In this weeks TABC label and brewery approvals it is mainly dominated by newer breweries getting their kegs approved. Places like Highwheel (San Antonio), Eureka Heights (Houston), Running Walker (Houston area), and Rabble Rouser (McAllen). This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 10 […]

A big jump in the number of approvals over the last couple of weeks. We do have some new firsts showing up as well, including Amager Bryghus and Gigantic Brewing. Amager’s lineup includes a collaboration with Jester King called Danish Metal, which is close enough to the original Black Metal to make some people happy. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = […]

Four Texas brewpubs were approved this week, which I think may be a record for most in a single week. That side of the market continues to grow rapidly. Cans seem to be where everyone is headed lately. Salado’s Barrow Brewing now has approval for their mainstay cans, along with new ones from Rahr, Deep Ellum and Brazos Valley. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz […]

I am giving a shout out to Eureka Heights. Your label approvals actually had me laugh as I was putting them in. If you can end up naming all your beers off of Creed songs, I will be impressed. You win this week. As of today, Bell’s Brewery also has approval to sell in TX. I am not expecting it to be here that soon, but, I am surprised by how quickly they received TABC approval. […]

Biggest news this week is that the first Wicked Weed beers are now approved in Texas. No real idea on when they plan to start hitting the shelves, but I am guessing it will not take too long. The label approval list is relatively short this week, but I think this is partly due to about 100 Boston Beer Company approvals on different labels for their shandy. I just ignored them, as they are pointless […]

Quite a long list going for this week’s TABC label approvals. I should note for the Austin and Houston readers that we will finally be getting AleSmith in our area starting in June. So, their approvals are now relevant to our interests. With that said, Southern Star is pumping out more cans of seasonals and one offs. We also have a new brewery with Oil Horse receiving their first approvals for their Longview location. Finally, […]

More Cantillon approvals this week for the TABC label approvals, but only for kegs, and kegs that seem to have been approved some time back (at times, the TABC system can be slow at having approvals show up). Firestone Walkers Parabajava is approved for kegs, which is a delicious beer and I assume will be a pain to find even on tap. Battered Boar, another Oklahoma brewery, received their first label approvals as well. I […]

The biggest surprise this week, for me, is seeing Bear Republic showing back up on approvals. Bear Republic pulled out of Texas as some point last year due to the California drought, or so they say. These are the first approvals since that pull out which makes me think that they are planning on showing back up in Texas. Other notes are the Independence plans to make a Cucumber Redbud. Their original Redbud was good […]

Not too much movement on this week’s TABC label and brewery approvals. We have a newcomer to label approvals, though. Malai Kitchen (in DFW) received their first label approvals. This Asian restaurant has bee brewing for quite some time but has only sold their beer on site. They have recently opened up a second location which is likely why they are getting label approvals (as opposed for distribution). St. Elmo, in Austin, received their brewpub […]

More action on this week TABC label approvals than the week’s past. We are starting to see the first of Moody Tongue to come into Texas. Moody Tongue, from Chicago, seems to be getting a fairly solid rep up there so I have higher than usual expectations for their beer. Cans continue to be the approval of choice for many local breweries. Martin House received two new approvals this week, Community has one along with […]

The biggest news this week did not even come from TABC label or brewery approvals. Bell’s announced they plan to start distributing to Texas in 2017. While that is quite some time away, it is good to hear. Along with that, we can finally stop the 5 year long rumor that they will be coming soon. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = […]

While the numbers are small on this week’s TABC approvals, there were some interesting things showing up. First, there are two new breweries getting approvals. DFW’s Hopfusion received their first approvals – which they already went on tap at a bar on the very first day they received it. So, you should start seeing them around DFW immediately. Then we have Kerrville’s Pint and Plow. Both received approvals for only kegs for the time being. […]