Craft Beer News
Barks for Beers Returns for 2026! Popular fundraising event Barks for Beers, operated by local charity Divine Canines, is returning to Central Texas for their 12th year. Starting on May 1st, visit any of the 30 breweries listed below to pick up a pint glass and Pawsport for $30 + tax. Then, you can use that Pawsport at all 30 breweries throughout the month of May to receive one pour at each. Divine Canines provides […]
Published 4/1/2026 A number of Central Texas breweries made significant announcements today. Here is a roundup of what you need to know. Real Ale Brewing Rebrands with New Logo Real Ale Brewing announced today that in honor of their 30th anniversary, they are rebranding with a more youthful logo. See Instagram post below for the image. View this post on Instagram (512) Brewing Company Changes Name to (737) Brewing Company In additional rebranding news, (512) […]
Pinthouse Pizza Expands to San Antonio with New Brewpub Now Open Austin brewery brings its signature award-winning beers, handcrafted pizzas, and vibrant beer hall experience to the Landmark North Pad development San Antonio, TX (March 23, 2026) – Pinthouse, the award-winning Texas craft brewery and #1 largest brewpub by annual brewing volume in the United States, has officially expanded beyond Austin for the first time with the opening of Pinthouse Pizza San Antonio, now open at 5534 […]
A Comprehensive List of Brewery Openings and Closures Updated 4/17/2026 This is a complete list of all brewery openings and closures since 2020. We also maintain a table of all Central Texas breweries that you can view any time here (or from the navigation bar above, under “Beer Guides”), which can be filtered by region. Openings 2026 Open Now Ceremony Botanical Brewing (Austin) 2026 (Pending) Beer Ranch Project (Wimberley) Ranchos Brewery + Kitchen (Round Mountain) […]
Craft Beer & Cask Ale Fans Rejoice: The Central Texas Pinvitational is returning for 2026! A celebration of Cask-Conditioned Ales & Lagers from across the great state of Texas and beyond. Better Half Coffee & Cocktails / Hold Out Brewing March 7th, 2026 2:00pm Tickets on sale NOW! Hold Out Brewing, Acopon Brewing, and Dutchess Ales are proud to present the Third Annual Central Texas Pinvitational, a celebration of the glory that is Cask-Conditioned Beer. […]
Crosby Hops and Roy Farms Collaborate with Texas Breweries to Test Experimental Hops Published 2/25/26 As part of the Texas Craft Brewers’ Conference held this past weekend, Crosby Hops (Woodburn, Oregon) and Roy Farms (Moxee, WA) teamed up to provide breweries early access to a number of experimental hop varieties that are currently in R&D. Breweries nationwide, including a number in Texas, were able to produce small batch beers showcasing these hops, giving both industry […]
Texas Craft Brewers Cup 2026 The Texas Craft Brewers Cup is the only professional beer competition run and organized by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer and the brewers who make them. Now in its fifth year, 930 anonymized Texas craft beers were judged by industry professionals and experienced beer judges February 6-8, 2026. The 90 medal winning beers, along with two Brewery of the […]
What Happened to Austin’s Cideries? Austin used to have a ton of cidery taprooms to visit. Now they’re nearly all gone. Why weren’t cidery taprooms able to thrive in Austin the same way that breweries have? Published 1/15/2026 Take a guess at how many cidery taprooms Austin has had over the years. Did you guess three, or four? Well, the answer is actually seven. How many of them are still thriving in 2026? One. It’s […]
2025 Year in Review: Checking Back In On Our Beer Stories to Watch For in 2025 Last January, I put together a list of major industry stories to monitor over the course of 2025. It’s time to check in and see what actually happened. In a surprising twist, not everything was as bad as I anticipated! Read on to learn what I got right (and wrong) in 2025. Tariffs Tariffs may have been the defining […]
Published 12/24/2025 Barking Armadillo Brewing Opens Second Location A Christmas gift to all: Barking Armadillo Brewing out of Georgetown has successfully opened their second location in… still Georgetown, but closer to Round Rock. The new spot, dubbed Barking Armadillo Social, is sharing a space with Bahler Street Pizza, which previously operated a popular food truck often seen at breweries in North Central Texas. The brewpub is the first expansion for Barking Armadillo, who opened their […]
Texas Craft Brewers Festival Returns To Austin on November 15, 2025 Tickets On Sale Now! Tickets are on sale for the Texas Craft Brewers Festival, the state’s largest beer event focused exclusively on Texas-brewed craft beer, returning to East Austin’s Fiesta Gardens on November 15, 2025. This year’s event will feature more than 80 Texas craft breweries serving samples of approximately 200 independent craft beers, as well as live music and onsite food options. The […]
Foreclosure Leads to New Ownership for Texas Beer Co. Located at 1331 W 2nd St, Taylor, TX 76574 Update: 9/7/2025 Texas Beer Co. will continue to operate and be sold under the same name, only the ownership is changing. Continue to support TBC by coming out to their annual OkTaylorfest on September 20. According to the Austin Business Journal, Texas Beer Company will continue operating under new ownership after defaulting on more than $1.4 million […]