Everyone knows the Hill Nation has good wine. However what else? Good views, cool structure, and, many might not understand, nice beer.
Austin-based Beerburg Brewing is ensuring the world will get its brewing laurels at Texas’ inaugural Beers Made by Strolling Pageant on November 11. The occasion, expanded from an current pageant in Colorado Springs, brings collectively 13 Central Texas breweries and 4 native nonprofits that can profit from ticket gross sales, bringing each beers and environmental consciousness to the desk — or the bar high.
As a part of the pageant’s growth program, Beerburg has been working for almost a yr with the nonprofits to determine how beer and native environmentalism can match collectively. Brewers went on guided nature walks, realized about native and crops, and dove into the world’s environmental points like “water shortage, defending wildlife habitats, and land preservation,” in response to a launch.
The results of all this research is a brand new beer to be launched on the pageant. Beerburg has not launched a reputation or description of the beer, so for now it is an eco-friendly thriller.
A participant makes a discovery on the Hill Nation stroll.Picture by Lisa Hause
“I’ve all the time been impressed by what [festival founder Eric Steen] created, and the intention behind Beers Made by Strolling was one of many drivers behind our ethos at Beerburg,” stated Beerburg founder Trevor Nearburg within the launch.
“We’re excited and honored to carry this really essential program to Texas for the primary time,” he added. “The objective is to not solely find out about native crops rising round us, however [to] achieve an actual understanding and respect for these elements, and an consciousness for the way we will interact and provides again to our pure surroundings to make sure it thrives for the long run.”
Different breweries collaborating within the pageant embody:
Again Unturned Brewing (San Antonio)Batch BrewingBlack Star Co-OpBrewtoriumCentral Machine WorksFrontyard BrewingGhost NoteHold OutMiddletonRed HornRoughhouseVector BrewingVista Brewing
In Colorado, Beers Made by Strolling supposed to get individuals extra concerned of their pure environment, and since 2011, it has engaged extra 200 breweries nationally. For its Austin debut — which can be its first time being hosted within the Southwest — it provides the Defend Ranch Basis, the Watershed Affiliation, Colorado River Land Belief, and the Nature Conservancy to its rolodex of benefactors.
All 4 nonprofits and the pageant founder will probably be onsite to share info and alternatives to become involved. That additionally contains shows by Sacred Journey Faculty of Herbalism, Neighborhood Cultures, and Mike the Beekeeper, in addition to an area craft market and meals distributors.
Tickets ($40-65) to the inaugural Beers Made by Strolling at Beerburg Brewing (13476 Fitzhugh Rd.) can be found at beerburgbrewing.com. The pageant will probably be held on November 11 from 1-5 pm. All tickets embody a 12-sample pour tasting card and a commemorative glass; VIP tickets tack on early entry at midday and a pageant T-shirt. Attendees should be no less than 21 years outdated.
