Opening Weekend

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Here’s your Labor Day weekend plans: 3PM Friday til ?- Come see us for our Grand Opening! 11a-12a Saturday 11a-10p Sunday 11a-11p Monday (Yes, we’re open Labor Day!) keep an eye on our facebook page for more info #ouratx

WE GOT OUR CO!

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#highfive Big capital letter news. That means Certificate of Occupancy. And that means we’ll be opening very soon. Just as soon as we get our staff trained and put on some finishing touches. We’ll be doing some soft openings/previews starting on Tuesday, so keep an eye on facebook for info on those. See y’all soon!

ABGB BUILDOUT: CONSTRUCTION

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Tiles are laid and grouted.Tanks are coming inside and getting hooked up. Cold room is coming together. Bar is being framed. Glassware is showing up soon. The fun continues. photos via: Kenneth Simpson  

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