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Beer with Gin | The History of St. Patrick’s Day Welcome to our series “Beer with Gin” where we hear from local beer expert Virginia (Gin) Benavidez, co-founder of The Beer Museum to discuss the origin of St. Patrick’s Day. Feature post by Gin: If you’re like me, then you probably celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by drinking way too much, telling people you’re wearing green panties, and constantly singing all the lyrics you know to […]
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 […]
Austin Eastciders’ New Hopped Grapefruit Collaboration Brew Honors Women in Cider The cidery is partnering with Pink Boots Society to launch a limited-edition flavor that gives back Press Release: Austin Eastciders is thrilled to announce their latest collaborative cider in partnership with Pink Boots Society: Hopped Grapefruit! Pink Boots Society is a non-profit organization with a mission to assist, inspire, and encourage women in the alcoholic beverage profession to advance their careers through education. As […]
Craft Beer & Crawfish | Where to Find the Best Boils in Austin It’s that time of year and in-person events are slowly 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 Brewing Crawfish Boil | Every weekend in March Celis Brewery Crawfish […]
A Craft Beer Twist on Simple 3-Ingredient Cocktails This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Spoiler alert: you can’t just Google these cocktails. They are all unique recipes created by the cicerones and mixologists at Tavour! On the craft beer app Tavour, innovation on style is the name of the game. The online retailer features beer from over 600 of the most creative, independent breweries around the country. Craft fans can sample delicious twists […]
Central Texas has a distinct and growing beer culture and women are not only present in every aspect of it from brewers, distributors to consumers; they are also well-respected leaders shaping the craft beer culture. Our Women in Beer series highlights the women in our community shaping the beer scene including members of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society. This edition features Vivian Boza of Bantu Consulting. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? I […]
New “Phantom Brewery” Honors Japanese Culture This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Craft beer fans were shocked late last year while browsing the app-based beer retailer Tavour. The company works with more than 600 American craft breweries, and users regularly see some of the country’s most unattainable brews. But, a young brewery called New Hokkaido made craft fans do a double-take — was Tavour shipping in suds from far-off Japan? The answer is, […]
Real Ale Brewing Co. | A Texas Craft Brewery Profile Located at 231 San Saba Ct, Blanco, TX 78606 25 years. That’s how long it’s been since Real Ale Brewing first opened its doors in the summer of 1996 in the basement of a Blanco, Texas, antique shop. yet time has certainly flown by for Real Ale Brewing Co. Situated in the small, Hill Country town of Blanco, Texas, Real Ale is located halfway between […]
First Annual Texas Craft Brewers Cup Winners Announced! See below for the results of the first Texas Craft Brewers Cup and congratulations to all the winners! The inaugural Texas Craft Brewers Cup, the first-of-its-kind professional beer competition, takes place today to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer. Today’s event is organized and hosted by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to celebrate Texas craft brewers. “One of the key missions of the […]
Weird in Review | The Most Bizarre Beers on Tavour in 2021 This is a sponsored post in partnership with Tavour Listen up, beer geeks. Craft beer got WEIRD in 2021. Anyone who spent time perusing the Tavour app last year is probably aware. These beer scouts dig up some of the most unusual brews in the craft world from the nation’s most talented brewers — like New York’s Evil Twin, Ohio’s Listermann, and North Dakota’s […]
The Pitch Opens in Northeast Austin Located at 13000 Harris Ridge Blvd, Austin, Texas The Pitch, a community sports, entertainment, and food hospitality venue opens today in Northeast Austin as part of the Parmer Pond District adjacent to the new Austin FC St. David’s Performance Center promoting “food, fun, and fútbol.” The complex includes a 1,200 seat stadium with multiple food and beverage options close to the Austin FC practice facility and will serve as […]
Troy Aikman is Taking on Big Beer with EIGHT Based in Austin, Texas, EIGHT light lager is coming to store shelves and on draft in Texas starting this February. Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman announced the launch of a new light beer offering set to hit the Texas market in February. EIGHT, described as an elite light lager and named after his jersey number, is brewed with 100% organic grains, Hallertau Taurus hops, with […]