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East West Beer Fest Returns in November Tickets are on sale now! CraftBeerAustin.com has teamed up with Turnstile Coffee Beer and Spirits to bring a one-of-a-kind beer festival to Austin. East West Beer Fest features 10 local breweries pouring their select East Coast and West Coast-style beers benefitting We Are Blood. East Coast styles have been dominating the craft beer scene for the past few years, while many West Coast-style fans still insist it’s the […]
Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2022 The largest beer festival in the US is back, this year in person, for the first time since 2019! So, the Saturday morning award ceremony was back to the old format, in an auditorium, with all the usual excitement that surrounds it for the breweries. Along with that, the Great American Beer Festival brought in the usual masses of beer enthusiasts for the actual drinking part of […]
Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden | Oktoberfest! It is that time of year for all things fall! That includes Oktoberfest season. Banger’s Sausage House and Beer Garden is hosting another Oktoberfest! See their event here. The celebration will include a three day celebration. TIMES: Thursday, October 6th – Saturday, October 8th 2022 HOURS: Thursday – 4:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Friday – 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM, Saturday – 11:00 AM – 12:00 AM FOOD SPECIALS: Schnitzel […]
The Beerists | 545 – Interrupting Oktoberfest 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: 545 – Interrupting Oktoberfest Ok, so I had every intention to buy beer for an Oktoberfest episode but got so distracted by other stuff that I ended up abandoning that idea halfway through. So, enjoy this instead! Fair […]
Chicago’s Cruz Blanca Brewery Launches Distribution in Texas Mexican cervezas are on the rise with U.S. consumers. In 2021, Modelo Especial became the second-most popular beer brand in America after Bud Light. Fellow Constellation Brands brews Corona and Pacifico are running just behind Modelo as the third and fourth most-purchased import beers (Dutch mainstay Heineken has held on to the second slot). Other Mexican heavyweights like Dos Equis, Sol, Carta Blanca, Tecate, and Estrella Jalisco […]
The Beerists | 544 – Liability Brewing Co 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: 544 – Liability Brewing Co. SC’s Liability Brewing Co wowed us earlier this year with their Stunning Belgian Blonde, Feral Garden Gnome. This week, we have a whole shows worth of their beer to try! Also, the […]
The Beerists | 543 – Wild Bois 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: 543 – Wild Bois We’re getting wild with beer from Washington’s Garden Path Fermentation and Chicago’s Is/Was Brewing! And because he never seems completely into the shows he’s on, we also kick around some concepts for a new […]
The Beerists | 542 – What Else Can Tree House Do? 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: 542 – What Else Can Tree House Do? We know about Tree House Brewing Company and their legendary hazy IPAs- but is that their only trick? We struggle to find a way to open […]
“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 and chat craft beer, making wonderful connections along the way. Established in September 2014, the group meets monthly at breweries, pubs, and beer bars around Austin. Beer Necessities (BNATX) offers everything from laid-back […]
Vacancy Brewing and SXSE Food Co. Announce a New Partnership Thursday, September 1, 2022, SXSE Food Co. officially relocated to Vacancy Brewing with an official launch party taking place this weekend. Winner of the 2019 Trucklandia Competition, Founder and Chef Bob Somsith brings his modern Laotian kitchen to Vacancy Brewing after operating at now closed 4th Tap Brewing Cooperative. brewery. In addition to regular service, SXSE will offer a reservation-only chef’s table featuring new and off-menu […]
Article originally published May, 2021 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 Sara Hamza, Co-owner of Vacancy Brewing. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? As new business owners, my […]
New 2022 Pink Boots Collaboration Beers Coming Your Way Held every year in honor of International Women’s Day, Pink Boots members from around the world team up to participate in the annual Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day, brewing a beer of their choice using the unique YCH Hops Pink Boots blend, with a portion of the sales from each beer benefiting the Pink Boots Society scholarship funds. For the past two years, the Pink Boots […]