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Year in Preview: Craft Beer Stories to Watch Out For in 2025 Originally published 1/2/2025 2024 was a tempestuous year for craft beer in Central Texas and across the country. What will 2025 hold? Below are some of the local and national developments that the Craft Beer Austin team will be watching for: Tariffs could drive up costs for craft brewers… In December, President-Elect Trump announced his intention to place a 25% percent tariff on […]
Black Star Co-op Announces Closure Located at 7020 Easy Wind Dr., Ste. 100 After fourteen years of serving craft beer as the first the world’s first cooperatively owned and worker self-managed brewpub, Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery has announced it’s closure effective Sunday January 12, after regular business hours. The announcement was made public on social media and privately earlier this week to member owners, with a notice currently posted on its website. While […]
Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Best of 2024 Welcome to the end of 2024 edition of Staff Picks! We asked the team what their favorite local beers were that they drank this year, and here are the results! Drop us a comment on Instagram, Facebook, or Reddit to let us know your top choice of the year. Aaron Acopon Brewing | Aunt Kan | Best Bitter One of my biggest blind spots as a […]
The Best Beers of 2024 Happy Holidays! We hope your Christmas stout was rich, sweet, and full of adjuncts, and that your New Years stout will be richer, sweeter, and contain even more adjuncts. Welcome to our best beers of 2024 article, where we use your check-ins to rank the community’s favorite brews of the year. Before getting into the results – in the last article, I posted a survey asking how much you interact […]
Austin Ale Trail Passport Review (2024-2025): The Best Brewery Perks to Collect This Year Updated 9/18/24 – Passports are now available everywhere! It’s that time of year again: The Austin Ale Trail has returned with their fifth annual brewery passport for the 2024-2025 season. If you’re raring to go, you can get your passport early at the two launch parties this weekend – Vacancy Brewing on Saturday 9/7, and Blue Owl Brewing on Sunday 9/8. […]
Beer with Gin | Winter Warmer Photo courtesy of the Beer Museum 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 the Winter Warmer. By Feature Writer Gin Benavidez This article was originally published in January 2020 Winter warmers are a bit odd because, as a beer style, they’re not very well-defined. In fact, the Beer Style […]
10Best | Austin’s Most Iconic Beers Updated December, 2024 What are the most iconic, well known craft beers in Central Texas regardless of style? While having a beer with some friends, we spent quite a bit of time going down the rabbit hole of what we identify as the Mount Rushmore (plus 6) of Austin Area beers. These are the beers that everyone has tried and almost everyone respects (obviously I would never expect consensus […]
10Best | Bottle Shops Published January 29, 2024 Updated October 9, 2025 – Replaced two closed places with new options Looking to stock your fridge? Sure, you could pick up a decent 6 pack at any grocery or convenience store nowadays, but if you’re a reader of Craft Beer Austin then you likely have more specific tastes in beer. Below is our list of the 10 Best Bottle Shops in Central Texas based on quality, […]
10Best | Nicest Brewery Taprooms Updated March 29, 2023 Deciding where to go for a beer in Austin can feel overwhelming with how many breweries there are nowadays. There are a few key traits you might be seeking out – you might be looking to try a great new beer, or a bite to eat; but no matter what, the most important attribute of a brewery taproom is how enjoyable it is to spend your […]
Definitive Guide to Austin Craft Beer At CraftBeerAustin.com, we put a lot of hard work into bringing you everything you need to know about the greater Austin area beer scene. Check out any one of our guides below to learn more about the vibrant local beer scene. Complete Austin and Central Texas Brewery Guide Austin Breweries The Definitive Guide to Austin Brewery Tours The Definitive Guide to Austin Cider The Definitive Guide to Austin Mug […]
ATX Beer Party is Partnering with Obsidian Brewing for a Unique Beer Pairing Dinner Thursday, December 5 from 7-9:00 p.m. Get Tickets Here Join ATX Beer Party and Obsidian Brewing on Thursday, December 5th, 2024 at 7:00 PM for a night of delicious food, craft beer, and craft cocktails. Indulge in a unique dining experience where each course is expertly paired with a selection of our finest brews and cocktails. Immerse yourself in the cozy […]
Old Gregg Brewing Now Open in Pflugerville Located at 1900 E. Howard Lane, Building H, Pflugerville After two years of planning and building, Old Gregg Brewing Company is now open in Pflugerville, Texas. Backed by FBR Management — the team behind Mean Eyed Cat and Star Bar — the brewery is led by brewing veterans Kirby Kirkconnell and Matt Couch. Why it matters: Old Gregg delivers bold, approachable beers alongside house-made hard seltzers, root beer, […]