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

[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 brewed in-house (10 taps), featuring a variety of styles ranging from dry, hoppy beers like IPAs and German-style Pilsners to Belgian-style ales like Tripels and Saisons, one cask-conditioned ale on tap at all times, and various rotating seasonal and collaboration brews.

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