Showing posts with label Austin Beer Guide. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Austin Beer Guide. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Hops & Grains Debuts, Austin Beer Guide Returns

Press release from Austin Beer Guide:

Austin Beer Guide 
to Release Fall Issue
and Throw Issue Release Party (Again)

AUSTIN – They (BeerTownAustin and Craft Austin) used to have their own, separate blogs, but they’ve pretty much trashed those to focus on one magazine and one website — Austin Beer Guide. The fall issue of Austin Beer Guide is printing now and poised to make a medium to huge splash on the Austin (beer) scene. They hope you like the new guide, as it nearly gave the publisher a nervous breakdown. What is in the issue? Good question: The usual stuff (maps, brewery and brew pub write ups, etc.). This is the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) issue. They were given press credentials, therefore obligated to write about it. It is still an Austin-centric issue though, with GABF coverage given a Texan angle (mostly). Did you love the word search last issue? Well it’s back, along with a crossword puzzle! And much (should be read MUCH) more.

Distribution of the fall guide will start during Austin Beer Week — http://austinbeerweek.com. Drop locations include area breweries, brew pubs, bars, shops and restaurants. Follow ABG twitter feed for distribution as it happens.

ALSO, to celebrate the new issue, there will be an issue release party on October 26th. The party will start around 5pm at the Draught House (4112 Medical Pkwy). ABG will play second fiddle to Hops & Grain, for whom the party is really being thrown. The party will be the first time their beers will be served anywhere on Earth. BeerTown Austin Tom Selleck-esque Mustache pint glasses will be given out for free with the purchase of any Hops & Grain beer. There will also be a grab bag full of junk (amazing swag) from GABF and local brewers.

For more info please visit: www.austinbeerguide.com and www.twitter.com/austinbeerguide

Release party URL: http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01022

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

New 'Austin Beer Guide' Out, Party Tonight

The summer edition of the Austin Beer Guide is printed up and ready for perusal. You should be able to get it at your favorite quality beer bar, but if you just can't stand to wait that long (or if you're new to town and want to know which bar to head to) you can download a PDF version here.

ABG will be hosting a release party tonight at the Draught House, 7-10pm. They report, "There will be brewers present, maybe some special beers, and NEW MUSTACHE GLASSES! Buy any beer from a brewery featured in the guide, and keep the mustache glass." Sadly, I can't make it. :-(

This venture must be going well: This issue is 48 pages, up from 32 back in the spring.

Thursday, April 28, 2011

My Latest Beer News Column

Hey all, the latest version of my "Beer Flights" column is in today's Austin Chronicle.

This month's topics:
  • A remembrance of Pierre Celis
  • A brief update on beer bills in the Texas Legislature
  • The launch of the Austin Beer Guide.
Please check it out.