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The Beerists | 580 – Of Montreal The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 580 – Of Montreal Globetrotting superstar listeners Max and Gillian hit us up once again, this time, with a load of beers from Montreal! This one’s got everything: Gaming, death, toilets, cupcake feet, exploding spacecraft, and a shaved […]
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A New Nano Brewery Brings Belgian-style Beers to Austin You may have noticed some new beers pouring around town served in gold-rimmed pint glasses with a logo of two female silhouettes and featuring fun names like Main Piece. So who is Lass Haüs Ales? Lass Haüs Ales is the first all-female-owned nano-distribution brewery in Austin founded by Amber McCullough and Kris Carpenter, who met while working together at an engineering company back in 2013 while […]
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The Beerists | 579 – Greece Is The Word The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 579 – Greece Is The Word We got 4 Greek beers from our buddy Pete for this one! Plus, there’s butts, Grant’s possessed kid, and a teachable moment about the word “quaff,” and what it isn’t. […]
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The History of the First Commercial Brewery in Texas Western Brewery, the oldest commercial brewery in Texas, was owned and operated by a woman in the late 1800s, and evidence of her time as the proprietress has recently been made available for purchase. The Menger Hotel Papers Project reveals evidence of Mary Menger as the first woman to own and operate a commercial brewery in Texas through her business records that include brewing supply orders, […]
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The Beerists | 578 – Vermont Tour Part 4 The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 578 – Vermont Tour Part 4 We’re doing our 4th and final (for now) dip into Vermont beers! Rubio tells a story about an unfortunate high school football player, Mark sucks at hurdles, and Pam gets […]
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The Beerists | 577 – Vermont Tour Part 3 The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 577 – Vermont Tour Part 3 Ok, so a listener called us out for having filthy potty mouths, so we decided to do this Vermont episode so clean you could eat off of it. So gather […]
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Whitestone Brewery Expands to Liberty Hill Located at 15390 W State Hwy 29, Liberty Hill, TX The anticipated second location of Whitestone Brewery is open in Liberty Hill featuring an expansive tap wall with 23 taps, HopWater, food trucks, and live music. After almost a year of various delays, the new location is quite a bit larger than the original Cedar Park location at around 4,500 square feet with ample parking. The Liberty Hill location is […]
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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2023 Welcome to the second edition of The Best Beers of the Year (So Far). I’ll skip the super long intro this time, please refer to the first article for all details on methodology. Instead, let’s get right into the results! Here are the top beers released in Central Texas from April to June, 2023! Lager: Pilsner: Pale Ale: IPA (New England / Hazy): IPA […]
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The Beerists | 576 – Freak Folk Bier – Vermont Tour Part 2 The Beerists podcast is recorded in Austin, TX and each week we will be featuring the latest episode. The content below is an excerpt from the latest Beerists podcast release: 576 – Freak Folk Bier – Vermont Tour Part 2 576 – Freak Folk Bier – Vermont Tour Part 2 It’s our 2nd Vermont show in this series- this time focusing on […]
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New Hill Country Brewery | Lago Vista Brewing Company This post has been updated from the original publish date of March 2022 A new addition to the Central Texas brewery scene is open now. Lago Vista Brewing Company, founded by Samantha and Mark Norman, and Dylan Byerly, will be located at 8001 Bronco Lane in the Texas Hill Country of Lago Vista, Texas. “We have always had a deep love for the Texas Hill Country,” […]
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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Summer 2023 Welcome back for the Summer 2023 edition of Staff Picks. We once again polled the team to see what they recommend as the weather starts to heat up in Central Texas. One addition this week is Caleb Hoffman, who is contributing his first staff pick. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and let us know your favorite beers of the moment on our social platforms. […]
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5th Element Brewing Open in Leander Located at 100 East Evans, Leander, TX Hours: Thurs 4-9, Fri 2-9, Sat 11-9, Sun 12-6 Join the 5th Element Founders Wall! Six years in the making, 5th Element Brewing is scheduled to open in Leader, TX on June 30 with five beers initially on tap. After various delays, including a global pandemic, the small but mighty four-person team is excited to finally open to the public. Co-Founders Michael Brune […]
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