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  • Flying Dog Events at SXSW 2010

    3/08/10 • (0)

    JT from Flying Dog just put this out there.
    Looks fun.
    I’m looking forward to the Raging Bitch. Supposed to be a Belgian style IPA. I like those.
    See you there.

  • Austin Homebrew Supply Grand (re)Opening Party

    3/04/10 • (0)

    Oh. Yeah.
    We love these guys. You love these guys. They moved north, are in a new facility roughly the size of a shopping mall (I was told they could drive an 18 wheeler inside and around the warehouse!), are having a party, there will be beer.
    Done and done.
    From the horses mouth:
    Come out for our Grand [...]

  • Saint Arnold Pub Crawl, 75% of the Story

    2/22/10 • (2)

    There are better Saint Arnold Pub Crawl wrap ups and coverage out on the internets, but since I took pictures I figured I might as well post ‘em.
    Why only 75% of the story?
    My wife and I had tickets to see Damien Jurado and Balmorhea at 9, so I skipped out on Little Woodrow’s.
    So JIB and I went out [...]

  • Independence Brewing Co to Host Beer Connoisseur Magazine Release Party

    2/22/10 • (1)

    Amy over at Independence said this:
    Saturday, Feb 27th, 4-8 pm, we are hosting a release party for Beer Connoisseur Magazine. Basically, we’ve invited all the other area breweries to bring their beers over to the brewery for the event for a beer tasting fest. So far we have commitments from: Real Ale, Saint Arnold, Live [...]

  • Circle Brewing Getting Equipped

    1/25/10 • (0)

    Team Circle Brewing announced on their blog that things are coming along:
    I hope you’re salivating.  As we get closer and closer to securing a location, our equipment is finishing up its fabrication in China.  Here are a few choice pictures of the brewhouse as it is being created from scratch.  Pretty cool stuff.  We can’t [...]

  • Jester King Acquires Brewhouse and Fermentation Tanks

    1/13/10 • (0)

    Via a press release sent by Mr. Stuffing:

    Jester King Craft Brewery in Austin has purchased a new 30 barrel brewhouse from Newland Systems, Inc. located outside of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

  • High Ball Hosting a Utopias Tasting

    1/03/10 • (0)

    HighBall is hosting a Utopias tasting on January 18th.
    Yowza. It’s pricey too. $54 for two 2 oz tasters… and that’s with “no markup at all.”
    From the HighBall blog:
    We have managed to secure two bottles of this mighty brew and are hosting a tasting at the Highball for a very small group of obsessive beer enthusiasts.  [...]

  • Real Ale Bottling Phoenixxx

    12/29/09 • (0)

    We knew this was coming… but now it’s real. Real Ale… (er, sorry)
    From their Facebook wall:
    “Phoenixx ships today, but not sure when it hits the market.”
    So that’s the good news… the bad news:
    “We will not be brewing any more Coffee Porter this season and we have shipped it all. What is out in the market [...]

  • Jester King Brewery Blue Prints

    12/28/09 • (0)

    Alright, the brothers Jeff and Mike are making some nice progress and on Christmas Eve revealed the rough draft blue prints of the future Jester King brewery located in South Austin.

    Jeff described it as such:
    At the front of the brewery will be an entrance to the tasting room with some rocking chairs out front on [...]

  • Random News and Beers to Check Out

    12/28/09 • (0)

    Now that I’m graduated and have some more time on my hands, I think I may attempt to post more often… but don’t hold me to it.
    Here’s some local beer info/news…

    Draught House just put the Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout on tap.
    Tried it last night, pretty good. It has a nice roasted/dry coffee punch in the finish.
    It’s [...]