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Get Ready for Small Brewery Saturday!

By Pam Catoe / November 24, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News, Holidays

Texas craft breweries and beer retailers are teaming up across the state to offer a limited edition souvenir glass this Saturday, November 28th This Saturday Texas breweries, retailers, and craft-friendly bars and restaurants are promoting Small Business Saturday by offering a collectible souvenir beer glass for the second year in a row. This year’s beer can glass was illustrated by Texas-based artist Carra Skyes in partnership with Grandstand inspired by what most of us have …

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Last Stand Brewing Co. Expands to South Austin

By Pam Catoe / November 20, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Beer to Go, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer, Craft Beer News, New to Craft Beer

Located at 7601 S Congress, Bldg 6 Opening a new location during a pandemic is not an ideal situation for anyone; however, the plans to expand Last Stand Brewing Co. to a location in the city have been underway for quite some time. After a few final (and at times frustrating) permits from the city, the new location is open for business off of South Congress. “We started looking for a second location in 2016.” …

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4th Tap Brewing and SXSE Food Co. Have a New Partnership

By Dani Schwab / November 16, 2020 / CBA, Craft Beer News, Press Release

4th Tap Brewing and SXSE Food Co. Have a New Partnership Have you recently been by 4th Tap Brewing Co-op? If so, you would have noticed a change in food trucks. SXSE Food Co. announced a new partnership with 4th Tap Brewing Co-op. Their grand opening was Saturday, November 7th, 2020. If you did not stop by then, you will have many more chances to try their delicious offerings. Please see their menu here. …

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Cedar Park’s Red Horn Brewpub Announces Second Location

By Arianna Auber / November 11, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News

In early March, Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing threw its five-year anniversary party and began to plan the announcement, a long time coming, of its upcoming second location. The four co-owners had finally found the space they’d been looking for to expand the brand, only a few miles from the current Cedar Park pub. It was almost double the size and would allow them to increase beer capacity significantly. But then, of course, the …

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Austin Beer News | Six Things You Need to Know

By Pam Catoe / November 5, 2020 / CBA, Craft Beer News

We are fortunate to have a vibrant craft beer scene in and around the Austin area and there is always something interesting going on from week to week. With that in mind, we are launching a new feature: Six Things You Need to Know. Zymurgy® Magazine Announces the Best Beers in America for 2020 Zymurgy® Magazine is the publication of the American Homebrewers Association® announced the winners of the 18th annual Best Beers in America …

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Austin Area Breweries Celebrate the Election Season with Discounts

By Pam Catoe / October 20, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

View this post on Instagram Early voting starts today! Show us your ‘I Voted’ sticker and receive $1 off your first beer starting this Thursday. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Both the Wimberley Community Center and the Hays County Govt Center in San Marcos are two local, easily accessible polling sites. ✔️ A post shared by Roughhouse Brewing (@roughhousebrewing) on Oct 13, 2020 at 9:48am PDT Early voting is well underway and folks are turning out in record numbers …

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Meanwhile Brewing Co Opens in South Austin

By Melanie Ross / October 15, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, Craft Beer News, Grand Opening, New to Craft Beer

Photo of Meanwhile’s outdoor stage; Credit to Meanwhile Brewing Co/Chris Mumford Location: 3901 Promontory Point Drive, Austin, TX 78744 Open 7 Days/Week Hours: 8am-10pm Monday-Thursdays, 8am-11pm Fridays, 9am-11pm Saturdays & 9am-8pm Sundays Although 2020 has been the year of relentless unknowns and insecurities, the Austin beer community can celebrate a successful fall brewery opening! There are several more in the works, so make sure to subscribe to CraftBeerAustin.com for all the upcoming scoop. Meanwhile Brewing …

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All Austin Breweries and Brewpubs Currently Open For Onsite Consumption

By Pam Catoe / October 14, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News / Leave a Comment

UPDATE: TABC has relaxed more rules allowing breweries and even bars to start to reopen, Eliminate the requirement for commercial-grade cooking equipment Allow premade food brought in from other locations and partner with food trucks and count those sales toward the 51% minimum Governor Abbot’s executive order affecting bars and taprooms is still in place; however, after changing the guidelines more than once some breweries and brewpubs have started to slowly reopen for on-site consumption …

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TABC Brewery Approvals October 6th, 2020

By Andrew Schwab / October 8, 2020 / Craft Beer, Craft Beer News, TABC Updates / Leave a Comment

I have a horrible habit of just not doing these anymore. So, this article is more focused on which breweries have been approved in Texas since May. Even with Covid still going on, people are moving forward with opening their future breweries. I am hoping to start back up with label approvals some time in the near future. Recent Brewery Approvals: Note: I have only been putting new brewery approvals here – anything that is …

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Circle Brewing Company is Expanding to Elgin

By Feature Blogger / September 28, 2020 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News / Leave a Comment

Feature post by Ruvani De Silva North Austin’s Circle Brewing is the latest Central Texas craft brewery to join the growing community of farm-to-glass breweries in the region. On August 24th, Circle broke ground at their new site out in Elgin TX, where they plan to brew up the first-ever ‘truly Texan’ beer made from ingredients grown entirely on their 7 acres of farmland. Founded back in 2010 by Ben Sabel and Jud Mulherin, Circle …

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CraftBeerAustin.com Announces a New Partnership with BrewStubs

By Pam Catoe / September 30, 2020 / CBA, Craft Beer News / Leave a Comment

We are pleased to announce our partnership with BrewStubs™, a new platform that allows beer enthusiasts to purchase limited-release beers, seasonal brews, and exclusive craft beer packages before arriving at participating breweries throughout the U.S. and to gift brewstubs to their beer-loving friends and family digitally. At CraftBeerAustin.com, we are passionate about supporting the Central Texas craft beer scene by bringing you all the latest news, new beer releases, and events every week, our partnership with …

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Family Business Beer Co Reopens For On Site Consumption!

By Melanie Ross / September 25, 2020 / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News / Leave a Comment

19510 Hamilton Pool Rd Dripping Springs, TX 78620 | New Hours: Thursday & Friday – 3pm-9pm, Saturday & Sunday – 12pm-9pm We have some exciting news to update from our friends at Family Business Beer Company! They are reopening their doors for on site, outdoor consumption on Friday, September 25th! Continue reading for details. Beer to go is also available to order for curbside service here. What to Know? If you want to …

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