The bustling San Antonio beer scene at all times provides Alamo Metropolis one thing to debate over a chilly one. From the sale of a sudsy franchise to Boerne being tapped to host a serious brewery occasion to the discharge of tasty fall seasonals, we have untapped all of the important brewery information this month.
Large strikes at Large HopsEver dreamed of proudly owning a pub? Brian and Melissa Orosco, house owners of the far West Facet craft beer bar Large Hops Shaenfield, introduced on November 9 that they’d finish their possession after their present lease and franchise contract expires.
Posting on the Large Hops Shaenfield web page, the Oroscos stated it was no straightforward choice to half methods with Large Hops. The couple has been operating the placement at Shaenfield Street and Loop 1604 since 2017, one of many first native bars to supply beers to-go.
Recognized for its large craft beer checklist, Large Hops as soon as had a number of areas throughout the San Antonio space, together with downtown, New Braunfels, and Cibolo. However a number of of the outposts have closed up in recent times. Now, solely the Shaenfield and long-established Bitters Street areas stay underneath the Large Hops umbrella.
The Oroscos stated they hope to quickly discover a appropriate new proprietor to take over the lease on the Shaenfield Ranch Heart, the host retail middle the place deliberate constructing enhancements could enable tenants reminiscent of Large Hops to increase.
“We’re in search of somebody passionate to take the reins and lead Large Hops Shaenfield into the longer term,” the Oroscos posted. “This can be a distinctive alternative to accumulate a well-established model with a loyal buyer base, an incredible workers, and a chief location that’s about to get even higher with the completion of constructing part two. We’re ready to supply steering and help for taking up the lease and franchise, making certain a clean transition.”
Anybody within the Large Hops Shaenfield location is requested to e mail brian@bighops.com and melissa@bighops.com.
Roadmap Brewing is amongst a handful of native breweries serving seasonal sips.Roadmap Brewing/ Fb
Seasonal sipsFall and the vacation season at all times carry out all kinds of seasonal beers, and there is no scarcity of latest and returning seasonals within the San Antonio space.
Roadmap Brewing Co. created Pan de Muertos, an orange and vanilla golden ale impressed by the basic seasonal pan dulce.Freetail Brewing Co. is providing two variations of its famed Día de los Muertos-inspired La Muerta imperial stout — the core beer and a chocolate small batch. Freetail can also be providing a 2022 La Muerta model with cocoa nibs and Balaton cherries.Roughhouse Brewing Co. is serving up one other batch of Pecan Praline Bock, a German-style bock with toasted pecans and vanilla bean.
Boerne will host the Texas Brewery Roundup in July 2026.Free Roam Brewing/ Fb
Boerne buzzThe Texas Craft Brewers Guild designated Boerne an official “Brew Metropolis” in 2024 for its plethora of brewpubs. Now, the group has named the Hill Nation city because the host of the subsequent Texas Brewery Roundup.
The guild’s second-largest annual convention and commerce present, which provides schooling, networking, and enjoyable off-site actions for members, might be held from July 10-12, 2026.
Attendees could have an opportunity to go to space breweries, reminiscent of 28 Songs Brewhouse and Kitchen, Dodging Duck Brewhaus, Cibolo Creek Brewing Co., Tusculum Brewing Co., and Free Roam Brewing Co. The latter 4 brewpubs are all inside strolling distance of one another in downtown Boerne.
Again Unturned Brewing is backtracking on booze.
Final name for alcoholIn early 2024, Again Unturned Brewing Co. acquired a liquor license to serve craft cocktails alongside its housemade beers. The downtown brewery’s boozy micheladas, margaritas, Jack and Cokes, and different cocktails grew to become heavy sellers, particularly throughout brunch.
However the craft cocktail occasion has come to an finish. Again Unturned has stopped serving liquor, saying it was an unlucky but essential cost-cutting measure.
In line with a collection of late October social media posts, the brewery has needed to pay practically $30,000 in further taxes yearly on the beer the brewery produces on website, growing the burden on different bills.
Again Unturned’s house owners say they hope a chunk of laws that Texas state lawmakers thought-about in the course of the 2025 laws session — the elimination of the tax on the beer produced on website by brewpubs — will return within the 2027 Legislature.
“If this tax does get eradicated within the subsequent legislative listening to in about two years, then we are going to reinstate our liquor license,” the brewery defined on Fb. “It was numerous enjoyable for the previous two years, and now we have to return to a beer-and-wine license as a result of if we do not, this may put us out of enterprise.”
