It appears that the TABC has finally gotten their acts together (as far as label approvals go….everything else is still a mess). Hops & Grain received a couple of approvals within 48 hours and St. Elmo had a turnaround on one label of less than 24 hours. Compare this to the beginning of the year….where approvals were taking upwards of 40 days to receive. The good news? It is much easier for breweries to make small batch beers, get label approval, and send them to the market fresher. I cannot say that this will mean we will see more limited taproom only beer at bars, but it is one less constraint to worry about. It will also make it easier for breweries to get approvals for one off beers for festivals and beer dinners. While label approvals are still an inconvenience, it is good to see that there are improvements happening.

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

Acopon Brewing – Acopon Bitter (K)
Arborway Imports Inc. – Clown Shoes 2017 Vic Secret Space Cake Double IPA (cc, K)
B-52 Brewing Company – B52 Looking Good Barry (K)
Baa Baa Brewhouse – Baa Baa NEIPA (K)
Baa Baa Brewhouse – Baa Baa Blue Eyed Blondie (K)
Bakfish Brewing Co. – Bushyasta Tripel Ale (K)
Boulevard Brewing Company – Boulevard Bundle Up Barleywine Ale (B, K)
Braman Brewery – Braman Running Walker Pilsner (K)
Braman Brewery – Braman Running Walker Texas Reserve IPA (K)
Braman Brewery – Braman Running Walker Kolsch (K)
Braman Brewery – Braman Running Walker Texas Secession (K)
Brazos Valley Brewing Company – Brazos Valley 7 Spanish Angels Coffee Ale (K)
Brazos Valley Brewing Company – Brazos Valley The 13Th Can Cream Ale (K)
Brazos Valley Brewing Company – Brazos Valley Willin’ Mosaic Pale Ale (K)
Brazos Valley Brewing Company – Brazos Valley Mama Tried IPA (K)
Brazos Valley Brewing Company – Brazos Valley Killin’ Time Blonde Ale (K)
Brewery Ommegang – Ommegang Barrel-Aged Three Philosophers (B)
Brewery Ommegang – Ommegang Barrel-Aged Abbey Ale Dubbel (B)
Brewery Ommegang – Ommegang Winter Is Here Double White Ale (B, K)
Einstok Olgerd Ehf – Einstok Icelandic 2016 Winter Ale (bb)
Einstok Olgerd Ehf – Einstok Icelandic Toasted Porter (c)
Einstok Olgerd Ehf – Einstok Icelandic Wee Heavy (c)
El Paso Brewing Co Llc – El Paso Matador Mexican Style Lager (K)
Eola School Restaurant – Eola School Windmill Punch (c)
Epic Brewing Company Llc – Epic Whiskey Barrel Aged Barley Wine Ale (B, K)
Epic Brewing Company Llc – Epic Barrel Aged Imperial Pumpkin Porter (B, K)
Epic Brewing Company Llc – Epic Exponential Series Imperial Pumpkin Porter (K)
G. Schneider Sohn Gmbh – Schneider Weisse 2016 Marie Rendezvous Wheat Dopplebock (K)
Golden Road Brewing – Golden Road Tequila Barrel-Aged Berliner Weisse w/ Raspberries (B, K)
Harpoon Distributing Company Inc. – Harpoon House Golden Ale (b, c)
Hops And Grain Llc – Hops Grain Dispensary Series Dry-Hopped Pale Ale (c)
Hops And Grain Llc – Hops Grain Lupulin Rodeo IPA (K)
Hops And Grain Llc – Hops Grain Dankus Kahn IPA (K)
Hops And Grain Llc – Hops Grain Dispensary Series Dry-Hopped IPA (c)
Hops And Grain Llc – Hops Grain Dispensary Series Dry-Hopped Imperial IPA (c)
Intrinsic Smokehouse And Brewery – Intrinsic Bull Ryed Ale (K)
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Jolly Pumpkin Phuket It’s Not That Far From Laos Ale (B)
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales – Jolly Pumpkin Forgotten Tales Of The Last Gypsy Blender Series 2 Vol 1 (B)
Karbach Brewing Company – Karbach Karbachtoberfest Lager (K)
Karbach Brewing Company – Karbach Zee German Style Pils (K)
Karbach Brewing Company – Karbach Yule Shoot Your Eye Out Ale (K)
Karbach Brewing Company – Karbach Big Bright IPA (K)
Karbach Brewing Company – Karbach Mother In Lager (K)
Knee Deep Brewing Company – Knee Deep Stoutello Hazelnut Milk Stout (K)
Knee Deep Brewing Company – Knee Deep Man Juice Mandarin IPA (K)
Legal Draft Beer Co. – Legal Draft Treble Trouble Ale (K)
Loverbeer Di Valter Loverier – Loverbeer Pruss Perdu Wild Sour Ale (b, K)
New Belgium Brewing Co. Inc. – New Belgium Old Aggie Superior Lager (c, C, K)
Oskar Blues Brewery – Oskar Blues Barrel Aged Mama’s Little Yellow Pils (K)
Peticolas Brewing Company Llc – Peticolas Match Day American Pale Ale (K)
Peticolas Brewing Company Llc – Peticolas Crush It Session IPA (K)
Peticolas Brewing Company Llc – Peticolas Doctor’s Orders Ale (K)
Peticolas Brewing Company Llc – Peticolas Brewer’s Intuition (K)
R R Brewing Company Llc – Thousand Oaks Rye Blonde Ale (K)
Real Ale Brewing Company – Real Ale Dance Hall Lager (K)
Real Ale Brewing Company – Real Ale Zeebs (K)
Redhook Ale Brewery/Widmer Brothers Brewing Co/Kona Brewing Co – Omission Ultimate Light Golden Ale (c)
Roughtail Brewing Company Llc – Roughtail Hoptometrist Double IPA (c, cc, C, K)
San Gabriel River Brewery Inc. – San Gabriel Christmas Ale (B, K)
San Gabriel River Brewery Inc. – San Gabriel Pear APA (B, K)
San Gabriel River Brewery Inc. – San Gabriel Irish Coffee Porter (B, K)
Shannon Brewing Company – Shannon Crystal Wheat Kristalweizen (K)
Sigma Brewing Company – Sigma Porter (K)
St Elmo Brewing Company – St Elmo Darrell IPA (K)
St Elmo Brewing Company – St Elmo Wendy Summer Ale (K)
St Elmo Brewing Company – St Elmo Roxanne Guava Sour (K)
St Elmo Brewing Company – St Elmo Rain Helles Lager (K)
Stone Brewing Co. – Stone Dr. Frankenstone’S Monster IPA (K)
Strange Land Brewery – Strange Land 2017 Oktoberfest Ale (c, K)
Texas Beer Refinery – Texas Beer Refinery Beach Kolsch Ale (K)
Uncle Billy’s Brewery – Uncle Billy’s Dia Tranquilo Lager (K)
Wicked Weed Brewing Llc – Wicked Weed Metatropics Brettanomyces Farmhouse Ale (bb, K)
Zilker Brewing Company – Zilker Fiero Kolsch (K)

Brewery Approvals:

Note: I have only been putting new brewery approvals here – anything that is just getting reapproved, I do not list. Along with this, any macro brewery that is approved, I do not put. An example of this would be things like a South Korean macro brewery.

(For TX breweries: B = Brewery, BP = Brewpub)

Nothing new this week.