Roy Galvan and his son Roel in the space previously occupied by Idle Vine brewery, which closed its doors in May 2018. At the helm was Russ Hall, previously from South Austin Brewery, brewing up a wide […]
Each section of the guide contains information about food options, links to recent articles about the brewery, and social media links. For a listing of weekly events and beer releases, visit the events page updated each Friday. Because the Central Texas beer scene is booming, the guide is broken down by region. Central Austin This guide covers the area south of the 183 corridor and north of the river, including downtown and east Austin breweries […]
A local grassroots volunteer network has been helping thousands of people get their COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Kendra’s COVID Coaches originated in Bee Cave when Kendra Wright started helping friends and family get appointments and quickly grew into a larger undertaking. Per a recent story on KUT, Wright stated, “I asked a few friends if they wanted me to help them get vaccinated. And I helped a few, and then a few more.” Now the group […]
By Feature Contributor Jeremy Banas If you’ve hung around the craft beer scene in the U.S. long enough, chances are that you’ve become involved in at least a few of the industry’s efforts to help steer the beer industry itself, and society-at-large, toward becoming more diverse, equitable, and inclusive of all people regardless of race, gender, and sexual orientation. A unique initiative that works toward this goal, is the beer industry’s use of a special […]