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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Back to School Special Summer is over and it’s back to school time for many people. So, whether you are headed back to school, sending kids back to school or you are just ready for a bit more normality, then go have one of our current favorite beers. The theme with Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks this go-around was simply to find the beer that we like right now […]
The Journeyman Brewer Academy was founded in 2015 to fill a fast-growing need for breweries to locate and staff highly educated talent at the front line of brewing operations. To quote the founder, Peter Boettcher, “The “Brewer” is the backbone of any brewery, small or large, and skilled, educated brewers with the talent and knowledge needed to correctly perform the craft can be extremely difficult to find.” Master Brewer, founder, and instructor, Peter Boettcher, holds […]
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Celestial Spector The Beer Museum and the Brewtorium Brewery & Kitchen teamed up to brew a historical ale. From the social media post, it’s a pale Vienna Lager dry-hopped with Grungeist, “Did know that when Anton Dreher debuted the first Vienna lager in 1841, it was his response to Britain’s newly popular pale beers? The amber-colored brew was as light as they came at that time in Austria. We’ve turned up that paleness a couple […]
Beer Art by Mike Kipp Mike Kipp is a beer enthusiast and avid Craft Beer Austin follower. He was recently inspired to create a series of 12 posters of different beer styles of the world for his local taproom in New Braunfels TX. These images are all original and depict various beer styles as humorous human-like portraits. In addition, he has completed posters for Faust Brewery in New Braunfels and Middleton Brewery in San […]
Nation’s First Black Beer Festival, Barrel & Flow Fest, is Sept. 10th Day Bracey has a goal for September – “to empower the Black community through the beer industry.” The Pittsburgh comedian and beer writer gained national recognition in 2018, when he and his “Drinking Partners Podcast” co-host Ed Bailey launched Fresh Fest, the country’s first festival focused on Black-owned and operated breweries. Retitled ‘Barrel & Flow Fest’ for 2021, this year’s event will take […]
A popular way to visit multiple Austin area breweries in one day is via one of the many brewery tours offered around town. We’ve rounded up six must do Brewery Tours that service the Austin Area, and added the list as a permanent reference on our webpage AirBrewnB Austin Brewery Tours ATX Beer Bus ATXCursions City Brew Tours Twisted Texas Tour Austin Area Brewery Hours and Map
Photo Credit to Moontower Cider Co Below is Part 3 of a 3 Part Series announcing the Austin area Black is Beautiful releases. What is the Black is Beautiful project? Sprouted from San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Head Brewer & Co-Owner, Marcus Baskerville, the initiative aims to raise awareness of the injustices people of color face. “Our mission is to bridge the gap that’s been around for ages and provide a platform to show that the […]
The History of Taprooms Original article published September 2020 By Feature Writer Gin Benavidez I know it’s been a while since my last article. Maybe it’s just me, but the thought of writing cheery pieces on beer history that are mostly just excuses to make terrible puns hasn’t been all too appealing during a time when so many of our local breweries are struggling. It seems like it’s almost a daily occurrence that TABC throws […]
Spring is the season of new and returning things in Austin: hanging caterpillars and emerging cicadas, longer days and warmer nights, professional soccer teams, and graduating students. It is also a time of renewal for the city’s brewery scene, a period where seasonal releases don’t have to tie into holidays, how hot it is outside, or industry trends. It’s the perfect moment to put a new spin on old favorites like West Coast IPAs, German […]
Three In-Person Beer Fests Coming Soon to Austin Get your pretzel necklace ready because in-person beer festivals are back and three are headed to Austin this summer and fall. POSTPONED Texas Lambic Fest | August 1, 2021 | Batch – Craft Beer and Kolaches | Tickets Texas Lambic Fest is an annual event that focuses, on you guessed it, Lambic style beers. Each year Belgian beer enthusiasts gather to share their beers, share their stories, […]
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 Stephanie Alaniz, beertender at Hold Out Brewing. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? […]