Women in Beer
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 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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A new festival took over Hops and Grain Brewing back in early April that aims to bring new meaning to the Mexican slang word “Chingona”. Denise Hernandez and her fiancee Krista Cottingim cofounded Hustle for the Cause to highlight and promote LBGTQ women of color, “It’s hard to find social innovation spaces and support for LGBTQ women of color. In fact, less than 10% of all venture capital deals go to women, people of color, and LGBTQ […]
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Pink Boots Society Tap Takeover Today, March 21st | Black Star Co-op | Event Details Today marks the first time that Austin’s chapter of the Pink Boots Society is opening their private meeting to the public, hosting a special tap takeover at Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery. Roger Corrales from Black Star organized the event, “I reached out to Pink Boots because as craft beer drinker we may be familiar with product but not with […]
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Female beer professionals from all over the Austin area are coming together throughout the week to participate in the annual Pink Boots Collaboration Brew Day. Held every year in honor of International Women’s Day, Pink Boots members from around the world team up to brew their version of a specific selected beer style. However; this year, instead of focusing on a particular beer style, Pink Boots members will be using a new YCH Hops Pink […]
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This edition of our Women in Craft Beer series highlights a unique community of women whose focus is on the holistic craft beverage industry, and not just craft beer. SheBrews co-founders hail from the craft beverage industry where coffee and beer intersect: Randi Hensley, Operations Director and Raechel Hurd, Coffee Director, at Epoch Coffee, and Britt Allen, Barista, Fleet Coffee. On February 24th, SheBrews joins the Ladies Craft Beer Community for a unique panel and pairing […]
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Crafts and Drafts | Pop-Up Events Express your creative side while imbibing your favorite craft beer with Crafts and Drafts. Whether you are a craft enthusiast, or a complete crafting novice, the new DIY pop-up Crafts and Drafts has something for every skill level. Ananda Neureither founded Crafts in Drafts in 2015 while living in Chicago as a response to attending one too many BYOB painting events, “as a crafter and avid DIYer, I couldn’t […]
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We have a Giveaway on Facebook: Win 2 It’s the Tits Glasses, It’s the Tits Koozie & a 6-Pack of Hibiscus Saison! Adelbert’s It’s the Tits Fest Saturday Oct. 21st, 2017 1pm Adelbert’s Brewery is hosting the third installment of their free event It’s the Tits Fest benefiting the Breast Cancer Resource Center. To kick things off, Core Power Yoga will host a yoga class starting at 11:30am with limited spots. Per the usual, the event will […]
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Zilker Brewing Co. has partnered with local chefs and forager Rachael Young of Wild Eats Austin to bring you a uniquely Austin event featuring local chefs and special beers made with foraged ingredients. Forager Fest takes place at Zilker Brewing Company this Saturday from noon to 4pm and will showcase locally grown ingredients from Yard to Market Co-op, handmade small batch products from Benjamin Soap Co. and small farm-to-table bites from our own Kyle Burns of Hot Mess. […]
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Spring is known for being people’s favorite time of the year and among beer enthusiasts, it’s also known to be packed with various craft beer festivals and brewery anniversary parties. Here are some of the top events happening this spring. And remember to keep up with Craft Beer Austin for a weekly listing of everything happening around town. Anniversary Parties April 15th | Live Oak Brewing celebrates 20 years of delicious beers. April 22nd | Real […]
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By now you have noticed a new set of brews around town, including Bell’s Brewery famous Two Hearted Ale IPA. Bell’s Brewery hosted several Austin events to celebrate their Texas launch that spanned through SXSW week and continues this week with the release of one of their popular seasonal beers Oberon Ale, a wheat ale fermented with their signature yeast. Hailing from Michigan, Bell’s Brewery was established in 1985 when Larry Bell brewed his first […]
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Recently the head brewer Garrett Crowell announced that he was leaving Jester King to open up his own brewery. We are excited to hear that Jester King promoted Averie Swanson to be the head brewer and we asked her few question. How does it feel to be promoted to head brewer? Will this be a big transition for you? I am super excited about the position! Honestly, I don’t think it will be a big […]
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