Hey Fellow BAers, Did a search of the SW forum, and didn't really see a recent thread to look at for Austin recs. Hoping for some Austin locals and regulars of the town can point me in the direction of some good joints there. Looking for some good/fun bars, and they don't necessarily need to have great beer, though that's always encouraged. Also looking for some good spots to eat, breweries worth visiting outside of JK, great music venues. Any help from you guys would be sincerely appreciated. Thanks so much for looking!
Page 2 thread number 4 but here you go anyways: http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/austin-tx-weekend-of-june-12–14.293264/#post-3686005
http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/stag-party-in-austin-suggestions.162500/#post-2265238 Pretty much copied pasted from this thread but updated it for a year later. First off, start here: http://www.craftbeeraustin.com/texas-brewery-brewpub-tour-listings-map/ It is a doc that I try to keep updated with all of the local breweries. Now, with that said, there are quite a few actual breweries that are open for tap rooms. The 3 that I recommend checking out are Hops and Grain, Jester King and Austin Beerworks. Other ones that are also good are 512 - have to reserve ahead of time, Zilker, Adelberts, Strange Land, and maybe Thirsty Planet or Last Stand if you go to Jester King (its right near it). I am not a fan of their beer as much, but Twisted X has a nice place out there as well. There is also a distinction between brewery and brewpub. The ones above (for the most part) fall into the brewery category. For the brewpub (think more of a bar that serves their beer mostly on sight but has a brewery), I recommend: Pinthouse Pizza Black Star Whip In ABGB Now, onto beer bars (places that don't really brew beer but just have great tap selection). The first place I take ANYONE from out of Texas to try Texas beer is Craft Pride (near downtown). It is a crash course into Texas beer (50+ taps of only TX beer...great for anyone who has not had any). With that said, here are some other great ones: Craft Pride (already mentioned) Draughthouse Brew and Brew (downtown) Pinthouse Pizza (brewpub but still has great selection) Waller Creek Pub House (downtown) Banger's (next to Craft Pride - near downtown) Hi Hat (east 6th...about 2 miles east of I35....but there are a lot of bars on the way to it) Hopfield's With that said, I have a grudge against Easy Tiger. If you are from out of town, go to a place with more local beer. It seems like Easy Tiger mostly has Colorado or Cali beer...big brands that they can get in a lot of places in the US. I like the place, but not for out of towners.
Thank you so much @Monkeypuker & @aschwab! I clearly am blind and missed that thread. Anyways, thank you so much for the suggestions! It is greatly appreciated!
Minor update to @aschwab's post: Draughthouse is brewing its own beer again, in addition to the always outstanding tap selection.
