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Southpaw Brewing Co Announces Permanent Closure Southpaw brewing announced its closure on social media today after being open for just a few short months. The husband and wife team opened their doors in the middle of the pandemic last August. After years of planning, the Beavans did not expect to open to an empty taproom amid a global pandemic. But that’s exactly what happened and they quickly pivoted to a beer-to-go model. Read the full […]
Meridian Hive Releases Seasonal Cherry Flavor For most Austin breweries, the fall seasonal release is a Marzen, Festbier, or a pumpkin beer. Meridian Hive is taking its Autumn release in a different direction. The meadery announced the return of their popular cherry flavor on September 27th. Cherry combinations tart cherry flavor with hints of vanilla, cinnamon, and almond. While that may sound like a certain Texas-made soda, Cherry is all-natural. Like all Meridian Hive products, […]
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, […]
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 […]
“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 […]
(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 […]
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 […]
Boerne Brewery Closure Announcement 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 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 […]
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 […]
Five Websites to Advertise Your Brewing Job Editor’s note: This article is a sponsored post from BreweryJobs.com. Online job boards are a great way to source candidates for your brewery jobs or to find the perfect brewery career. In this post, we look at five online brewery job boards where you can advertise for candidates or find open positions in the beer industry. Read on to learn more. BreweryJobs.com BreweryJobs.com is a global job board […]