Imaginary Drinks We Wish Were Real

Our favorite fictional booze

"...your last will and testament standing by. Pawtucket Patriot Ale..."

July 21, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Speak No Ale: Beer Men Sue for Free Speech

Texas' arcane beer laws may be busted by a First Amendment lawsuit

"...– but the same may not apply to Texas ales. Lawmakers have struggled for years to reform Texas' misshapen..."

Oct. 28, 2011 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

This Is a Real Thing

The Beer Mile keeps track and field weird

"..."It's a German-style blond ale, very similar to a Kölsch, but we added a..."

Nov. 28, 2014 Food Feature by Dan Gentile

Peached Tortilla Pops Up in Driftwood

Trailer food and craft beer invade tiny Driftwood, blow town away

"...with food from the Peached Tortilla or slurping down Real Ale in the new ACL Beer Hall, I'm partial..."

Oct. 9, 2013 Food Post by Mick Vann

Get Back Out There With 14 of Austin’s Mainstay Beers

Fly Your Freak Flagship February

"...only hobby aside from trawling through Redfin for unaffordable real estate. Both are terrible for your health, but hey,..."

Feb. 3, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Unveils List of Brews

77 ways for you to capitalize on the celebration of suds

"...one of my favorite yearly beer stats, which isn’t really a stat at all, but a giant list of..."

Sept. 10, 2018 Food Post by Eric Puga

Microbrew Renaissance

It's a good time to drink beer in Texas

"...it won't take the discerning beer drinker long to realize what a pathetic statement that is. Anyone who has..."

July 4, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Debuts Beer List

The Texas-only beer celebration returns to Austin

"...From the legacy acts of Real Ale, Live Oak, and Saint Arnold, to the dynamic,..."

Sept. 1, 2016 Food Post by Eric Puga

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

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

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

"...over again until you had an outpost of golden ales and porters, and if the beer maestro was feeling..."

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

Untapped Austin Releases Full Beer List

Forget about 2016 with 334 brews

"...– Witbier – 5.3% Icy Bay IPA – India Pale Ale – 6.2% 2004 Smoked Porter – Smoked –..."

April 28, 2016 Food Post by Brandon Watson

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

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

"...in a pandemic, shifting distribution models from majority on-premise sales to a curbside model that could, at best, bring..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

Top 10 Austin Breweries of 2018

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...demographic. (There's always next year for Bumfuzzle Microrganic Farm Ales!) As before, we disclose only the 10 finalists from..."

March 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Top 10 Austin Breweries

Power ranking the local leaders in craft beer

"...48.9 mile radius so as to include adopted pals Real Ale Brewery in Blanco, seeing as they culturally align..."

June 23, 2017 Food Feature by Eric Puga

A Disaster Brewing

Hops shortage squeezes local-beer makers and drinkers

"...a little Beer 101 for you: Hops – the female flowers of the hop plant (Humulus lupulus) – are..."

March 21, 2008 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

Background Locals

A six-pack of Austin's most underrated beers

"...And yes, there are the talented juvenescent, simply cloaked by the vastness of options; new..."

April 3, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Top 15 Austin Breweries

Our semiannual power ranking of local brewhouses

"...our fair burg and riffed on TBT's Vor Ort pale lager, calling it "One of the 50 Best Craft..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Untapped Festival Austin Untaps Beer List

Check off your brewery bucket list in one convenient location

"...English-style barley wine The Ogden, Belgian-style Tripel Matilda, Belgian-style pale ale Sofie, Belgian-style farmhouse ale Summertime, kolsch-style Goose IPA..."

March 30, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Texas Craft Brewers Festival Releases Beer List

Annual event showcases state’s thriving beer scene

"...For this rendition of the TCBF, IPAs and pale ales go Boom Beach on the other styles with..."

Sept. 2, 2015 Food Post by Eric Puga

Introducing the New Official Beer of Austin

ATX has a brewed awakening

"...around town, a second swell of beer makers, like Real Ale and Live Oak, began popping up. Suddenly, Shiner..."

May 15, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Brewing Pedigree Represents at Far West Austin's Beerburg

Trevor Nearburg puts a burg on it

"...of mainstay beers suss out first runs of their pale ale, IPA, and amber ale – classic pairings with..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Top 10 (Almost) Local Beers

"...The One They Call Zoe, Hops & Grain This pale lager is clean, refreshing, and dry-hopped for an extra..."

Jan. 3, 2014 Food Feature by Anna Toon

Class in Session

A primer on Austin's most drinkable beers

"...a dozen hours in the maddening swelter of the it-really-should-be-autumn- now summer?..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Food Feature by Eric Puga

The No. 3 Bus Pub Crawl

On 2008's tour, we drank too much, missed a couple of buses, were much too loud, and finally stopped when we were cut off. This year was the same concept, but a better-paced, thoroughly enjoyable drinking experience.

"...definitely without Cap Metro's authorization – to execute this really bad idea...."

Aug. 21, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

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

Cask-Brewed Ales

Beer snobs flock to these local spots for 'real' ale

"...or as the most fervent proponents refer to it, "real" ale. (Not to be confused with Blanco's Real Ale..."

Aug. 21, 2009 Food Feature by Lee Nichols

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 Finding Beer Outside of Austin’s City Limits

Drinking outside of the box

"...brewers excelling in a wide variety of styles from pale ales to funky farmhouse saisons, but when it comes..."

May 19, 2017 Food Feature by Brandon Watson

Is Austin the Pilsner Capital of America?

Czech your privilege

"...malt character, firm bitterness, and utter drinkability. While there's really fantastic pilsners being made all over the U.S. right..."

Nov. 25, 2016 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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