The last two legislative sessions in Texas have seen the introduction of bills that would have drastically changed the competition playing field for beer in Texas by allowing brewpubs in Texas to self-distribute their beer off-site and allow production breweries to sell on-site in the form of beer-to-go sales. Although a bill to allow beer-to-go sales
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Beer for Thought
Legal action on the part of one business toward another is as old as time itself. It’s human nature. Whether a perceived infringement of a similar name or logo or even a process, many businesses feel their only recourse is to take legal action. Sure, through mediations many businesses attempt to work out disagreements, but
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“Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everyone I’ve ever known.” writes award winning author Chuck Palahniuk in his novel ‘Invisible Monsters’. A slight overstatement perhaps, but well said nonetheless. Much of who we are is a compilation of all those who influence us. The same can be said for many
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The 2012 Craft Brewers Conference came to a close this past Saturday, May 5th and with it the announcements of the winners of the 2012 World Beer Cup competition. Breweries from all over the globe entered beers in the international competition sponsored by the Brewers Association. The competition has been running every two years since
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Yesterday the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas handed down its ruling on the joint lawsuit filed back in October of this year against the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission (TABC) by Austin brewery Jester King, Zax Restaurant and Bar and Authentic Beverage. Essentially the Federal court states that breweries in
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One of the best aspects of attending the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) each year is the education and updates on the craft beer industry that are available. This year, I had the opportunity to attend a luncheon put on by the Brewers Association (BA) on day 2 of the festival, which was held at
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Formulating your own recipe to create what you hope is an unbelievable Homebrew is probably the most difficult part of brewing your own beer. However, it can be the most rewarding as well. Maybe you’ve gathered the equipment needed, books and even talked to veteran brewers. You might even have many partial mash or all-grain
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These days, you wouldn’t have enough fingers to count up all the production breweries in Texas. Although Texas is still very far from being what it has the potential to be, this is still a great problem to have. Even the smaller towns like New Braunfels, are getting in on the action. However, one city in
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I recently paid a visit to a known, and yet little known, brewpub in Boerne, Texas. Here’s a link my review of them orignally posted on UpTake.com.
Let’s face it. When you think of craft beer, your first thought is not South America. Think South America and your mind is filled with images of the Amazon River, Rio De Janeiro and Carnival. But beer? Never! I confess, craft beer and South America were not my first thoughts when I walked into the
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