The TEXAS thread!

[JGlitz87]

Lonestar is a must visit, best bottleshop in the area. Hall's is slightly closer to you and also very good.

I would also suggest Small Brewpub highly. Their beers are average to very good, but all are cheap to try, their cocktail service is incredible, and their bar food is up for a James Beard award...

 

[air]

Hall's is .. ah **** probably 20 minutes too.

Braindead and Small Brewpub would both be worthwhile. Craft and Growler and LUCK are both super local focused and you can try a ton in one place.

 

[THRILLHOUSE1]

Yellow Rose now in 500ml bottle 4 packs.

Packaging is just fugly.

Yeah, don't like that packaging at all, and wish they would've done cans instead of bottles. But for now I'm happy they are finally in 4 packs.

 

[Lutter]

Agreed on LUCK. That place is great. If they had one in Austin, I'd go all the time.

Try the beer ice cream.

I'm really a fan of Strangeways as far as beer bars go. When I'm in town, they usually have the best/most eclectic beer selection. If you want something a little less divey, The Meddlesome Moth is also great, abiet a little full of itself, lol.

The Common Table is a big meh.

All this **** is near downtown tho.

 

[Lutter]

Yellow Rose now in 500ml bottle 4 packs.

Packaging is just fugly.

I've been saying forever this should be in 16oz cans.... I see we're making progress, at least in size, lol.

That packaging looks like a pain-in-the-a for retailers though. Can that even fit on a 6-pack shelf? It looks like the Austin Beerworks Heavy Machinery box with heads sticking out and a side missing.

 

[wolfman1201]

Here's the good news on the new YR. The prices around town have been around $13 for a 4/pack of 500ml bottles. And they have bottling dates on them...

 

[nathanmiller]

I also wish YR were in cans, but what y'all aren't taking into account is this: canning lines are EXPENSIVE.

The only reason SO MANY 16oz cans are coming out of my area is because of mobile canning lines. Without the demand for a lot more canning in Houston, mobile canning doesn't make as much sense/would be more expensive, and without a seriously different financial arrangement, Lone Pint can't just drop the beaucoup bucks on a dedicated canning line.

 

[SirDickButts]

yup. helluva lot cheaper to buy/bottle 750s in bulk vs canning and bottling 4/6 packs.

 

[Lutter]

I also wish YR were in cans, but what y'all aren't taking into account is this: canning lines are EXPENSIVE.

The only reason SO MANY 16oz cans are coming out of my area is because of mobile canning lines. Without the demand for a lot more canning in Houston, mobile canning doesn't make as much sense/would be more expensive, and without a seriously different financial arrangement, Lone Pint can't just drop the beaucoup bucks on a dedicated canning line.

There's mobile canning solutions in Texas....

http://www.armadillomobilecanning.com/

If you look at their Twitter feed they serve people like....

Zilker... Austin Eastciders... Adelberts.... Martin House... Strangeland... Community...

All over.

 

[wolfman1201]

I believe they used to bottle 750s completely by hand. I think they are doing the 500ml bottles using some sort of automation (or partial automation).

Maybe that's why the 750s were like 80 cents/ml and these new 4packs are like 15 cents/ml. Clearly they've figured out how to cut costs.

 

[air]

I also wish YR were in cans, but what y'all aren't taking into account is this: canning lines are EXPENSIVE.

The only reason SO MANY 16oz cans are coming out of my area is because of mobile canning lines. Without the demand for a lot more canning in Houston, mobile canning doesn't make as much sense/would be more expensive, and without a seriously different financial arrangement, Lone Pint can't just drop the beaucoup bucks on a dedicated canning line.

Based on conversation with other Houston folks (and you can probably chime in too), they also don't have space in their brewery for storing pallets of empty cans.

 

[Lutter]

http://austin.eater.com/2016/8/19/12556448/john-mueller-meat-company-seized

Just ran across this... John Mueller Meat Co seized by state for owing sales tax.

$92k in taxes... so taxes on about $1.1M in sales.

Bawwwwwwwwwwww

 

[SirDickButts]

http://austin.eater.com/2016/8/19/12556448/john-mueller-meat-company-seized

Just ran across this... John Mueller Meat Co seized by state for owing sales tax.

$92k in taxes... so taxes on about $1.1M in sales.

Bawwwwwwwwwwww

 

[blatherbeard1]

If anyone sees this beer please tell me where you got it.

https://www.robinsonsbrewery.com/st...c_message_id=7A0706972F7B41E39C47489F15EDC683

id love to try it.

ps. holy CRAP! thats a lot of taxes to evade!

 

[Lutter]

If anyone sees this beer please tell me where you got it.

https://www.robinsonsbrewery.com/store/red-n'-black-porter/c-24/p-2029?ec_contact_id=153294B17399E2FC216706FB2587F3C3&ec_message_id=7A0706972F7B41E39C47489F15EDC683

id love to try it.

ps. holy CRAP! thats a lot of taxes to evade!

If I had to guess that's gotta be every $$$ of taxes they've ever taken in.

If John Mueller reads this board, I'll fix your taxes for BBQ, lol.

Most likely by banging my head on the wall then asking for $92,000.

 

[air]

If I had to guess that's gotta be every $$$ of taxes they've ever taken in.

If John Mueller reads this board, I'll fix your taxes for BBQ, lol.

Most likely by banging my head on the wall then asking for $92,000.

e: whoa I didn't know it would autoformat reddit content...

 

[IndianaJones]

e: whoa I didn't know it would autoformat reddit content...

That Reddit thread was a shitshow to read. I should have known better.

 

[Lutter]

That Reddit thread was a shitshow to read. I should have known better.

Right? Was just gonna say the same thing.

Also: anyone that thinks JM would be a Hillary supporter has prolly never visited his pit.

LOL.

 

[THRILLHOUSE1]

JM is a hell of a cook, but awful at running a business. Basically the same story every place he goes.

 

[Lutter]

JM is a hell of a cook, but awful at running a business. Basically the same story every place he goes.

Guy really needs a lawyer and CPA.

I'm assuming he has neither, lol.

 

[Panda1]

Checking out Luck right now based on the suggestions on here. I agree with everything above, a really cool place to try local beers I don't see very often. Food is super solid too. Def recommended.

 

[Lutter]

Art of the Brew in Austin is pretty much the best beer festival for Texas Brewers ever.

So many great beers and interesting art.

 

[jacobbocce72]

Anybody been out to Oskar Blues Austin yet (now that they have beer on draft)? Thinking of going out next weekend at some point...

 

[SirDickButts]

cantillon kriek and gueuze en route this week.

........and it will be scarce.

 

[wolfman1201]

cantillon kriek and gueuze en route this week.

........and it will be scarce.

Ant retail places selling to-go or just at the few chosen restaurants/JK?

 

[SirDickButts]

Ant retail places selling to-go or just at the few chosen restaurants/JK?

specs midtown/whole foods on waugh/D&Q....and i wanna say a few HEB accts..
D&Q and specs are getting the bulk....which is 2 cases each...other places 1 case.
that's how scarce it will be. good luck!

 

[boogercrack]

specs midtown/whole foods on waugh/D&Q....and i wanna say a few HEB accts..
D&Q and specs are getting the bulk....which is 2 cases each...other places 1 case.
that's how scarce it will be. good luck!

I'm already in line?

 

[IndianaJones]

specs midtown/whole foods on waugh/D&Q....and i wanna say a few HEB accts..
D&Q and specs are getting the bulk....which is 2 cases each...other places 1 case.
that's how scarce it will be. good luck!

Any idea on a timeline?

 

[Lutter]

specs midtown/whole foods on waugh/D&Q....and i wanna say a few HEB accts..
D&Q and specs are getting the bulk....which is 2 cases each...other places 1 case.
that's how scarce it will be. good luck!

I say "**** it" and keep your eye on the belgian sites, lol.

The beer entitlement gonna be through the roof.

 

[SirDickButts]

I'm already in line?

Y'all got it, bruh. Lol.

Any idea on a timeline?

Nah. But I'm gonna guess Thurs or Friday. I'm sure it won't be publicly announced when it arrives. You know how the "game" goes tho.

I say "**** it" and keep your eye on the belgian sites, lol.

Pretty much. It will be cool to buy a bottle of Cantillon in TX. I just want the dregs. Lol