Zilker Brewing Co.

 

Pretty cool place on 6th street in Austin- small indoor space but great Biergarten. Somewhat narrow range of styles: 10/12 on tap were lagers or ____ pale ale. Quality is decent but not mind-blowing, my fav was probably the dark lager. Good albeit average Austin brewery.

 

Cool place with a pretty nice outside patio/beer garden. Good quality beers served by knowledgeable friendly servers. And I got my butt kicked in corn hole.

Visited on a recent business trip. Cool vibe with tons of seating outside. Very nice looking tap with a variety styles going up to a barrel-aged pastry stout. Very nice and helpful staff. They sell beer to go as well.

The place had a cool vibe, still keeping some of the building’s architecture from it’s previous life as a car garage. I will award bonus points for the food truck. The beer selection was generally hazies a light lagers. There was one stout. Staff was very friendly and helpful. They were not trying to be the next thing, just a nice neighborhood brewery.

Compared to many of the other breweries I visited on my mini-Austin tour, this place was small, crowded, and bumping on a Saturday night! Tight quarters fed the energy here, with brews that might be a stand-out in any smaller or less competitive market.

 

 

 

 

 

another austin brewery, there seems to be one on every corner these days, and we had a ton of fun visiting as many of them as we could fit into a pretty tight schedule. this place is somewhat unremarkable in a lot of ways, but we had a nice time in here. the best part about the taproom is that air conditioning, a wonderful respite from the scorching heat. the bar is cool, in the middle of the room in front of the brewing equipment with a couple of sides to sit on and a huge beer menu, they must have had 15 or so beers on, covering a ton of ground in terms of styles, but after tasting through just about everything they had on offer here, i wasnt really blown away by any of them. i know not every beer can be some super ambitious one of a kind thing executed to perfection, and there will always be a role for more conventional stuff and people doing them well, but between the hoppy stuff, a few sours, and even a coffee milk stout, i was left somewhat unimpressed, nothing bad, just no real standouts to me. still, the selection is diverse, the service is excellent, and the space is inviting and mellow. the beer didnt change my life, but we had a great time in here trying their brews.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A small joint in a really hip part of Austin, Zilker is new but I like where they are headed. I like their 1930's Berlin style logo and packaging. Their coffee stout was really great, the rest of their beer was average. Give them some time to iron out wrinkles, but they're a nice place to visit regardless.