Austin Beer Week 2011

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ABW Day 1 Guide Sat., Oct. 22, 2011 List View October: 222324252627282930

Start / Type Venue Event
daily specials listed below
11:00 am

Brewery
Event

(512) Brewing Co.

Brewery Tour + Tasting - (512) Brewing Co.

Free with Advance Registration

Take a tour of (512) Brewing Co. and sample (512) beers! Learn the step-by-step process of craft brewing from ingredients to equipment, and have all of your questions answered by a (512) brewer. Advance register is required (link below). When you check in, you will receive coupons good for 3 free 4oz. tastes of your choice of (512) brew. With a purchase of a (512) logo pint glass for $10 (cash only), you'll get the glass filled 3 times, and be able to take it home at the end of the tour. See additional information in the Eventbrite registration page. Join us!...

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01084

11:00 am

Unique

North By Northwest Restaurant & Brewery

NXNW Oktoberfest Weekend

Suggested $2 Donation Goes To Local Charities

Oktoberfest at North by Northwest is an Austin tradition! Ten years strong and held right on the premises, each year we celebrate with special German brews, classic German food, German music and plenty of fun for the whole family. Featured North by Northwest beers include: Oktoberfest (of course) Bavarian Hefeweizen Prost Pilsner and Northern Light ...in addition to our regular tap selection in the restaurant and bar. Prost!...

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01029

12:00 pm

Brewery
Event

Live Oak Brewing Co.

Brewing Tour & Tasting - Live Oak Brewing

Free

Two elite (crazy?) Austin homebrewers, Chip McElroy and Brian Peters (Uncle Billy's), literally hand-built this brewery back in 1997. Get an in-depth tour of the brewery today, with remnants of their early handiwork, followed by a tasting led by one of the Live Oak's brewers. All current beers -- and possibly surprises -- will be poured....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01042

12:00 pm

Brewery
Event

Thirsty Planet Brewing Co.

Cask Tapping, Brewery Tour & Tasting - Inaugural Thirsty Goat Firkin

Free, Advance Registration Required

As part of this special brewery tour, we'll be tapping our first firkin of Thirsty Goat along with all of our regular beers, plus select beers from the small batch system. Sample some brews, and with a purchase of a Thirsty Planet pint glass (cash only), you'll get the glass filled and for keeps. Register in advance at the Thirsty Planet web site....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01097

1:00 pm

Unique

Draught House Pub & Brewery

Draught House 43rd Anniversary Party

Pay as You Go + Glass with 4 tickets

Our 43rd Anniversary Party with a nice selection of craft cellared, soured, barrel aged, cask and otherwise fun beers. Food from Sugar Shack BBQ. Music from the massive vinyl collection of DJ JBL. [Partial List] KEG (512) Whiskey Double Pecan Porter Brooklyn 2007 Monster Brooklyn 2009 Black Chocolate Stout Deschutes Jubel 2010 Deschutes Black Butte XXIII Draught Folie - a sour we blended at New Belgium Independence Oak Aged Anniversary Ale Jester King Wine Barrel Commercial Suicide - gravity keg Jester King Boxers Revenge Wild Provision Ale - gravity keg Jester King Das Wun......

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01019

1:00 pm

Unique

The Dig Pub

The Dig Pub 4th Anniversary Party & Oktoberfest Celebration

Pay as You Go

A full-on indoor / outdoor festival at The Dig Pub! The front patio/parking lot will include a beer tent with all local brews, food trucks, live music, cornhole competitions, and arts & crafts and vintage clothing vendors. Families and dogs are welcome! Inside we will be tapping rare and specialty kegs each hour, on the hour, starting at 6pm. OUTSIDE Austin Beerworks Battle Axe Imperial Red Austin Beerworks Fire Eagle IPA Thirsty Planet Smittlefest Twisted X Senior Viejo INSIDE 6 pm - Dogfish Head Theobroma 7 pm - Sierra Nevada Life & Limb 8 pm - Avery Kaiser 9 pm - New Belgi......

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01033

2:00 pm

Unique

Black Sheep Lodge

Black Sheep Lodge Oktoberfest 2011

Pay as You Go

Let's picture a fabulous Saturday… a breeze in your hair, the fall leaves swirling about, beer brats in your belly and jumbo pretzels with homemade beer mustard taunting you and stealing your mind from the Hammerschlagen tournament you just bet your brand new football flat screen wallpapered Airstream trailer on. All the while, fall classics like Live Oak Oaktoberfest and Real Ale Oktoberfest flow during the stein-holding contest, as well as local brews from Austin Beerworks, Thirsty Planet, Circle Brewing, Independence Austin Amber and (512). Ohhh to dream. Hey wait, we live in Austi......

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01102

4:00 pm

Brewery
Event

Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que (Lake Travis)

Brewery Tour + Tasting - Uncle Billy's Lake Travis

Free

Brewery tour with rock star brewer Brian Peters, willing to share the war stories about what it took to get the Lake Travis brewpub off the ground. Featuring samples of Uncle Billy's hand-crafted brew....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01050

4:00 pm

Brewery
Event

Independence Brewing Co.

Independence Brewing 7th Anniversary Party

Free Samples + Glass for Purchase

Join the Independence Brew Crew in celebrating seven years of brewing in Austin. This anniversary event will feature an amazing line up of beers such as... …year-round favorites like Austin Amber and Stash IPA. …rare edition beers, including the limited Seventh Anniversary English-style oak-aged IPA and 2010 Jasperilla Old Ale. …Brewluminati brews: Thinkers Ale, an English dark ale; Gold Deluxe, an IPA brewed with Sorachi Ace hops; All Seeing Eye(PA), a double IPA (cask!); Braggot, an ale brewed with honey; and Epanoui, a Saison brewed with hibiscus flowers. Enter......

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01031

4:00 pm

Beer
& Food

Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery

Special Tapping - 2010 (512) BRUIN + Special Irrational Menu Items

Pay as You Go

Black Star Co-op will be tapping a keg of 2010 (512) BRUIN, a malty fall seasonal brewed with a touch of molasses. The kitchen team will be preparing irrational menu items that play off the beer's autumnal notes that (512) describes as "at once cuddly and ferocious." The fine people from (512) will be on hand to answer questions and enjoy the brew with you....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01061

5:00 pm

Beer
& Food

Red’s Porch

Pairing - Local Beer & Local Artisan Sausage

$15

What says October in Austin better than four locally produced sausages perfectly paired with four locally brewed beers? No advanced tickets or reservations required for this special food-beer pairing, featuring brews from Saint Arnold, Live Oak and Rahr & Sons, and artisan sausages prepared by Chef Ryan Abitz at Cielo Su Terra: -- Pork and Roasted Serrano -- Chicken & Basil -- Lamb, Feta & Oregano -- Pork Brat Cielo Su Terra's slogan: "Creating heaven on Earth, one bite at a time." Indeed....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01002

5:30 pm

Beer
Tasting

Alamo Drafthouse (Lake Creek)

Cask Tapping - Jester King Black Metal with Whiskey-Soaked Chip Addition

Pay as You Go

For a brief time on the beer engine at Alamo Lake Creek, you'll find the extra-special Jester King Black Metal Imperial Stout. Pitch black with huge notes of chocolate, roast, coffee, burnt malt and alcohol balanced by aggressive hop bitterness, the brewer's addition of whiskey-soaked oak chips make this a unique cask experience! Hang in our lounge or grab some while taking in a moving, but get it quick before it runs out....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01067

6:30 pm

Beer
Tasting

Billy’s on Burnet

Cask Tapping - Ranger Creek La Bestia Aimable feat. Bourbon-Soaked Oak

Pay as You Go

Billy's on Burnet is proud to be offering a very special firkin from Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling on Austin Beer Week's opening night! This very special cask is a Brett barrel-aged La Bestia Aimable with the added bonus of Ranger Creek bourbon-soaked oak chips in the cask!...

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01027

7:00 pm

Unique

Draft Pick

Cask Tapping - Live Oak Dry Hopped Oaktoberfest

Pay as You Go

The most wonderful time of the year... Oaktoberfest, as in Live Oak Oaktoberfest, dry hopped and cask conditioned. Come on out to the Draft Pick and get some....

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01064

Specials
4:00 pm

Specials

Lovejoy’s Tap Room & Brewery

Special Selections & Austin-Brewed Happy Hour

Pay as You Go; House beer $2.50/pint; Austin beers $3/pint

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01080

All Day

Specials

Parkside

$3 Austin Beers (12oz)

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01123

All Day

Specials

Violet Crown Cinema

$3 Local Pints

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01145

All Day

Specials

Greenling Organic & Local Food Delivery

Greenling - Local Beer Sale & Delivery

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01132

All Day

Specials

The HighBall

Rare Beer On Tap

@ http://austinbeerweek.com/event.php?id=01096

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