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Altstadt Brewery Launches Core Beer Line-Up Available in Cans

By / / Craft Beer News

Altstadt Brewery out of Fredericksburg, Texas just announced they are releasing their core beers in cans including their Kolsch, Lager, Amber, and Hefeweizen, previously only available in bottles or on draft. Altstadt recently made news when they won double gold medals at this years Great American Beer Festival for their German style Kolsch and Munich Style Helles Lager, both first time entries. Other notable awards include the 2019 US Open Beer Championships for German Style […]

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The Hill Country Brewery You Need to Visit Now

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

Carter Creek Winery and Old 290 Brewery (opens in new tab) On February 22nd, the Craft Beer Austin team embarked on a small team outing to visit some breweries that are new, interesting or different; or that we had just not been to before. The highlight of what we found was the most surprising new brewery in years. Carter Creek Winery and Resort in Johnson City recently opened a brewery called Old 290 Brewery next

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Breweries Giving Back | Upcoming Austin Area Charity Events

By / / Austin Breweries, Charity, Pink Boots Society

Photo courtesy of Habitat for Humanity Williamson County Breweries Giving Back | Upcoming Austin Area Charity Events Austin breweries have a long history of giving back to the community. As local businesses, breweries around town understand the importance of supporting the community that supports them. And it’s not just about support, these breweries are passionate about the work they do to give back and they go the extra mile. So if you love the local

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Women in Beer | Clare Hulama

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Pink Boots Society, Women in Beer

When I started writing for CraftBeerAustin.com back in 2015, my first series of articles was about Women in Beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to the ladies of the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer series. This edition features Clare Hulama, Owner/Assistant Brewer/Director of Everything Else for Bluebonnet Beer Company. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? I am responsible for all

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Texas Brewery Map

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

Texas Brewery Update | January 2020 I got around to running the numbers for the number of breweries/brewpubs in the state of Texas. Before we go into the data, here are the a couple of notes on the numbers: All data is coming from the TABC licenses Duplicate entries have been removed (meaning, if a place has two licenses for the same location, it counts as one. If a place is contract brewing while having

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Women in Beer | Kiki Whatley

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Women in Beer

At a recent Pink Boots meeting, hosted by Kiki at Flix Brewhouse Round Rock, she brought up an excellent point, why aren’t more women represented in beer media? When I started writing for Craft Beer Austin back in 2015, my first series of articles was about women in beer. I am happy to announce that thanks to Kiki and the Austin chapter of the Pink Boots Society, I am bringing back the Women in Beer

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Altstadt Brewery Brings Home Double Gold from GABF 2019

By / / Austin Breweries, GABF

Altstadt Brewery Brings Home Double Gold from GABF 2019 Texas had another stellar showing at the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) this year bringing home a total of 16 awards: eight gold, three silver, and five bronze medals. A stand-out this year was the double gold win by Altstadt Brewing Company of Fredricksburg, Texas for their Altstadt Kolsch (German-Style Koelsch) and Altstadt Lager (Munich-style Helles). GABF is one of the toughest and beer competitions, representing

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TX Craft Brewers Festival Official Afterparty 2019 | Craft Pride

By / / CBA

As the co-presenter of the Texas Craft Brewers Festival, Craft Pride is hosting the 7th annual TCBF Official Afterparty featuring Festival-exclusive release beers, rare timed tappings, live music, specialty pizza from Via 313 Pizza and for the second year, they are serving a Pre-Party Brunch starting an hour earlier this year. All events are open to the general public and tickets are free with RSVP. Featured Breweries (beer list in graphic below): (512) Brewing 8th

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Charles Vallhonrat

By / / CBA, The People of Craft Beer

Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild to expand on #BehindTheBeer with a series of articles featuring each highlighted Guild member. Historic legislation was signed into law by Governor Abbot allowing #BeerToGo sales for over 100 Texas brewers starting on September 1st of this year. Although the result was due to the efforts of many dedicated folks, I would like to highlight the team at the Texas Craft Brewers Guild that worked

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Where to Celebrate National Beer Day Sunday April 7th

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

National Beer Day may not be an “official” holiday; however, it is celebrated by beer lovers across the United States every year on April 7th. Why is this date so important to beer lovers you may ask? It’s the date the repeal of prohibition was officially enacted after being singed in the law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933, and to celebrate, people everywhere took to the streets to enjoy a beer. So what

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TX Craft Brewers Guild #BehindTheBeer Series | Janie Ziebell

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

The Texas Craft Brewers Guild recently launched an Instagram series called #BehindTheBeer featuring the people behind the scenes working hard to bring you excellent Texas craft beers. As you can imagine, in an industry that has a $4.5 billion-dollar impact on the Texas economy, there are a variety of jobs that extend beyond the brewing process including packaging, laboratory technicians, quality assurance, marketing and much more. Craft Beer Austin has partnered with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild

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TX Craft Brewers Festival Official Afterparty 2018 | Craft Pride

By / / CBA

The Texas Craft Brewers Festival is officially sold out! Didn’t get a ticket to the event?  Never fear, going on the sixth year, Craft Pride is hosting the Official Afterparty of the Texas Craft Brewers Festival featuring Festival-exclusive release beers, timed tappings, live music, specialty pizza from Via 313 Pizza and new this year, Craft Pride is serving a pre-game brunch for Festival goers (and the general public). More details about the music and beer line up below: On

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