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Beer Tripping in Spring, TX

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Beer Tripping in Spring, TX The northern suburbs of Houston are teeming with breweries, but only a handful of beers from the area find their way to Austin. While Magnolia’s Lone Pint might be the only brewery from that part of the state with consistent distribution across Central Texas, some of the best-regarded and most up-and-coming breweries in the Lone Star state can be found between Montgomery and Cypress. By Untappd ratings, eleven of the top fifty breweries in Texas are in this area, almost […]

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Jan. 2nd

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DS-4E_pElPR/ New Releases: (512) Brewing Co. (512) Imperial Stout | Is Back Batch Craft

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Best of 2025

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Craft Beer Austin Staff Picks | Best of 2025 Welcome to the end of 2025 edition of Staff Picks! We asked the team what their favorite local beers were that they drank this year, and here are the results! Drop us a comment on Instagram, Facebook, or Reddit to let us know your top choice of the year. David Acopon Brewing Company | Gaspipes | Ordinary Bitter This was the benchmark beer of the year

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Dec. 26th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSnZ-T9CeCq/?img_index=1 New Releases: 5th Element Brewing Stellium | American Porter 602 Brewing Co. Mamma

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Best Beers of the Year 2025

The Best Beers of 2025 (By the Numbers)

By / / Austin Breweries, Beer Data and Statistics, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of 2025 (By the Numbers) Welcome to the end of 2025.  There was a lot of movement in the Central Texas craft beer industry this year, and it’s looking pretty good – our comprehensive openings and closings list counts fifteen brewery openings (plus one cidery, two meaderies), and six brewery closings.  Compare that to 2024’s seven openings, and the closings to 2024’s twelve.  That’s a pretty sizable increase!  Most of the new

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Austin Beer News | Six Things You Need to Know | December 2025

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Published 12/24/2025 Barking Armadillo Brewing Opens Second Location A Christmas gift to all: Barking Armadillo Brewing out of Georgetown has successfully opened their second location in… still Georgetown, but closer to Round Rock.  The new spot, dubbed Barking Armadillo Social, is sharing a space with Bahler Street Pizza, which previously operated a popular food truck often seen at breweries in North Central Texas.  The brewpub is the first expansion for Barking Armadillo, who opened their

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Dec. 19th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSDLbUPjj5g/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==   New Releases: (512) Brewing Whiskey Barrel-Aged Double Pecan Porter 2025 3rd Level

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Dec. 12th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DSFjjDtkVaM/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link   New Releases: 3rd Level Brewing Baja Smash | Tropical Sour | Pineapple,

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Dec. 5th

By / / Austin Breweries, Event Listings and New Releases

Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around.   https://www.instagram.com/p/DR0eujEjXsV/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==   New Releases: 3rd Level Brewing Play for Blood | Holiday Red

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Alt Trail Passport 2026

Austin Ale Trail Passport Review (2026): The Best Brewery Perks to Collect This Year

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Austin Ale Trail Passport Review (2026): The Best Brewery Perks to Collect This Year It’s that time of year again: The Austin Ale Trail has returned with their sixth annual brewery passport for the 2026 season.  If you’re raring to go, you can get your passport early at the two launch parties this weekend – Nomadic Beerworks on Saturday 12/6, and Southern Heights Brewing on Sunday 12/7.  General sales will begin soon at these fifteen

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Nov. 28th

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRdUSJmjTQb/ New Releases: 3rd Level Brewing Infinitely Improbable IPA | Citra, Galaxy, and El

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events Nov. 21st

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Austin Weekly Beer Releases and Events  Check out Austin craft beer releases and events that are happening around town this week. Austin Area Brewery Map New offerings from breweries that are releasing this week, or offerings that are now returning to the menu after a hiatus. We cannot promise they will still be in stock by the time the weekend comes around. https://www.instagram.com/p/DRN5-KXjtTG/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==   New Releases: 5 Stones Brewery Reserva Piña | Saturday, Nov. 21st  Barking

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