The People of Craft Beer
Saturday, March 26, 2016 @Austin Steam Train departs 7PM Join Bluebonnet Beer Company on the first Beer Flyer of 2016, featuring their local craft beer. Passengers will enjoy a custom beer tasting led by Master Brewer David Hulama, and food pairings from Executive Chef, Rob Snow of Greenhouse Craft Food. With sustainably grown and raised Texas ingredients, this beer and comfort food tasting is sure to be the hit of the season. Beer Flyers are 21 and up only. All […]
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This is a Guest Post by David Siegel. Bluebonnet Beer Co – Texas Craft Brewery Profile Location: 1700 Bryant Drive #107, Round Rock, TX 78664 The People: Situated in a non-descript industrial park tucked behind the Round Rock post office sits Bluebonnet Beer Company. The epitome of a small startup “nano” brewery, Bluebonnet Beer is the brainchild of decorated former homebrewer David Hulama and his wife Clare. David started homebrewing while studying Biology at UT in […]
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The Austin Habitat for Humanity is excited to announce that The House that Beer Built is brewing again in Austin for 2016! With the support of 29 local breweries and beer-centric businesses, Austin Habitat’s first The House that Beer Built in 2014 was a tremendous success. They came together to celebrate their collaborative brewing environment and shared community commitment by raising more than $60,000 to help a deserving family realize the dream of homeownership. The hard […]
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Real Ale Brewing Partners with Blacklands Malt Brewers’ Cut Project #23 ESB made with locally-malted barley Press Release: January 26, 2016 As Real Ale Brewing Co. celebrates 20 years of brewing in Texas this year, they’ve partnered with local maltsters at Blacklands Malt to produce the next limited-release beer in their Brewers’ Cut series: Project #23 ESB. “Working with a small, family-owned Texas company whose focus is bringing quality local ingredients to Texas craft brewers is […]
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Guest Post by Aleida Taddei and Michael Elwell. In a country where tradition is very strong and the challenge of change seems imminent, Cervecería Calavera (aka Calavera Brewing) founder and brewmaster Gilbert Bjørn Nielsen is producing a variety of complex beers rich in flavor and labeled with symbols from Mexico’s colorful history. Gilbert is originally from Denmark; he immigrated to Mexico with his parents as a young child. Later on as an adult he returned to Denmark […]
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The Beer Diaries World Tour: Belize Screening at The Village Alamo Drafthouse Austin, Texas Join this one-time screening of a series exploring the beer culture of Belize! You may know The Beer Diaries as the internet beer gurus that bring you informative videos on the craft beer scene in Texas and beyond. This past year The Beer Diaries also launched The Beer Bus, a series of VIP brewery tours that feature Beer Diaries episodes of […]
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Behind the Scenes at Pinthouse Pizza South Lamar In just three short years, Pinthouse Pizza has made it’s mark on the Austin craft beer scene with it’s amazing line up of mainstay beers, guest taps and delicious pies. When the South Lamar location opened up in late 2015, south Austinite’s rejoiced to have the family-friendly craft beer mecca come to their neighborhood. Pinthouse Pizza South Lamar (or PHP2 as it’s fondly known) opened up in the […]
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Whitestone Brewery Location: 601 E. Whitestone Blvd, Cedar Park, TX Whitestone Brewery Grand Opening Party: Friday February 19th, 2016 The People Like many new brewery founders, Ryan Anglen homebrewed as a hobby and spent the last decade in high-tech. He always longed to start his own business, “I had one chance to turn a hobby into a career, despite the risks”. However, Ryan knew that he couldn’t do it alone and understood the difficulty in […]
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Dipak Topiwala formerly of Whip In has joined forces with Jim Sampson formerly of Twisted X Brewing to open yet another Austin brewery! We look forward to seeing what these two bring us in the near future! Kamala Gardens Brewery Read the press release below: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2016 FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: namaste@kamalagardensbrewery.com KAMALA GARDENS BREWERY — Kamala Gardens Brewery — Inspired by the season with locally sourced ingredients. Coming to Austin, […]
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Blue Owl Brewing Located at 2400 East Cesar Chavez St. #300, Austin TX 78702 The highly anticipated sour-mash brewery finally opened it’s doors in October 2015. The opening was met with a frenzy of beer aficionados eager to be the first to try their unique beers. Blue Owl Brewing is the first brewery to create customized (and highly guarded) equipment to ensure a repeatable high quality sour mash product. To get an insight into their sour mashing process, […]
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Steve Anderson of Big Bend Brewing Co. passed last Wednesday November 25 to prostate cancer. Our condolences go to Steve’s family, friends and the crew at Big Bend Brewing Co. From Amy Fletcher of Big Bend Brewing Co.: “I work for an amazing company. This past week we lost our brewmaster Steve Anderson, and I took this weekend to reflect on what he meant to others and to the brewing community, which is why I didn’t […]
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Last Stand Brewing Company Location:12345 Pauls Valley Rd, Building i, Austin, TX 78737 Just up the street from Jester King on Fitzhugh road you will find a hidden gem called Craftsman Park, home to Last Stand Brewing Company, Argus Cidery and Revolution Spirits. Last Stand Brewing opened it’s doors in February 2015, in what is sure to be the next picturesque destination brewery in the Texas Hill Country. The People About ten years ago, Kerry Richardson and his […]
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