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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers various craft beer topics in the Austin area. “Where’s My Guinness?” Local Retailers Suffer at the Hands of a Distributor An unexpectedly chaotic start to Reyes Beverage Group’s entry into Texas has turned into a public relations headache for the nation’s largest beer wholesaler. Delayed deliveries and out-of-stock shelves have caused ripple effects—including lost revenue—for breweries, bars, and stores. Local Brewery Rebrands In late March, […]
The Beerists | 571 – Brooklyn Go Crispy The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 571 – Brooklyn Go Crispy Our buddy Kay Jay brought us some lagers from his recent trip to Brooklyn! Pam’s at CBC in Nashville, but the boys are here, and boy are they ever! And after getting […]
Texas World Beer Cup Winners Nashville 2023 The World Beer Cup 2023 awards were held once again on May 10th in Nashville, TN at the closure of the 2023 Craft Brewer’s Conference at Nashville’s Convention Center, Music City Center. This is the 14th such competition and broke down as follows: Total Breweries – 2,376 Total Countries – 51 Total Beers Entered – 10,213 Categories – 103 (176 total styles) New Breweries – 522 Total Medals […]
The Beerists | 570 – Michigan Mixer The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 570 – Michigan Mixer We’re back, and we’ve got that Michigan good good, courtesy of listener Eric Kramer! Rubio gives a cat update, Mark has a beard, Grant has a beard, and Pam does the Van Damme splits. […]
Meanwhile Brewing Co. launches rotating lager and IPA retail can series Press Release Meanwhile Brewing Co. announced the launch of their first rotating lager and IPA series in stores around Austin. Kicking off the series, the Vienna Style Lager and Edible Colors West Coast IPA can be found at the locations listed below. The 5.2% ABV Vienna Style Lager is a highly drinkable style with slight bready and toffee notes that pairs well with bratwurst, […]
Beer Tripping | Ybor, Florida (Tampa Bay Area) Feature Blogger Fish Reninger If you haven’t heard of Ybor, it is a historical neighborhood just WEST of downtown Tampa. The small town is known for its history as being America’s largest cigar manufacturing city. Once flourishing with hundreds of millions of cigars being rolled daily, it now hosts one last standing cigar factory & a bustling street full of restaurants, cigar-rolling bars, and breweries. Established in […]
The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2023 Edition Have you ever looked at a “best beers” list and been disappointed that all of the winners were only available on the other side of the country? Even a local list could show beers that were available nearby, but they’re long gone and you just didn’t know what you were missing at the time. We need a list that highlights the best new […]
Wild West Brew Fest: A Wildly Good Time in Pflugerville On Saturday, April 8th, 2023, Pflugerville’s first-ever beer festival took place at Typhoon Texas Waterpark right off Highway 130. Wild West Brew Fest (WWBF) is an annual event run by the Rotary Club of Katy since 2012 (here’s our preview of their 2018 event, for a trip down history). Now the event has a second location, right here in Central Texas! The event is fully […]
Austin Spring Craft Beer Events Every year, spring brings a volatile weather pattern for Texans with wide swings in temperature and sunshine. However, in Austin, spring also brings a wide variety of craft beer events from festivals to anniversary parties and everything in between. Here is Craft Beer Austin’s comprehensive list of all things craft beer happening around town this spring. Anniversary Parties Saturday, April 22nd | Real Ale Brewing Co. | 27th Anniversary Party | […]
Craft Beer & Crawfish | Where to Find the Best Boils in Austin It’s that time of year and in-person events are returning for Spring. And now crawfish season is upon us. Here are our top picks for where to get your crawfish boil fix while enjoying local craft beer in Austin. Note: we’ll update this list as events are announced. 12 Fox Beer Co. Crawfish every Saturday Celis Brewery Lazo’s Crawfish Boil | Every […]
The Beerists | 569 – Live Oak Smoke The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 569 – Live Oak Smoke Three of the four of us aren’t into smoked beers, so when Live Oak released a mix pack of all smoked suds, we decided to pick one up and give it one […]
The Beerists | 568 – Georgia And A Gamble The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 568 – Georgia And A Gamble We had a whole show of Georgia beers, but due to unforeseen staleness, we had to sub one for something absolutely bonkers! We’ve also got a high story from the […]