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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a Fresh Lager

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Features

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo with a fresh lager from one of your favorite breweries. Feature written by Brian Trivitt One of the best things about being a beer writer is that most of the topics you write about are for the most part, positive, upbeat, and entertaining, especially if you are a beer lover. Even with my business like writing style that tends to be geared towards thoroughly analyzing a wide range of topics, generally […]

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Five-Way Texas Brewery Collaboration Giving Back to First Responders

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Charity, Craft Beer News

Do you have a soft spot for foeder beers? Are you trying to find ways to support our brave First Responders during this difficult time? How about showing support for your local craft breweries? Lucky for those of us answering with a resounding, “yes!”, five Texas craft breweries have joined forces to collaborate on a new foeder beer they are calling, Good Grief. A portion of donations from the beer’s sales will be made to

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TABC Label and Brewery Approvals May 1st, 2020

By / / Beer Data and Statistics, Craft Beer News

These label approvals cover most of April. It seems like the shelter in place has not slowed down the TABC as far as putting out label approvals, and approving brewpubs. A couple of new breweries are getting their first approvals – like Hold Out Brewing in Austin, along with some new out of state breweries getting their first approvals – like Maine Beer Company. Recent Brewery Approvals: Note: I have only been putting new brewery

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Banger’s May Growler Club

By / / Austin Breweries, Craft Beer News

UPDATE: Banger’s has temporarily shut down all operations in order to put a reopening plan together. Here’s a statement from Banger’s regarding the Growler Club: For anyone who purchased from the Growler Club in May, we are offering a punch card to redeem the remaining 21 growler fills when we reopen. We have called all of the people personally who had signed up, but please reach out to us at info@bangersaustin.com if you purchased and have not

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Updated Feature: COVID-19 Impact on Craft Beer

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA, Craft Beer News

Feature written by Brian Trivitt To say things are different now than they were when I wrote my last blog on Friday, March 13th titled “Covid 19 Impact on Craft Beer,” is, without a doubt a huge understatement. On that Friday the 13th (should have known), I had the pleasure of meeting with the Owner of Craft Beer Austin, Ms. Pam Catoe at Austin Beerworks. We enjoyed some of their world-class beers and had a

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Beer-to-Go | Austin Ale Trail #Beeringo

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

Welcome to our new series “Beer-to-Go” aimed at highlighting all of our wonderful local breweries and bars that have fresh beers for you to enjoy during the quarantine. Our beer-to-go photo contest gets published weekly, thank you to everyone who participated! This week we are partnering with the Austin Ale Trail to play beer-to-go bingo! Here’s how to play: visit the Austin Ale Trail on Facebook, and download a picture of the bingo card of your choice. Post

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Beer-to-Go Photos | April 27, 2020

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

You answered the call to show us your beer-to-go pictures, supporting local breweries and bars. Here are this week’s top posts, from the #GreatTexasBeerRun, let’s do it again next week! https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bM43TFgBE/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_a7YEdFjOx/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_a3fRgldVL/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_bGjKjFSJ0/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fVxRxlao2/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_X-NwoJvlm/  

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805 Authenticos Series Highlights 512 Local Paul Cauthen

By / / CBA, Craft Beer News

We all know we’re supposed to be supporting our local breweries right now – head out for a B – double E – double R – U – N, y’all – but that doesn’t mean fine beer isn’t made elsewhere. The Firestone Walker folks over in Paso Robles, California, have a wonderful blond ale they’re promoting using a series of slickly produced videos featuring some pretty badass people. About a week ago, they released one

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Women in Beer | Martha Dixon

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 Martha Dixon, co-founder and The Big Boss at 50 Foot Websites and Branding. Describe your average week. What are you responsible for? I oversee all

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Beer-to-Go | #GreatTexasBeerRun Edition

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

Welcome to our new series “Beer-to-Go” aimed at highlighting all of our wonderful local breweries and bars that have fresh beers for you to enjoy during the quarantine. Our beer-to-go photo contest gets published weekly, thank you to everyone who participated! This week we have a very special feature brought to you by the creative minds at the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, encouraging you to put on your mask and make a #GreatTexasBeerRun this weekend and pick up beer-to-go

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We Have a New Look! Interview with 50 Foot Websites & Branding

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

We have a new look thanks to our good friends over at 50 Foot Websites & Branding. I caught up with co-founder Martha Dixon to learn more about their business. What’s behind the name 50 Foot Websites & Branding? Martha is a big woman! Martha chose the name based off the poster for the 1950’s movie “Attack of the 50 Foot Woman”, our name is actually a nod to the original poster designer William Reynold

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Beer-to-Go Photos | April 21, 2020

By / / Austin Breweries, CBA

You answered the call to show us your beer-to-go pictures, supporting local breweries and bars. Here are this week’s top posts, let’s do it again next week! https://www.instagram.com/p/B-5cB7OJy9U/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_JBbVcllS1/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GTiFYFeMW/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_DrQgEFPyN/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_OI7iYF5NS/ https://www.instagram.com/p/B-a3n8Gp1dx/ https://twitter.com/amethyst_heels/status/1250203069943615488  

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