Beer Lover's Texas: Best Breweries, Brewpubs & Beer Bars

by Mike Cortez

Overview

Beer Lover's Texas features state-wide breweries, brewpubs and beer bars for those looking to seek out and celebrate the best brews—from bitter seasonal IPAs to rich, dark stouts—their cities have to offer. With quality beer producers popping up all over the nation, you don't have to travel very far to taste great beer; some of the best stuff is brewing right in your home state. These comprehensive guides cover the entire beer experience for the proud, local enthusiast and the traveling visitor alike, including information on: - brewery and beer profiles with tasting notes- brewpubs and beer bars- events and festivals- food and brew-your-own beer recipes- city trip itineraries with bar crawl maps- regional food and beer pairings

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493006540
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/07/2015
Series:	Beer Lovers Series
Edition description:	1st Edition
Pages:	248
Sales rank:	1,095,453
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mike Cortez was born and raised in Houston, TX and currently resides in Austin. He has worked as a writer and photographer for many different publications and websites ranging from the Houston Chronicle to the Thrillist. With a deep appreciation for writing about the art of food and drinks, Mike runs the blogs Bite Me Austin and Texas Beer Guide. One of his biggest passions aside from craft beer is supporting local businesses and organizing events that benefit charitable organizations and those in need. Mike has taken his love of craft beer from learning the art of home brewing to the hopes of one day open a brewpub of his own.

Table of Contents

Introduction vii

How to Use This Guide x

Big Bend country & the Panhandle Plains 1

Breweries

Big Bend Brewing Company 2

Horny Toad Brewing Company 4

Kahl Brewing Company 6

Wicked Beaver Brewing Company 7

Brewpubs

Big Texan Brewery 9

Eola School Restaurant, Brewery & Lodge 10

Triple J Chophouse & Brew Company 12

Beer Bars

Barley-Hoppers Drafthouse 13

The Crafthouse Gastropub 14

Craft & Social 15

575 Pizzeria 16

The Hoppy Monk 17

I Don't Know Sports Bar & trill 17

Gulf Coast/Piney Woods

Breweries

B-52 Brewing Company 22

8th Wonder Brewery 24

Galactic Coast Brewing Company 26

Karbach Brewing Company 28

Lone Pint Brewery 32

No Label Brewing Company 32

Saint Arnold Brewing Company 34

Southern Star Brewing 36

Texas Beer Refinery 39

Texas BIG BEER Brewery 41

Texian Brewing Company 43

Brewpubs

Beerfoot Beach Bar 46

Moon Tower Inn-Moon Tower Sudworks 47

Padre Island Brewing Company 49

Beer Bars

BRC GastroPub 50

Brewery Tap 51

Brews Brothers 51

Cedar Creek Bar & Grill 52

Cottonwood 53

The Ginger Man 54

Hay Merchant 54

Juls Restaurant, Lounge & Café 56

Liberty Station 56

Lucky'sPub 57

Mongoose Versus Cobra 58

Nobi Public House 59

Petrol Station 60

Rockwell Tavern and Grill$$$

Skallywag Suds N' Grub$$$

Houston Area-Pub Crawls 66

Hill County 69

Breweries

Adelbert's Brewery 70

Austin Beerworks 72

Boerne Brewery 74

Circle Brewing Company 75

512 Brewing Company 77

Guadalupe Brewing Company 79

Hops & Grain 81

Independence Brewing Company 82

Infamous Brewing Company 85

Jester King Brewery 86

Live Oak Brewing Company 89

New Braunfels Brewing Company 91

Pedernales Brewing Company 92

Real Ale Brewing 93

Rogrtess Brewing Company 95

South Austin Brewing Company 97

Spoetzl Bowery 98

Thirsty Planet Brewing 101

Twisted X Brewing Company 103

Brewpubs

Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company 106

The Barber Shop 107

Black Star Co-Op Pub & Brewery 109

Double Horn Brewing Company 110

Faust Brewing Company 111

Fredericksburg Brewing Company 113

Kamaia Brewing / Whip In 114

North by Northwest Restaurant & Brewery 116

Pecan Street Brewing 118

Pinthouse Pizza 119

Wimberley Brewing Company 121

Beer Bars

Banqe's Sausage House & Beer Garden 123

Billy's on Burnet 123

Blacy Sheep Lodge 124

The Brew Exchange 125

Chicago House 125

Craft Pride 126

The Dig Pub 127

Draught House Pub & Brewery 128

Easy Tiger Bake Shop & Beer Garden 128

Haymaker 129

Hi Hat Public House 129

Hopfields 130

Red's Porch 131

The Silo on 7th 132

Wright Bros. Brew & Brew 133

Austin-Pub Crawis 134

Prairies & Lakes 139

Breweries

Cedar Creek Brewery 140

Cobra Brewing Company 142

Community Beer Company 144

Deep Ellum Brewing Company 146

FireWheel Brewing Company 149

Four Corners Brewing Company 151

Franconia Brewing Company 153

Lakewood Brewing Company 154

Martin House Brewing Company 156

903 Brewers 158

Peticolas Brewing Company 160

Rahr & Sons Brewing Company 162

Revolver Brewing Company 164

Brewpub

Zio Carlo Magnolia Brewpub 168

Beer Bats

The Bearded Lady 169

The Common Table 170

Dallas Beer Kitchen 170

Dancing Bear Pub 171

Flying Saucer Draught Emporium 172

The Holy Grail Pub 174

LUCK 175

Meddlesome Moth 176

Oak St. Drafthouse & Cocktail Parlor 177

The Old Monk 177

Rodeo Goat 178

Strangeways 180

World Beer Co.-The Bottle Shop 181

Dallas-Pub Crawl 182

South Texas Plains 185

Breweries

Branchline Brewing Company 186

BS Brewing Company 188

Busted Sandal Brewing Company 190

5 Stones Artisan Brewery 192

Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling 193

Brewpubs

Blue Star Brewing Company 196

Freetail Brewing Company 197

The Granary 'Cue & Brew 199

Beer Bars

Big Hops Gastropub 201

Riling Station Tap Room 202

502 Bar 203

The Friendly Spot Ice House 204

GS 1221 205

Stella Public House 206

Taps y Tapes 207

Tuk Tux Taproom 208

San Antonio-Pub Crawl 209

Beer Festivals 211

Byo B: Brew Your Own Beer 216

Clone Beer Recipes 216

In the Kitche 221

Food Recipes 221

Appendix: Beer Lover's Pick List 230

Inde 232