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Join the St. Jude CraftBeerAustin.com Walk/Run Team

By Pam Catoe / September 21, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases

Join the St. Jude CraftBeerAustin.com Walk/Run Team September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and this year CraftBeerAustin.com has teamed up with a seasoned organizer to create our first-ever St. Jude’s Walk/Run team! Again this year, the St. Jude team decided to hold the event virtually, meaning you can do the walk from anywhere, your neighborhood or your treadmill, using their new app (see links to download at the bottom of this page). With this flexibility, …

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St Elmo’s Spicy Ones, Round Two feat. Urban Jungle Brewing

By Melanie Ross / September 21, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Event Listings and New Releases, The People of Craft Beer

St Elmo’s Spicy Ones, Round Two feat. Urban Jungle Brewing Spicy Ones is back for round two! If you missed the first go-around, St Elmo Brewing has joined forces again with Spicy Boys Fried Chicken food truck to bring the HEAT. Last go around, host extraordinaire, John Gross, interviewed guests Michael Graham and Will Golden of Austin Beerworks. Round two promises to be an exciting night featuring Shannon Harris, diversity and inclusion advocate, The Brew …

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Beer with Gin | The History of Oktoberfest

By Feature Blogger / September 20, 2021 / Beer with Gin, CBA / Leave a Comment

Article originally published Sept 2020. By Feature Writer Gin Benavidez Once upon a time, somebody gleefully asked me if I could explain how Texans do Oktoberfest differently from the beer’s homeland, Germany. I took a long pause and a deep breath. I looked that person in their beautiful and innocent eyes, knowing that they weren’t ready for the havoc their question was about to wreak, but that they would have to suffer through it anyway. …

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Beer Necessities Austin Chapter’s 7th Anniversary

By Melanie Ross / September 19, 2021 / CBA, Event Listings and New Releases, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

“Beer is what brings us together, but the relationships are what make us stay.” | Sarah Eshelman, Beer Necessities Austin Founder Beer Necessities is a very casual group of Austin women and those that identify as such who get together to drink & discuss craft beer, making wonderful connections along the way. Established in September 2014, the group typically meets several times a month at various bars & breweries around Austin. Remember pre-COVID when meeting …

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Central Texas at CBC 2021 In Photos

By David Kulczar / September 15, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Central Texas at CBC 2021 (In Photos) CBC 2021 at the Denver Convention Center The Big Blue Bear Debbie Cerda from Jester King John Gross from Next Glass and Pam Catoe Marshall Thompson of Canworks Printing with Pam Catoe David & Clare Hulama of Bluebonnet Brewery Bryce and Dan Tyranski from Nomadic Greg Henny from HopSquad with Pam Catoe Bryce and Dan Tyranski, JD Gins and Pam Catoe Guy Bartmess from BSG JD Gins from …

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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2021

By Andrew Schwab / September 17, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, GABF, The People of Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2021 What normally is the largest beer festival in the US, the Great American Beer Festival, was forced to change their award ceremony for the second year in a row. This year, it happened during the CBC (Craft Brewers Conference), which allowed many of the breweries, and brewers, to at least attend the award ceremony, unlike last year. It brought back the feel of older events, just …

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(512) Brewing Company Introduces Canned Beer

By Emilee Guernsey / September 10, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

(512) Brewing Company Introduces Canned Beer (512) Brewing Company released their newest beer on Sep. 8, the Kolsch. The 4.8% ABV crushable beer will be released as a canned beer, a new style for the brewery. The company is beginning to start the process of canning not only with the Kolsch, but other lower ABV beers. “I’ve resisted canning 512 beers since the beginning,” owner Kevin Brand said, “but, it was always an option for …

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New Braunfels Brewing Company Changes Ownership

By Pam Catoe / September 8, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA

Last week New Braunfels Brewing Company founder Kelly Meyer sold the brewery to new owners after 10 years in operation. I caught up with Kelly to find out what’s next for the brewery. Why did you decide to sell the brewery? It’s just time. When I found myself inspired to start a brewery in 2011, the industry was vastly different. While I’m well aware that change is a part of life, I’m just not inspired …

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Boerne Brewery Announces Closure

By Pam Catoe / September 3, 2021 / CBA

Boerne Brewery Announces Closure Today on social media Boerne Brewery announced the permanent closure of the brewery operations. Another victim of the pandemic, the post states they will remain open until the end of September selling both beer to go and beer onsite. Get out there this weekend and show your support for this local brewery that has given so much to its community. Feature photo courtesy of Boerne Brewery.

Canworks Printing

By David Kulczar / September 3, 2021 / CBA, Craft Beer News, Features

Canworks Printing recently opened in East Austin in the Summer of 2021. Brothers, Marshall and Ryan Thompson, started their can printing company after seeing a clear and present need during the pandemic and realizing that printing quality was rapidly declining based on cost and reliable availability of aluminum cans. With large, global companies, like ABInBev, Coca-Cola, and others purchasing much of the available can inventory, many breweries were quickly becoming dependent on inferior …

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Brave Noise Collaboration Beer Launches Globally to Advocate for a Safe, Inclusive Industry

By Pam Catoe / September 2, 2021 / CBA

The Watering Bowl | South Austin’s New Dog Park and Beer Bar

By Melanie Ross / September 1, 2021 / CBA, Event Listings and New Releases

Photo credit to The Watering Bowl; (L) Heather Spearman Chief DOGperations Officer, (R)– Leslie Paetschow, Founder Address: 820 FM-1626 Austin, TX 78748 Open Monday-Friday 2p-10p, Saturday & Sunday 10a-10p Dog-owner/beer-lovers, are you paying attention? An exciting new endeavor combining pups, people, puns, and beer is opening soon in South Austin! With dreams of providing a space where dog owners can go watch their canine friends play, romp, run, and zoomie to their hearts’ desire, while …

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