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Austin Craft Beer Events for the Big Game

Austin Craft Beer Events | The Big Game 2022 Austin Area Brewery Hours and Map For many of us, it is that time of year again to gather your friends, beer, and food to watch the Big Game. Check out the below events! Craft Beer Bars and Breweries Showing the Game : 12 Fox Brewery Super Bowl Party | Whole Hog Roast | Begins at Noon Bear King Brewing Co. Watch Party | Specials and Heart […]

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Two Events Celebrate Local Craft Beer

Two Events Celebrate Local Craft Beer Small Business Saturday limited edition glassware. Photo courtesy of the Texas Craft Brewers Guild Small Business Saturday and Small Brewery Sunday both take place this weekend and here’s what you need to know. Small Business Saturday Small Business Saturday is brought to you by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild in partnership with 80 small and independent craft breweries and retailers across the state to invite you to shop and

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Austin Beerworks Creates Brave Noise Collaboration Beer

Austin Beerworks Creates Brave Noise Collaboration Beer Since the beginning of the Brave Noise Collaboration, six Texas breweries have joined the initiative, five of which are in the Austin area. Breweries such as Austin Beerworks and St. Elmo’s have begun the process of brewing their collaborative beer. While St. Elmo’s had their release on Oct. 6, Austin Beerworks is getting ready to release their pale ale soon.  Brave Noise, which started with one powerful question

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Women in Beer | Sheila Garcia

This article was originally published in 2020 and has been updated. Central Texas has a distinct and growing beer culture and women are not only present in every aspect of it from brewers, distributors to consumers; they are also well-respected leaders shaping the craft beer culture. Our Women in Beer series highlights the women in our community shaping the beer scene including members of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society. This edition features Sheila Garcia, Director of

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Central Texas Brings Home the Gold (and Platinum) at the 2021 CBMAs

Central Texas Brings Home the Gold (and Platinum) at the 2021 CBMAs Most craft beer enthusiasts have heard of brewing contests like the Great American Brew Fest and the World Beer Cup, but they may not know about the Craft Beer Marketing Awards. Founded in 2019, the CBMAs celebrate excellence in craft beer marketing and design around the world. A global panel of 300 beer, marketing, and design experts vote on entries to 27 different

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Bahnbrëcker Releases Slow River Blend Hefeweizen-Style Whiskey

Bahnbrëcker Releases Slow River Blend Hefeweizen-Style Whiskey Central Texas is no stranger to craft distilling or craft beer. Brewers often age beers in liquor barrels and create beers with cocktail flavors but distillers rarely look to beer for new ideas. However, New Braunfels’ Bahnbrëcker is changing this by making a Hefeweizen-inspired whiskey. Slow River Blend is the first release for the distillery, which counts country star Randy Rogers as a co-founder. Bahnbrëcker means “Trailblazer” in

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Craft Pride: Rainey Street Institution Closes For Relocation

Craft Pride: Rainey Street Institution Closes For Relocation Back in 2017, when I first announced my intention to relocate to Austin, a beer industry friend in London messaged me with a link to the Craft Pride website, hugely excited that I’d be in the vicinity of such an incredibly cool craft beer establishment showcasing the best beers Texas has to offer. Fast-forward a few months and Craft Pride was, indeed, one of our first ports

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TX Lambic Fest

Texas Lambic Fest Rescheduled

Texas Lambic Fest Returns If you purchased a ticket for the August event this year, your ticket is still valid. Texas Lambic Fest | Sunday, November 7, 2021 | Batch – Craft Beer and Kolaches Texas Lambic Fest is an annual event that focuses, on you guessed it, Lambic style beers. Each year Belgian beer enthusiasts gather to share their beers, share their stories, and come away with new friends. I caught up with the

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Things to do This Weekend Other Than ACL | Weekend Two

Things to do This Weekend Other Than ACL | Weekend Two Austinites have mixed feelings about the Austin City Limits crowds that invade the city each year, some attend annually, while others do everything they can to stay as far away as possible from the festival.  Regardless of your preference, here are our top picks for weekend two. Weekend Two | Oktoberfest 12 Fox Beer Co. Foxtoberfest | Three Weekends | Starting Sept. 24th Oasis Texas

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Hedgehog Brewing

Hedgehog Brewing Celebrates Cocal Beer-fundraising Legend Marvis ‘The Middleman’ Dixon with His Own West Coast IPA

Hedgehog Brewing celebrates local beer-fundraising legend Marvis ‘The Middleman’ Dixon with his own West Coast IPA In June 2020, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests going on across the US, San Antonio TX’s Weathered Souls Brewing launched their Black Is Beautiful collaboration beer fundraising project, which swiftly became a huge international success. Here in Central Texas, the campaign to raise awareness about the Black Is Beautiful project, recruit breweries and even cideries,

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Trail Foundation Pop Up Beer Garden

The Trail Foundation Hosts Pop-Up Beer Garden at Sand Beach Park

The Trail Foundation Hosts Pop-Up Beer Garden at Sand Beach Park The Trail Foundation, an organization dedicated to enhancing and protecting the Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail at Lady Bird Lake, is setting up a pop-up beer garden on Oct. 9-10. The beer garden will be held at Sand Beach Park from 12-7 p.m. There will be live music from local artists as well as local beverage options.  “TTF is excited to bring Trail lovers together for

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(512) Brewing Company Introduces Canned Beer

(512) Brewing Company Introduces Canned Beer (512) Brewing Company released their newest beer on Sep. 8, the Kolsch. The 4.8% ABV crushable beer will be released as a canned beer, a new style for the brewery. The company is beginning to start the process of canning not only with the Kolsch, but other lower ABV beers.  “I’ve resisted canning 512 beers since the beginning,” owner Kevin Brand said, “but, it was always an option for

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