The swarthy folks over at PHP are throwing their first annual Belgian Beer Festival this coming Saturday, May 18. Don’t ask us what Belgian beer has to do with pizza or nautical history, but whatever, it certainly deserves a fest and the PHP crew have become pretty good at throwing some great events.

There are two sessions and tickets still available to both here.

This is not a complete list of the beers but it’s looking pretty spectacular so far:

Brouwerij Wolf Wolf 7
Brouwerij Wolf Wolf 9
Les 3 Fourquets Lupulus
Brouwers Verzet Oud Bruin
Brouwerij de Dool Ter Dolen Kriek
Brouwerij de Dool Ter Dolen Armand
Vliegende Paard Brouwers Prearis Quad
Vliegende Paard Brouwers Prearis Saison
New Belgium Cascara Quad
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Monk’s Café
Brouwerij Bavik Petrus Aged Pale
Brouwerij Bavik Petrus Oud Bruin
Brouwerij Bavik Petrus Aged Red
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Piraat
Brasserie de Silly Scotch De Silly
Brouwerij The Musketeers Troubadour Westkust
Brouwerij The Musketeers Troubadour Speciale
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Klokke Roeland
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Gulden Draak 9000
Brouwerij Van Steenberge Tripel Van De Garre
Brasserie St. Feuillien Brune
Brasserie St. Feuillien Saison
Brasserie St. Feuillien Tripel
Brasserie St. Feuillien Speciale
Brouwerij Rodenbach Classic
Brouwerij Rodenbach Grand Cru
Brouwerij Palm Special Ale
Brouwerij Palm Estaminet
Brouwerij Bockor Cuvee De Jacobins Rouge
Chimay Tripel White
Affligem Brouwerij Affligem Blonde
Brasserie Dupont Saison Dupont
Brasserie LeFebvre Blanche de Bruxelles
Brasserie LeFebvre Barbar
Brouwerij Huyghe Delirium Tremens
Brouwerij Verhaeghe Vichte Duchesse De Bourgogne
Brouwerij St Bernardus Abt 12
Brouwerij Bosteels Tripel Karmeliet
Brouwerij Liefmans Cuvee-Brut
Sierra Nevada Ovila Quad with Plums
Ommegang Art of Darkness
Ommegang Rare Vos
Ommegang Iron Throne
Real Ale 17th Anniversary
South Austin Brewery TBD
Hops & Grain TBD
Adelbert’s Philosophizer
Adelbert’s Naked Nun
Pinthouse Pizza Belgian Blonde Ale

Follow PHP on Facebook and Twitter for more updates as the fest approaches.

So here’s the podcast you’ve all been waiting for, the FWD/DFW SPEED TASTING!  Once again we’re nestled comfortably in Aaron’s garage with our very special guest Tony Drewry (Beer Pedaler/#shotgunfriday/Fish Fry Bingo/Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge/…)

We give Tony a few friendly jabs about Austin being better than FWD/DWF, but it’s all in good fun… and then we dive right in with some tasty north Texas bevies. And boy were they. Of the lot, everything Tony-D poured was great with many being excellent. Tony poured as quick as he talked and we got crash course on Dalworth beer like no one has before.

Here’s the list of the beers we tasted on the podcast (about a quarter of what Tony hauled down):

• Deep Ellum: IPA, Dallas Blonde
• Lakewood: Hop Trapp, Temptress, Rock Ryder
• Peticolas: Velvet Hammer, Royal Scandal
• Community: Pale ale
• Revolver: Blood and Honey
• (we start to get silly around this point)
• Martin House: Day Break
• Rahr (the grandaddy of them all): Bourbon Barrel Aged Winter Warmer 2011
• Four Corners:  Block Party Porter, Local Buzz

We end with a proper discussion about the differences and  similarities between the ATX brewers and their northern brethren that was insightful and inspiring.

So thanks so much to Tony and all the North Texas breweries that provided beers for this session.

Enjoy!

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Brought to you by : Community Beer Company, Deep Ellum Brewing, Lakewood Brewing, Peticolas Brewing, Revolver Brewing 

The Off-Centered Film Fest (this coming Thur, Fri, Sat) has long been one of our favorite Austin beer events and the Thursday evening beer and movie event in Republic Square park is probably our favorite aspect of the amazing three day beer and film event.

This year they will be showing the classic Ice Cube, Chris Tucker “film” Friday (on a Thursday!?!?) and compliment this “classic”

Check out this beer list:

(512) Brewing Co.: Double IPA (first release of this year’s batch)
(512) Brewing Co.: Pecan Porter
Adelbert’s Brewery: Barrel Aged Dancing Monks
Adelbert’s Brewery: Naked Nun
Austin Beerworks: Black Thunder Shwarzbier
Austin Beerworks: Heavy Machinery Black IPA
Circle Brewing Co.: Bourbon Barrel Aged Envy Amber
Circle Brewing Co.: Hop Overboard Pale Ale
Dogfish Head Brewery:  90 Minute IPA
Dogfish Head Brewery: Indian Brown RANDALLIZED with coffee beans
Guadalupe Brewing Co.: Guadalupe IPA
Guadalupe Brewing Co.: Texas Honey Scotch Ale
Hops & Grain Brewing: Mean Irene Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Alt
Hops & Grain Brewing: The One they Call Zoe Pale Lager
Independence Brewing Co.: Bombus Belgian Ale with honey
Independence Brewing Co.: Stash IPA
Infamous Brewing Co.: Hijack Cream Ale
Infamous Brewing Co.: Infamous IPA
Jester King Craft Brewery: Black Metal Russian Imperial Stout
Jester King Craft Brewery: Viking Metal Barrel Aged Gotlandsdricka
Live Oak Brewing Co.: Double Dry Hopped Liberation IPA Gravity Keg
Live Oak Brewing Co.: Keller Pilz (unfiltered Live Oak Pilz) Gravity Keg
Real Ale Brewing Co.:  4 Squared Blonde Ale
Real Ale Brewing Co.:  Real Heavy Scotch Ale
Rogness Brewing Co.: Beardy Guard Biere de Garde
Rogness Brewing Co.: Bella Belgian Golden Ale
South Austin Brewing Co.:  Belgian Golden Ale
South Austin Brewing Co.:  Saison D’Austin
Thirsty Planet Brewing Co.: Bucket Head IPA
Thirsty Planet Brewing Co.: Smoked Porter
Twisted X Brewing Co.: Fuego Jalapeno Pilsner
Twisted X Brewing Co.: Senor Viejo Tequila Barrel Aged Imperial Schwarzbier

Tickets and more info here

The fine print:

• Gates are at 6. 
• Some of Austin’s best food trucks will be open for business at the park.  An ATM will be on site.
• Parking at Republic Square Park is limited so please carpool or use public transportation
• No animals.
• No outside food or drink.
• No one under 21 years of age.

This is a doozy of a podcast series. We tread off the beaten path and do things a little different this time and host it ourselves (in Aaron’s garage) with special guest Tony Drewry (Beer Pedaler/#shotgunfriday/Fish Fry Bingo/Live Oak Music Hall and Lounge/…)

“But if you’re in Aaron’s garage, who supplied the booze?” you ask. Welp, Mr. Drewry came prepared and well loaded with several coolers well supplied by some very generous DFW/FWD breweries (we get into this more in the second episode).

We kick this first episode off talking shop and such about the latest guide. We briefly discuss the Spring 2013 content (new bars, DFW Guide, season drinking, beer and loathing… you get the idea), I tell a funny/incriminating story about duck egging (see Egg Dogging), and then we dive into the myriad of ventures our guest Mr. Tony Drewry has his hands in.

From his punk-billy-Texas-jug band Fish Fry Bingo, popular craft beer movement #shotgunfriday, to his involvement with the enigmatic Shitdang shadow figures, Tony is passionate if he’s nothing else. It’s an ecclectic conversation to say the least and well worth the extra 10 minutes longer this podcast is than usual.

We get started in a rush so, as you can easily tell, we’re a little cold on the mics at first, but after a few Deep Ellum IPA and Dallas Blonde cans we warm up pretty quick and get rolling right along.

Enjoy!

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Brought to you by : Community Beer Company, Deep Ellum Brewing, Lakewood Brewing, Peticolas Brewing, Revolver Brewing 

Coolship filled with water from night before to check for leaks before brew day.

You’ve been warned. Consider this a reminder. March 21 @ 6:30pm, Pinthouse Pizza. Be there.

Quick and dirty details:

• Austin Beer Guide will unveil its latest (and thickest) issue and fun festivities will ensue!
•  “Iron Brewer” Brew-off: The Pinthouse Pizza Team is engaging in a friendly competition against the Austin Beer Guide Team, to see who can design the better Pale Ale recipe. Each team designed a recipe and had Pinthouse brew up each 10 gallon batch. #IronBrew
  - Blind Taste Test: There will be a blind taste test to determine which is the ultimate winner and which one “pales” in comparison.
  - Buy the ABG glass and get samples of each brew, then cast yr vote. After that purchase as much of your favorite until they’re gone.
• Special beers from Jester King (Salt Lick Collaboration), Austin Beerworks (TBD, but it will be good), and Hops & Grain (TBD and tasty we’re sure). Buy any of these and keep the ABG glass.
• The kitchen will be armed and ready with those tasty new pizza rolls.
• New outdoor picnic tables!

Facebook RSVP.

See you there!

OK. We’re on the third/last podcast wt Hops & Grain. 

We get into the nuts and bolts behind the brew biscuits. Their yummy and we catch Bryan Gutmann tasting his first one on tape! Yeah. It’s good listening.

Bryan and Josh Hare then really get into the brew biscuits.

This is pretty much a brew biscuit episode. But you know what? That’s fine. It’s great listening and Bryan is more enthusiastic about this subject than anything we’ve ever podcasted about.

Bryan then flexes his interview muscles to segue Josh into a solid H&G history starter kit. Yeah. It’s impressive how he does that. I thought I knew me some H&G history, but I learned a thing or two in this session.

Also, lots of details on the big Hops & Grain copper heist of 2011. It’s a good story. Oceans 11 shit.

Big thanks to Gutmann for carrying the load on this one. Follow him on Twitter to catch his latest shows.

Enjoy!

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2013 Spring guide is printing as I type and the release party is in the works.

March 21 is the date we will release this goodness on the world and it will happen at Pinthouse Pizza.

Several cogs are in motion as well as irons in the fire, but the quick and dirty details are these:

• Austin Beer Guide will unveil its latest issue and fun festivities will ensue!
•  ”Iron Brewer” Brew-off: The Pinthouse Pizza Team is engaging in a friendly competition against the Austin Beer Guide Team, to see who can make the better Pale Ale. Each team is brewing 10 gallons of goodness!
• Blind Taste Test: There will be a blind taste test to determine which is the ultimate winner and which one “pales” in comparison.
• It’s going to be a lot of fun, so you should be here!

That last bullet point is a no duh. Aside from the Iron Brew kegs, there will be some special bevies coming from our friends at Jester King, Hops & Grain, and Austin Beerworks, to name a few.

We’ll update the beer lineup and other details as we get closer to the date, but be sure to mark your calendars now.

Personally, I have not been as excited about a new guide since summer 2012. This one will reveal some new changes and we’ve got some very nice features and interviews. I can’t wait for it, and I hope you feel the same.

Cheers!

This is a good one. 

We’re in the  Hops & Grain tasting room talking shop with brewer/founder Josh Hare and we’re all in pretty good spirits.

Hmm. Lot’s of “jokes”, lots of laughs, good times. Yeah, good times.

We talk about the following:

• the tap room and their strategic Friday afternoon sessions
• the story behind the custom BYO stools (yeah, lots of junior high humor here)
• the H&G corporate structure (AKA breaking down the Greenhouse, Del Roble, and Volumes of Oak series and how they relate)
• the Greenhouse/Sweatshop series
• we try to settle who is the most collaborative-y: Josh Hare (Readers Choice best Personality/Advocate 2012) or Jake Maddux (Editors’ Choice best Personality/Advocate 2012)?
• then at the 26 minute mark, Josh gets his sweet revenge on us for making him sit through the best of awards wt no H&G mention

And then finally, we get into the juicy details of tomorrow’s Podcast Listening Firkin event at Billy’s on Burnet.

Turns out it will be a Belgian Red ale dry-hopped with Simcoe and tart Oregon cherries. Yum.

Hops & Grain are also bringing out the latest Greenhouse Black IPA and Del Roble.

And when you buy any of these beers, they’ll be served in an ABG glass that you can take home to keep.

So cool.

The always funny Bryan Gutmann is back for this series. Follow him on Twitter to catch his latest shows.

Enjoy!

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Austin, Texas– In an effort to promote economic development by supporting small business, Texas State Senator Kevin Eltife (R-Tyler) filed a package of legislation today that seeks to level the playing field for Texas’ growing craft brewing industry. Together, Senate Bills 515, 516, 517, & 518. will modernize laws that unfairly advantage out-of-state beer producers over Texas’ small businesses of the beer industry – craft brewers.
“Government shouldn’t be involved in picking winners and losers in the private sector. Texans believe consumers make the best choices about products in the free market,” said Senator Eltife. “These four bills level the playing field for the small business segment of the Texas brewery industry.”
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“Legislators should encourage entrepreneurial spirit by creating a climate for small business development opportunities that leads to capital investment and job creation in our state,” added Senator Eltife. “This legislation will provide the proper regulatory framework for these businesses to operate and grow.”
The legislation will authorize craft brewers who brew beer as a production brewer to sell limited amounts of beer to customers at their breweries. It will also allow craft brewers who brew beer as a brew pub to sell a limited amount of their beer to wholesalers for distribution to grocery stores and licensed alcohol retailers. Finally, the legislation will adjust the amount of beer a craft brewer may sell directly to retailers.