Features

  • Thirsty Planet Grand Opening

    8/25/10 • (1)

    We were invited out to Thirsty Planet‘s open house back in July (Yikes- this post is tardy. Between Hawaii, babies, jobs, lack of iMovie 08 skillz, and general etcetera-ness we are behind on our video posts) and here is the rundown. Mr. Smittle had all [...]

  • (512) TWO Double IPA and Other New (512) Beers

    8/22/10 • (1)

    (512) Brewing Co celebrate the terrible twos with an exquisite double IPA. Oh happy day. We went out to the brewery the other day to kick the tires and sample some of Mr. Brand’s new wares. The beer’s good. Nice and hoppy, but not over hoppy. [...]

  • Parkside and Independence ‘summer nights’ Beer Dinner

    8/04/10 • (0)

    Couple weeks ago Parkside had us out for their ‘summer nights’ Independence beer dinner. It was pretty swanky. Four courses plus h’orderves. Nice. I’m not a food blogger and I won’t pretend to be. No lie, I was there for the beer, and the food [...]

  • Great Austin Beer Festival Recap and Stuff

    7/12/10 • (2)

    June 26th, besides the Real Ale Anniversary party (which I truly regret missing this), witnessed the Great Austin Beer Festival. We were there loud and proud. See us in the pic above sporting our new rasterized banner (no, it’s not a pixilated image. It’s on [...]

  • [UPDATE](512) One.2 Release Party Recapped

    6/30/10 • (0)

    (512) celebrated their two-year anniversary with an open house/release party for their One.2 on June 19. If there’s something I know about June 19, it’s that it’s hot.

  • Saint Arnold Pub Crawl II Rundown

    6/23/10 • (0)

    The second Saint Arnold Austin Pub Crawl was F-R-E-S-H fresh! New bars. New format. New pint glasses. After the success of the first crawl, Saint Arnold implemented a format similar to the one they use in Houston (I think?), allowing us to visit the first three bars in any order. It worked.

  • Uncle Billy’s Third Anniversary Party Recap

    6/21/10 • (0)

    April 29 Uncle Billy’s celebrated their third anniversary of slinging beers in Austin [we realize this is nearly two months tardy; we're still playing catch-up...] Yup. And they had a party and a special beer to celebrate. Specifically, the “Dave Tripel”; a Belgian style tripel [...]

  • Real Ale Ride as Told by USABeerTrends

    6/02/10 • (1)

    Much thanks to our buddy Larry McIntosh over at USABeerTrends.com for sharing this excerpt about the Real Ale Ride. It should appear shortly in a full on American Craft Beer Week wrap up on their site soon. MAY 22 — Real Ale Ride, Blanco, TX [...]

  • Live Oak 13th Anniversary Party – RECAP

    5/24/10 • (0)

    Remember the Live Oak anniversary party? It was more than a month ago so maybe not. Thankfully, we’re here with an ever so timely recap to help you live it all over again. There was food. There was music. There was mud (but no rain!). [...]

  • Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing Interview

    5/19/10 • (2)

    On your way south from San Francisco on Highway 1, the scenery is absolutely stunning – chock full of parks and turn-outs offering travelers majestic views of the Pacific Ocean. Eventually, Highway 1 leads into the original “Surf City USA” of Santa Cruz, California. Santa [...]