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10Best | Bottle Shops

By Caleb Hoffman / December 13, 2024 / 0 Comments

10Best | Bottle Shops Published January 29, 2024 Updated October 9, 2025 – Replaced two closed places with new options Looking to stock your fridge?  Sure, you could pick up a decent 6 pack at any grocery or convenience store nowadays, but if you’re a reader of Craft Beer Austin then you likely have more specific tastes in beer.  Below is our list of the 10 Best Bottle Shops in Central Texas based on quality, […]

10Best | Nicest Brewery Taprooms

By Caleb Hoffman / December 13, 2024 / 0 Comments

10Best | Nicest Brewery Taprooms Updated March 29, 2023 Deciding where to go for a beer in Austin can feel overwhelming with how many breweries there are nowadays.  There are a few key traits you might be seeking out – you might be looking to try a great new beer, or a bite to eat; but no matter what, the most important attribute of a brewery taproom is how enjoyable it is to spend your […]

Definitive Guide to Austin Craft Beer

By Pam Catoe / December 5, 2024 / 1 Comment

Definitive Guide to Austin Craft Beer At CraftBeerAustin.com, we put a lot of hard work into bringing you everything you need to know about the greater Austin area beer scene. Check out any one of our guides below to learn more about the vibrant local beer scene. Complete Austin and Central Texas Brewery Guide Austin Breweries The Definitive Guide to Austin Brewery Tours The Definitive Guide to Austin Cider The Definitive Guide to Austin Mug […]

The Best Beers at Texas Craft Brewers Festival 2024

By Caleb Hoffman / November 12, 2024 / 0 Comments

The Best Beers (Maybe?) at Texas Craft Brewers Festival 2024 This is the article that you’ve always wanted. You’ve already looked over the beer list at TCBF and thought, “So many beers!  I’ll just figure it out when I get there.”  That’s a bold strategy – what if you miss the best one?  Good news, readers of Craft Beer Austin, we’re here to reward your continued support by literally telling you what the best beers […]

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 3, 2024

By Caleb Hoffman / October 15, 2024 / 0 Comments

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 3, 2024 Welcome to the end of summer edition of TBBotY(SF)!  This time, we are asking for your feedback: This series takes a decent amount of time to put together each quarter, so with that in mind, I created a survey to find out which parts of this article are being utilized by readers.  Please take a minute to fill this out whether or not you […]

UPDATED – Style Breakdown 3: The Best Berliner Braunbiers Ever Made in Central Texas

By Caleb Hoffman / July 30, 2024 / 0 Comments

Style Breakdown 3: The Best Berliner Braunbiers Ever Made in Central Texas July 2024 Update: While the original April Fools article is below, we wanted to provide an important update – Fitzhugh Brewing now has an authentic Berliner Braunbier on tap!  Go get it! Welcome to the third edition of Style Breakdown, where we look at the top examples of a specific beer style.  The first edition was on Pilsners, the second was about Imperial […]

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2024

By Caleb Hoffman / July 11, 2024 / 0 Comments

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2024 Welcome back to TBBotY(SF), the series that tells you what beers you should go run out and drink right away.  I mean it.  As soon as you get to the bottom of this article, put down your device and go to one of these breweries and have a beer.  You’ve been warned. (Click here to find out more about how this data is gathered.) […]

ATX Beer Bus Showcase

By Caleb Hoffman / May 8, 2024 / Comments Off on ATX Beer Bus Showcase

ATX Beer Bus Showcase There are a number of awesome brewery tours in and around Austin, and if you’re looking for a fun day out with the crew it can be hard to decide which one to choose.  The Craft Beer Austin team had the chance to experience one of these tours, the ATX Beer Bus, offered by owner and certified cicerone James Lipari.  A few years ago, James was looking for a way to […]

Barks for Beers Returns: Here is CBA’s Analysis For 2024

By Caleb Hoffman / May 1, 2024 / 0 Comments

Barks for Beers Returns for 2024 Updated 4/23/24 – The first version of this article completely missed 2014!  This has been updated, 2014 is now recognized in the data below. 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 […]

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2024

By Caleb Hoffman / April 22, 2024 / 0 Comments

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2024 With the spring beer festival season already over, it’s time to reflect on the crazy first three months of 2024.  So far this year, we’ve had: Breweries making beer Some other stuff So let’s celebrate that first bullet point by taking a look at the best beers made so far this year.  As a reminder, we use Untappd data to list the highest rated […]

2024 Best Places To Eat and Drink In Austin: #ATXBESTEATS

By Pam Catoe / March 22, 2024 / 0 Comments

2024 Best Places To Eat and Drink In Austin #ATXBESTEATS Photo courtesy of the AFBA City Guide The Austin Food Blogger Alliance puts together an annual guide about all the best things to eat and drink in the city of Austin. Check out this year’s guide and see our #ATXBESTEATS picks below. 10Best | Must Visit Austin Breweries 10Best | Beer Gardens 10Best | Austin’s Best Dive Bars The Definitive Guide to Central Texas Brewery […]

The Best Beers of 2023

By Caleb Hoffman / December 30, 2023 / 0 Comments

The Best Beers of 2023 Welcome to the first annual The Best Beers of the Year, presented by Craft Beer Austin!  You read, you drank, you voted, and now we’re here to present the results.  If this is the first of our data-driven articles you’ve seen, please keep in mind that we are using Untappd data to determine the highest rated beers, and as such this data is crowdsourced, not the preferences of the CBA […]

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