In the Keg Room

The world of beer is a massive place to explore. From breweries to beers to homebrewing, we cover it all.

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Shiner - Oktoberfest Review

Shiner’s Oktoberfest may be brewed stateside in Shiner, TX, but it has German roots and a nod to tradition. Let’s see how it compares to the Marzen heavyweights.

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Founders Brewing - Oktoberfest Review

Founders’ Oktoberfest German-style Marzen is one celebration that has eluded us for years, but we finally got our hands on it. Pull out the lederhosen and let’s drink! Prost!

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Avery Brewing - The Kaiser Review

The Kaiser is an Imperial Oktoberfest Lager that comes in at 8.0% ABV and is ready for a fight. Can Avery Brewing pull off such an intense reimagining of an old-world beer? Let’s crack the top and find out.

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Tucher - Festbier Review

Although brewed for Fruhlingsfest, Tucher’s Festbier landed on our shelves just in time for Oktoberfest. So prost! and let’s see how this centuries-old Bavarian brewer crafts a classic.

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Live Oak - Hefeweizen Review

Hefeweizen’s might seem odd at first, with strong flavors like banana and cloves, but this Bavarian gem from Live Oak out of Austin, TX, holds true to tradition and is light, smooth, and complex.

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Warsteiner - Dunkel Review

Dunkels truly are one of our favorites, and we have high expectations for Warsteiner’s, possibly too high, so let’s get after it.

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Manhattan Project Beer Co. - Hoppenheimer Review

With a name like Hoppenheimer, you expect a blast of hop flavor and bitterness, and at 7.4% ABV and 68 IBU, we’re already preparing for something intense. Let’s see how Manhattan Project Beer Co out of Dallas, TX, brewed up a West-Coast style IPA.

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Altstadt - Year Lator Doppelbock Review

If you don’t know anything about Altstadt, know that they are dedicated to brewing classic German beers with German laws, ingredients, and techniques. So let’s see how they tackled a beast of a doppelbock—Year Lator Doppelbock.

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(512) IPA - Review

A classic IPA, west coast-style, is still a Brew house favorite, and we have high expectations for (512) Brewing’s IPA — ‘Austin’s Original.’ Let’s see if it holds up.

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TXPA - Real Ale Review

Real Ale takes on Australia’s favorite style—the Extra Pale Ale—and adds their Texas flair. Open can, open mind.

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Starbase Brewing – Occupy März Review

We are quite picky about our German-style lagers. Is Starbase Brewing’s Occupy März too out of this world? Or is there enough Earthly influence to call this a true Marzen-style lager? Crack a can with us and find out.

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(512) Amber Ale - Review

Amber Ales are the ultimate craft beer, but there are some bad brews out there. Let’s see how (512) Brewing out of Austin, TX, took on this legendary style in their Amber Ale.

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Dunkles Hefe Weizen - Tucher Review

Tucher blended the best of the dunkel world with the complex flavors of a hefe weizen to create their unique Dunkles Hefe Weizen. Let’s see how it works to blend two iconic brews.

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Chill Theory - Real Ale Review

New on the beer scene is a Cold IPA from Real Ale Brewing—Chill Theory. Let’s see how this newer brew takes on the malt and lager flavors it promises.

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Altstadt - Vienna Lager Review

You may not have to travel to Vienna to try a traditional Vienna Lager… look to Altstadt out of Frederickburg, TX, for a nod to the old world.

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