Zax Specials

From the good folks at Zax Pints and Plates:

Pint Night

Every Wednesday is Pint Night at Zax. Each week we will feature one of our premium beers starting at 6. Enjoy a pint and keep the logo glass, while supplies last. Glasses go fast so be there early.

June 2 (512) Brewing Pecan Porter

June 9 Independence Brewing

June 16 Brooklyn Brewing

June 23 Breckenridge Brewing

June 30 Deschutes Brewing

Beer News

Our current seasonal and rotating taps include

St. Feullien Tripel, St. Arnold Summer Pils, Allagash White, Victory Hop Devil and Widmer Brothers Braggot.

We are also excited to welcome back Live Oak Liberation IPA. You may remember this seasonal product from Live Oak that stopped production a few years ago during the hop shortage. It's back and as great as I remember.

Oktoberfest at Zax

I can't make it to this, which pains me greatly. I bet that cask of Oaktoberfest will be awesome. Maybe you should go and tell me how it was. Zax Pints & Plates is at 312 Barton Springs Road here in Austin.

Oktoberfest Party

Thursday October 8 from 7-10

Break out the Lederhosen and join us here at Zax for the 5th Annual Oktoberfest Party. The party kicks off at 7:00 with a traditional tapping of a cask of Live Oak Oaktoberfest. Get here early and enjoy some of this specially prepared brew while it lasts.

In addition we will feature music from the New Austin Polka Band, Live Oak Beer Brats from Austin's own Smokey Denmark, as well as some other great local and German Oktoberfest beers

Cask-conditioned Saint Arnold's Christmas Ale tonight

Ooh, darn it I'd love to go to this, but I think I've used up my night-out credits for the week. Y'all should go in my stead and tell me how delicious it was. And get yourself a pint glass. Message from Saint Arnold:

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, Zax Pints and Plates, 6pm-A very special tapping of Saint Arnold Cask-Conditioned Christmas Ale! There's a pint glass to be had (while supply lasts), as well as some fine food from Mike and Jeff.

2nd Annual Great Austin Belgian Beer Festival

And I probably won't be there, because it's the same day as the Texas Relays (track & field is one of my other great passions in life). Theoretically I could make about the last hour, but I'm guessing I won't. Y'all have fun without me. :-(

Press release from Zax Pints and Plates:

The 2nd Annual Great Austin Belgian Beer Festival:

Saturday April 5 Noon-7pm

Zax Pints and Plates 312 Barton Springs Rd., Austin, TX

Tickets now available: $22adv/$25 at the door (advance tickets available only at Zax)

Entitles you to a tasting glass and your first 6 4 oz. samples of over 30 of the most amazing, remarkable and historical beers in the world. Additional samples will be available for purchase for $3 each.

Food is not included, but our normal menu will be available.

Discount hotel packages available at the Embassy Suites. Just mention the festival or follow this link.

Partial List of Beers (Subject to availability)
Tripel Karmeliet
Kwak
Deus
Duchesse de Bourgogne(Flemish Red Sour)
Urthel Hop It
Urthel Samaranth
Grotten Brown
Grotten Flemish
St. Feuillien Tripel
Dubuisson Scaldis
St. Bernardus Tripel
St. Bernardus Wit
Chimay White
Chimay Blue
D'Achouffe La Chouffe
D'Achouffe Mc Chouffe
Duvel
LeFebvre Blanche de Bruxelles
Lindeman's Framboise
Orval
Westmalle Dubble
Westmalle Triple
Rochefort 8
Rochefort 10

Cask-conditioned competition tonight

Actually, not completely in competition – you could possibly do both if you were motivated enough, but I'm not.

At 6pm, Zax Pints and Plates (Barton Springs & Riverside) will tap a cask of Saint Arnold Christmas Ale, which has my mouth watering just thinking about it. This has become one of my very favorite holiday beers, so the thought of getting a cask-conditioned version makes my mind explode. But the thought of driving or even taking the bus downtown during rush hour is unappealing. Perhaps if I worked downtown.

But at 8pm, North by Northwest will tap a cask of porter, so I think I'll be doing that instead. Note that this is a week earlier than their usual last-Wednesday-of-the-month cask-conditioned night, and it's an hour later than usual.