Summer is here, and with it will come more opportunities for sitting outside and enjoying a nice, cold beer. If you’re a homebrewer, you probably already have some summer beer recipes in mind, and you may already have some fermenting or ready to bottle. Whatever the case may be, we are here to help you … Read more
Now that you’re a grown-up, it’s time to start doing grown-up things. Sure, you pay the rent on time, and you go to work every day, and you’re “responsible.” But let’s face it, if your parents foot the bill every time you go out to dinner, then you’re not really a full-fledged grown up. And … Read more
Believe it or not I get asked this question a lot, “Are babies allowed in breweries?”, along with, “Can I bring my dog to a brewery?” and “My girlfriend (insert: wife, brother, friend, etc) doesn’t like beer, are there breweries that serve anything other than beer?” The short answer to all those questions is, “yes.” … Read more
Here in Austin, we’re nationally known for our live music and stellar craft beer scene. People come from all over the world to drink beer with us, and you can expect to find a “craft beer menu” in just about any local establishment that serves alcohol. Unfortunately, we’ve got some bad news for craft beer … Read more
All you have to do is look around at the number of breweries in Austin to know that beer is a big deal around here. Beer is to Austin what wine is Napa Valley, and people come from far and wide just to partake in the deliciousness of it all. Here at Brewery Tours Austin, … Read more
My reason for getting involved with the home brewing hobby was due to the many advantages of the hobby. A few of those advantages are in the following list; creative challenges, inherent rewards, time required, low cost, Quantity vs quality, imagination, health benefits, social and variety. Of course, many of these I was not aware … Read more
YES! Home brewing is small scale brewing for personal use only. Because the federal government taxes alcohol via excise taxes, home brewers are restricted from selling any beer they brew. Short history of alcohol beverage regulations in US, and the results of those regulations on home brewing of beer during recent years 1920 to present. … Read more