The People of Craft Beer

Austin’s Craft Beer Pub B. B. Rover’s is Still in Operation

By Pam Catoe / January 15, 2019 / 0 Comments

Update: I have confirmed with management that B.B. Rover’s is no longer planning to close. They are hiring and expanding their hours.  “Our property owners have agreed to let us keep operating as we try to work out the details for a potential sale of the business. Our kitchen has been closed for a while, but we are looking at having limited food items for various times. We will have chicken or beef fajitas available this Friday […]

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Bipartisan Beer-To-Go Bills Filed in Both Texas Legislative Chambers

By Irina Plakas / January 8, 2019 / 0 Comments

BIPARTISAN BEER-TO-GO BILLS FILED IN BOTH TEXAS LEGISLATIVE CHAMBERS Texas Craft Brewers Support the Filing of SB 312 /HB 672 Which Would Make Texas the Final State in the Country to Permit Beer-to-Go Sales From Craft Breweries AUSTIN, Texas (January 8, 2019) — Texas State Senator Dawn Buckingham (R-Lakeway) and State Representative Eddie Rodriguez (D-Austin) have filed SB 312 and HB 672, for consideration in the 86th Legislative Session. These important companion bills propose to […]

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Uncle Billy’s Brewery Introduces New Muddy Water Coffee Liqueur

Uncle Billy’s Brewery Introduces Muddy Water Coffee Liqueur

By Irina Plakas / December 13, 2018 / 0 Comments

Uncle Billy’s Brewery Introduces Muddy Water Coffee Liqueur AUSTIN, Texas (December 12, 2018) — Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, is expanding its line of distilled spirits with the release of Muddy Water coffee liqueur. The “Brewstillery” on Barton Springs Road first introduced its distilled spirits program in the spring of this year with Uncle Billy’s Bourbon Whiskey and Vodka, followed by ready-to-drink craft cocktails in cans, and is now introducing its first liqueur. “Making a […]

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Janie Ziebell

By Pam Catoe / October 15, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild […]

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Erin Stecker

By Pam Catoe / October 1, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild […]

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Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2018

Texas at the Great American Beer Festival Recap 2018

By Andrew Schwab / September 22, 2018 / 0 Comments

The largest beer festival in the US, the Great American Beer Festival, has passed once again. For those who have never been, it has turned into a week long party for craft brewers and fans in Denver that ended Saturday. While most articles locally will talk about how Texas did, I decided to take a deeper look into the numbers of all of this. This year, there were 5 new categories to bring the total […]

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Matt & Gin Benavidez

TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Matt & Gin Benavidez

By Pam Catoe / September 10, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild […]

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Millie Clark

By Pam Catoe / August 14, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild […]

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Texas Party Platforms Show Bipartisan Support for Craft Beer-to-Go Sales

Texas Party Platforms Show Bipartisan Support for Craft Beer-to-Go Sales

By Irina Plakas / June 26, 2018 / 0 Comments

Texas Republicans, Democrats Support Beer-to-Go Sales from Craft Breweries in 2018 Party Platforms At State Conventions, Parties Show Bipartisan Support For Granting Manufacturing Breweries the Same Rights as Breweries in 49 Other States AUSTIN, Texas (June 25, 2018) — As the 2018 Midterm Elections and 2019 Legislative Session approach, Texas Democrats and Republicans have included planks in their party platforms supporting expanded rights for Texas craft breweries. As the only state in the country to […]

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Sarah Haney

TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Sarah Haney

By Pam Catoe / June 19, 2018 / 0 Comments

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild […]

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The Texas Beer Project - Fixing Texas' Broken Beer Laws

The Texas Beer Project – Fixing Texas’ Broken Beer Laws

By Feature Blogger / June 7, 2018 / 0 Comments

#texas_beer_project is on a mission to help “fix Texas’ broken beer laws,” a call-to-action raised earlier this year by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild and their new political action committee, CraftPAC. As an ardent craft beer enthusiast, Gabriela saw this as an opportunity for the wider data community to rally and support a cause that impacts many in Texas and beyond. The Texas Beer Project Brewing the Project Inspiration Independent craft breweries in Texas were dealt a hard blow […]

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Frontyard Brewing – A Texas Craft Brewery Profile

By Pam Catoe / May 31, 2018 / 0 Comments

Frontyard Brewing Normally when I write a brewery profile, I segment the article into sections to give you an idea of who the people behind the beer are, what type of beer they serve and finish with all the details about the brewhouse and the taproom. However, the folks over at Frontyard Brewing have a story like none I have written before due to their unique approach to starting a brewery. While technically open for business, […]

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