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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2021

By Andrew Schwab / October 16, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, GABF, The People of Craft Beer / Leave a Comment

Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2021 What normally is the largest beer festival in the US, the Great American Beer Festival, was forced to change their award ceremony for the second year in a row. This year, it happened during the CBC (Craft Brewers Conference), which allowed many of the breweries, and brewers, to at least attend the award ceremony, unlike last year. It brought back the feel of older events, just …

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Order the 5th Annual Pink Boots Blend Today

By Pam Catoe / October 12, 2021 / Austin Breweries, Pink Boots Society

Order the 5th Annual Pink Boots Blend Today THE 5TH ANNUAL PINK BOOTS BLEND IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-SALE! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE AND SUBMIT YOUR PRE-SALE ORDER Each year, women from the Pink Boots Society collaborate with Yakima Cheif Hops (YCH) to select the annual blend recipe. For the 5th annual blend, YCH sent more than 60 virtual selection kits to 37 chapters across 5 different countries – the largest group of selection …

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Brewery Organizations Create Inclusive Coalition to Fight Discrimination

By Emilee Guernsey / September 28, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, Pink Boots Society, The People of Craft Beer

Brewery Organizations Create Inclusive Coalition to Fight Discrimination As more survivors have bravely come forward with their stories of sexual harassment and discrimination in the brewery industry, a few organizations have come together to form the BRU (Brewing Respect and Unity) Coalition. This coalition will not only acknowledge that there needs to be change in the industry, but it will also help create solutions and actively make the necessary changes. The BRU Coalition consists of …

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St Elmo’s Spicy Ones, Round Two feat. Urban Jungle Brewing

By Melanie Ross / September 21, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Event Listings and New Releases, The People of Craft Beer

St Elmo’s Spicy Ones, Round Two feat. Urban Jungle Brewing Spicy Ones is back for round two! If you missed the first go-around, St Elmo Brewing has joined forces again with Spicy Boys Fried Chicken food truck to bring the HEAT. Last go around, host extraordinaire, John Gross, interviewed guests Michael Graham and Will Golden of Austin Beerworks. Round two promises to be an exciting night featuring Shannon Harris, diversity and inclusion advocate, The Brew …

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Beer Necessities Austin Chapter’s 7th Anniversary

By Melanie Ross / September 19, 2021 / CBA, Event Listings and New Releases, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

“Beer is what brings us together, but the relationships are what make us stay.” | Sarah Eshelman, Beer Necessities Austin Founder Beer Necessities is a very casual group of Austin women and those that identify as such who get together to drink & discuss craft beer, making wonderful connections along the way. Established in September 2014, the group typically meets several times a month at various bars & breweries around Austin. Remember pre-COVID when meeting …

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Central Texas at CBC 2021 In Photos

By David Kulczar / September 15, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Central Texas at CBC 2021 (In Photos) CBC 2021 at the Denver Convention Center The Big Blue Bear Debbie Cerda from Jester King John Gross from Next Glass and Pam Catoe Marshall Thompson of Canworks Printing with Pam Catoe David & Clare Hulama of Bluebonnet Brewery Bryce and Dan Tyranski from Nomadic Greg Henny from HopSquad with Pam Catoe Bryce and Dan Tyranski, JD Gins and Pam Catoe Guy Bartmess from BSG JD Gins from …

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Beer Art by Mike Kipp

By David Kulczar / August 19, 2021 / CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Beer Art by Mike Kipp Mike Kipp is a beer enthusiast and avid Craft Beer Austin follower. He was recently inspired to create a series of 12 posters of different beer styles of the world for his local taproom in New Braunfels TX. These images are all original and depict various beer styles as humorous human-like portraits. In addition, he has completed posters for Faust Brewery in New Braunfels and Middleton Brewery in San …

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Women in Beer | Stephanie Alaniz

By Pam Catoe / July 20, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

Central Texas has a distinct and growing beer culture and women are not only present in every aspect of it from brewers, distributors to consumers; they are also well-respected leaders shaping the craft beer culture. Our Women in Beer series highlights the women in our community shaping the beer scene including members of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society. This edition features Stephanie Alaniz, beertender at Hold Out Brewing. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? …

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Women in Beer | Amanda Trimm

By Pam Catoe / July 13, 2021 / CBA, Dallas Breweries, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

Central Texas has a distinct and growing beer culture and women are not only present in every aspect of it from brewers, distributors to consumers; they are also well-respected leaders shaping the craft beer culture. Our Women in Beer series highlights the women in our community shaping the beer scene including members of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society. This edition features Amanda Trimm, Co-owner of Barking Armadillo in Georgetown, Texas. Describe your …

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New 2021 Pink Boots Collaboration Beers Coming Your Way

By Pam Catoe / September 28, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer

Held every year in honor of International Women’s Day, Pink Boots members from around the world team up to participate in the annual Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day, brewing a beer of their choice using the unique YCH Hops Pink Boots blend, with a portion of the sales from each benefiting the Pink Boots Society scholarship funds. Last year, the Pink Boots Society Austin Chapter, lead by Rebecca Garcia and Shelia Garcia, hosted a record number of collaboration …

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Women in Beer | Sandra Murphy

By Pam Catoe / June 23, 2021 / CBA, Dallas Breweries, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

When I started writing for CraftBeerAustin.com back in 2015, my first series of articles was about Women in Beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to the ladies of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer series. This edition features Sandra Murphy, Head Brewer for Panther Island Brewing out of Fort Worth, Texas. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? I’m responsible for everything …

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Women in Beer | Paige Martin

By Pam Catoe / June 3, 2021 / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer / Leave a Comment

When I started writing for CraftBeerAustin.com back in 2015, my first series of articles was about Women in Beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to the ladies of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer series. This edition features Paige Martin, Sales and Quality Manager for Second Pitch Beer Co. out of San Antonio, Texas. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? …

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