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Core Beers

It’s all about having a strong core.

These are the beers that fuel the fun of Austin. No matter what the situation – from fancy wedding to ill-advised shotgun challenge – we’ve got a can for every occasion. Many have won awards but we just hope they win your heart.

Now look at that… It’s Anytime!

Core Beer

Floaty

Hazy Session IPA

  • 4.5%

    Alc/Vol

  • 20

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 11.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.5°P

    Final Gravity

All the smooth fruity flavor of a Hazy IPA with half the body and booze. Floaty opens big with a burst of citrus, orange candy and stone fruit. Then it dials it down with a delightfully light finish that leaves you floating on cloud 4.5.

Color:
Tangerine Dream
Hops:
Cascade, Citra Cryo, Mosaic, Saphir, Simcoe, Strata
Malts:
Pils, White Wheat, C-40 Steam
Yeast:
Voss
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Pearl Snap

German-Style Pils

  • 5.3%

    Alc/Vol

  • 27

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 12.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.0°P

    Final Gravity

You always remember your first kiss. But no matter how very many times you try to recreate it with your awkward advances it never matches up. That’s why you should plant your pucker on a Pearl Snap. This crisp refreshing pils will never let you down. Whether if it’s your first date or two year anniversary, every bright clean sip tastes like the very first time.

OFFICIAL BEER OF AUSTIN - AUSTIN CHRONICLE
2012 AUSTIN BEER GUIDE BEST OVERALL BEER (READERS' CHOICE)

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Bitterness:
Color:
PMS 120 / Martha Stewart Oat Straw
Hops:
German Magnum, Tettnanger, Saaz, Hallertau
Malts:
Pils, Carapils
Yeast:
German Lager
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Fire Eagle

American IPA

  • 7.3%

    Alc/Vol

  • 65

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 15.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 3°P

    Final Gravity

Flavor swoops in (cue EAGLE SCREAM), grabs you by the face and flies you through the hop rainbow. At the peak of the ride it swoops back to earth and gently drops you back on your bar stool where you are refreshed, excited and ready to ride again. It’s hoppy, bold and American. It is a classic IPA to judge all others against. Say it loud, scream it proud, "Screeeeeeee!"

2014 GABF SILVER MEDAL
TOP 50 AMERICAN IPA - PASTE

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Bitterness:
Color:
PMS 1585 / Martha Stewart Himalayan Paw
Hops:
German Magnum, Columbus, Centennial, Citra
Malts:
Pils, C-40, C-60, Vienna, Wheat
Yeast:
American Ale
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Flavor Country

Hoppy Pale Ale

  • 5.9%

    Alc/Vol

  • 35

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 13.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.5°P

    Final Gravity

When we began in 2011 it was impossible to brew this Hoppy Pale Ale. The ingredients weren’t available and the science didn’t exist. Oil rich lupulin powder was just a dream. It brings intense flavor but doesn’t linger, drinks like a hop forward pale ale but doesn’t blow you up and every sip leaves you craving more. It’s so special we had to invent a whole new country to explain it. Welcome.

2018 GABF BRONZE MEDAL

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Color:
Coyote Sunset
Hops:
Centennial, Citra, Mosaic, Simcoe
Malts:
Pils, Carahell, Oats, Wheat, Sacchra 50
Yeast:
House Blend
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Core Beer

Peacemaker

Anytime Ale

  • 5.0%

    Alc/Vol

  • 15

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 11.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.2°P

    Final Gravity

Peacemaker was the very first beer we decided to brew. It’s balanced, refreshing, and very sessionable. Peacemaker is simple, but we take it very seriously — a bold and clean beer with nothing to hide behind. It's the beer we drink the most at the brewery. And at home. And on the river. When you have a cold, bright, well-balanced beer like Peacemaker on hand, anytime is a good time to enjoy it.

2011 GABF SILVER MEDAL

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Bitterness:
Color:
PMS 130 / Martha Stewart Tuscadero Sunrise
Hops:
Newport, Centennial, East Kent Golding
Malts:
Pils, C-40
Yeast:
American Ale
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Core Beer

Smalltime

Light Beer

  • 3.0%

    Alc/Vol

  • 15

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 6.7°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 1.0°P

    Final Gravity

Call it a light beer. Or misspell it lite beer. Call it Half Pint or Short Stuff. It doesn’t matter, Smalltime speaks for itself. Brewed with uber-premium pilsner malt, it’s small on calories (89) and big on flavor (100%). Smalltime is your all-the-time beer.

Color:
Grainy Day
Hops:
Adeena, Hallertauer Mittelfrüh, Herkules
Malts:
Pils, Cara Hell
Yeast:
Lager
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Seasonals

Limited Release

Who knew Austin had so many seasons? Spring. DAMN, Spring is Hot. Summer. Second Summer. Kill Me Summer. Seriously? Almost Winter. Wait, Was That Winter? Spring. Hot Spring. Well, we’ve got something special for every one of them. They only last a limited time so get ‘em while they’re hot and drink ‘em while they’re cold.

Available January – December
Year-Round Seasonal

Bloodwork Orange

Blood Orange IPA

  • 7.0%

    Alc/Vol

  • 20

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 15.8°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 4.0°P

    Final Gravity

As part of our ABW Pilot Program, every Beerworker gets the chance to pilot our private bi-plane. Whaaat? No. We have robots for that. Actually they get to make their own beer on our seven-barrel pilot system - It's called RAD Labs for Research and Development. That’s how Bloodwork began - with Nick Pratt and a citrusy dream. It was only available in our taproom but was in such high demand it has become our first year-round seasonal. It’s the Sicilain blood oranges added during fermentation that make this a citrus symphony for the senses.

Hops:
Centennial, Citra, Idaho 7, Mosaic, Strata
Malts:
Pils, Oats, Wheat, C-40
Yeast:
American Ale, Blood Orange Puree
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Available January – December
Year-Round Seasonal

Megaflora

Juicy DIPA

  • 7.9%

    Alc/Vol

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 17.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 4.0°P

    Final Gravity

You've whacked through a thicket of typical IPAs. Now you come upon Megaflora, hanging on the vine like a ripe melon. With a simple tap, citrus disco balls spill out enveloping you in a cloud of fruity indulgence. You're going to megafauna over it.

Hops:
Sabro, El Dorado, Galaxy, Azacca, Simcoe Cryo, Citra Cryo
Malts:
2-row, Flaked Wheat, Flaked Barley, Golden Naked Oats
Yeast:
Kölsch
Info
Available January – December
Year-Round Seasonal

Hop Water

Sparkling Water with Hops

  • 0.0%

    Alc/Vol

  • Available

    Cans
  • 0.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 0.0°P

    Final Gravity

No alcohol, no calories. Just a water with pure hoppy goodness, from folks who know a thing or two about harnessing their natural power.

Our Hop Water is a non-alcoholic brew two years in the making, infused with the full flavor of hops. Take a sip and see how good it can taste to stay hydrated.

Read more about it HERE!

Hops:
Top Secret
Malts:
None
Yeast:
None
Info
Available in January
January Seasonal

Black Cherry Edition

Sparkling Water With Hops

  • 0.0

    Alc/Vol

  • Available

    Cans
  • 0.0

    Starting Gravity

  • 0.0

    Final Gravity

All the hoppy refreshment of our original Hop Water with an added kick of Black Cherry. Jackpot!

No alcohol. No Sugar. No Calories. Just pure hoppy, bubbly, cherry(y?) goodness.


Hops:
Top Secret
Malts:
None
Yeast:
None
Info
Available in February
February Seasonal

Acoustic Metal

Czech-Style Dark Lager

  • 4.6%

    Alc/Vol

  • 25

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 13.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 4.4°P

    Final Gravity

Sweet, roasty malts with a clean lager finish. It's dark and it shreds, but in a refined and classy way.

Hops:
Saaz
Malts:
Pils, Munich, CaraMunich, Carafa II
Yeast:
Czech Pils
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Available in March
March Seasonal

In The Path Of Totality

Hazy IPA

  • 6.8%

    Alc/Vol

  • 20

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 16°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 4°P

    Final Gravity

On April 8, 2024 a total solar eclipse will pass through Austin, Tx. For those of us in the path of totality, the eclipse will connect us, even if just for a brief few minutes. This beer is a celebration of that cosmic occurrence.

A local collaboration with our great friends at Meanwhile Brewing Company and Zilker Brewing Co, and part of a national collaboration organized by the Simons Foundation. More information about this project and the eclipse can be found at https://www.inthepathoftotality.org.

Hops:
Alora, Eclipse, Luminosa, Mosaic
Malts:
Issara, Carahell, Flakes Oats, Flaked Wheat
Yeast:
Kolsch II
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Available in April
April Seasonal

Heisenberg

Kristallweizen

  • 4.5%

    Alc/Vol

  • 8

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 11.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.5°P

    Final Gravity

We love the flavor characters of a hefeweizen but think all the yeast in suspension can make for a heavy beer. “Hey yeast, you’ve done your job, you’re drunk, go home!” So we run this traditional Hefe through our centrifuge to spin out the yeast and leave it Krystall clear. It keeps the hallmark flavors and aromas of a Hefe in a very drinkable beer. It’s wheat beer the ABW way! Hey Sony, look at that, not a single injunction inducing reference.

Hops:
German Magnum
Malts:
Pils, Wheat
Yeast:
Weihenstephan Wheat
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Available May – July
May Seasonal

La Verdad

Mexican-style Lager

  • 4.5%

    Alc/Vol

  • 10

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 10.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.0°P

    Final Gravity

You know what's nice about having a brewery? Brewing a style we all know well - the Mexican lager - and making it our own. It's still light and sessionable but with a ton of balanced flavor. We use Uber-premium German pilsner malt and a touch of Mucho-premium corn for character. It's a must have with Mexican food, barbecues and margaritas - try it you'll see. It's the truth.

Hops:
German Magnum, Saphir
Malts:
Pils, Flaked Maize, Carafoam
Yeast:
German Lager
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Available in June
June Seasonal

Ranch Water

Sparkling Agave Cocktail

  • 6.0

    Alc/Vol

  • Available

    Cans

Our first non-beer offering. No malt, no hops - just sparkling water, lime juice, and 100% Blue Weber Agave Wine.

RECORD SCREEEEECH.... WTF IS AGAVE WINE?!?

It’s very similar to tequila, it’s just made a little differently. Aguamiel or "honey water" is extracted from agave plants and is then fermented. The next step is what differentiates agave wine from tequila; instead of distilling the fermented aguamiel to make tequila, agave wine is then filtered and 100% de agave blanco Tequila is added to "fortify" the wine to 24% ABV.

FINE, BUT HOW DOES IT TASTE?

Just like a Ranch Water made with tequila, only we don’t have to water it down as much since we’re starting at 24%ABV instead of the typical 40%. If you like tequila, you’ll probably love this. If you don’t like tequila, you should buy a few cases of this just to be sure.

Nutritional Info (12oz):
Calories: 125, Carbs: 2.2g, Sugars 0.5g. Gluten free.

Hops:
None
Malts:
None
Yeast:
None
Info
Available in July
July Seasonal

Cold Glory

American Lager

  • 5.6%

    Alc/Vol

  • 15

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 12.8°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.3°P

    Final Gravity

You know how they say classic lagers are "Beers that taste like beer"? Well this beer tastes like those beers that taste like beer.

Hops:
Tettnanger
Malts:
Pils, Barke Munich, Honey Malt
Yeast:
Munich Lager
Info
Available in August
August Seasonal

Super Awesome

Helles Lager

  • 4.5%

    Alc/Vol

  • 7

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 10.5°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.0°P

    Final Gravity

Right on the hooves of Einhorn comes this super clean, super easy to drink, super sessionable, super hard to make lager. It takes us 8 weeks to ferment this special beer because there is absolutely nothing to hide behind. While most Germans would tell you Helles means light or bright – we know the true translation is “Hell! Those bearded Americans just out-brewed us!”

2017 GABF GOLD MEDAL

2018 GABF BRONZE MEDAL

Hops:
German Tettnang
Malts:
Pils
Yeast:
Munich Lager
Info
Available in September
September Seasonal

Montecore

Oktoberfest

  • 6.0%

    Alc/Vol

  • 20

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 14.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 3.0°P

    Final Gravity

A flamboyant display of showmanship, Montecore magically balances malty sweetness, floral German hops, and a clean lager finish. This is a super traditional fest beer that features all German malts, hops and yeasts. The only thing American is the water. This is what an Oktoberfest should be. It’s a must have during the Fall festival season. Don’t miss it before it disappears in a puff of smoke.

Hops:
Tettnang, Hallertauer Mittelfreuh
Malts:
Pils, Munich 1, Munich 2, Vienna
Yeast:
German Lager
Info
Available in October
October Seasonal

Black Thunder

Black Lager

  • 5.3%

    Alc/Vol

  • 27

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 12.4°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 2.5°P

    Final Gravity

Jordan. Zeppelin. Jon Snow. Like the greats, Black Thunder is back. This is one of our favorite beers of all time – and our most award winning. In hindsight, maybe brewing a black beer with a bold name was a bit much for the average beer drinker. But you knew. You weren’t intimidated. You understood this is a Schwarzbeir (also an intimidating name) - a classic German black lager. Like Pearl Snap. In fact it basically is Pearl Snap with dark malts added. But you knew that. Well now it’s only available for a limited time and you know not to miss its heralded comeback.

2013 GABF GOLD MEDAL
2014 WORLD BEER CUP BRONZE MEDAL
2014 AmeriCAN GOLD

Hops:
German Magnum, Tettnanger, Saaz, Hallertau
Malts:
Pils, C-60, Chocolate Wheat, Debittered Black
Yeast:
German Lager
Info
Available in November
November Seasonal

Juice-O-Matic

Juicy IPA

  • 7.0

    Alc/Vol

  • 40

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 16°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 3°P

    Final Gravity

A tropical triumph of technology! A melon-y marvel of modern engineering! Juice-O-Matic IPA utilizes high-speed centrifugal action to squeeze out every last drop of hop flavor.

Hops:
Citra, El Dorado, Galaxy, HBC 630 Idaho 7, Mosaic, Simcoe
Malts:
2-Row, Flaked Barley, Naked Golden Oats
Yeast:
Kolsch
Info
Available in December
December Seasonal

Sputnik

Russian Imperial Coffee Oatmeal Stout

  • 8.5%

    Alc/Vol

  • 10

    IBU

  • Available

    Cans & On Tap
  • 20.0°P

    Starting Gravity

  • 6.0°P

    Final Gravity

Oats. Cuvee Coffee. Alcohol. And we have liftoff! Like the sight of a comet, the appearance of Sputnik has the locals thanking the brewing gods. As Will says, “we get all science on this shit.” He has developed a proprietary way to introduce the coffee into the beer. We’ve seen it happen and we know a stopwatch and monocle are involved. What happens is it opens up the aromatics without adding any harshness. You get an intense coffee aroma and bold flavor that perfectly compliments the silky oats and high alcohol. It will take your taste buds to orbit.

2014 AUSTIN BEER GUIDE BEST LIMITED/SPECIAL BEER (READERS' CHOICE)

Hops:
German Magnum
Malts:
Pils, C-60, C-80, Carafa III, Roasted Barley, Chocolate Barley, Oats, Cuvee Coffee
Yeast:
House Blend
Info
On Tap. On Shelves. On Ice.