Beer 2019, imo.

[mdleast 8016]

So gonna be in Austin this weekend as I mentioned above and trying to figure out if there are any new breweries I should hit up.

Normal stops on most Austin trips are Jester King, Pinthouse, ABW and Hops & Grain. Will probably be going to all of those per usual on this trip.

Have also been to the following at least once:

NXNW
Oskar Blues
Circle
Celis
4th Tap
Southern Heights
Hi Sign (thinking of going there again)
Live Oak (ditto)
ABGB
Blue Owl
Lazarus
Zilker
Independence
St Elmo
Infamous
Oasis
Last Stand
Vista
Family Business

Any other/new breweries recommended? I know there are several others not listed above but, as of the last time I looked a while back, I don’t recall any others that looked especially interesting to me from a quick look. Obviously quality beers is first priority with cool hanging out ambiance being second.

[GreenspointTexas 9353]

15 minutes ago, mdleast said:

 

Do you have a trio of information that you’d like to share with the group?

 

Friend of a friend posted that they went bankrupt and the entire staff walked out today. Dont have any other confirmation... thats why i was asking on here if it was true

[HenryJames 64909]

If you haven't been to Oddwood yet, go there. Easy to get to. Also maybe hit up The Brewer's Table.

[Bottlecap 1515]

unconfirmed but i heard about celis too. Pretty sure I called that back when they decided to be a global brand and not a regional (or smaller brewery) and focus on their OG beers, which they've undermarketed IMO. Expanding to SK and Japan, i mean, just some woefully stupid shit like that. And all those goofy beers and taking on all that contract brewing, I'm not surprised at all. Christine will find a way to make this float a little longer, but i hope someone buys the brand. 

MILLER TIME BABY!

[GreenspointTexas 9353]

I just hope whoever buys the brand this time actually makes drinkable beer 

(the white was fine, actually)

[utee94 15671]

I don't think that would shock any of us, but it would certainly sadden me.  I guess I'll have to hit the store and stock up enough to last another 20 years...

 

[Bottlecap 1515]

Sounds like its the real deal.

Goddammit, i was a regular coffee porter buyer and celis is an iconic beer. Dumbasses. I hope someone smarter than an idiot can rescue it. 

 

[mdleast 8016]

Prescheduled tweet or they acting like everything’s fine? Or just a rumor?

 

 

[Bottlecap 1515]

maybe the six year old who constructed that tweet didn't understand the gravity of the situation.

anyway, celis is denying it of course.

[HenryJames 64909]

 

[PvilleStang 2805]

Funny, the post on facebook seems to be gone.  Might indeed be true.

[TexasHooch 4949]

It's a bit like Tonya Harding boxing Paula Jones, but Miller/Coors' response to Bud Light's super bowl ads is interesting to me.

https://www.millercoorsblog.com/news/about-those-bud-light-ads/

Name drops include Russian River and Sierra Nevada.

 

[CooterBrown 17695]

If Celis goes that takes Lake Austin Ales with it since they were contract brewing?

[CooterBrown 17695]

If you haven't been to Oddwood yet, go there. Easy to get to. Also maybe hit up The Brewer's Table.

The Brewer’s Table is great. Really interesting but drinkable beers. Had a basil tomato beer there that was great. Their craft version of Lone Star is fantastic also.

[Larry T. Spider 1740]

5 minutes ago, CooterBrown said:

If Celis goes that takes Lake Austin Ales with it since they were contract brewing?

Aren’t they making uncle Billy’s too?

[CooterBrown 17695]

So gonna be in Austin this weekend as I mentioned above and trying to figure out if there are any new breweries I should hit up.

Normal stops on most Austin trips are Jester King, Pinthouse, ABW and Hops & Grain. Will probably be going to all of those per usual on this trip.

Have also been to the following at least once:

NXNW
Oskar Blues
Circle
Celis
4th Tap
Southern Heights
Hi Sign (thinking of going there again)
Live Oak (ditto)
ABGB
Blue Owl
Lazarus
Zilker
Independence
St Elmo
Infamous
Oasis
Last Stand
Vista
Family Business

Any other/new breweries recommended? I know there are several others not listed above but, as of the last time I looked a while back, I don’t recall any others that looked especially interesting to me from a quick look. Obviously quality beers is first priority with cool hanging out ambiance being second.

Friends and Allies and Austin Eastciders are next door to each other so it’s an easy stop.

Skull Mechanix down south ain’t bad.

[Llano Estacado 1257]

It's a bit like Tonya Harding boxing Paula Jones, but Miller/Coors' response to Bud Light's super bowl ads is interesting to me.
https://www.millercoorsblog.com/news/about-those-bud-light-ads/
Name drops include Russian River and Sierra Nevada.

Reinheitsgebot!

Meeler lite was my favorite “adjunct” lager for a long time until I learned, that tons of the beers I’d come to love are “adjunct” and I should quit using that word.

I don’t think those ads moved the needle for MillerCoors, AB, or even Mich Ultra drinkers. In 2019 does anyone run out because “rice” is healthier than “corn syrup”, I’d have to think the market share for beer drinkers at all moved by those ads is a crazy small market.

RIP - Aspen Edge, you were ahead of your time and missed the keto craze

[Bottlecap 1515]

3 hours ago, CooterBrown said:

 

The Brewer’s Table is great. Really interesting but drinkable beers. Had a basil tomato beer there that was great. Their craft version of Lone Star is fantastic also.

 

Brewer's Table happy hour is fuckin great. IIRC, its $7 for a sangwich + a beer at their outside bar.

[shnsajax 3589]

 

 

[Hank_Hill 17564]

On 2/6/2019 at 1:05 PM, Bottlecap said:

unconfirmed but i heard about celis too. Pretty sure I called that back when they decided to be a global brand and not a regional (or smaller brewery) and focus on their OG beers, which they've undermarketed IMO. Expanding to SK and Japan, i mean, just some woefully stupid shit like that. And all those goofy beers and taking on all that contract brewing, I'm not surprised at all. Christine will find a way to make this float a little longer, but i hope someone buys the brand. 

MILLER TIME BABY!

Seriously?

[HenryJames 64909]

2 hours ago, Hank_Hill said:

Seriously?

They sell their beer in Japan.

[Larry T. Spider 1740]

Is it contract brewed in Japan or shipped there?

[HenryJames 64909]

Shipped.

[Larry T. Spider 1740]

Regarded.

[utee94 15671]

Just so weird many of the choices Christine has made.  But not at all surprising.

 

 

[dingleberryswitzer 2724]

On 2/6/2019 at 7:51 PM, CooterBrown said:

If Celis goes that takes Lake Austin Ales with it since they were contract brewing?

 

On 2/6/2019 at 7:57 PM, Larry T. Spider said:

Aren’t they making uncle Billy’s too?

Thought they did pedernales brewing as well.  I'd figure the contract brewing would be able to keep them afloat.  Anyways, like the beers, but won't miss them either.  Tons of stuff to fill the void.

[HenryJames 64909]

58 minutes ago, dingleberryswitzer said:

Tons of stuff to fill the void.

Not if you like witbier.

[utee94 15671]

Exactly.

[GreenspointTexas 9353]

Looks like it was all a rumor anyway. Celis is still open fyi

[PantsTent 1995]

What is NXNW doing with there equipment from Slaughter location?  And according to their Wefunder, the canning was all done south.  The construction couldn't have helped but I don't think it was enough to put them out of business, but a convenient excuse.

Side note: Glad I didn't do that Wefunder. I did get in on Hops & Grain San Marcos (hey I've made worse investment decisions...anybody else?).  Josh Hare has been saying "any day now" for over a year.  But they really should be close now.  Maybe...

 

[Bottlecap 1515]

I heard they're still brewing/canning there, just shutting down the retail part of the biz

[DDD Dad 14060]

I don’t know shit about beer. Whiskey is my jam. I just had Caucasian from Texas Ale Project and it was quite tasty. Am I a tater or is this a legit good beer?

If you like it what the fuck do you care what we think?

[DDD Dad 14060]

I don’t care what y’all say. This shit is good.

[patrickdrinksbeer 787]

I heard they're still brewing/canning there, just shutting down the retail part of the biz

meaning the taproom? it costs nothing to run a taproom. i don’t see how that could possibly make sense if you’re keeping the building.

[patrickdrinksbeer 787]

I don’t care what y’all say. This shit is good.

i agree with this

[Bottlecap 1515]

41 minutes ago, patrickdrinksbeer said:

 

meaning the taproom? it costs nothing to run a taproom. i don’t see how that could possibly make sense if you’re keeping the building.

 

I mean, it was a full service scratch restaurant with forks and knives and a waitstaff and cooks and everything. I imagine that has to cost something to operate. They're probably locked into a lease that they're unwilling to break and making due with the production/manufacturing side. I don't really know, just what i've heard.

[patrickdrinksbeer 787]

i haven’t visited, didn’t realize there was a restaurant involved.

 

edit: i’m an idiot, i thought you were talking about celis, not nxnw south. carry on.

[DDD Dad 14060]

Because if you’ll fucking read the post again you’ll see I was asking for opinions from those here that know about beer because I don’t fall into that fucking category.

You’re a tater.

Happy?

[Hank_Hill 17564]

Gettin a little surly in here

[Al_4_ISU 12199]

Co-op had Hopslam for $12/6er.

I guess I reneged on my vow.  Maybe this will be the magic 6 pack that makes me love this beer again.

[Al_4_ISU 12199]

Ok, this canned Hopslam fucks.

[CooterBrown 17695]

The Aristocrat has TUPPS Juice Pack and Live Oak Primus on tap. I was in a pretty good place last night.

 

[HenryJames 64909]

*Poodle Dog

[mdleast 8016]

Good recs in this thread. Yesterday we hit up the new Pinthouse in Round Rock. That place is huge. They said both other locations would fit inside of it and I believe it.

 

 

 

 

 

Checked out Oddwood. Very tasty beers and a cool setup.

 

 

 

 

 

Also checked out Brewer’s Table. Very cool and we were very tempted to eat there but had decided we would check out the Franklin/Uichi collaboration at Loro. Need to come back and try the food here too.

 

 

 

Also had brief stops by Hops & Grain and Batch Kolaches.

 

Today is a pretty lazy day with stops at Live Oak

 

 

 

and Hi Sign

 

 

 

 

 

Probably gonna swing by ABW as per usual before tonight’s festivities (never miss a Master Pancake mock when in town).

 

Good beer times...

 

[HenryJames 64909]

[CooterBrown 17695]

2 hours ago, mdleast said:

 

What's that beer on the right?

[HenryJames 64909]

Looks like Grodziskie or Lichtenhainer.

[mdleast 8016]

But you would be wrong...it’s their small batch IPA.

[HenryJames 64909]

Negged for getting an IPA at Live Oak.

[deft 6747]

bUt iTz nU eNGlaNd CloUDy