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Julia Herz, Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association

By / / CBA, Craft Beer News, Women in Beer

Julia Herz, Executive Director of the American Homebrewers Association At CraftBeerAustin.com we are proud to support women in beer. As we continue celebrating Women’s History Month in March, the significance of the plethora of talented brave women contributing to the craft beer world’s success can’t easily be ignored. For a list of stellar Women in Beer we have featured, check out our many features on CraftBeerAustin.com. (Spoiler alert, another inspiring woman’s story awaits!)  One beer […]

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Nomadic Beerworks Saves 6k Can Toppers From the Landfill (and counting!)

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

Nomadic Beerworks Saves 6k Can Toppers From the Landfill (and counting!) Photo credit to Nomadic Beerworks; Founding brothers Bryce (left) and Dan (right) Tyranski Nomadic Beerworks owners, Dan and Bryce Tyranski bring a staunch commitment to creating a positive environmental impact to their Austin beer-making business. Conscious awareness of how their talents can be used for good truly shines. Advocates leading by example everyday to make the Austin beer world a better place.  The team

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Meridian Hive Invites Patrons to “Grow with Them” to Save the Bees and the Environment

By / / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News

Meridian Hive Invites Patrons to “Grow with Them” to Save the Bees & the Environment Photo credit to Meridian Hive Austin’s own Meridian Hive announced exciting new efforts to make the world a more eco-friendly place and they want their customers to join the mission! Through a combined mission of seeking earth-loving packaging and their “Grow with Us” campaign to champion the honeybees’ future existence, they are raising awareness for a sustainable world.  What is

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

By / / CBA, Craft Beer News

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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Black is Beautiful Beer Release Part 3

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases

Photo Credit to Moontower Cider Co Below is Part 3 of a 3 Part Series announcing the Austin area Black is Beautiful releases.  What is the Black is Beautiful project? Sprouted from San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Head Brewer & Co-Owner, Marcus Baskerville, the initiative aims to raise awareness of the injustices people of color face. “Our mission is to bridge the gap that’s been around for ages and provide a platform to show that the

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Pinthouse Brewing Collaborates with Artist Alannah Tiller for Juneteenth Beer

By / / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

Pinthouse Brewing Collaborates with Artist Alannah Tiller for Juneteenth Beer Pinthouse Brewing is honoring Juneteenth by releasing a collaboration brew with Central Texas artist, Alannah Tiller. Saturday, June 19th at 11 am you can purchase 4-packs of 16oz cans of their Starlit Rosé Lager (5.2% ABV) exclusively at the newly opened Ben White location. To add to the wins, a portion of the proceeds for Starlit will be donated to the African American Youth Harvest

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GABF 2020 | Features Black is Beautiful Initiative

By / / CBA, Charity, GABF

Photo ©2020 Brewers Association & Jason E. Kaplan This year, the Great American Beer Festival went virtual. There was a clear focus on diversity and inclusion in this year’s tasting sessions. There were multiple segments labeled “Brewing For Change” and “Beer Culture” featuring the team from queer and women-owned Lady Justice Brewing, the team from Latino-owned Raíces Brewing Co., and focusing on Weathered Souls Brewing’s Black is Beautiful Project.  Black is Beautiful Collaboration Feature The

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Amy George of Earthly Labs Tackling Climate Change with Beer | Part ||

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Continuing the conversation with Amy George, CEO of Earthly Labs: How Would You Describe the State of the Beer Industry During COVID? With having such an interesting perspective of the craft beer industry, I was curious about what George’s thoughts were on the current challenges the pandemic has brought.  “It’s an extremely resilient industry. I’ve been so impressed with how quickly breweries have pivoted to focus on customers; whether it’s direct to consumers in places

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Amy George of Earthly Labs Tackling Climate Change with Beer | Part I

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer, Women in Beer

Not all heroes wear capes. Some trail blaze and create exciting new paths to show how beer can make our world a cleaner, more conscious place. Entrepreneur, mother of two great teenage boys, and all-around Wonder Woman, Amy George, Founder & CEO of Earthly Labs is showing the masses how impactful women can be in the world of carbon capture. She has a deep love for our planet and a passion for sharing that sustainable

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Black Pumas & 4th Tap Brewing Beer for Justice

By / / Austin Breweries, Charity

Black Pumas & 4th Tap Brewing Beer for Justice While 2020 has been overshadowed by plight and uncertainty it has also brought creativity and innovation. Watching as the brewery world consistently collaborates using its position to bring awareness to meaningful causes is truly inspiring. Breweries and artists alike are fighting to survive and many are doing their best to also make the world a better place in the process. Supporting our local artists and creators

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Black is Beautiful, Support Marvis Dixon & the Virtual 5k

By / / Austin Breweries, Charity, Event Listings and New Releases

The Black is Beautiful worldwide beer collaboration has been lovingly embraced by many Austinites & local breweries. For those that are not familiar with the initiative, Weathered Souls has asked breweries globally (over 1k now worldwide participating) to come together to help bridge the gap for equality, to raise awareness & funds for the injustices people of color face daily. Weathered Souls provided the stout recipe as well as artwork, provided by Austin artist, KD

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Black is Beautiful Austin Brewery Releases, Part 2

By / / Austin Breweries, Charity

Below is Part 2 of a 3 Part Series that will announce the Austin area Black is Beautiful releases.  What is the Black is Beautiful project? It is the creation of San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Head Brewer & Co-Owner, Marcus Baskerville raising awareness of the injustices people of color face. “With the current tensions that are rising we thought that it was of grave importance to start the Black Is Beautiful initiative. We took a

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