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Black is Beautiful, Breweries Raise a Glass to Fight Racial Discrimination

Photo credit to Weathered Souls Brewing  In recent years, beer-lovers have watched in awe of the camaraderie and supportive power the beer community can foster. Massive initiatives like Sierra Nevada’s Resilience IPA raising money to rebuild after the California wildfires, and more recently, Other Half’s All Together mission supporting hospitality professionals affected by Covid19, are testaments to how beer can rally people around a cause. The power of unity through beer is undeniable and sparked […]

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals April 15th, 2020

What better time to jump-start the TABC label approval post than when being stuck at home during quarantine? So, I had to start somewhere, which in this case, is from the beginning of March to now. Note: due to the number of label approvals coming in now, I am turning the focus of this more onto local beers, and more interesting out of state ones. There are just too many beers coming in now that

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Texas Craft Brewery Rankings 2019 From Hopalytics

Texas Craft Brewery Rankings 2019 Survey Results From Hopalytics  Rating & Ranking Reports tend to get some controversy especially if the readers favorites are not listed. It happened to us when we posted our Top 10 Rated Craft Beers back in 2017. The Hopalytics rankings were calculated using input from consumers and craft brewing professional in 4 categories: overall consumer perception (40%), reputation for producing the best beer (40%), excitement for the next 12 months

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Sept 18 2019

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Sept 18 2019

I thought the last list of label approvals were bad (due to my procrastination), but this one was even worse. Around 600 new beers approved over 8 weeks. Along with the label approvals, 10 new Texas breweries received licenses to start up in Texas. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc =

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals June 26 2019

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals July 26 2019

And another month has passed, so another long list of approvals. Along with that, 8 new brewpubs in Texas were approved over the last month. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 11 Below Brewing Company – 11 Below Hipster Stache IPA (K)

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals June 24 2019

And another month has passed, so another long list of TABC approvals. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 11 Below Brewing Company – 11 Below Duck Duck Juice (K) 11 Below Brewing Company – 11 Below Crazy Pilz Dry Hopped Pilsner (c)

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals April 18 2019

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals April 18 2019

This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 3 Nations Brewing – 3 Nations Shed ‘N Silo Hefeweizen (c) 512 Brewing Company – 512 Brown Union Sherry Barrel Fermented Keg Conditioned Ale (K) Astral Brewing – Astral NEIPA (K) Astral Brewing – Astral Pub

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals April 11 2019

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals April 11 2019

The legislative battle over beer-to-go sales from breweries may be slowing down thanks to simple donations from specific distributors to specific people in charge. It is amazing how a little money can make someone not pass laws that actually help the small businesses of the state. You can read more about that here and who is the latest person that the distributors paid off (spoiler: it is Kelly Hancock of North Richland Hills for $33k):

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Feb 19 2019

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals Feb 19 2019

This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc = 16oz format can C = Larger format can 2 Docs Brewing Co. Llc – Two Docs Bock (Tank – 620Gal – Never seen a “tank” approved before) 2 Docs Brewing Co. Llc – Two Docs End Of The Street Wheat (Tank – 620Gal) 2

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals May 30 2018

TABC Label and Brewery Approvals May 30 2018

This is probably the longest I have gone without updating TABC label approvals. I believe the last one I did was a little more than a month ago….and I am quickly realizing why I tried to do this weekly. These lists just get too long….. This week’s TABC Label Approvals: K = Keg B = Large format bottle bb = 16oz format bottle b = Small format bottle c = Small format (12oz) can cc

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