Author: theabgb

BEER!

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Meet the first five ABGB beers:

ABGB BUILDOUT: DEMOLITON

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Walls are down. Drains are cleaned. All limbs are still attached (thankfully!). And now demo is done. Plans are moving through the city. More equipment and cool stuff is showing up every day. It’s all good times here: building a dream.                             … Continued

Austin Brew Pubs Could Be Better

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[an excerpt from What Are You Drinking?, March 1, 2013, by Matt McGinnis] Texans love to crow about the great beer scene in the state. They point to the insane growth in breweries and production. Sure, the craft brew industry in Texas is enjoying explosive expansion with brewers almost doubling the number of barrels they … Continued

ABGB BUILDOUT: DAY ONE

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We’re in the building! Hard to describe how good we’re all feeling to be starting this part of the project. We’re setting up shop. Music is on. Tools are out. Drills are revving. The front windows on Oltorf are dressed for buildout. We even had a Wiccan stop by and cleanse the building for us. … Continued

EQUIPMENT HAS ARRIVED!

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Delivered this week, we received the big components of our brewhouse from Criveller. Pictured below are our fermenters (from left,  A  – B – G – B !)  We also received 9 tanks for serving finished beer out of our future cold room. You’ll also see a shot of our proud papas, Swifty and Amos … Continued

AUSTIN BEER GARDEN CO. TO BREW UP THE 78704

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[an excerpt from Eater Austin, Jan. 7, 2013, by Andrea Grimes] The folks behind the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company can now literally be behind the Austin Beer Garden Brewing Company, because they’ve secured an official location smack dab in the middle of the 78704. Their official address is 1305 West Oltorf Street, and they’re way pumped about it, making the location announcement … Continued

THE ABGB HAS A HOME!

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We’re happy to announce that we’ve found a home. 1305 West Oltorf. Oltorf and the tracks. Right in the heart of South Austin (seriously- you google map 78704 and the “A” lands on us… thank you, google). We’re looking forward to being a good neighbor to everyone. Making life in Austin better with great beer, music, food, … Continued

FIVE BARS THAT CHANGED THE DRINKING SCENE IN 2012, AND LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT YEAR

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[an excerpt from THE STATESMAN, Dec 2012, By Emma Janzen] South Austin will welcome a new brewpub early next summer, helmed by the former award-winning brewing crew from Uncle Billy’s Brew and Que. The Austin Beer Garden Brewing Co. will produce handcrafted beer, toss seasonal thin-crust pizzas and host live music in a friendly environment. They will serve only beers … Continued

Austins Top Draft Picks

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[an excerpt from ATXMAN, fall 2012, By Matt McGinnis] The award-winning brewers at Uncle Billy’s, Amos Lowe and Brian “Swifty” Peters, are departing to start their own brewery, slated to open in January 2013. The South Austin brew pub will serve hand-crafted pizza and beer on 10 taps in a music-hall-style beer garden. “We’re going for the … Continued