TABC Label and Brewery Approvals August 3 2015

There are some big ones on this week’s TABC releases. I will begin with probably the biggest – Live Oak in cans. Yes, it has been known to be happening for some time, but they now have approval. I doubt we will see them until the new brewery is completed next year, but they are approved and look great.

Whole Foods is starting to distribute their house beers which are brewed at their Houston Post Oak location. I am hoping that it makes it to the Austin locations (which, I am assuming it will based on getting keg approvals). Another newcomer on the Texas scene is Woodcreek. They opened in late July in the growing DFW area and are starting to get keg approvals.

Then there are a couple of Jester King approvals that have yet to be announced. I will leave it to Jester King to explain what those are.

Now, on to the actual approvals. After each label, I have indicated what they have been approved to sell in. They are as follows:

K = Keg
B = Large format bottle
bb = 16oz format bottle
b = Small format bottle
c = Small format (12oz) can
C = Larger format cans

This week’s TABC Label releases:

Anchor – Our Special Ale 2015 (b, BB, K)
Avery – Twenty Two Dry Hopped Wild Ale (B, K)
Big Sky – Rye Pale Ale (b, K)
Boston Beer Company – Samuel Adams Barrel Room Collection American Kriek (K)
Boston Beer Company – Samuel Adams Pumpkin Batch (b)
Boston Beer Company – Samuel Adams Hoppy Red (b)
Brazos Valley – Mindflayer DIPA (B, K)
Crabbies – Alcoholic Ginger Beer (c)
Crown Valley – Summer Rain Lemonade Shandy (b)
Crown Valley – Riccochet Red Sour Ale (b)
Crown Valley – Imperial Pumpkin Smash Stout (b)
Crown Valley – Coffman Coffee (b)
Crown Valley – Farmhouse Lager (b)
Deschutes – Mirror Pond Pale Ale (b)
Deschutes – Chainbreaker White IPA (b)
Deschutes – River Ale (b)
Deschutes – Obsidian Stout (b)
Deschutes – Twilight Summer Ale (b)
Deschutes – Fresh Squeezed IPA (b)
Deschutes – Pinedrops IPA (b)
Deschutes – Foray IPA (B)
Deschutes – Zarabanda Ale (B)
Deschutes – Armory XPA (B)
Deschutes – Cinder Cone Red Ale (B)
Deschutes – Pine Mountain Pilsner (B)
Four Corners – Santana Ray Equinox Lager (K)
Goliad – Oktoberfest (b)
Jester King – Vulgar Affectation (B)
Jester King – Vernal Dichotomous (B)
Jester King – Biere de Syrah (bb)
Jester King – Amicis Mortis (B)
Lagunitas – Imperial Pils (B, K)
Live Oak – Hefeweizen Ale (c)
Live Oak – Pils (c)
Live Oak – Big Bark Amber Lager (c)
Lone Pint – Jabberwocky Imperial IPA (K)
Oskar Blues – Brewhouse Special Ale (K)
Pinthouse – The Over Under Coffee Ale (K)
Rogness – Thorhildur Belgian Style Quadrupel (B, K)
Saint Arnold – Icon Gold Belgian Style Wit (b, K)
Shannon – Summer Lager (K)
Sierra Nevada – Ovila (B)
South Austin – Evel Ale (c)
Souther Star – The Honesty of Reason IPA (c)
Sweetwater – Take Two PIls (b, K)
Texas Beer Refinery – Redneck Red (.5 Gallons B)
Uncle Billy’s – Black Hop Down (K)
Whole Foods – Post Oak Pale Ale (K)
Whole Foods – Westheimer Kolsch (K)
Woodcreek – Texas Star Bock (K)
Woodcreek – Rockwall Red Ale (K)
Woodcreek – Lakeside Blonde Ale (K)
Woodcreek – Highway 66 IPA (K)