Austin Breweries
Saint Arnold Icon Blue – Coffee Porter is a Shot (of Espresso) to the Senses Ideas for coffee beers using beans from Java Pura percolated for years. The Latest Press Release from Saint Arnold Brewing Company: HOUSTON, February 1, 2016 – When someone orders a shot and a beer, they typically aren’t referring to a shot of espresso. The oldest craft brewery in Texas, could change that. Saint Arnold Icon Blue – Coffee Porter was […]
Real Ale Brewing Partners with Blacklands Malt Brewers’ Cut Project #23 ESB made with locally-malted barley Press Release: January 26, 2016 As Real Ale Brewing Co. celebrates 20 years of brewing in Texas this year, they’ve partnered with local maltsters at Blacklands Malt to produce the next limited-release beer in their Brewers’ Cut series: Project #23 ESB. “Working with a small, family-owned Texas company whose focus is bringing quality local ingredients to Texas craft brewers is […]
Every week, it seems, more and more breweries are entering into the Texas market. I decided to create a list of every American “craft” brewery that currently has rights to sell in Texas. I should clarify a couple of TABC rules that regulate breweries coming into Texas. In order for an out of state brewery, to sell beer in Texas, they must apply for a license (as a brewery) to sell here. This costs in the area […]
Behind the Scenes at Pinthouse Pizza South Lamar In just three short years, Pinthouse Pizza has made it’s mark on the Austin craft beer scene with it’s amazing line up of mainstay beers, guest taps and delicious pies. When the South Lamar location opened up in late 2015, south Austinite’s rejoiced to have the family-friendly craft beer mecca come to their neighborhood. Pinthouse Pizza South Lamar (or PHP2 as it’s fondly known) opened up in the […]
With all that is happening in the Austin beer scene, it is hard to keep track of what breweries are in the process of opening around town. Needless to say, the Austin area beer scene is exploding! This quarterly article is mostly focused on the upcoming Austin breweries that are currently in the works. This January 2016 post includes updates from the previous article from September 2015 and new breweries that are just starting the process. […]
Whitestone Brewery Location: 601 E. Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX Whitestone Brewery Grand Opening Party: Friday February 19th, 2016 The People Like many new brewery founders, Ryan Anglen homebrewed as a hobby and spent the last decade in high-tech. He always longed to start his own business, “I had one chance to turn a hobby into a career, despite the risks”. However, Ryan knew that he couldn’t do it alone and understood the difficulty in […]
The official launch party will be tonight, Wednesday January 13th 5:00PM at Waller Creek Pub. Here is the official press release: Friends and Allies Announces the Launch of “Noisy Cricket” Session IPA Austin, Texas (January 11,2016) – Friends and Allies Brewing Company will be launching their first beer, “Noisy Cricket” Session IPA a low alcohol beer packed with a tropical hoppy aroma. Friends and Allies believes Noisy Cricket will be a hoppy break from higher alcohol […]
Dipak Topiwala formerly of Whip In has joined forces with Jim Sampson formerly of Twisted X Brewing to open yet another Austin brewery! We look forward to seeing what these two bring us in the near future! Kamala Gardens Brewery Read the press release below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: namaste@kamalagardensbrewery.com KAMALA GARDENS BREWERY — Kamala Gardens Brewery — Inspired by the season with locally sourced ingredients. Coming to Austin, […]
The Texas Craft Beer Scene – A Review of 2015 It is that time of year again where I take a look back at where Texas breweries have come over the last year. Needless to say, Texas has come a long way over the last couple of years. The following is a breakdown of where we are currently: A couple of notes on the numbers below: – I have taken out any macro approval (AB-InBev, […]
Blue Owl Brewing Located at 2400 East Cesar Chavez St. #300, Austin TX 78702 The highly anticipated sour-mash brewery finally opened it’s doors in October 2015. The opening was met with a frenzy of beer aficionados eager to be the first to try their unique beers. Blue Owl Brewing is the first brewery to create customized (and highly guarded) equipment to ensure a repeatable high quality sour mash product. To get an insight into their sour mashing process, […]
We met with Kelly Meyer from New Braunfels Brewing recently at Whichcraft to find out the status of “Dude Help us Fight Goliath”. He stated that currently they are in negotiations and will update us soon! Hopefully this won’t get dragged into court. Here is the story: “The guys over at The Gambrinus Company, the guys that own Spoetzl Brewing and the Shiner beers, had their high-priced IP attorneys send us(New Braunfels Brewing) a cease and […]
**Update: This event is tonight Wednesday Dec 9 7pm, please get your tickets here: http://chevyloveslocal.com/tickets/ Craft Beer Austin is participating in the Chevy Loves Local charity benefit! This is an Austin-centric event where we have created a prize basket which represents who we are and what we love. We love living in Austin and love the local Craft Beer community. The Craft Beer Austin basket includes a collection of items and experiences that represent the Austin […]