Tap Room

Tap Room Hours

  • Mon-Sat: 11AM-10PM
  • Sun: 11AM-8PM

One of life’s great pleasures is drinking beer at the place it is brewed. And we’re prepared to pleasure you!

Have a pint. Have a party. Take a swim in one of our brew tanks! (okay one of these things is not true). We’ve got a carnival worth of cool merch. And now we can sell Beer-To-Go so you will certainly take home something special.

Wait, we haven’t even talked about the beer?!? All of our core beers are on tap, plus seasonals and every week there are new RAD Lab beers you’ll only find at the taproom. Oh, and we also have wine, cider and frozen drinks! Come on by, there’s always a party at ABW.

PS - We have a new taproom in Northeast Austin on Springdale Rd. Read more about it HERE.

We’re committed to creating a safe, welcoming, harassment-free environment for everyone who walks through our doors. For more information about the behavior we expect from our employees and guests, please check out our Code of Conduct.

Please note that, due to city code, only service animals are allowed inside our taproom. Well-behaved pets are welcome everywhere else, including our covered patio area.

Exclusives

Collab

Drinking good beer with good friends is the best.You laugh, you cry, you play the finger circle game (made you look. PUNCH) When we drink with other brewers we can’t help but come up with ideas and that’s the beauty of collaborations. We get to brew beers alongside our buddies and make something totally unique that everyone can enjoy. It’s given us the chance to brew alongside some of our idols like Doug (f-ing) O’Dell (LINK TO VIDEO?) and New Belgium (LINK TO VIDEO?) and just some of our favorite people like Sun King (LINK TO VIDEO?).

It’s an integral part of any active brewery and one of our favorite things to do. These are always super limited releases so if you see one on the big board make sure you act quick! Like a great conversation it’s over before you know it.

RAD Labs

R and D! This is our drink-u-bator. Our playground. Our sex machine. It’s a 7-barrel pilot system where we can experiment without having to brew a whole 90-barrel batch. And everyone in the brewery gets a crack at making a beer on it. RAD Labs is rolling all year round so there is always something RADically new in the taproom. It leads to some incredible and incredibly-limited beers. So come to the tap room if you want something totally rad that you can’t get anywhere else. And, as a bonus, you get to see how bad our beer puns get.

Killer Strains

Yes mommy, monsters are real. They are mutations, permutations and twice-removed relations made entirely of beer imaginations. They are wine barrel-aged sours and bourbon barrelled Sputnik and tequila barrel behemoths with a dash of lime. They are something to behold. And even better, to drink. For months – even years – these wild things are making magic in oaken darkness. And then the day comes when they meet the world. That’s the day you want to be here.

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Hazy IPA

Tiny Whale

6.7%

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Aa tiny sea creature of a beer that turned out super punchy with lots of fruit, pine, berries, and classic hazy flavors.

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Pale Ale

Famous Dreams

6.0%

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American Wheat Ale

Rain Makes Wheat

5.0%

ABV

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A traditional American wheat beer that drinks, soft and easy. Touch of citrus and lots of malty, wheaty notes makes for an easy drinker.

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Kolsch

Gold Chain Saloon

4.0%

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This classic kKolsch was done in collaboration with Obsidian and the name is an homage to Michael Doggett. Simple, clean, and really easy drinking. Very, very subtle fruity notes with a crisp malt body.

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Pale Ale

Papi's Pale Ale

6.0%

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Collaboration beer with Los Verdes, Austin FC supporter group.

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New School Pilsner

Polka Banda

5.15%

ABV

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In an effort to really be German, we went after another lager for Oktoberfiesta. This one a bit more modern and crisp.

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Cider

Ricky Rose Cider

5.0%

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Delicious dry cider with a Rosé flair


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Raspberry Sour

Rizz Berry

4.8%

ABV

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We added a boatload of raspberry and a touch of lime to fruit up this sour beer. It’s well, fruity and tart.

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Barleywine

Percussive Maintenance

12%

ABV

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Our first ever Barleywine and we went big. This one is a bit of a blend between an American and English barleywine with notes of biscuit, and a touch of Chocolate Wheat to create a nice brown malty base

Core Beers

About 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!

Hazy Session IPA

Floaty

4.5%

ABV

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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.

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German-Style Pils

Pearl Snap

5.3%

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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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American IPA

Fire Eagle

7.3%

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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 IPAPASTE

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Hoppy Pale Ale

Flavor Country

5.9%

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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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Anytime Ale

Peacemaker

5.0%

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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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Light Beer

Smalltime

3.0%

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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.

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Seasonals

About 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.

Black Lager

Black Thunder

5.3%

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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

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Juicy DIPA

Megaflora

7.9%

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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.

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Blood Orange IPA

Bloodwork Orange

7.0%

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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.

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Hazy IPA

Soft Ghosts

7.5%

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Soft as silk sheets with haunting notes of Peach, Melon, and Mango. A liquid spiritual experience.

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Sparkling Water with Hops

Hop Water

0.0%

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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!

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Sparkling Water With Hops

Black Cherry Edition

0.0

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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.


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Sparkling Agave Cocktail

Ranch Water

6.0

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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.

Can-tina

Good Beer Deserves Good Food

Serving Lunch and Dinner Every Dang Day

We want to guarantee the best food every single day at our taproom. So instead of relying on a rotating caravan of food trucks we grabbed the burger by the horns and took the queso into our own hands.

Fresh, local, and open for lunch and dinner every damn day. Can-tina may be on wheels but it’s not leaving the grounds for any festival, it’s ours, it’s delicious and it’s only available at Austin Beerworks.

For food options at our Springdale location, check out Yellow Bell Tacos!

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