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June 2025 Houston Beer (and Astros) Trip Pam and I recently made the trek from Austin to Houston for a weekend getaway centered around two things: beer and baseball. The Astros delivered with a thrilling ninth-inning walk-off against the Twins, and Houston’s beer scene brought its own kind of fireworks. From small neighborhood spots to iconic institutions, we explored the full spectrum of the Bayou City beer scene and even snuck in a few […]
Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival 2025 The fourth annual Fredericksburg Craft Beer Festival and Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Fredericksburg Rotary Club, occurred on June 13th and 14th. On Friday night, hundreds of brewers met at Altstadt for dinner, drinks, and celebration of the brewing community in Texas. The party continued on Saturday with the festival in downtown Fredericksburg, featuring a record 30 breweries, along with live music, food, and German stylings. Competition Results There were […]
Holden A Beer & Austin Ale Trail Present: ATX Brewery Bracket Austin content creators and community advocates Holden A Beer and Austin Ale Trail have teamed up to bring the third annual summer ATX Brewery Bracket. The event is naturally inspired by March Madness, and is a fun way to celebrate the brewing community in Austin – no sponsorships, no paid marketing, just a community-led competition to highlight all the breweries in town and decide […]
In This Edition: Breweries are opening, expanding, and making some crazy decisions. Published 06/09/2025Edited 06/12/2025: Handsome Dan’s actually did release their beer last week! Whoops. Updated below. The Debuts: Witcher Brewing Company, Black Chapel Brewing, and Highway 71 Brewing Opening Soon If you’ve read our 9 New Breweries in Central Texas earlier this year (and if you haven’t, go read it!), here’s a small update. Handsome Dan’s, after selling sandwiches for a few months, has […]
Bluff SchuetzenFest La Grange, Texas – Kreische Brewery and Monument Hill State Historic Sites will host their fourth annual Bluff SchuetzenFest celebrating German heritage and Texas brewing history on Saturday, May 17th from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. This free family festival offers a full day of live music, traditional crafts and games, historic demonstrations, tours of the Kreische brewery ruins, food and drink, and more. “Bluff SchuetzenFest continues the legacy of the Bluff Schuetzenverein, […]
Our First Collaboration Beer Release: Writer’s Bock The team at CraftBeerAustin.com is thrilled to announce a delicious new beer collaboration—Writer’s Bock, a 6.2% Maibock brewed to capture the spirit of spring. Crafted with our friends at Bird Creek Brewing, Writer’s Bock is a malt-forward lager that blends complexity with crisp drinkability. Brewed with 100% Weyermann malts consisting of Barke Munich, Pilsen, Vienna, and a touch of Carafoam—the beer offers deep notes of melanoidin richness, pumpernickel, […]
Cottonwood Creek Brewery Now Open! Published 5/3/2025 HUTTO, Texas — Cottonwood Creek Brewery & Smokehouse is excited to announce its grand opening celebration on Monday, May 5, 2025. The all-day event will feature live music, beer sampling, food specials, and a visit from Hutto’s mayor. Located at 610 W. U.S. Highway 79, Cottonwood Creek Brewery invites the community to experience its new venue, which combines a full-service restaurant, on-site brewing facility, and an indoor/outdoor space […]
Texas World Beer Cup Winners Indianapolis 2025 The World Beer Cup 2025 awards were held once again on May 1st in Indianapolis, IN at the closure of the 2025 Craft Brewer’s Conference. This is the 16th such competition and broke down as follows: Total Breweries – 1,761 (2,060 in 2024) Total Countries – 49 (50 in 2024) Total Beers Entered – 8375 (9,300 in 2024) Total Medals – (349) (329 in 2024) New Breweries – […]
10Best | Craft Beer Bars Updated April 30, 2025 What is a Go To place to take an out of towner? Where is your regular spot to grab a beer and get some work done or hang out with friends? Let’s explore 10 of the best non-brewery locations to grab amazing local craft beer. Great craft beer bars have a few key features: Amazing local craft beer (obviously) Other alcohol options (for your weird non-beer […]
Lago Vista Brewing Company | A Texas Brewery Profile Located at 8001 Bronco Lane, Lago Vista, TX 78645 People Lago Vista Brewing Company was founded by Mark Norman and his wife Samantha, along with Dylan Byerly and his wife Cheyenne. Mark and Dylan’s friendship began during their time in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University. Mark brings a wealth of brewing experience from his previous roles at Save the World Brewing in Marble […]
10Best | Beer Gardens Updated April 2025 Drinking a beer outside with friends is one of the great joys in life. Central Texas has some amazing beer gardens. Here are our ratings for the 10 Best Austin (and Austin Area) Beer Gardens. Not limited to breweries, this list is inclusive of some of our favorite outdoor beer bars as well. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Beerburg Brewing (@beerburgbrewing) Agree/Disagree? Give […]
The Definitive Guide to Austin Brewery Tours Updated April 2025 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 the […]