Traveling to Round Rock, TX

I am venturing to say the Brass Tap.

As far as bars go up north, you may be out of luck. There are not many things up in that area.

I am always up for grabbing beers with people wherever, if you need anyone to do that with.

As far as bars go for bottle shares, the official BA tastings are usually at the Draughthouse. I am unsure how cool they are about that at any point in time, but they let the BAs get away with it on the first sunday of the month.

Here is a list that I have going as well...

Breweries
512 - Every other Saturday in general...$10 for pint and pours - RSVP - http://www.eventbrite.com/org/980013407?ref=eorgbtn
Independence - First Saturday of each month - $10 for pint and pours - No RSVP
Hops and Grains - Every Friday (2-6) and Saturday (12-4) - $10 for pint glass and 5 or 6 half pours - No RSVP
Thirsty Planet - Every Saturday (11-2) - $7 for pint and 3 pours - RSVP - http://www.thirstyplanet.net/brewery-tours/#
Jester King - Every Saturday (1-4) - $10 for glass and 6 half pours - No RSVP
Adelberts - Every Friday (5-9) and Saturday (12-4) - $10 for pint and 3 pours/6 half pours - No RSVP
Austin Beerworks - Every Friday (5-8) - $10 for pint and 3 pours - RSVP - http://www.eventbrite.com/org/1917556589
Twisted X - Not so often but they do things randomly
Rogness - Every Saturday (1-4) - $10 for pint and 6 half pours - RSVP - http://rognesstours.whindo.com
Live Oak - twice a month on Sundays(12-3) - $10 for pint and 3 pours (could be mistake, its been awhile) - requires RSVP -http://www.liveoakbrewing.com/tour/
South Austin Brewery - Every Sunday (12 or 1-5) - I am guessing $10...never been there for a pay event, just for free
Circle - Usually quarterly - Pint glass and 3 fillings for around $10. There website gives more info on when they have them.
Infamous - TBD
Other Austin Area Breweries:
Real Ale - Fridays - 4-7? - No RSVP
Perdenales - Fredericksburg
Ranger Creek - San Antonio
New Braunfels Brewing Company - NB
Guadalupe Brewing Company - NB
Branchline - San Antonio
Austin Area Brewpubs
Black Star
Draughthouse
Flix
Whip In
Pinthouse Pizza
Flying Saucer
NXNW
Uncle Billy's
Barber Shop (Dripping Springs)
Wimberley Brewing Company (Wimberley)
Middleton (Wimberley)
Bastrop Brewhouse (Bastrop)
Faust - NB
Pecan Street Brewery (Johnson City)
Double Horn (Marble Falls)
The Granary (San Antonio)
Freetail (San Antonio)
Blue Star (San Antonio)
Fredericksburg Brewing Company (Fredericksburg)
Austin Area Beer Bars
Gingerman
Flying Saucer
Bangers
Craft Pride
Chicago House
Workhorse
Hi Hat
Hopfields
Opal Divines
Red's Porch
Westside Alehouse (RR)
PBK Stems and Steins (Pflugerville)
The Dig Pub (Cedar Park)
Brass Tap (RR - opening soon)
Austin Area Bottle Shops
East 1st Grocery (Chicon / Cesar Chavez)
Sunrise Mini Mart (Anderson Ln)
South Lamar Wine and Spirits (South Lamar)
Live Oak Market (Manchaca south of 71)
Hyde Park Market
Whip-In
Wheatsville Coop
Hamricks (Cedar Park)
Any Whole Foods
Any Central Market
Most Specs (Especially Brodie, Arbor Walk, and Airport)
Big H-E-Bs (Hancock, Brodie)
Twin Liquors (Hancock)
King Liquor (Burnet Rd)
1626 beer, wine and spirits (Far South Austin)
Growler Fills (other than brewpubs)
Growler Room
Whole Foods (Downtown)
Whole Foods (Arbor Trails)
Whole Foods (Bee Caves)
In.gredients
HEB (San Marcos only)
Cideries
Eastciders
Argus Cidery

As far as BBQ..the obvious answer is Franklins. However, Franklin's requires you to wait in line and not everyone is up for that. By wait in line, I mean get there at 9:30 AM and hope to get in before it is sold out by lunch time. There is also La Barbeque and John Mueller Meat Company. Both of which are trailers.

There are too many good food choices in Austin.

 

Since you're coming from Florida to Round Rock, I assume you're coming to help open the new Brass Tap. I was just in Tampa and went to the one in Carrollwood, and liked it a lot, so I'm pretty excited about this opening in RR.

I posted this in another thread, but here's a spreadsheet I put together on places in Austin/RR. CLICK HERE

Best places in Round Rock are HomeField Grill and Flix. Westside Alehouse has 50 taps, but they are slow to change them, and they only carry the basic line of stuff - nothing new or seasonally rare.

Definitely go to Jester King on Saturday for the tour/tasting, but I'd also strongly recommend you go to Austin Beerworks on a Friday (you need to follow them on Fb for when they announce tickets each week - they're free but they go fast!) as well as Hops and Grain on Friday or Saturday.

For BBQ, I think you have to go to Franklin (but get there by 9am, and you have to wait in line until 11 when they open) and I'd strongly recommend J. Mueller (which is walking distance to Hops and Grain, so you could go there at 10:30-11am, eat, then walk over to Hops and Grain for the noon tour/tasting on Saturday). If you want to get out of town and try some of the "old school" places, drive to Lockhart and try Black's, Kreutzes, etc.

Let me know if I can help you at all. I live in Round Rock, about 5 miles from where the Brass Tap is going to be, and I'd be glad to help you out.

Ken

 

You may want to add Saturdays to Adelberts schedule on that list as well.

 

Done!

I need to add places that fill growlers too, when I have some time

 

Flix, they are making some great brews!

 

Ha...how could I forget about Flix. Yes, they do brew their own beer up in RR.

Also, if you cannot escape too long on Saturday, Rogness is about as close to RR that you can get for a brewery.

 

Wake up early saturday and travel to snows. about 45 miles from round rock. they have beaten franklin in texas monthly BBQ annual competitions a few times. Franklins and snows are the two best BBQ places texas has to offer IMHO.
http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=205707176123309981677.0004de42de1e0fc2ea345
snows is only open early on saturday until they sell out. I usually get there about 8am and the line is no waiting.

 

Round Rock Donuts!

 

Looking forward to The Brass Tap as well sir. Just saw the ad in the local Community Impact newspaper. Maybe they'll sneak in some Jai Alai undercover...

 

If you like Thai food, check out SPIN Modern west of Round Rock. Looking forward to checking out the Brass Tap!

 

Anyone know when it is opening?

 

June 21st...but there may be a soft opening announcement on their Facebook page.

 

Monday? Thats good to know! I guess the official "grand opening" event is Friday the 21st, per their Fb page, but if they open Monday I'll definitely be in before then to tip back a few.

 

How many taps will this place have? From the sounds of it, I am guessing in the 40ish area?

 

Looking at their most recent pics on Fb, the tap holes on the wall are numbered, and the numbers go up to 60