04.23.12 at 8:45 a.m.
Lauren Covington

Texas Beer Fest Specialty List + Giveaway

TEXAS BEER FEST : APRIL 28, 2012

With just over one week before the second Texas Beer Festival, at Discovery Green, it is time to unveil the Specialty Beer List and “State of the Craft” brewer’s panel. The Great Brewers Specialty Wall is one of the biggest highlights of the Texas Beer Festival. Several months and great lengths have gone into sourcing many of these beers from your favorite Texas and National Craft Beer producers.

THE GIVEAWAY

To add to the excitement, we're giving away two ticket to the Texas Beef Festival! Click here to enter the contest - you must fill out this form to enter. Tickets are non-refundable. Must be 21 years-old to enter. Contest ends Thursday, April 26 at midnight.

For a DOUBLE ENTRY, tweet:  "Take me to @TexasBeerFest in @DowntownHouston! http://ow.ly/asfxc"

Note: If your twitter account is private, we will not be able to count the entry.

If you don't want to take any chances, purchase tickets online. If you win our tickets.. share them with your friends! Tasting beer with buddies is always more fun.

The "State of the Craft" Texas Brewing Industry Panel will feature a lively discussion of where the Texas and National brewing industry has come from, where it's going, and what the future holds. Our very own Beer Commander, Jake Lewis, will moderate the discussion beginning at 2:30 pm at the Demo Stage.

THE PANELISTS

• Ronnie Crocker, Author of Houston Beer and the Beer, TX blog

• Chip McElroy, owner of Live Oak Brewery in Austin

• Scott Metzger, owner of Freetail Brewpub in San Antonio

• Brock Wagner, owner of Saint Arnold's Brewery in Houston

• Rassul Zarinfar, owner of Buffalo Bayou Brewing in Houston

 

Texas Specialty Items

Saint Arnold Bourbon Barrel Imperial Stout

Buffalo Brewing Company Black IPA with Jaggery,

Coconut, and Thai Chiles

Karbach Bourbon Barrel Hellfighter Firkin

Southern Star Walloon Dry Hopped with Crystal

Hops Firkin

No Label Don Jalapeno

Real Ale Fireman's 4 Firkin

Real Ale Real Heavy 2011

Rahr and Sons Regulator Dopplebock

(512) Whiskey Barrel Aged Double Pecan Porter

Deep Ellum Brewing Company IPA Firkin

Independence Firkin (TBA)

Independence Epanoui

- followed by Braggot

Jester King Black Metal Stout Firkin

- followed by Jester King Beer Geek Rodeo

Gravity Keg

Austin Beer Works Golden Fist

Ranger Creek Strawberry Milk Stout

Rogness Yogi Chai Amber

 

Specialty Items

Dogfish Head 120 Minute (2 ounce limit)

Avery Samaels (2 ounce limit)

Stone Smoked Porter with Vanilla Bean

- followed by Vertical Epic 11.11.11

Brooklyn Companion

- followed by Mary's Maple Porter

- followed by the Dry Irish Stout

Sierra Nevada Big Foot 2012 (2 ounce limit)

- Followed by Hoptimum

Oskar Blues Deviant

Santa Fe Brewing Happy Camper Firkin

Clown Shoes Firkin (TBA)

Utah Brewing Outer Darkness Imperial Stout

Left Hand Sawtooth ESB

Lindeman's Pomme

Rogue John John Dead Guy Ale

New Belgium Lips of Faith

 

Houston Market Rarities and new breweries

Adelberts Brewing

Deep Ellum Brewing Company

Guadalupe Brewing Company

New Republic Brewing

Rogness Brewing

South Austin Brewing

Texas Big Beer

Full Sail Phil's Existential Alt

North Coast Acme IPA

Alaskan Brewing

Lazy Magnolia Brewing

Laughing Dog

Many more!

 

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