Jester King Brewery in Austin is the Hill Country farmhouse brewery on 165 acres of Fitzhugh Road land, a world-renowned maker of wild ales, sours and barrel-aged farmhouse beers.
Tip: The brewery is a 25-minute drive from downtown; bring a designated driver, the visit is half-day with the pizza kitchen.
Address: 13187 Fitzhugh Rd, Austin, TX 78736
Austin Beerworks in Austin is the North Lamar craft brewery since 2011, a flagship Industrial Terrace taproom and a 2024 second site at 10300 Springdale in northeast Austin.
Tip: The Pearl-Snap pils is the everyday Austin pour; both taprooms run the same lineup and similar hours.
Meanwhile Brewing in Austin is the South Austin 3.7-acre brewery and beer garden on Promontory Point Drive, with three food trucks, a soccer field and a kids playground.
Tip: Distant Relatives BBQ truck is on-site; the beer garden runs late and works for both family afternoons and after-work hours.
Pinthouse Pizza in Austin is the Rosedale neighbourhood craft brewpub since 2012, a Burnet Road biergarten with house-brewed IPAs, in-house dough and house pizza sauce.
Tip: The Electric Jellyfish IPA is the cult pour; pizza comes with house dough and bread-flour pretzels.
St. Elmo Brewing in Austin is the South Austin craft brewery in The Yard industrial-park strip, a beer hall and patio with two on-site food trucks running fried chicken and burgers.
Tip: The Yard development around the brewery runs other tap rooms; do a slow loop on a Saturday afternoon.
Live Oak Brewing in Del Valle is the Austin-area Czech-and-German lager brewery since 1997, relocated in 2015 to 20 acres near Bergstrom airport with a tap room and biergarten.
Tip: The Pilz is the Austin staple; the brewery is a 15-minute drive from downtown but has tap-only releases worth chasing.
