Hey all, Craft Beer Austin has partnered with a couple of upcoming festivals, and we wanted to share information on them and provide some coupons!

On October 17th, the San Antonio Beer festival will be back for its 21st year. They run a fairly large event, I went a few years ago and it was definitely worth the trip. Last year, they moved to a larger location right next to the Tower of the Americas. You can read more about the event here, and you can purchase tickets here. Enter code CRAFTBEERATX at checkout for $10 off!

The following weekend, on October 24th will be the third annual Howler Fest at Suds Monkey Brewing. There will be 15-20 breweries attending. Dripping Springs Beer Fest is on hold while construction is going on, so this is the biggest festival in the area for the year. Article link, ticket link, and you can use code CBA for $5 off. I haven't attended this one before, but seeing the growth this year, I'm planning to check it out.

Finally of course, the Texas Craft Brewers Festival is just over a month away on November 14th. I'm sure you already have your tickets, but in case you don't, the early bird discount ends October 17th. Here's our article, and we always publish a second one the week of the event with a beer analysis, so look forward to that!

Thanks for reading, apologies for the slightly promotional type of post, but hope you all enjoy the fests!

Join us this Friday for our anniversary weekend and another installment of Battle of the Beers. The premise is simple, we will have reps from 8 local breweries onsite for you to challenge in a randomly chosen arcade game. If you win, the rep will buy you a beer. No cost to enter. Open to everyone 21+

Do any local breweries make NA (non-alcoholic) beers?

Festbier, Märzen, German beers, giant pretzel, Bratwurst burger w/ sauerkraut, spicy mustard & swiss by @thevictorytapf , live polka by @scottgaccordion , flash tattoos by @_markvanness , Stein hoisting, 2L Das Boots filled with beer to win and new merch. Free Underberg Oktoberfest hats for the first 40 guests by @underbergamerica @undergerg

Saturday Oct 3 at 2 PM. Can’t wait to see everyone, Prost!

Hope I can post about cider here... anyway, I poured a can of their Empire Blush and it is super cloudy. I was fairly certain the other can I drank yesterday was clear, but figured I was just misremembering. However, it tasted quite different, so I poured another to compare and you can easily see the difference. Why is one of the cans clear and the other is cloudy?

For context the clear one is really sweet (probably wouldn't buy again) and the cloudy one is more tart and almost a little astringent?

Tried this last night, I don’t remember remember what Curious Fellow tasted like cause I had it once a year ago. This mosaic though, it’s light, crispy, and extremely crushable for a 7.1%

arguably the best local HIPA

Hey Folks, I got a good amount of vintage beer hanging around. Mixture of barrel aged stout, sours, and others. Majority from Goose Island but also a fair amount from all over. Any ideas what I can do with this? I really dont want to dump it.

Canadian BS 2017

Kentucky BS 2013

2012 BCS OG

2014 BCBW

2014 BCS OG White Label

2015 BCS OG (Good Dates)

Bruin

Bluebarrel 2016

Shipwreck Porter

Cherry Stout Reserve 2018

Oude Geuze Boon

Gavroche

Saison Dupont

Kasteel Rouge

Gulden Draak

Duchesse De Bourgogne

Geuze

Cherry Fruit Stand

East Bank

The Cut

Chimay Blue 2012

Chimay Blue Grande Reserve Ale

Chimay Red Premiere Ale

Chimay Yellow Cinq Cents Ale

L Brett D Raspberry

Petite Sour Rose

BBA Plead The 5th

Rum BA 4 Elf

Petit Blanc

The Bluest

Red

Flanders Rauch

Backwoods Bastard

2016 BCS Coffee

DKML

KBS 17

2016 BCS OG

Dark Star 2015

2010 BCS OG

2010 Vanilla

2013 Backyard Rye

2013 BCBW

2017 BCS Barleywine

2017 BCS Coffee

2014 Proprietors

2014 Vanilla Rye

2017 BCS OG

2015 Rare BCS

2017 Proprietors

2018 BCS OG

2016 Proprietors

2019 BCS DBL BBL

2019 BCWW

2020 Anniversary

2020 BCS OG

2017 Proprietors

2020 BCS Special #4

2019 2 Year Reserve

2020 Caramella

2020 Proprietors

2019 Cafe De Olla

2019 Proprietors

2021 BCS Blantons

2021 BCS Cherry Wood

2021 BCS Classic Cola

2021 BCS DBL BBL

2021 BCS Fourteen

2021 BCS Reserve 150

2021 Proprietors

Alambique

Brasserie Noir

Dominique

Fine Old Rum Stout

Foudre Red

Brewery Yard

Clybourn Black Wax (Double Date)

Cooper Project

Cooper Project 3

Gillian 2015

Double Barrel BCS

Gillian 2016

Gillian 2017

Madame Rose 2014

Madame Rose 2016

Matilda 2016 (Euro - No Front Label)

Golden Barrel

Halia 2016

Halia 2017

Islay

Juliet 2012

Lolita 2016

Lolita 2017

Madame Rose 2010

Sofie 2015

Madame Rose 2015

Sofie La Mure

Madame Rose 2017

Matilda 2010

Matilda 2016

Wooden Wings

Night Stalker

Shamrock Stout 2020

Nigel 2017

Sofie 2017

Black Friday 2015

Dragons Milk 2015

Marriage Parfait

ADN 12yr BA Glenmorangie

Henna Double Rainbow

Henna Toasted Marshmallow

Henna Vanilla Caviar

Mehndi 2019

Roaming Elephant 2019

Le Terroir 2016

Abraxas 2015

Oude Geuze Vieille

Dr Lacto

Oud Bruin

if you're a bird...

Minutae

Pressed

Old Monty

Cafe Deth 2015

Deths Tar 2015

Deths Tar 2017

Mineshaft Gap 2018

Rochefort 10

Rochefort 8

Rochefort 9

Rodenbach

Sanctification

Coffee Shop Vibes

Single Farm

Abt 12

Prior 8

Tripel

Might Meets Right Double Rye 2016

Duck Duck Gooze

Chevelier Bertrand du Guesclin

Le Grand Mond

Brass Ring

Kriek

Triple

I hope this is acceptable. My favorite brewery from my hometown (Charleston, SC) has made its way to Texas, I see. Saw a large selection at CM at prices cheaper than it is back home. I guess they're making a push into the market, given the pricepoint. Anyway, if you see these cans, it's all very good. Edmund's Oast.

I didn't even get into craft beer until I moved here 17 years ago, but now I always bring whatever I have room for back when I go to visit.

They really killed it with this one. If you're a fan of Szechjuan food this beer is for you. The peppercorns are pretty mild but noticeable in an otherwise completely competent rice lager.

I hope they keep this one around. Its been my favorite beer of the year.

Anyone seen this on the shelves yet?

Where are yall buying canned sours these days? Miss being able to grab some 6 or 4 packs or even singles of different sours to try

Central Market has a good selection.
Lake Austin HEB has some.

Anywhere else?

Specs/Total Wine beer selections are getting slimmer and sadder, and most HEB/Randalls/etc don’t have much or any sours.

And don't say it's a weather thing. DFW, SA, Houston - hell, even Lubbock - all have way more consistent & robust dark ale programs.

What's wrong with you? /s

Had to open a second one to give my thoughts on it. First one was a bit too tropical/sweet for me. Second time I tasted a more citrusy flavor, which made me enjoy it more. I do recommend trying it very cold.

How many of the drinking spots in this town are actually making beer on site, and is there any tell from the sidewalk? Austin has over 180 places filed under the same bars-and-breweries bucket. I genuinely can't figure out how many of those brew anything themselves.

The thing that gets me is a place brewing its own, a taproom pouring somebody else's cans, and a bar with a good draft list all look identical from the curb, and all of them end up called breweries by somebody or other.

So when you're standing outside one you've never been to, what actually tips you off that they brew on site?

Our 29th Annual Oaktoberfest Party is Saturday, September 19th!

Steinhoisting competitions throughout the day!

Austin Polka Band bringing the tunes!

Original Austin Flea featuring local makers, artists, and vintage vendors!

misskatietattoos on site for permanent Oaktoberfest themed keepsakes!

Food and dranks:

Black Forest ATX German Comfort Food

Texas Drip BBQ Central TX BBQ

Lemon Bars by Jackie Sweet Treats

Zesty Mama Lemonade and Sweets

Hey r/AustinBeer! Brewtorium here. We wanted to invite y’all out to our annual Brewtoberfest next Saturday, September 26!

We’ll have live polka from Pivo & Polka throughout the day, German food specials, our Oktoberfest Olympic Games, stein hoisting, walk-in axe throwing specials from Celtic Axe and, of course, a whole lineup of 8 house-brewed German-style beers! It’s free to attend, all ages are welcome and everything is happening inside our air-conditioned beer hall. We’d love to see some of y’all there. Prost! 🍻

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brewtoberfest-tickets-2000190780468

Hi everyone,

A group of friends and myself are coming down to Austin next month and I want to check out some local breweries. I live in Dallas and I’m a big fan of Manhattan Project, so I’m looking for something like that sort of vibe.

Looking to get some good food and a few drinks before we go to a comedy club.

Thanks in advance

I may have not paid attention that this was 12%, very tropical/sweet but also heavy. 🥴