Feistiest Craft Beer Advocate

Chip McElroy

Chip McElroy doesn’t want to make smoked peppermint anchovy beer. No, McElroy is more interested in brewing old-world style beer from Austin’s oldest craft brewery while protecting the rights of Texas microbrewers. Owner of Live Oak Brewing Co., the often irreverent McElroy has been unabashedly vocal – expressing both support and pure revulsion (ahem, SB 639) – when it comes to Texas beer laws. A tireless advocate for the underdog, a skilled orator, and a damn fine brewer, McElroy is a bulldog with a Ph.D. That, and charm.

Live Oak Brewing Company
1615 Crozier, Del Valle, 512/385-2299
www.liveoakbrewing.com