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The Hill Country can hold its own consuming beer, and has been since our beginning days. No doubt our significant German influence has something to do with this and the traditions that go with it.

Did you know the Hill Country is becoming better known for beer production by microbrewers? From personal experience, these craft brewers make some excellent beer!

Here are the brewing companies, brew pubs and related resources (including home brewing) available in our area.

Some are strictly brewers, some have a restaurant at the brewery, and others have both plus live entertainment.

Most craft brewers have tours, tastings and events. So, plan your trip and Enjoy!

STYLES of BEER:

• • LAGER - Effervescent, light in color and body
• • PILSNER - Lager beer with a strong hops flavor
• • WHEAT - light, summery, refreshing, made of at least 50% wheat
• • KöLSCH - German-style brewing process, light, easy drinking, finishes strong
• • ALE - Copper in color, fruity, crisp, not too bitter
• • IPA - Similar color to Pale Ale, bitter, higher than average alcohol and hops content
• • PORTER - Dark in color, coffee flavor, made from brown malt and malted barley
• • STOUT - A type of Ale, typically dark color, high in roasted malts for a dark chocolate and coffee flavor

Be sure to check out our companion focus topic page on wine and wineries, at: Wine, and distilleries & spirits at: Spirits






































BANDERA BREWERY: 830-522-2246; 3540 TX-16, #2A, Bandera, TX 78003. banderabrewery.com. Small batch brewery. Open Thurs-Sun. Typically have live music/entertainment on Fri-Sat, and food trucks. Trivia nights, karaoke.



















REAL ALE BREWING COMPANY: 830-833-2534; 231 San Saba Court, Blanco, TX 78606-4810. realalebrewing.com. Beer brewer, tap room, occasional entertainment

TEXAS CANNON BREWING COMPANY: 830-833-3062; 307 4th St, Blanco, TX 78606. texascannonbrewing.com. Beer brewer, restaurant, entertainment




BARRELMAN BREWING CO: 830-331-1055; 103 Ranger Dr, Boerne, TX 78006. barrelmanbeer.com. Tap room

BOERNE BREWERY: 830-331-8798; 9 Hill View Ln, Boerne, TX 78006. boernebrewery.com. Brewery

CIBOLO CREEK BREWING CO: 830-816–5275; 448 S Main St, Boerne, TX 78006. cibolocreekbrewing.com. Food, entertainment, events

(THE) DODGING DUCK BREWHAUS: 830-248-3825; 402 River Rd, Boerne, TX 78006. dodgingduck.com. Brewery & pub food

FREE ROAM BREWING COMPANY: 830-582-9741; 325 S Main St, Boerne, TX 78006 www.freeroambrewing.com. House and guest draft beer; food truck grub, regular live music, and fun events in a beautiful indoor/outdoor setting.

HAMBY'S: 830-816-5620; 437 S Main St, Boerne, TX 78006. Facebook. Located n the Hill Country Mile. Pub food, family-friendly, in/outdoors, classic arcade games

MIKE-RO-BREWERY: 830-431-0630; 103 Oak Haven Ln, Boerne, TX 78006. mike-ro-brewery.com. Tastings by appointment

SILBER BREWING COMPANY: Closed

TUSCULUM BREWING CO: 830-428-0596; 236 S Main St, Boerne, TX 78006. tusculum.beer. Map. Food, events, live music, venue and rental




TWO WHEEL BREWING COMPANY: 512-3161-3401; 535 S Loop 4, Buda, TX 78610. twowheelbrewing.com























RED HORN COFFEE HOUSE AND BREWING CO: 512-986-7038; 13010 W Parmer Ln (& 1431), Ste 800, Cedar Park, TX 78613 redhornbrew.com

THOUSAND OAKS BREWING CO: Closed.

WHITESTONE BREWERY: 512-765-4828; 601 E Whitestone Blvd, Ste 500, Cedar Park, TX 78613-9015. whitestonebrewery.com










KINEMATIC BREWING COMPANY: 830-995-2001; 50140 IH-10 W, Ste 100, Comfort, TX. kinematicbrewingco.com. A small, nano-sized brewery, with tasting room/bottle shop where like-minded beer enthusiasts can relax and sample unique regional beers. Events, venue rental

STAGECRAFT BREWING: 995-2324; 830-523 7th St, Comfort, TX 78013. Facebook. The 1930's era Comfort Theatre transformed into Comfort Brewing. Beer hall, garden, food, live entertainment.



















STINSON DISTILLING: 512-703-0628; 18281 FM-150, Ste 211, Driftwood, TX 78619. Facebook. Winery, vineyard, brewery

VISTA BREWING: 512-766-1842; 13551 FM-150 W, Driftwood, TX 78619. vistabrewingtx.com. Brewery, restaurant, farm

12 FOX BEER CO: 512-626-4458; 4700 W Fitzhugh Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. 12foxbeer.com




ACOPON BREWING CO: 512-829-4723; 211 W Mercer St, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. acoponbrewing.com. Dog friendly

DISTANT STATE BEER COMPANY @ AUSTIN JAVA: 512-829-5314; 3799 US-290 E, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. Facebook

FAMILY BUSINESS BEER COMPANY: 512-829-4202; 19510 Hamilton Pool Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. familybusinessbeerco.com. Brewery, taproom, pizza truck, bar games, live music, kid-friendly area, wines from our friends at Resign Wines, family owned

GHOST NOTE BREWING: 512-375-3300: 23663 RR-12, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. ghostnotebrewing.com

ONE SHOT DISTILLERY & BREWERY: 512-858-875531610 RR-12, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. osdtx.com. Taproom, cocktails, events

SUDS MONKEY BREWING: 512-222-3893; 1032 Canyon Bend Dr, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. sudsmonkeybrew.com. Live music

SMOKE'N HOPS: 512-655-3069; 3799 US-290 W, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. Brewing, BBQ, live music

TWISTED X BREWING COMPANY: 512-829-5323; 23455 RR-150 W, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. texmexbeer.com. Tex-Mex Beer

12 FOX BEER CO: 512-626-4458; 4700 W Fitzhugh Rd, Dripping Springs, TX 78620. 12foxbeer.com. Taproom & Biergarten. Rotating weekly food trucks with live music Thur-Sat. Veteran owned and operated. European inspired craft beers located just W of Weird.










BEERBURG BREWING: 512-265-0543; 13476 Fitzhugh Rd, Fitzhugh, TX 7873. beerburgbrewing.com

JESTER KING BREWERY: 512-537-5100; 13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Fitzhugh, TX 78736. jesterkingbrewery.com. Brewery, kitchen, farm, event hall

LAST STAND BREWING COMPANY: Moved to Austin-->

ONE SHOT DISTILLERY AND BREWERY: 512-858-8755; 31610 RR-12, Fitzhugh, TX 78620. >osdtx.com. Vodka, rum, beer, cocktails, food truck, music events




ALTSTADT BREWERY: 830-304-2337; 6120 US-290 E, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. altstadtbeer.com. Brewing, restaurant, bierbarten, events, live music, venue rental

FREDERICKSBURG BREWING COMPANY: 830-997-1646; 245 E Main St, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. yourbrewery.com. Brew pub & restaurant. The oldest brewpub in Texas, award winning. Bed & Brew accommodations upstairs.

OGLE BREWERY: 830-304-2900; 312 Schmidtzinsky Rd, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. archrayresort.com/brewery. Part of Arch Ray Resort, Ogle Brewery, Paul Bee Distillery, Arch Ray Winery, RV resort, restaurant, amphitheater, live outdoor music. Part of Fiest Winery enterprise.

PEDERNALES BREWING COMPANY: 830-998-7486; 97 Hitching Post Trail, off US-87, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. Facebook. Beer brewer, tasting room










INFAMOUS BREWING COMPANY: 512-487-8786; 4602 Weletka Dr, Hudson Bend, TX 78734. infamousbrewing.com




CARTER CREEK WINERY RESORT & SPA: 830-460-0776; 4064 US-290 W, Johnson City, TX 78636. cartercreek.com. Brewery, winery, restaurant, entertainment, lodging

PECAN STREET BREWING:
830-868-2500
106 E Pecan St, Johnson City, TX 78636
pecanstreetbrewing.com.
Restaurant, brew pub, live weekend entertainment,
social gathering place, across from the Courthouse.

RECK EM RIGHT BREWING CO: 830-998-6814; 102 South Ave G, Johnson City, TX 78636. reckemrightbrewing.com

WESTCAVE CELLARS WINERY & BREWERY: 512-431-1403; 683 RR-1320, Johnson City, TX 78636. westcavecellars.com













BASEMENT BREWERS OF TEXAS: 830-955-5073; 521 Clay St, Kerrville, TX 78028. basementbrewersoftexas.com. Brewers & brew pub

OFF MAIN BREWING: 214-430-4435; 703 Water St, Kerrville, TX 78028. offmainbrewing.com. Boutique tasting room for craft beer, local wine or glass of bubbly champagne. Events, activities.

PINT & PLOW BREWING COMPANY: 830-315-7468; 332 Clay St, Kerrville, TX 78028. pintandplow.com. Brewery, kitchen, pizza, coffee, bar, events, live music













LAGO VISTA BREWING COMPANY: 8001 Bronco Ln, Lago Vista, TX 78645. lagovistabrewingco.com. Tap room, food truck










TEXAS CANNON BREWING CO - FRIO RIVER (TEXAS CANNON FRIO RIVER): 830-232-2337; 144 Red Wright Rd, Leakey, TX 78873. texascannonfrioriver.com. Brewery (in Blanco), food, catered events.




BINDLESTICK BREWING CO: Closed

HUMBLE PINT BREWING CO: 512-337-5007; 11880 Hero Way W, #208, Leander, TX 78641. https://humblepint.com/

RED HORN COFFEE HOUSE AND BREWING CO: 512-986-7038; 1615 Scottsdale Dr (& 183A), Bldg 1, Ste 110, Leander, TX 78641. redhornbrew.com

5TH ELEMENT BREWING: 100 E Evans St, Leander, TX 78641. 5thelementbrewing.com




HELL OR HIGH WATER BREWING: 512-548-6877; 931 TX-332 Loop, Liberty Hill, TX 78642. hellorhighwaterbrewing.com

SAN GABRIEL RIVER BREWERY: 512-778-4100; 500 Chaparral Dr, Liberty Hill, TX 78641, sangabrielriverbrewery.com

SCHITZ CREEK DISTILLERY & BREWERY: 512-778-5990; 101 CR-257, Liberty Hill, TX 78642. thirstymule.com. Bourbon, vodka, moonshine, beer

WHITESTONE BREWERY: 15390 TX-29 W, Bldg 2 & 3, Liberty Hill, TX 78642. whitestonebrewery.com




LLANO BEER COMPANY: 325-268-0103; 105 E Main St, Llano, TX 78643. Web. Brewer, plus 50+ tap craft beer and wine bar, pub food, live music; trivia













BEAR KING BREWING COMPANY: 830-220-5083; 207 Ave G, Marble Falls, TX 78654. bearkingbrewing.com. Formerly Rally Point Brewing Company

DOUBLE HORN BREWING COMPANY: 830-693-5165; 208 Ave H, Marble Falls, TX 78654. doublehornbrewing.com. Craft beer brewing, wine, restaurant, events

DOWNTOWN BEER HALL: 830-201-4411; 209 Main St, #105, Marble Falls, TX 78654. downtownbeerhall.com. Guest beer on tap, pub food, beer garden outside, beer hall gallery

SAVE THE WORLD BREWING CO: 830-637-7654; 1512 Resource Pkwy (Marble Falls Business & Technology Park off US-281), Marble Falls, TX 78654. FB, stwbrewing.com




THC BEER COMPANY: 113 N Spring St, Mason, TX 76856. Facebook. Craft beer brewings

























BJ'S RESTAURANT & BREWHAUS: 830-620-1400; 2951 Cold Springs, New Braunfels, TX 78130. bjsrestaurants.com

FAUST HOTEL & BREWING COMPANY: 830-625-7791; 240 S Seguin Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130. fausthotel.com. Restaurant, brew pub, full bar, entertainment, historic hotel

GUADALUPE BREWING COMPANY: 830-609-7875; 1580 Wald Rd, Ste 1, New Braunfels, TX 78130. guadalupebrew.comCraft beer, food, events

KRUEL RIVER BREWERY: 830-627-7369; 114 Castlewood Dr, New Braunfels, TX 78130

NEW BRAUNFELS BREWING COMPANY: 830-261-3472; 180 W Mill St, New Braunfels, TX 78130. nbbrewtx.com. Tours by reservation

RUGGEDMAN BREWING COMPANY LLC: Closed

5 STONES ARTISAN BREWERY: 210-380-8215; 11335 FM-1863, New Braunfels, TX 78130. 5stonesbrewery.com. Beer brewing, food trucks, events




BUDDHA'S BREW KOMBUCHA: 512-736-4815; Oak Hill, TX 78736. buddhasbrew.com. Kombucha brewery, not a beer but is brewed.

HITMAKER BREWING COMPANY: 512-465-2333; 11160 Circle Dr, Oak Hill, TX 78736. hitmakerbrewing.com




OASIS TEXAS BREWING COMPANY: 512-284-9407; 6550 Comanche Trl, St 301, (Oasis) Austin, TX 78738. otxbc.com

UNCLE BILLY'S: Closed






















ALTMEYER & LEWIS BREWING COMPANY: Closed

AQUABREW: Closed

MIDDLETON BREWING CO: 512-847-3435; 101 Oakwood Loop, San Marcos, TX 78666. middletonbrewingtx.com. Small Belgian style brewery and tap room. General home brew information, home brew supplies, books, spices. Music, events

ROUGHHOUSE BREWING, LLC: 512-667-7000; 680 Oakwood Loop, San Marcos, TX 78666. roughhousebrewing.com. Beer, food, events

RUGGEDMAN BREWING: Closed

SEAN PATRICK'S IRISH PUB N' TEXAS GRUB: 512-393-7310; 202 E San Antonio St, San Marcos, TX 78666. seanpatrickstx.com. Small batch brewery, pub food, events




BAR D BREWHOUSE & PUB: 325-372-6100; 213 N High St, San Saba, TX 76877. bardbrewhouss.com. Restaurant, brewery, lodging










FRONT YARD BREWING: 512-614-4380; 4514 Bob Wire Rd, Spicewood, TX 78669. frontyardbrewing.com

SOLID ROCK BREWING: Closed




ROUGH DIAMOND BREWERY: Closed




BLUEMONT VINEYARD & BREWERY: 830-307-7784; 662 Woodrose Ln, Stonewall, TX 78671. bluemontvineyardandbrewery.com. Wine, wine tasting, craft beer, hard cider, food, events. Pets & children allowed. Located off US-290, a few mi S of town, on W side of road.














































WIMBERLEY BREWING COMPANY & BREW PUB: Closed












ADELBERT'S BREWERY: 512-568-1462; 2314 Rutland Dr, #100, Austin, TX 78758

AUSTIN BEER GARDEN BREWING CO: 512-298-2242; 1305 W Oltorf St, Austin, TX 78704. theabgb.com

AUSTIN BEERWORKS: 512-216-7661; 512-821-2494; 3009 Industrial Terrace, #150, Austin, TX 78758. austinbeerworks.com

BLACK STAR CO-OP PUB & BREWERY: 512-452-2337; 7020 Easy Wind Dr, Ste 100, Austin, TX 78752. blackstar.coop

BLUE OWL BREWING: 512-593-1262; 2400 E Cesar Chavez, #300, Austin, TX 78702. blueowlbrewing.com

BLUE STAR BREWING COMPANY: 210-212-5506; 1414 S Alamo #105, San Antonio TX 78210. bluestarbrewing.com

BRANCHLINE BREWING COMPANY: 210-545-3536; 3633 Metro Pkwy, San Antonio, TX 78247. branchlinebrewing.com

BS BREWING: 830-660-8124; 1408 Old Lehmann Rd, Seguin, TX 78155. bsbrewingtx.com

CELIS BREWERY: 512-524-2377; 10001 Metric Blvd, Austin, TX 78758. celisbeers.com. Taproom, beer garden

CIRCLE BREWING COMPANY: 512-814-7599; 2340-B West Breaker Ln, Austin, TX. circlebrewing.com

DRAUGHT HOUSE PUB & BREWERY: 512-452-6258; 4112 Medical Pkwy, Austin, TX 78756. draughthouse.com

FLIX BREWHOUSE: 512-244-2200 IH-35 S, Ste B1, Round Rock, TX 78681. www.flixbrewhouse.com

FRANCONIA BREWING COMPANY: 972-542-0705; 495 McKinney Pkwy, McKinney, TX 75071. franconiabrewing.com

FREETAIL BREWING COMPANY: 210-395-4974; 4035 N Loop 1604 W, #105, San Antonio, TX 78257. freetailbrewing.com

FRIO BREWING CO: 210-225-8222; 1905 N St Mary's, San Antonio, TX

HILL COUNTRY BREWING & BOTTLING: 730 Shady Ln, Austin, TX 78702. healthybrew.com

HOPS & GRAIN BREWERY: 512-914-2467; 507 Calles St, Austin, TX. hopsandgrain.com. Cannery

INDEPENDENCE BREWING: 512-707-0099; 3913 Todd Ln, #607, Austin, TX, 78744. independencebrewing.com

JOEY'S INC: 210-733-9573; 2417 N St Mary's, San Antonio, TX 78212. joeyssa.com. Brewpub

JOEY'S: 210-212-5506; 1414 S Alamo #105, San Antonio, TX 78210. See Blue Star Brewing, above

KATIE BLOOM'S IRISH PUB: 512-472-2528; 419 E 6th St, Austin, TX 78701. Brewpub. No web site

LIVE OAK BREWING COMPANY: 512-385-2299; 3301 E Fifth St, Austin, TX 78702. liveoakbrewing.com

MEANWHILE BREWING: 512-308-3659; 3901 Promontory Point Dr, Austin, TX 78744. meanwhilebeer.com

NORTH BY NORTHWEST RESTAURANT & BREWERY: 512-467-6969; 10010 N Capital of Texas Hwy, Austin, TX 78759

ODDWOOD ALES: 3108 Manor Rd, Austin, TX. oddwoodales.com

OLD STREET BREWING CO: 808 W 10th St, Austin, TX

OSKAR BLUES BREWERY: 512-243-7054; 10420 Metric Blvd, Austin, TX 78758. oskarblues.com/location/austin

PETE'S BREWING: 210-490-9128; 14800 San Pedro Ave, 3rd Flr, San Antonio TX 78232. No web site

PINTHOUSE PIZZA: 512-436-9605; 4729 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756. pinthousepizza.com

RANGER CREEK BREWING & DISTILLING: 210-775-2099; 4834 Whirlwind St, San Antonio, TX 78217. drinkrangercreek.com

ROGNESS BREWING CO: 2400 Patterson Industrial Dr, Pflugerville, TX 78660. rognessbrewing.com

SALADO CREEK BREWING CO: San Antonio, TX

SOUTH AUSTIN BREWING COMPANY: 512-968-8297; 415 E St Elmo Rd, #1D, Austin, TX 78745. blog.southaustinbrewery.com

SPENT PLANET FERMENTATION: Coming soon, Austin, TX

SPOETZL BREWERY: 800-574-4637; 603 E Brewery St, Shiner, TX. shiner.com

THIRSTY PLANET BREWING COMPANY: 512-579-0679; S Congress Ave, Austin, TX. thirstyplanet.net. Tasting room of a local craft brewery that also offers weekly tours of their production facilitiesinfo@thirstyplanet.beer , https://www.facebook.com/thirstyplanetbrewing/, 6/23 -->

UNCLE BILLY'S: 512-476-0100; 1530 Barton Springs Rd, Austin, TX 78704. unclebillys.com

YELLOW ROSE BREWING: 210-496-6669; 17201 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX

512 BREWING: 512-707-2337; 407 Radam, F200, Austin, TX 78745. 512brewing.com. A self distributed draft-only brewery.







AMERICAN HOMEBREWER'S ASSOCIATION: 303-447-0816; homebrewersassociation.org

APELLATION BEER: appellationbeer.com

BEER ADVOCATE: beeradvocate.com

BEER CONNOISSEUR: beerconnoisseur.com. Magazine and web site devoted to craft beer

BEERTOWN AUSTIN: beertownaustin.com

BREWER'S ASSOCIATION: BrewersAssociation.org

CRAFT AUSTIN BLOG: craftaustin.blogspot.com. An Austin based beer blog.

CRAFTBEER.COM: CraftBeer.com

DRAFT MAGAZINE: draftmag.com

HOUSTON CHRONICLE BEER BLOG: blogs.chron.com/beertx

HOUSTON EXAMINER BEER BLOG: examiner.com/user/146816/articles

LIQUOR LEGAL RESOURCES: mfhliquorlaw.com/resources

OFFRHODES CRAFT BEER TOURS: 210-274-7656; 911 River Hill, New Braunfels, TX 78130. offrhodescraftbeertours.com

SLOW FOOD AUSTIN: slowfoodaustin.org

SOUTHWEST BREWING NEWS: 800-474-7291; Austin, TX. brewingnews.com. Bi-monthly newspaper

TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION: 512-206-3333; 5806 Mesa Dr, Austin, TX 78731. tabc.state.tx.us. Note: Current laws in Texas say beer makers have to choose between being a Brew Pub and a Brewery. The basic difference is that Brew Pubs can sell their product on-site but cannot distribute it, while Breweries can distribute their product but cannot sell it on-site.

TEXAS BEER BLOG: texasbeer.blogspot.com

TEXAS BREWERIES: texasbreweries.com. History of breweries in Texas, plus other resources and a blog on beer

TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS GUILD (TCBG): brewmastersinternationalbeerfestival.com. A nonprofit supporting Texas' local craft beer brewers and community members. Annual event, see calendar below.





AUSTIN HOMEBREW SUPPLY: 512-467-8427; 7951 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78757-8115. austinhomebrew.com

HOP TO IT HOMEBREW: 830-868-7962; 105 US 281 N, Johnson City, TX 78636. Facebook
Homebrew equipment & supplies

INSTRUCTABLES: Lots of great "How To" videos:

• instructables.com/id/A-Super-Vague-Guide-to-Brewing-Beer
• instructables.com/id/All-Grain-Beer-On-a-Budget-and-in-an-Apartment
• instructables.com/id/Bottling-Your-Homebrews
• instructables.com/id/Brewing-Beer-With-Science
• instructables.com/id/Brewpub-crafted-beer-at-half-the-price
• instructables.com/id/Building-an-Automated-Micro-Brewery-Jack-Daniels
• instructables.com/id/Easy-Decoction-Mashing-Schmitz-process
• instructables.com/id/Honey-Blonde-Ale
• instructables.com/id/Intro-To-Home-Brewing
• instructables.com/id/%5bVideo%5d-Homebrew-Beer
• instructables.com/id/Homebrew-First-Brew
• instructables.com/id/Home-Brewing-How-To-Make-A-Yeast-Starter
• instructables.com/id/Honey-Blonde-Ale
• instructables.com/id/How-To-Brew-Delicious-and-Cheap-Beer-At-Home-in-9-Easy Steps
• instructables.com/id/How-to-Home-Brew-Beer-The-Easy-Way-With-an-Ingredient Kit
• instructables.com/id/How-to-brew-beer-using-a-beer-kit
• instructables.com/id/Make-Beer
• instructables.com/id/Simple-Self-filter-Mash-Tun-for-All-grain-Beer

SAN ANTONIO HB: 210-737-6604; 2809 St Mary's St, San Antonio, TX 78201

WIMBERLEY BREWING COMPANY: See listing in Wimberley above. Also includes Brewster's Pizza, plus beer making supplies.










FREDERICKSBURG CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL: Fredericksburg, at Marktplatz (Market Square), 126 W Main St (corner Main and TX-16 S. Awards Competition for best beer. Lively music, food vendors, wine, Suds & Tastes tent with chef pairings, cornhole, and lots more Texas fun with fellow craft beer aficionados. $25/p. fbgcraftbeerfestival.com. 2024: 6/7-8/24, 11a-7p.

BOBTOBERFEST: Austin, at Blue Owl Brewing, 2400 E Cesar Chavez St. This sour beer brewery is celebrating its märzen beer with food, beer, beer slushies, games, DIY flower crowns and pretzel necklaces. Noon-10p. 2023: Fri 9/1

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Fast Friends Beer Co, 313 IH-35 Frontage Rd N, St Johns. Presenting fall beers and more. Details TBA. 2023: Sat 9/9

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Black Sheep Lodge, 2108 S Lamar Blvd. This sports bar is hosting with traditional beers, bratwurst, pretzels, and a stein-holding contest. 2-6p. 2023: Sat 9/16

OKTOBERFEST: a href="cedarpark.html" target="_blank">Cedar Park, at Whitestone Brewery, 601 E Whitestone Blvd, Ste 500. This event includes beers, polka music, and a stein-hoisting competition. Noon-?. 2023: Sat 9/16

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Hi Sign Brewing, 730 Shady Ln, E . Includes their own Oktoberfest beer, bratwursts, pretzels, and live polka music. Details TBA. 2023: Sat 9/16

AUSTIN LAGER JAM: Austin, at Spokesman Coffee at the Yard. Austin's first and largest collection of locally brewed, crisp, refreshing lagers. Join us as we consume and subsequently sweat out Austin's finest, quaffable, thirst quenching bevies. Will feature live screen printing, a DJ, food, and special surprises. Ticket not needed. craftbeeraustin.com/lager-jam-2. 2023: Sat 9/9, Noon-7p

BEER & HYMNS, FREDERICKSBURG STYLE: Fredericksburg. Every 1st Sat, 5-6:30p, at Fredericksburg Brewery (see brewer profile above). A refreshing monthly get-together that combines the harmony of hymns with the fellowship of beer. Very informal and completely nondenominational. No program, no pulpit, no pews, and never a collection plate. Singers stand on concrete amid towering stainless steel beer vats and sing together for an hour or so, sometimes with a song leader, sometimes without. Pints of the brewery's signature beer circulate for $4, and free bottled water is available. Event is free and open to the public. "We don't start or end with a prayer, there is no 'message,' there is no preacher. It is about fellowship, hanging out together, and having fun. We mostly just sing."

OKTOBERFEST: Blanco, at Real Ale Brewery, off US-281 N, just N of town. Noon-8p. Annual event. Live music, food, games, fun for entire family. Parking: Free. Admission: Free. 512-477-3472. Sponsor Web. 2023: Sat 9/23

BOERNE BIERFEST: Boerne, at the AgriCultural Museum and Arts Center, City Park, 102 City Park Road. 1-6p. Experience Texas' finest craft breweries (25+) while enjoying Hill Country artists. Admission: $30 in advance, $35 at the door; under 21 are free with a paid adult. Ticket includes event entry, a commemorative sampling stein, 10 sample tickets, live entertainment, silent auction, stein hoist competition, keg toss and fun! Additional sampling tickets will be available at the event. Food vendors. Proceeds benefit local art organizations! 830-249-7277, Event Web. 2023: Sat 9/23, 11a-7p

BRAUNFELSER FEST: New Braunfels, at 5 Stones Artisan Brewery, 210-380-8215; 11335 FM-1863 (see brewer profile above). 5stonesbrewery.com. Annual celebration of our New Braunfels Town & Community and it’s German Heritage. New beers featured. German food fare: Brat on a Bun, Porkchop on a Stick, & Sausage on a Stick. 2023: Sun 9/24, Noon

OKTOBERFEST: McKinney, at Meanwhile Brewing Co, 3901 Promontory Point Dr. Season beers, food specials from on-site trucks including beef hot links with watermelon rind relish and red pepper mustard; bratwurst and sauerkraut pizza; pretzel and chocolate ice cream; plus stein-hoisting competitions; live music. Starts: Fri 8a, Sat/Sun 9a. 2023: 9/29-10/1

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Easy Tiger. The last of two Oktoberfest weekend events at the beer garden/bakery, held at their three locations. Stein-hoisting competitions, Oktoberfest trivia, polka bands, live DJs, and drinks/food specials including pretzels, lebkuchen and Oktoberfest brews. Book group tables online. 2023: 9/29-10/1

OKTOBERFEST: Boerne, at Cibolo Creek Brewing Company, 448 S Main Street. 11a-9p. Come celebrate with a solid line up of German activities, beer and food! DJ from 2-5p and live music 6:30-9p. Swing by and sign up for the following events: Stein Holding- $10 entry fee - winner takes all!; Hammerschlagen: $10 entry fee, winner takes all!, Best Dressed-Wear your best lederhosen and dirndl for a chance at a CCB gift card and title of best dressed! Parking: Free. Admission: Free. 830-816-5275. Sponsor Web. 2023: Sat, 9/30

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Lazarus Brewing Co. Both locations (1902 E 6th St, E Austin; and 4803 Airport Blvd, N Loop) of the brewery will be hosting Oktoberfest events (see below) this season. Includes beers, foods (bratwursts, beer, cheese, pretzels, etc.), live polka music, stein-hoisting competitions, and more. 1-4p. 2023: Sat, 9/30

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Four Seasons Hotel, 98 San Jacinto Blvd, Downtown. This event will be at their outdoor venue. Includes German beers, food and stein-hoisting competitions. 2-5p. 2023: Sat, 9/30

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, at Celis Brewery, 512-524-2377; 10001 Metric Blvd, Austin, TX 78758. celisbeers.com. 2023: Sat, 9/30

OKTOBERFEST: Marble Falls, at Save The World Brewing Co, 1510 Resource Pkwy. 830-637-7654. An action-packed day planned with live German music, German food trucks, Oktoberfest games, our new release "Fest In The West" Festbier, a live raffle to benefit our great friends at the Highland Lakes Crisis Network, custom German handmade steins (Yours to Keep!!) available with our "Stein Package" on our website! Tickets on web: Event Web. 2023: Sat 9/30

FOXTOBERFEST: Dripping Springs, at 12 Fox Beer Co, 4700 West Fitzhugh Rd (see brewer profile above). Besides Fox beer, it includes live music, games, Vibe artisan markets, music, food, best dressed contest. We will be sending our Stein Holder Finalists to the US Steinholding Competition this year. We will tap our amazing Foxtoberfest Marzen beer on Friday Sep 29th with great live music, so if you want to be the FIRST to taste the Marzen you want to start the party on Friday with us. 2023: 9/30-10/1, + 10/7-8

OKTOBERFEST: Fredericksburg, at Marktplatz (Market Square, 100 block of W Main St, downtown). Open Fri 6p-Midnight; Sat 10a-Midnight, Sun 11a-6p. A colorful, festive, annual celebration of Fredericksburg's German heritage. Family entertainment featuring two stages and two tents with continuous oompah music, Oktobefest, waltz and yodel contest, keg tapping and brewmeister meetings, stein hois, arts & crafts, children's fun area in Kinder Park, a German bier tent, and Oktoberfest Vineyard area, plus delicious food and drink ... all weekend long! Admission: $10 adults, $1 kids ages 7-12, kids under 6 are free. Adult two-day tickets are $15 and three-day tickets are $20. 830-997-4810. Web. 2023: 10/6-8

AUSTOBERFEST: Austin, at Saengerrunde Halle & Scholz Garten, 1607 San Jacinto Blvd. 512-666-7464. At this historic downtown location will be a celebration of Central Texas German heritage with & sausage, bier tastings, stein-hoisting contests, polka dancing, bowling & live music from the Austin Polka Band! austoberfest.com. Tickets on-line. $20. Web. 2023: Sat 10/14, 5-11p

OKTOBERFEST: Austin, 512-467-4569, at 507 E 10th St, Austin, TX 78701. Presented by German Texan Heritage Society, at The German Free School locattion. $15/p. germantexans.org/oktoberfest 2023: Sat 10/14, 11a-7:30p

GALLERIA OKTOBERFEST: Bee Cave. Bring your friends and family to Hill Country Galleria, Central Plaza, 12700 Hill Country Blvd. Dress in your finest German attire and enjoy exciting festival games & contests, a full live music line-up, festive food from League Kitchen & Tavern, tons of imported beers and local lagers + much more. 2023: Sat 10/14, 2-6p

SAN ANTONIO BEER FESTIVAL: San Antonio, at Crockett Park, 1300 N Main Ave. 210-227-0044. sanantoniobeerfestival.com. Founded in 2005, this is San Antonio's original, annual beer fest, pouring 400+ premium and craft beers from 125+ breweries from around the world. Also features music, games, wines, ciders, food trucks, food booths, local vendors and more. Tickets on-line. 2023: Sat 10/21

OKTOBERFIESTA: Austin, at Austin Beerworks, 3001 Industrial Terrace, North. 11a-8p. Details to follow. 2023: Sun 10/29

TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS FESTIVAL: Austin, at Fiesta Gardens, 2101 Jesse E. Segovia St, an historic public park in East Austin. texascraftbrewersfestival.org. A non-profit outdoor festival, the oldest and largest annual celebration of Texas craft beer. Produced by the Young Men's Business League of Austin, in partnership with the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, the Texas Craft Brewers Festival is the state's largest craft beer event focused exclusively on Texas-produced craft beer. Tickets on-line. Contact: Joanne Marino, 512-677-5173. 2023: 10/30, Sat, 11:30a-6:30p

OKTOBERFEST: Dripping Springs, at Summer Revival Wine Co , 665 W US-290. Traditional event with beers, riesling, bratwurst, pretzels and beer cheese. Noon-8:30p. 2023: Mon 10/30

AUSTIN BEER WEEK: Austin, at various venues. austinbeerweek.com. 10 days of liquid love! Celebrating independent craft beer, Austin Beer Week serves up daily tappings, specialty tastings, food pairings, beer dinners, movies, special events, contests, beer education and more at beloved bars, brewpubs, restaurants, markets and outdoor venues throughout Austin and the Texas Hill Country. Beer and food bloggers, local artisans, celebrated chefs, and, of course, brewer heroes are all part of the mix. No one leaves thirsty. 2023: Fall (dates TBA)

WURSTFEST: New Braunfels, at Landa Park, 120 Landa Street. 830-625-9167. wurstfest.com (see brewer profile above). Brewery tastings and pours of 80+ craft beers under the Stelzenhaus. Enjoy good food, live music, dancing, exciting carnival rides and games, German, Texan and domestic beer, special events and the finest in Alpine and Bavarian Style Entertainment. 2023: 11/3-12

CRAFT BEER FESTIVAL: Lago Vista, at Bar K Park, Private LVPOA, 6608 Bar K Clubhouse Court. Noon-8p. Family fun, music, food, beer. Annual event. Admission: Ticket required. 512-267-7952, Chamber Web, Event Web. 2023: Sat, 11/4











AMERICAN BREWER: americanbrewer.com. Quarterly trade magazine

(AMERICAN) HOMEBREWERS ASSOCIATION: 303-447-0816; 1347 Spruce St, Boulder, CO 80302. homebrewersassociation.org

BEERADVOCATE: beeradvocate.com. A global, grassroots network, powered by an independent community of beer enthusiasts and industry professionals who are dedicated to supporting and promoting beer. Web site plus magazine.

BREW YOUR OWN MAGAZINE: 802-362-3981; 5515 Main St, Manchester Center, VT 05255. realbeer.com

BREWMASTERS BEER CRAFT FESTIVAL: Galveston, brewmastersinternationalbeerfestival.com. Produced by Food & Vine Time Productions: 713-557-5732

COUNTRY MALT GROUP: countrymaltgroup.com

DALLAS HOME BREW: 866-417-1117; 1500 N I-35, Ste 116, Carrollton, TX 75006. Web

DEFALCO'S HOME WINE & BEER SUPPLIES: 800-216-2739; Houston, TX. defalcos.com

HOMEBREWERS OUTPOST: homebrewers.com

HOMEBREW HEADQUARTERS: 972-234-4411; 300 N Coit Rd, Ste 134, Richardson, TX 75080. homebrewhq.com

HOPSTEINER: Yakima, WA. hopsteiner.com

HOW TO BREW: howtobrew.com

KEG 1 LLC: 940-463-7020; 2595 US 290 W, Fredericksburg, TX 78624. keg1llc.com. Beverage distributors association

MICHAEL JACKSON - THE BEER HUNTER: beerhunter.com

MICRO BREWR: microbrewr.com. All about commercial micro brewing

NATIONAL HOMEBREWERS CONFERENCE! Grand Rapids, MI. ahaconference.org/conference/register. Held in late May

QUALITY WINE AND ALE SUPPLY: Elkhart, IN. homebrewit.com

REAL BEER: 1459 18th St, #287, San Francisco, CA 94107. realbeer.com

(THE) RENO HOMEBREWER: Reno, NV. renohomebrewer.com

SNUBBY'S TEXAS BREWING: 682-647-1267; Halton City, TX 76117. txbrewing.com

SOUTHWEST GRAPE & GRAIN: 505-332-2739; Albuquerque NM. southwestgrapeandgrain.com

US STEINHOLDING ASSOCIATION: Web






The tie between the spirit and the "spirits" goes back a long way in history:

• St. Patrick used beer to lure heathens to convert.
• Charlemagne encouraged brewing at monasteries.
• Beer was such a staple that the first permanent building the Pilgrims constructed in the new world was a brewery.
• Some researchers argue that the miracle where Jesus turns water into wine originally referred to beer.

CRAFT BEER & FOOD PAIRING CHART: Click: Chart Based On Type Of Beer

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