Craft Beer News
Barks for Beers Returns for 2024 Popular fundraising event Barks for Beers, operated by local charity Divine Canines is returning to Central Texas for their 10th 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. Here at Craft Beer Austin […]
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Wild West Brew Fest Returns to Pflugerville for 2024 Originally published Januaray 2024 The Rotary Club of Pflugerville is hard at work bringing the award-winning Wild West Brew Fest back to Central Texas, on April 12 and 13, 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 2024 Brew Fest returns with the Launch Party on Friday evening, […]
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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers various craft beer topics in the Austin area. Celebrate Texas Independence Day with Indy Brewing This weekend Independence Brewing is celebrating Texas Independence Day with Brews and Boots this Saturday, March 2 featuring a Texas-themed fashion show with prizes, music by DJ Gross Yall followed by a live music lineup, a lasso station, vendors, and more. Local Brewery Celebrates International Women’s Day Central Machine Works will […]
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Craft Beer & Cask Ale Fans Rejoice: The Central Texas Pinvitational is coming to Austin in March A celebration of Cask-Conditioned Ales & Lagers from across the great state of Texas and beyond. Better Half Coffee & Cocktails / Hold Out Brewing March 9th, 2024 3:00pm Tickets on sale NOW! Updated Feb 29th – See cask list below! Hold Out Brewing, Acopon Brewing, and Dutchess Ales are proud to present the First Annual Central Texas […]
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Texas Craft Brewers Cup 2024 Celebrating its first year in 2022, the Texas Craft Brewers Cup is the premiere 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 that make them. The awards ceremony was held on the evening of Saturday, February 17 at the Hilton in Downtown Austin as the closing event for the Texas Craft Brewers […]
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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers various craft beer topics in the Austin area. Barks for Beers Announces Return Divine Canines Barks for Beers program is back again this year from May 1 – May 31. Just announced, Celis Brewery is participating this year. Breweries will be announced over the coming weeks, look for our comprehensive list to be updated soon. Tanglefoot Brewing is Open Again After a six-week hiatus, Tanglefoot […]
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Leadership Changes at Celis Brewery As many of you have heard and was reported, by me, on Reddit, Christine Celis is no longer employed at the brewery that bears her and her father’s name. Celis is one of the oldest (dating back to its original founding in 1992) breweries and most iconic names in Austin beer. Based on the seismic nature of this change, we took the opportunity to speak with members of the […]
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The Craft Beer Marketing Awards started as a nationwide competition and the very first awards program in the U.S. to focus exclusively on retail beer marketing efforts and is now a global competition. The 2024 Global Judges Panel includes over 700 beverage and beer industry professionals worldwide, making the CBMAS the largest awards program of its kind in the world. Per the press release, well-known Judges who have returned or joined include Ralph Steadman, David […]
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For Sale: Historic Brewing Equipment Christine Celis is selling four historic foeders. They are 26 years old and were used at a red winery in France, the foeders were used for Bourgogne for fourteen years and Cote de Rhone Chateau for twelve years. Per Celis, “they need to be reswollen for filling, can be used for souring, or barrel aging.” Other options for repurposing the foeders include outdoor seating, or a “hobbit” style clubhouse, she […]
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Beerburg Brewing Co. Announces Closure The closing party is planned for January 20, 2024 Beerburg Brewing Co. announced today they will be closing on January 20, 2024, which is ironically their fourth anniversary. The brewery opened its doors in the Hill Country on January 20, 2020, and was only open for a few months before being forced to close due to the pandemic. For the next few months, the brewery rode the rollercoaster of constant […]
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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers various craft beer topics in the Austin area. Thirsty Goat Reappears On Tap Thirsty Planet shuttered suddenly this summer affecting multiple businesses. Recently, Thirst Goat popped up on tap walls across town, leaving many thinking that distributors were offloading old kegs. However, Thirsty Planet is working with Austin Beerworks to produce the beer, similar to the Hops and Grain brand, with Josh Hare’s consulting company […]
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Power Brewing Project Faces Unexpected Permitting Issues Power Brewing Project, the second brewery scheduled to open in Hutto, TX in 2023, was forced to delay its opening due to unexpected permitting issues with the Williamson County Health Department. David Power, owner and brewer, provided Craft Beer Austin with the specific issue at hand: “I was going through my Williamson County Health Dept permitting process (which I thought was my last hoop to jump through) a […]
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