Craft Beer News
Hops and Grain Founder Releases Near Beer Now Open: Rick’s Place 501 Pedernales, Unit 1-B, Austin, TX 78702 Update: Rick’s Place will be open to the public Wednesday-Saturday from 2-6 pm beginning Friday, Feb. 17, as a pick-up and to-go location for Rick’s Near Beer. Rick’s is the recently launched lineup of non-alcoholic beer, including Rick’s Original and Rick’s Hazy. Both Rick’s Original, a crisp and refreshing Pilsner, and Rick’s Hazy, a hoppy and juicy […]
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Texas Craft Brewers Cup Winners Winners Announced! See below for the results of the second Texas Craft Brewers Cup and congratulations to all the winners! The Texas Craft Brewers Cup, the first-of-its-kind professional beer competition, took place February 11, 2023 to showcase the outstanding quality and variety of Texas craft beer. The event is organized and hosted by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to celebrate Texas craft brewers. “Launching the Texas Craft Brewers Cup last […]
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From Grain to Glass | A Free Beer Education Series “From Grain to Glass” is a nine-part educational series on draft beer and beer quality. Press Release: Inventory management and data technology company BarTrack announces the launch of “From Grain to Glass”, a free nine-part series blending draft line quality and beer education with actionable training and best practices. From Grain to Glass provides the beer industry with educational courses that will help brewery, restaurant, and […]
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America’s Largest Craft Brewing Industry Gathering Returns to Nashville in 2023 Registration for the Craft Brewers Conference opened Dec. 6, 2022 Press Release The country’s largest annual conference for the craft beer industry, the Craft Brewers Conference® & BrewExpo America® (CBC®)Opens in new window, hosted by the Brewers Association (BA), is returning to the Music City Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on May 7-10, 2023. Small and independent craft breweries are the stained glass windows of communities across […]
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This edition of Six Things You Need to Know covers a few exciting stories outside of the Austin area. Wrapping Up 2022 with a Comprehensive List of Openings and Closures Over the past several years, breweries have modified business models, expanded food programs, and for the most part, have been able to keep the beer flowing. Despite efforts to adapt to the “new normal” several other breweries were forced to close. This list rounds up […]
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Give Dry a Try This January This post contains sponsored links Giving dry a try this January? Athletic Brewing Co. is offering 50% off your first month when you sign up to build a subscription to their monthly delivery program through January 31, 2023. Membership also includes perks like early access to new beer releases and merch, plus a free glass. So who is Athletic Brewing? Established in 2018, Athletic joined the latest trend of […]
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Austin’s Big Country is First Ever Organic, Fair Trade Hard Seltzer The rise of hard seltzer continues to be one of the biggest trends in craft brewing. Central Texas is no stranger to the fad. Austin is already home to more than half a dozen hard seltzer brands. Newcomer Big Country Organic Hard Seltzer has a standout claim that goes beyond exotic flavors. Big Country is the first and only hard seltzer that is USDA […]
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Brew It Yourself: Learn to Homebrew Day Set for November 5 Craft beer enthusiasts looking to take their passion for beer to the next level and veteran homebrewers alike will be celebrating Learn to Homebrew Day Saturday, November 5. The American Homebrewers Association nvites all craft beer and fermentation fans to join the global community of homebrewing hobbyists. Homebrewers, whether experienced or first-timers, are encouraged to pledge to brew their own beer and welcome those […]
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TABC Brewery Approvals October 18th, 2022 It has been another 7 months since the last update even after I said I would not take that long. Anyways, I did. So, that means there are a LOT of new approvals on this list. Note that MANY of these will already be on the shelves (hey, if you are approved 6 months back, I would expect to see you floating around already). The same goes for local […]
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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2022 The largest beer festival in the US is back, this year in person, for the first time since 2019! So, the Saturday morning award ceremony was back to the old format, in an auditorium, with all the usual excitement that surrounds it for the breweries. Along with that, the Great American Beer Festival brought in the usual masses of beer enthusiasts for the actual drinking part of […]
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4th Annual Beer for Water Event Happening at Live Oak October 2nd While less heralded than hops, grain, or yeast, water is essential to any craft beer. Water is used from beginning to end of the brewing process, and 80 to 90 percent of the final product is water. Breweries also use water to clean, cool, and package beer. As a result, the average brewery uses seven gallons of water for each gallon of beer. […]
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Chicago’s Cruz Blanca Brewery Launches Distribution in Texas Mexican cervezas are on the rise with U.S. consumers. In 2021, Modelo Especial became the second-most popular beer brand in America after Bud Light. Fellow Constellation Brands brews Corona and Pacifico are running just behind Modelo as the third and fourth most-purchased import beers (Dutch mainstay Heineken has held on to the second slot). Other Mexican heavyweights like Dos Equis, Sol, Carta Blanca, Tecate, and Estrella Jalisco […]
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