Beer Trippin’
Chances are, if you are a longtime Austin resident who loves craft beer, you know the name Pierre Celis. You know he founded Austin’s first craft brewery in the early 1990s, after coming to the United States from Belgium, where he resurrected a beloved witbier recipe. You know his daughter fought hard to revive the brand – after it was snuffed out nearly a decade later – and opened the new Celis Brewery in 2017. […]
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The Definitive Guide to Austin Brewery Tours Updated March 12, 2023 The City of Austin is home to over 45 different breweries within a 326 square mile footprint, plus an additional 71 breweries spread across the 4,285 square miles of the greater Austin area. This vast landscape is conducive to brewery experiences of all shapes and sizes. From the chic, tiny brewpubs of downtown Austin to the sprawling farmstead breweries of the Hill Country and […]
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America’s Largest Craft Brewing Industry Gathering Returns to Nashville in 2023 Registration for the Craft Brewers Conference opened Dec. 6, 2022 Press Release The country’s largest annual conference for the craft beer industry, the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® (CBC®)Opens in new window, hosted by the Brewers Association (BA), is returning to the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 7-10, 2023. Small and independent craft breweries are the stained glass windows of communities across […]
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Beer Tripping – Honolulu, HI Pam and I were recently in Honolulu over the holidays with the family. Between the sun, surf, luaus (trust me – this is the only luau to select), and epic vistas, we managed to break away for an afternoon to sample what Honolulu offers for craft beer. During our trip, we hit several key spots and were able to try some other local options at some area craft beer bars. […]
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Texas Brewery Roundup | Conference and Trade Show July 22-24 | Tickets The Texas Craft Brewers Guild is hosting a new conference in July that combines two signature conferences, the Education & Safety Summit and the Brewery in Planning Summit. The Texas Brewery Roundup takes place July 22 through July 24 in San Antonio, Texas, featuring education, networking, and fun with a multi-day conference, expansive trade show, and off-site events at local breweries. “One of […]
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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.
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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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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, grab a passport for $5 at one of the participating partners, visit local breweries to get a stamp and redeem your passport for unique swag. This year’s passport is a special green passport […]
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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 Sandra Murphy, Head Brewer for Panther Island Brewing out of Fort Worth, Texas. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? As Head Brewer, I […]
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Tenth Annual Big Texas Beer Fest Returns March 26 After a hitaus due to the pandemic, the Big Texas Beer Fest returns to Dallas at the Fair Park Automobile Building on March 26, 2022. Featuring over 450 beers, ciders, seltzers, hard kombucha, and more from over 100 breweries, the festival expects to draw over 5,000 attendees. Founded in 2012, the festival has raised almost $60,000 for the North Texas Food Bank and was named as […]
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Texas Craft Brewers Guild Job Fair Press Release: REGIONAL JOB FAIR IN GRAPEVINE SEEKS TO DIVERSIFY CRAFT BEER INDUSTRY The Texas Craft Brewers Guild presents Texas Craft Beer Careers on January 26 at Hop & Sting Brewing Company GRAPEVINE, Texas (January 18, 2021). Craft Beer Careers – North Texas, the state’s first career fair focused exclusively on jobs in the craft brewing industry, will take place in Grapevine at Hop & Sting Brewing Company on January […]
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Austin Brewery Tours Turns Six Years Old! “Behind every good beer is a good story” – Austin Brewery Tours Photo credit to Austin Brewery Tours Fall is here and the world of beer events has looked more familiar once again. Great American Beer Festival and Texas Craft Brewers Festival re-emerged, Oktoberfests commenced, several breweries are celebrating milestone anniversaries, and overall, the Texas beer community is hanging tough! Austin tourism is back in full swing […]
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