Draught House in Austin?

I'm going to Austin with some friends to go to a Superbowl get-together. On Satuday, they've promised to take me to the "Draughthouse".

Any local impressions of the place? I'm looking forward to being able to try some Austin-area beers.

Any Idea where that is?

Went there once. Met up with Soper (when he was still there) and a few of the Austin Zealots.

Lots and lots of beers. Lots and lots of good/great beers.

Keith_O said:

Any Idea where that is?

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No, not really! I know my friend lives in "west central" Austin, and it's nearby. I'm just a passenger/tag-along.

It looks like they have a pretty extensive list of beer choices, so I"m sure we'll all be happy!

Drink a (512) Pecan Porter for me, please.

(512) has really good beer!

If you have time, head out to Jester King Brewery. It's out in the hill country towards Dripping Springs. They have some unique beers.

Man I miss Real Ale and Jester King!
Yooper, grab anything from those two. I lived 20 minutes from Real Ale and they are great people making great beer. Jester King is an awesome farmhouse brewery that has spent the last several years developing their house strain. Started with a Saison strain and slowly built up the native Hill Country wild yeast and funky bugs. I've got one bottle left of the stash I brought back from the last trip home...not sure I'm gonna hold out much longer!

Yeah, you are going to dig it! Heck - you know what time? Maybe I can crash the party or at least buy a round.

Try to swing by ABGB while in town as well! It's off West Oltorf near Lamar.

I'll be in Austin this weekend, too. Maybe I'll talk the wife into swinging by tomorrow before we head to AHS and Jester King.

mchrispen said:

Yeah, you are going to dig it! Heck - you know what time? Maybe I can crash the party or at least buy a round.

Try to swing by ABGB while in town as well! It's off West Oltorf near Lamar.

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No clues! I'll PM you my phone number, assuming my phone works in Austin, and send me a text or call when you're around.

Draughthouse is good. There are also a few other good up and coming breweries like Austin Beerworks, Hops and Grain, Thirsty Planet, and Live Oak has been around awhile.

Edit: double post. Stupid phone ...

One of my favorite places in all of Austin. Hope you had a great time!

Notorious_HOP said:

One of my favorite places in all of Austin. Hope you had a great time!

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Oh, we did! There were six of us, and we're family sort of, so it meant sampling everybody's beer so that we got to sample about 18 different ones but only had to drink three pints.

We had lunch and beers at Red's Porch.

My favorite local beer was by Live Oak Brewing Company. I tried as many local beers as I could over the course of the day, then my friend's brother brought over a keg of his homebrew for Sunday's Superbowl party. Lots and lots of beer this weekend, that's for sure!

mchrispen said:

Yeah, you are going to dig it! Heck - you know what time? Maybe I can crash the party or at least buy a round.

Try to swing by ABGB while in town as well! It's off West Oltorf near Lamar.

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Sorry to have missed you!

I was promised ABGB "next time", as they weren't open Monday for lunch and we were busy on Sunday with a birthday party and then the Superbowl.

Yooper said:

My favorite local beer was by Live Oak Brewing Company. I tried as many local beers as I could over the course of the day, then my friend's brother brought over a keg of his homebrew for Sunday's Superbowl party. Lots and lots of beer this weekend, that's for sure!

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Which Live Oak did you have? We usually have their stuff at all family functions, My wife's uncle has a Diesel shop across the street and brings mini kegs (not sure of correct term) and a jockey box (Is that right?) everywhere he goes....