The Great Texas Beer Desert™ Has Shifted A Bit Further West!

O! Happy Day!

I just heard the Independence Brewing Co. has a distributor that will be expanding into Paradise! Hopefully soon I won't have to drive an hour each way to get some Convict Hill Oatmeal Stout, and we can prove that Texas made craft beer can sell in the Great Texas Craft Beer Desert™!  The same distributor, Brown Distributing, also carries Rahr & Sons.  Do I dare dream of sipping Ugly Pug in the Hill Country?

Jester King at Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg

It's official. Jester King Craft Brewery will be selling their beer at Oktoberfest in Fredericksburg, October 1-3.

I am on the beer committee for the Pedernales Creative Arts Alliance, the organization that puts on Oktoberfest to raise money for art scholarships. For the last couple of years, I have been pushing to get more Texas Breweries involved. Last year, Real Ale Brewing Company and Independence Brewing Company participated. This year, we also invited Thirsty Planet, (512) Brewing, and Live Oak Brewing as well, but they all said they didn't have the manpower to participate. I was disappointed, but completely understand. And this year, family obligations have kept Rob and Amy from Independence in Austin. They have promised to return next year, though.

Mark your calendar, make your reservations, and come to Fredericksburg for Oktoberfest!