Texas Beer

Today in 1845, Texas became the 28th state.

Texas

Texas Breweries

• (512) Brewing Company
• 8th Wonder Brewery
• Abilene Brewing
• Adelbert’s Brewery
• Anheuser-Busch InBev
• Armadillo Ale Works
• Ass Kisser Ales
• Atomic Moss Brewing
• Austin Beerworks
• Ballyhoo Brewing
• The Barber Shop
• BJ’s Restaurant and Brewery: Webster
• Black Star Co-op Pub & Brewery
• Blue Star Brewing
• Brigadoon Brewery & Brew School
• Buffalo Bayou Brewing
• Cedar Creek Brewery
• Circle Brewing
• City Acre Brewing
• Darkside Fermentation
• Deep Ellum Brewing
• Dodging Duck Brewhaus
• Double Horn Brewing
• Down Easy Brewing
• Draught House Pub and Brewery
• Eola School Restaurant, Brewery and Lodge
• Faust Brewing
• Firehouse Grill and Brewery
• Flix Brewhouse
• Franconia Brewing
• Fredericksburg Brewing
• Freetail Brewing
• Galactic Coast Brewing
• Good Libations Brewing
• Hey Babe Brewery
• Hops & Grain Brewing
• Horizon Brewing
• Humperdinks Restaurant & Brewery: Addison, Arlington, Dallas Northwest, Greenville, Richardson
• Independence Brewing
• Independent Ale Works
• Jaxon’s Restaurants & Brewing
• Jester King Craft Brewing
• Kreuz Creek Brewing
• Lakewood Brewing
• Live Oak Brewing
• LWS Brewing
• Middleton Brewing
• MillerCoors
• Moonlight Tower Brewing
• New Braunfels Brewing
• New Republic Brewing
• No Label Brewing
• North by Northwest Brewing
• Orf Brewing
• Padre Island Brewing
• Pavalar Brewhaus
• Pecan Street Brewing
• Pedernales Brewing
• Peticolas Brewing
• Port Aransas Brewing
• Rahr & Sons Brewing
• Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling
• Real Ale Brewing
• The Republic 1836
• Reunion Brewing
• Revolver Brewing
• Rogness Brewing
• Saint Arnold Brewing
• Small World Brewing
• South Austin Brewing
• Southern Star Brewing
• Spoetzl Brewery
• Stampede Brewing
• Texas Big Beer Brewery
• Thirsty Planet Brewing
• Treestrike Brewing
• Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co.
• Twisted X Brewing
• TwoRows Restaurant & Brewery: Allen
• Uncle Billy’s Brew & Que
• Uncle Buck’s Brewery & Steakhouse
• Van Der Bönerbosch Brewing
• Whip In Parlour Cafe
• Wicked Beaver Brewing
• Wimberley Brewing at Brewster’s Pizza
• Yellow House Canyon Brew Works
• Zio Carlo Magnolia Brewpub

Texas Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Texas Craft Brewers Guild

State Agency: Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission

• Capital: Austin
• Largest Cities: Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Fort Worth
• Population: 20,851,820; 2nd
• Area: 268601 sq.mi., 2nd
• Nickname: Lone Star State
• Statehood: 28th, December 29, 1845

• Alcohol Legalized: September 15, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 37
• Rank: 18th
• Beer Production: 19,850,556
• Production Rank: 2nd
• Beer Per Capita: 25.3 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 39.4%
• Cans: 54.6%
• Kegs: 5.3%

Beer Taxes (4% or Less):

• Per Gallon: $0.19
• Per Case: $0.44
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.00
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.00

Beer Taxes (Over 4%):

• Per Gallon: $0.20
• Per Case: $0.45
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $6.14
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $6.14

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $2,297,903,903
• Direct Impact: $7,164,583,859
• Supplier Impact: $5,622,775,974
• Induced Economic Impact: $6,873,411,601
• Total Impact: $19,660,771,434

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: Monday-Friday: 7am-midnight
  Saturday: 7am-1am
  Sunday: 12pm-midnight.
  Some cities/counties permit sale until 2am (with license).
  Off Premises: Beer/Non-hard liquor —
  7 a.m. to midnight (Mon.-Fri.)
  7 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. (Sat.)
  12:00 p.m. to midnight (Sun.)
  Hard Liquor —
  10 a.m. to 9 p.m. (Mon.-Sat.)
• Grocery Store Sales: Yes
• Notes: No alcohol cap but ABV > 15.5% requires additional license, so many places are beer/wine only.
  Wet/dry issues determined by city/county election.
  Liquor stores statewide closed all day Sunday.
  An alcoholic beverage served (on-premise) to a customer between 10 a.m. and noon on Sunday must be provided during the service of food to the customer. 29 Texas counties are completely dry. In many counties, public intoxication laws are vigorously upheld.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.