Craft Beer News
Outside the City Limits Festival Returns to Vista Brewing October 28th Fall weekends in Central Texas offer a cornucopia of outdoor events. Do you want to go to a concert? A farmer’s market? A brewery? The choices can be overwhelming. Vista Brewing is combining all three options into their Outside the City Limits Festival. OCL, happening Saturday, October 28th from 12-8 pm at the Driftwood brewery, is an alternative and antidote to a hectic Halloween […]
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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2023 303 medals awarded to 263 breweries at 37th Great American Beer Festival® Competition Denver, Colo. • September 23, 2023—The Brewers Association (BA) unveiled the best beers of 2023 during an awards ceremony at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF®). GABF is the nation’s largest professional beer competition, with its medals globally acknowledged as an emblem of brewing excellence and among the most sought-after accolades within the brewing […]
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Texas Craft Brewers Festival Returns To Austin on September 30, 2023 Tickets On Sale NOW! We are giving away two general admission tickets to the festival this Saturday! Head over to CraftBeerAustin on Instagram or Facebook to enter to win! If you enjoy our content, give our pages a follow if you are so inclined! Tickets go on sale June 15th at noon for the Texas Craft Brewers Festival, the state’s largest beer event focused […]
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TABC Brewery Approvals May 16th, 2023 It has been another 4 months since the last update, which is better than I have been doing in the past. Due to the timeliness of me doing these updates, MANY of these will already be on the shelves (hey, if you are approved 4 months back, I would expect to see you floating around already). The same goes for local brewery approvals, they may already be open and […]
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Circle Brewing Co. Announces Bankruptcy and Closure Today Circle Brewing Co. announced bankruptcy and plans to close both locations. Circle Brewing was started by childhood friends Ben Sabel and Judson Mulherin who singled out Austin as the location to open their brewery in 2011. After roughly three years of build-out, they recently opened their second location in Elgin, Texas. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Circle Brewing Co. (@circlebrew)
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Austin Breweries and Businesses are Raising Funds for Maui Relief Efforts Originally published 8/18/23 Updated 8/25/23: Kōkua recipe is live, and highlighting new local events Updated 9/18/23: List of participating breweries! Following the devastating wildfires that have affected the lives of many on the Hawaiian island of Maui, Central Texas businesses are planning to offer support through special events and releases, with proceeds going towards disaster relief organizations. In this article, we will present breweries […]
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The Great American Beer Festival Returns in 2023 Tickets are on sale NOW! Published on 8/3/23, last updated 9/8/23 Photo Credit: Brewers Association The largest beer festival in America returns to Denver Sept. 21-23, 2023, to dazzle tastebuds and celebrate craft beer innovation! Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival® (GABF) are on sale now! GABF, hosted by the Brewers Association, the trade organization representing small and independent craft brewers, will return to the Colorado Convention Center […]
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Humble Pint Brewing Co. Set to Close in September UPDATE: a new brewpub is taking over the space from Humble Pint in Leander. Per social media, Obsidian Brewery, Saf and Doggett, will be opening with a mixed beverage permit. Announced via an Instagram post on social media, Humble Pint Brewing Co. in Leander, TX is scheduled to close in September. In the video, the brewery announced that September would be their final month of business, […]
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Downtown Pflugerville Gets its First Brewery | Prost Alehouse Coming Soon Update Aug 2023: We recently reached out to Prost Alehouse for a progress update and here is what they said, “[A] lot has been happening, good progress. We just hired a German master brewer we are very excited about. We hope to get our final inspection for plumbing and electrical this week then work on getting the brewhouse completed. Ideally, we are shooting for […]
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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers various craft beer topics in the Austin area. Bluebonnet Expands Round Rock brewery Bluebonnet Beer Company expanded its taproom to include a new 1000+ square foot air-conditioned beer hall. The new expansion allowed the brewery to also expand its hours to include Sundays. New hours are Thu-Fri 5-9 pm, Sat 12-9 pm and Sun 12-6 pm. Attend the Texas Craft Brewers Fest for FREE As […]
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The Brass Tap Austin Reopening in The Triangle Opening August 25 Sixteen months after closing its doors in The Domain, The Brass Tap Craft Beer Bar has found a new home in familiar territory. The Florida and Texas taproom chain is reopening at 815 W 47th St, Suite 103 later in August. That space was occupied by Flying Saucer Draught Emporium for just over a decade. After Flying Saucer shut down in December 2017, the […]
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2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship Puts Roadmap on the Map The 2023 U.S. Open Beer Championship finished judging over 9,000 craft beers and homebrews from across the country earlier this month. While it was a down year for Texas overall (not a single Lone Star brewery made the top 10 prize winners), it was a strong showing for the state’s up-and-comers. San Antonio’s Roadmap Brewing tied Amarillo’s Pondaseta Brewing and Flix Brewhouse El Paso for […]
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