Six Great Breweries Off the Beaten Path

In tumultuous times for Austin beer, these undersung gems are worth seeking out

"...Each brewery has the potential to contribute something cool to the..."

March 1, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...Click here to jump straight to the brewery rankings...."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Koko’s Suspension, El Naranjo’s Lamb Jam Win, Sushi Bar’s Guest Chefs, Uchibā and Yamas and Carve are On the Way, Bouldin Creek Dances a Foxtrot, and More

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...Ach du lieber! Koko’s Bavarian Biergarten & Brewery (4715 E. Fifth) has suspended operations for the summer..."

June 7, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Lazarus' Second Location Works Hard So You Can Relax With a Beer

The new, North Loop location is Laz'r focused

"...and the uniqueness of our experience, so we never really looked around and asked, 'Where will we find the..."

March 3, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...juice or maybe even, depending on how Vlad the Impaler you want to be about it, the blood of..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...of beating the heat with beer-flavored beer. It’s a really nice return to reality. In turn, Austin-area breweries have..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Garrison at Fairmont Gets Four Stars, Eden East Celebrates Tomatoes, Rosen’s Makes Salt & Time Bagels, Turnstile Adds Lunch Service, and OMG You Need to Try Those Sprinkles-and-la-Barbecue Scones

All the news that’s fit to get your taste buds quivering

"...of that metaphor, the term “game” is already growing stale. But what won’t be stale at all is a..."

June 1, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Designate Your Favorite Austin FC Star Based on Your Beer Preference

Some soccer talent to go with that brew?

"...to specs at least three times the size of Real Madrid’s, and folks in the second deck at Q2..."

Feb. 25, 2022 Features Feature by Eric Puga

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

It’s time for chili cook-offs, festivals, and all sorts of November fun

"...Saturdays at the Revolver Brewery in Granbury are a combination country fair and backyard..."

Nov. 5, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...the settlers. It’s a beautiful history of melding cultures, really. Recently, the French and the Italians have entered the..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin’s Best Breweries, According to Children

Meet your beer garden friends, the Beergardigans

"...it cool to take your little ones to the brewery every now and again? Yes, absolutely, despite the possibility..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Hit Brewery Row to Choose Your Own Austin FC Home Match Beer Adventure

How to get a little matchy-matchy with the city's first top-tier sports club and its many superb beer options

"...itself is still finding its legs athletically, Austin’s own Brewery Row is tasked with tracking back to cover the..."

June 18, 2021 Features Feature by Eric Puga

A Father's Day Roundup of Lagers That Dads Like

Beermongers weigh in on what wets their most dadly whistles

"...grillside (nobody was allowed a pick from their own brewery, when applicable) as inspiration for our own beer fridges..."

June 18, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Day Trips: Roughhouse Brewing, San Marcos

Brewing on the wild side

"...For instance, in collaboration with Real Ale Brewing Company, head brewer and founder Davy Pasternak..."

Jan. 8, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

It's time for our annual Central Texas Brewery Power Rankings

"...for most – if not every – Central Texas brewery was to go full steam ahead into SXSW season..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

How OPA Design Studio Makes Austin's Elite Brewery Taprooms

Stephen Oliver does his tap dance

"...Imagine a time when a Texas brewery couldn't sell its own beer to its own visiting..."

July 24, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

New Clarksville Brewery Has a Firm Grip on Beer Fans’ Attention

After a 17-month delay Hold Out Brewery has arrived

"...Largely considered the most anticipated brewery opening of the last several years, Hold Out has..."

June 5, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Vista Brewing and Hops & Grain

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 2)

"...nearly made it one month into this very strange, surreal social experiment with headspaces ranging from, “yeah, this is..."

March 31, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Brewing Pedigree Represents at Far West Austin's Beerburg

Trevor Nearburg puts a burg on it

"...notable theme of fellowship at this backroads southwest Austin brewery, which coincidentally (intentionally, probably) hugs up against two other..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Boozy New Local Collaborations for 2020

Local creators have been busy brewing nitro coffee ale and uni-wine

"...Independence Brewing Co. and Alamo Drafthouse Debut Hop Brownie Ale..."

Jan. 15, 2020 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Beer Brawl in the “Cleanest Little City in Texas”

In the home of Shiner Bock beer, Karbach Brewing Co. rents out billboards to announce "there's a new Bock in Shiner"

"...war has erupted between Anheuser-Busch and Shiner Bock's Spoetzl Brewery. In October, Anheuser-Busch – subsidiary of AB InBev SA/NV,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 News Feature by Jessi Cape

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...America is one giant brewery mill. It's the place where they made one brewery..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Discovering (and Creating) Austin’s Best Self-Guided Beer Tours

Crawl before you ball

"...York Times-style 36-hour beer crawl of Austin, but quickly realized that would be depriving you, local drinkers and beer..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Exclusive Reveal: Texas Craft Brewers Fest Rotating Tap List

Limited tickets remain for 25+ rare brews only available Sept. 28

"...the Texas Brewers Guild’s bread-and-butter showcase of border-to-border brewing talent. But it also serves as a way for visitors..."

Sept. 17, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin Beer Guide Announces Lager Jam 6's List of Drafts and Cans

Thirsty beer lovers, your weekend just got more interesting

"...will be available a la carte. However, the $30 pre-sale party packs offers boozers with a real head on..."

July 23, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Our 2019 Guide to Central Texas Breweries

A comprehensive list of places to grab a craft beer in and around Austin

"...Austin Eastciders 979 Springdale #130, 78702, www.austineastciders.com..."

July 12, 2019 Food Feature

Greg Abbott Signs "Beer-to-Go" Bill at Austin Beerworks

Texas becomes final state in the country to allow such sales

"...of Sept. 1, 2019, you can enter any craft brewery with a manufacturing license in Texas and (if the..."

June 17, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Eight of Our Favorite Summertime Fruit Beers in Austin

Core-cooling beer options to counter rising temperatures

"...with 4,000 pounds of pitted tropical fruits. (Have you really learned nothing since moving here after that whirlwind 78-degree..."

June 7, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

7 Central Texas Destination Restaurants Worth the Trip

Travel guide-worthy dining and tucked-away spots near Austin

"...the usual neighborhood happy hour debauchery. From tiny secret locales to huge luxury compounds, here are seven recommendations to..."

May 17, 2019 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

A Guide to Getting a Beer During SXSW

Ditch the convention center and check these brewpubs

"...visiting coder bros, internet celebrity cat managers, Friendster influencers, reality villain disruptors, spring breaking "WorldStar!" interjectors, toddler bloggers, meme..."

March 15, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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