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Red Horn Brewing Welcomes New Head Brewer

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

Red Horn Brewing Welcomes New Head Brewer By feature writer Jackie Von Panda As a native Houstonian, Red Horn Coffee House and Brewing has become a personal favorite and frequent hangout when I am in Austin. Over time, Red Horn has grown from the original location on Parmer and FM1431 to include a second and much larger facility at Scottsdale Drive. Chad Misner, Co-Founder of Red Horn offered me an opportunity to come tour the […]

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 3, 2023

By / / Austin Breweries, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 3, 2023 Welcome to the third edition of The Best Beers of the Year (So Far).  Since the previous edition, we’ve released a few spin offs – Style Breakdown: Pilsners, and Best Beers at TCBF (expect more festival based articles in the future, and style breakdowns during lulls of other newsworthy content).  All of these articles are using Untappd data to determine the highest rated beers,

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5 Brand New Breweries Just Opened in Central Texas

By / / Austin Breweries, Brewery Profile, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases, Guide

New Breweries: Autumn, 2023 Published 10/5/23 Updated 10/7/23 to add a sixth new one – Fat Ass Brewery Updated 1/3/24 to note that Power is not open, but Obsidian and Prost are Did you know that a bunch of new breweries opened last month? While some places open with a lot of fanfare (like the expectedly popular Fast Friends Brewery), other places tend to open quietly with nothing more than a few Instagram posts. But

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Going to TCBF? Here are the beers to get.

By / / Austin Breweries, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers (Maybe?) at Texas Craft Brewers Festival 2023 This is the article that you’ve always wanted.  You’ve likely already looked over the beer list at TCBF and thought, “So many beers!  I’ll just figure it out when I get there I suppose.”  That’s a bold strategy; what if you miss the best one?  Well, readers of Craft Beer Austin, we’re here to reward your continued support by literally telling you what the best

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Style Breakdown 1: The Best Pilsners Ever Made in Central Texas

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Guide, Style Breakdown

Style Breakdown 1: The Best Pilsners Ever Made in Central Texas Welcome to a new CBA series: Style Breakdown.  In each issue, we’re going to take an in-depth look into a single beer style and compare every one of these beers ever released in Central Texas.  This is a companion series to The Best Beers of the Year (So Far), in which we will use Untappd data to measure the highest-rated beers and find out

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2023

By / / Austin Breweries, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 2, 2023 Welcome to the second edition of The Best Beers of the Year (So Far).  I’ll skip the super long intro this time, please refer to the first article for all details on methodology.  Instead, let’s get right into the results! Here are the top beers released in Central Texas from April to June, 2023! Lager: Pilsner: Pale Ale: IPA (New England / Hazy): IPA

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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 For the third year in a row, Pinthouse Brewing is honoring Juneteenth by releasing a collaboration brew with Central Texas artist, Alannah Tiller. Sunday, June 18th at noon you can purchase 4-packs of 16oz cans of their Starlit Rosé Lager (5.2% ABV) at all locations. To add to the wins, a portion of the proceeds for Starlit will be donated to the African American Youth

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The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2023 Edition

By / / Austin Breweries, Best Beers, CBA, Guide

The Best Beers of the Year (So Far): Quarter 1, 2023 Edition Have you ever looked at a “best beers” list and been disappointed that all of the winners were only available on the other side of the country? Even a local list could show beers that were available nearby, but they’re long gone and you just didn’t know what you were missing at the time. We need a list that highlights the best new

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Hi Sign Brewing Opens Doors to Swanky New Space in East Austin

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

Hi Sign Brewing Opens Doors to Swanky New Space in East Austin Since shutting the doors on its original space in late February of 2022, Hi Sign Brewing is slated to unveil its stunning new 13,000-square-foot taproom and production facility in East Austin this weekend! Not only will this help ring in their fifth year of business, but also celebrates the resiliency of the Austin beer community and its loyal fans! As Founder and CEO

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

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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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Austin Beerworks Creates Brave Noise Collaboration Beer

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, The People of Craft Beer, Women in 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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Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream

Samuel Adams Brewing Hosting “How to Grow a Brewery” Workshop

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News, Event Listings and New Releases

Samuel Adams Brewing Hosting “How to Grow a Brewery” Workshop   Exciting news for any Austin-area beverage makers looking to take their business to the next level! Samuel Adams Brewing Company alongside PeopleFund is hosting the American Dream program’s, “How to Grow a Brewery” workshop on Thursday, October 7th at 11am CST. Photo credit to Samuel Adams Brewing Post-workshop, attendees are encouraged to apply for the Brewers’ Pitch Room Competition to not only pitch their

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