The TEXAS thread!

[thejukes]

Yeah, make a couple sammiches and sell direct.

 

[Phischy1]

Well... they can if they sell under 10,000 bbl and classify themselves as a "brewpub", that's how Freetail and Jester King do direct sale.

Do they have actual kitchens? In CA breweries are regulated for their license by the state. Once you open a kitchen you're also licensed and inspected by the city/county and there's a Lot more hoops and **** to deal with. Which is why the tasting room with scehdled food trucks is the popular business model. A lot less red tape. Curious if the same holds true there.

I'll also be full moved to TX by Christmas. Buy a house hopefully in the first quarter of 2015. I also hope to have a few homebrew batches fermenting away by new years.

 

[Lutter]

Do they have actual kitchens? In CA breweries are regulated for their license by the state. Once you open a kitchen you're also licensed and inspected by the city/county and there's a Lot more hoops and **** to deal with. Which is why the tasting room with scehdled food trucks is the popular business model. A lot less red tape. Curious if the same holds true there.

I'll also be full moved to TX by Christmas. Buy a house hopefully in the first quarter of 2015. I also hope to have a few homebrew batches fermenting away by new years.

You don't have to have a kitchen to be a "brewpub". Jester King doesn't.

 

[Phischy1]

You don't have to have a kitchen to be a "brewpub". Jester King doesn't.

That's what I heard, so it's just based on production limits?

 

[Lutter]

That's what I heard, so it's just based on production limits?

Pretty much.

There's also zoning issues that play into it as well (since most breweries are in industrial-zoned places) and distro plans (if a brewpub self-distros, they cannot serve guest taps).

You'll see when you get here. We bitch about this stuff a lot.

 

[Five28 hz]

Zoning depends on the municipality. Houston has no zoning laws, so you can open a brewpub right next to the church holding aa meetings on Tuesday nights.

 

[Lutter]

Zoning depends on the municipality. Houston has no zoning laws, so you can open a brewpub right next to the church holding aa meetings on Tuesday nights.

Austin not so much.

 

[kmello69]

Zoning depends on the municipality. Houston has no zoning laws, so you can open a brewpub right next to the church holding aa meetings on Tuesday nights.

Houston, amirite? Wouldnt expect otherwise.

 

[nathanmiller]

Zoning depends on the municipality. Houston has no zoning laws, so you can open a brewpub right next to the church holding aa meetings on Tuesday nights.

Sadly you cannot.

While there is no zoning, there are laws about selling alcohol within a certain range of a church or school.

 

[boogercrack]

Houston, amirite? Wouldnt expect otherwise.

 

[thejukes]

Guise, Real Ale has their tacker signs on sale for $5. Anyone know what's up on what I am assuming will be a complete rebranding? They've been hinting at it on their FB page.

 

[rainer1]

Guise, Real Ale has their tacker signs on sale for $5. Anyone know what's up on what I am assuming will be a complete rebranding? They've been hinting at it on their FB page.

You can view all of the new labels on the TABC label approval website in super ****** quality.

 

[rainer1]

You can view all of the new labels on the TABC label approval website in super ****** quality.

Here's a taste:

 

[Phischy1]

Pretty much.

There's also zoning issues that play into it as well (since most breweries are in industrial-zoned places) and distro plans (if a brewpub self-distros, they cannot serve guest taps).

You'll see when you get here. We bitch about this stuff a lot.

In no way can there be more bitching than goes on over full retard CA growler laws.

 

[Lutter]

Houston: Brewpub capital of Texas.

Here's a taste:

i still don't understand why RA doesn't can EVERYTHING. Guessing they're at full capacity with F4 & 4^2

 

[Jb123]

Possibilly heading to Austin for a little family trip in February. Anything other than jesterking I should be checking out in the surrounding areas? Nice places to eat? Activities, things to see or do non beer related.


Cheers Justin

 

[Lutter]

Possibilly heading to Austin for a little family trip in February. Anything other than jesterking I should be checking out in the surrounding areas? Nice places to eat? Activities, things to see or do non beer related.


Cheers Justin

I always refer people to austin360.com, which is a nice calendar of events/shows.

I'd definitely recommend touring the State Capitol as well.

As far as breweries go, definitely check out Hops & Grain and Austin Beerworks.

 

[BusinessSloth]

Possibilly heading to Austin for a little family trip in February. Anything other than jesterking I should be checking out in the surrounding areas? Nice places to eat? Activities, things to see or do non beer related.


Cheers Justin

I am a state attraction. Check me out.

 

[Jb123]

I am a state attraction. Check me out.

Planned on it. Night vision goggles are a carry on item right ??

 

[BusinessSloth]

Planned on it. Night vision goggles are a carry on item right ??

I offer rentals free of charge for proper stalking of me.

 

[Jb123]

I offer rentals free of charge for proper stalking of me.

BONUS!!

 

[Phischy1]

Visited Petroleum Station today. I like the vibe of that place and had Yellow Rose which I enjoyed. Good stuff...but a trek from Katy.

 

[air]

Visited Petroleum Station today. I like the vibe of that place and had Yellow Rose which I enjoyed. Good stuff...but a trek from Katy.

I'll come meet you for a drink next time I'm visiting my parents out there. Whole Foods and Alamo Drafthouse are good places for drafts around Katy.

 

[Phischy1]

I'll come meet you for a drink next time I'm visiting my parents out there. Whole Foods and Alamo Drafthouse are good places for drafts around Katy.

Good deal. I hope to start brewing again in a week or 2 but lots of logistics to figure out. Hope to have batches being ready by Feb 1.

 

[Lutter]

Found Tweak & Rumpkin on shelves down in Corpus. Woohoo!

 

[Nico1]

Soo...anyone hear anything about CBS in Houston being possible?

 

[AndHow]

http://spirits.blog.austin360.com/2...introducing-crowlers-to-austin/#__federated=1

Cuvee Coffee (the coffee used for sputnik) has crawlers available now

 

[Lutter]

My god... there were literally 100+ new Bud Light labels just approved by the TABC with a different "funny" catchphrase on each label.

 

[boogercrack]

 

[Compton25]

MChand2 and myself are running the central Texas Tough Mudder the first weekend of May. Looking for any TBers that want to join our team.. after the race we're heading to JK and then doing hotel room bottle share with Austin TB peeps. PM me or Micah if you want to run it with us!