SHOPPING AND DINING
One of Austin’s newest breweries,
Rogness was established in spring 2012.
Recent releases include Beardy Guard (a
biere de garde-style ale), Ost (porter),
Rook (Scotch ale), Vinton (blonde ale),
and Gigantophia (Imperial IPA).
South Austin Brewing Company
415 East St. Elmo Road
512-968-8297
www.southaustinbrewery.com
Another new brewery, South Austin
Brewing Co. was also founded in 2012.
Year-round beers include Belgian Style
Golden Ale and Saison D’ Austin, with
more planned.
Ranger Creek Brewery & Distillery
www.drinkrangercreek.com
Ranger Creek, in San Antonio,
gives new meaning to the classic
George Thorogood song “One
Bourbon, One Scotch, One
Beer.” It’s the only combined
brewery and distillery in Texas –
producing both craft beer and
bourbon.
Thirsty Planet Brewing Company
11160 Circle Drive, Austin
512-579-0679
www.thirstyplanet.net
Founded in 2012, Thirsty Planet’s year-round beers include Buckethead IPA, the
popular Thirsty Goat Amber, and the
Yellow Armadillo Wheat.
Twisted X Brewing Company
3200 West Whitestone Blvd. #C1, Cedar Park
512- 850-6722
www.texmexbeer.com
Another new Austin brewery (founded in
2011), Twisted X not only has the best
URL ever ( texmexbeer.com), but also offers
year-round beers with decidedly creative
names: Cow Creek Premium Tex Mex
Dark Lager, Fuego Jalapeno-Infused Tex
Mex Pilsner, Senor Viejo Tex Mex Imperial
Black Lager, and the Twisted X Premium
Tex Mex Lager.
Saint Arnold
Brewing Company
200 Lyons Avenue, Houston
713-686-9494 or
800-801-6402
www.saintarnold.com
Texas’ oldest craft brewery
(founded in 1994) is a statewide
favorite. Of Saint Arnold’s 14
brews, seven are year-round. They
include the Saint Arnold Amber Ale,
Brown Ale, Weedwacker (Bavarian
hefeweizen), Fancy Lawnmower
(German-style Kolsch), Elissa IPA
(traditional IPA), Santo (black Kolsch),
Endeavour (double IPA) and – though
it’s not a beer with alcohol – the Saint
Arnold Root Beer.
Southern Star Brewery
1207 N. FM 3083 E., Conroe
936-441-BREW
www.southernstarbrewery.com
Year-round brews include the immensely
popular Bombshell Blonde, the Buried
Hatchet Stout and the Pine Belt Pale
Ale. The brewery also just introduced its
Pro-AM offering – a yearly release that
will differ each year.
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Rahr & Sons Brewing Company
701 Galveston Avenue, Fort Worth
817-810-9266
www.rahrbrewing.com
Year-round brews include Rahr’s Blonde
Lager, Texas Red (amber lager), Ugly Pug
(black lager), Stormcloud (
German-influenced IPA), and Buffalo Butt (amber
lager).
Spoetzl Brewery (Shiner)
603 East Brewery Street, Shiner
(between San Antonio & Houston)
361-594-3383
www.shiner.com
Texas’ oldest brewery (established in
1909) is probably also one of its best
known. Year-round brews include the
classic Shiner Bock, plus Shiner
Blonde and Shiner Light Blonde.
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