Austin’s Best Breweries of 2024, Power Ranked!

Welcome to Top of the Hops IX

"...This year many of our Top 25 brought home medals from the third annual Texas Craft Brewers Cup –..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Food Post by Eric Puga

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...KUT proclaims everything’s bigger in Texas, including our Olympic medal count. The 2024 Paris Olympics wrapped up Sunday, with..."

Aug. 16, 2024 News Feature

The 5 Iconic Austin Beers You Cannot Miss at SXSW

You’re here; you might as well drink like a local

"...Oddwood Brewing just took home the gold medal over 93 other statewide entrants at last month’s..."

March 8, 2024 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Uchibā Is Serving Vintage With a Twist

Sushi, scallops, and surprises from the newest Uchi offshoot in Downtown

"...the lobster gunkan earned a “holy shit that’s good” gold medal. Translated loosely, gunkan is “battleship,” and the hand-rolled..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Food Feature by Jessi Cape

Top 10 Beers Defining Austin in 2023

Austin’s best beer flight

"...most decorated beer in Austin, Rocket 100 is a gold medal-winning Pilsner in the Great American Beer Festivals for..."

Dec. 15, 2023 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Austin’s Best Breweries of 2023, Power-Ranked

Top of the Hops VIII, baby!

"...chicken flautas at sunset… Central District (69 points) Winning gold at the 2023 Texas Craft Brewers Cup for Kayaker’s..."

Oct. 10, 2023 Food Post by Eric Puga

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Championships in Budapest, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine won a gold medal in the women's high jump, in the last..."

Sept. 15, 2023 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

The Prodigal Producer: Austin’s Malik Baptiste Comes Home

Alchemical rapper returns from L.A. with 24-karat solo tracks

"...conquering arrival. Initially called Starbirth, Baptiste foresaw a 24-karat gold-paved road. As soon as the Austinite received real exposure,..."

Sept. 8, 2023 Music Feature by Kahron Spearman

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...Prize selected the paper as a finalist for the Gold Medal for meritorious public service thanks to its coverage..."

May 12, 2023 News Feature

Community Outshines Competition at Breaking for Gold USA National Championship

Austin event warmed up for the sport’s debut at Paris 2024 Olympics

"...its first appearance in Austin, this year’s Breaking for Gold USA National Championship brought in more than 60 top..."

May 8, 2023 Music Post by Wayne Lim

The Best Things That Happened in Austin Beer This Year

Pregaming Austin FC at Hopsquad, Austin Beer Guide's Lager Jam, Live Oak Rauchfest, and seven more hoppy highlights from 2022

"...A day to celebrate ABGB's smash-hit, GABF medal-winning pilsners while they grace the tap wall all at..."

Dec. 16, 2022 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Booze You Can Use: A Few Choice Local Views

Sufficient Texas tipples to topple any tedium

"...Fitzhugh Road should appear as a shining ribbon of gold in your GPS. Now, we’re still talking about the..."

Oct. 13, 2022 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin's Best Breweries of 2022, Power-Ranked

It's Top of the Hops VII!

"...can imagine in between. RH took home a silver medal from the 2022 Texas Craft Brewers Guild awards in..."

Oct. 12, 2022 Food Post by Eric Puga

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...the Canadian national team, helped win Canada's first Olympic gold medal in women's soccer by scoring the winning penalty..."

Dec. 10, 2021 News Feature

The Rolling Stones Let it Bleed Over Austin – in Second Ever Local Concert

…with sympathy for the parking lot

"...funny local banter in Jagger’s teleprompter went for the gold medal with a joke about the Stones moving here..."

Nov. 21, 2021 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

The Booze We Choose: Seven and Up

Liquor in the front … of your favorite cabinet, of course

"...it’s picked up Best Small Batch Bourbon and Double Gold at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. What were..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 25 Austin Breweries of 2021

Our annual list of Central Texas’ top beers returns

"...towards iconic Austin beer status with Austin Anthem, a golden ale made in collaboration with one of the football..."

Oct. 12, 2021 Food Post by Eric Puga

Austin’s Best Breweries, According to Children

Meet your beer garden friends, the Beergardigans

"...Meanwhile recently won a gold medal for their Pilsner at this month's Great American..."

Oct. 1, 2021 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Booze News & Reviews

Seven Things to Know In the World of Spirits

"...Four Grain Straight Bourbon – a 2020 John Barleycorn gold medal winner – is so good; or maybe you’ll..."

April 15, 2021 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Simon the Cat was awarded the Dickin Medal – the animal equivalent of the Victoria Cross –..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Top 20 Austin Breweries of 2020

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

"...brilliant take on a Yorkshire pale ale, rife with Golden Promise malt and East Kent Goldings hops that Crowell..."

Nov. 11, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

The Joy of Shower Beer

Advice: Get sudsed up with these eight Austin craft brews

"...How's that for a plot twist? The 2018 GABF gold medal winner and 2016 GABF bronze medal winner for..."

Sept. 25, 2020 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Uncancel the Olympics With a DIY Decathlon

How one man became the world's greatest athlete* (of his backyard)

"...flex my creative muscles. For that, I earned a gold medal in having fun...."

May 29, 2020 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Austin Craft Brewers vs COVID-19: Compadre Brewing and Central District Brewing

How local breweries are responding to the pandemic (Part 7)

"...as well. Winner of a Great American Beer Festival GOLD MEDAL in only their first year of production with..."

May 6, 2020 Food Post by Eric Puga

In Memoriam: Glenna Goodacre

Sculptor of Austin's beloved Philosophers' Rock has died

"...In 1999, Goodacre won the competition to design the gold dollar coin featuring Sacagawea, the Shosone woman who helped..."

April 21, 2020 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Feted by Fusebash, the Fancy Fundraiser for Fusebox Festival

Ziggurats of Jell-O and inspired night of performances pays for future art

"...year's Summer Olympics, each time Team USA wins a gold medal, some guy wearing only a Speedo will show..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 20 Austin Breweries

Gird your liver for our annual Central Texas brewery power rankings

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

Nov. 12, 2019 Food Post by Eric Puga

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

Crawl before you ball

"...land. What makes it so special? Their trio of gold-­medal-winning pilsners (usually) on tap – Velvet Revolution, Rocket 100,..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Food Feature by Eric Puga

Texas Vodka Made from … Black-Eyed Peas?

Forth Worth’s BLK EYE Vodka brings the luck for New Year’s Eve

"...pea vodka of Todd and Scott’s took a silver medal in the New York World Wine & Spirits Competition..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Top 15 Austin Breweries

Our semiannual power ranking of local brewhouses

"...up awards at the international level, winning a bronze medal at the 2018 World Beer Cup in the American..."

Nov. 16, 2018 Food Feature by Eric Puga

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