San Antonio breweries

Freetail - brewpub on 1604 and brewery tasting room south of downtown.
The Granary Brewery and BBQ and Southerleigh Brewery in the Pearl complex.
Alamo Brewery has a nice set up between downtown and the Pearl.
There are a couple more in industrial complexes but you are better off just trying their beers at a pub.

 

^^^ What he said. Freetail definitely won't disappoint. Granary and Southerleigh both have excellent food in addition to good beer. Ranger Creek and Branchline both make very good beers, but I don't think either of them have regular taproom hours.

 

Not new braunfels brewing... It will cost you braincells

 

Guadalupe Brewing is doing nice things in New Braunfels.

 

If you have a car, a trip to Austin is more than worth the drive.

@FreetailBrewing is the best thing going in SA, though.

 

What beach? If Port Aransas, don't waste your time going to Port Aransas Brewing.

 

There's a place called Beaches owned by the PA brewing guy, but they have taps. Mostly light stuff but usually have Live Oak Hefe

PA Brewing has decent food, just order the guest beers.

 

Also in SA... Busted Sandal is decent, but only have 3-4 brews on tap. Not sure of their tap room hours, it's pretty tiny

 

Info about New Braunfels:

There is a nice little craft beer bar in New Braunfels called Patek's. It is actually within walking distance to Schlitterbahn and has a decent tap and bottle/can selection. New Braunfels Brewing is downtown along with Faust Brewing and neither are worth bragging about but they are within walking distance to each other. The Phoenix Saloon in downtown NB has a lot of beers on tap (usually a good selection of decent Austin and San Antonio breweries) and the chili is excellent.

 

I've never had a beer from them I've enjoyed

 

I'm in San Antonio for the summer from SC. Is Yellow Rose hard to find around here? I've been wanting to try it. Thanks guys, cheers!

 

Looking for bottles or draft? It's a regular at Big Hops on draft. I've found it at most beer stores as well. Northwest Food Mart probably your best bet.

 

Thanks man! I want to have it on draft just to try it, but I'd love to get some bottles too, especially for when I head back home. Cheers!

 

Be careful with bottles. If you read through the forum you'll see there is a lot of bottle variation and there is no way of telling how old they are if you find them in the store. Your best bet would be a growler from Big Hops.