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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 […]
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 […]
Top Eight Kid-Friendly Breweries in Austin By Gin Benavidez In a society where controversy could be an Olympic sport, one topic that will get any avid brewery-goer debating is whether or not kids should be taken to breweries. I’ve yet to meet any beer drinker who doesn’t have a fully-formed opinion on this matter, and most are of the mindset that the presence of children at a brewery is either completely fine or a total buzzkill. […]
Updated April 2024 Since this article was originally published, several breweries have closed or made changes to their mug club. Updates are in parentheses next to the brewery name. Mug Clubs have been an essential part of the craft beer scene in the United States for decades as a way to reward regulars, foster loyalty to tap rooms, and help small breweries make money at the end of the year. Almost a third of Central […]
The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2025 Welcome back. I want to start off this article by providing a statistic that I looked at for the first time today: There were a total of 558 beers added to Untappd in the greater Central Texas region during this quarter… and of those, 283 of them had less than 10 check-ins. That’s more than half. It’s possible that the best beers of the […]
In This Edition: Surly Comes to Texas, The Latest Pinthouse Expansion, Festival Season, and More. Published 04/09/2025 GoFundMe for Martin House’s John “Beef” Laughman In late March, the head brewer of Martin House suffered a severe fall, resulting in major injuries. His friends and family have organized a GoFundMe to support him during this difficult time. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe or enjoy a Martin House beer while keeping him in your thoughts. You […]
Craft Beer & Crawfish Where to Find the Best Boils in Austin Crawfish season is gearing up. There are already a few events planned. 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. Oakwood BBQ & Beer Garden Crawfish, Blues, and Brews | Saturday, April 5th to May 25th St. Elmo Springdale Crawfish Boil | […]
Wild West Brew Fest Returns to Pflugerville for 2025 The Rotary Club of Pflugerville is hard at work bringing the award-winning Wild West Brew Fest back to Central Texas, on April 11 and 12, at Typhoon Texas Waterpark in Pflugerville. This 100% volunteer-created and volunteer-run craft beer festival brings music, food, and brews together under the Texas springtime sky. The 2025 Brew Fest returns with the Launch Party on Friday evening, an exclusive first access […]