Craft Beer News
The Brewers Association: 2023 Year in Beer Challenges continue in a mature and competitive market Boulder, Colo. • Dec. 11, 2023—As 2023 draws to a close, the Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—recaps a year that proved challenging for many small and independent brewers facing a mature, competitive marketplace. Its midyear survey indicated a production dip, with all signs pointing to production being down in 2023, the first time outside […]
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Downtown Pflugerville Gets its First Brewery with Prost Alehouse Updated December 2023: Prost Alehouse announced its soft opening on December 19, 2023, starting at 3 p.m. with $5 “Haus” beers through Thursday and Garbo’s Lobster ATX food truck onsite. The beer lineup features Haus beers brewed by the new brewer, Kevin Decoud including a Pilsner, Schwarzbier, Schwarz on Nitro, Bavarian IPA, Hefeweizen, and a Cherry Sour. Decoud has a formal brewing education and over 6 […]
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Hutto’s Rockabilly Brewing announces temporary closure to begin renovations Rockabilly Brewing, a craft microbrewery located at 1133 CR 137, Hutto, Texas, announced that Dec. 17 will be its last day open in 2023, and it will reopen in early 2024 with some much-anticipated changes. Upon its opening, the microbrewery assured guests that, while they are still a very rustic spot, they had big plans for the hill-country-esque property. Owners Brandi and Jimmy Calhoun passionately describe […]
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Enjoy Texas Craft Beer on Small Business Saturday Nearly 100 Craft Breweries and Retailers Across the State Will Offer Limited Edition Souvenir Glass on Saturday, November 25th. Saturday, November 25, Texas breweries, retailers, and craft-friendly bars and restaurants are celebrating Small Business Saturday by offering a collectible souvenir beer glass for the fifth year. Per the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, “approximately 400 small and independent breweries across Texas have an over $5 Billion impact on […]
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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 Updated 10/21/23: Kōkua Session IPA is now available from some breweries, more to come Updated 11/15/23: More brewery releases 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 […]
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Austin Eastciders merges with Blake’s Hard Cider to form largest Independent Cider Company in the United States Announced 11/1/23 Austin Eastciders (Austin, Texas), Blake’s Hard Cider (Michigan), and Avid Cider Company (Bend, Oregon) have partnered to form Blake’s Beverage Company, the largest independent cider company in the United States. PR Newswire broke the story this morning, noting that “With operations spanning across New York, Michigan, Oregon, and Texas, Blake’s Beverage Company will have significant scale […]
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New Breweries: Autumn, 2023 Published 10/5/23 Updated 10/7/23 to add a sixth new one – Fat Ass Brewery Updated 1/3/24 to note that Power is not open, but Obsidian and Prost are Did you know that a bunch of new breweries opened last month? While some places open with a lot of fanfare (like the expectedly popular Fast Friends Brewery), other places tend to open quietly with nothing more than a few Instagram posts. But […]
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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 […]
Read MoreCircle 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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