Mark your calendars for Monday, July 23. We’ll be hosting an Off-Flavor Sensory Experience with Laura Christie, Certified Cicerone and owner of Hopsimath, a beer education company, to learn about four different commonly found beer off flavors: Light struck, diacetyl, isovaleric acid and oxidation. A $20 ticket gets you samples of each and 60-90 minutes of knowledge from Laura as she explains the science of what causes each off flavor and how to prevent them. Click here for tickets.
And see that picture above? That’s right, tonight, 7/19, at Mueller from 5-8pm, we got Veronica with Lone Pint to tap their Zeno’s Pale Ale and fresh Yellow Rose. Then, at 7pm, we’ll start the checkers tournament. Get in before to sign up and crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and hear the lamentations of their women. This. Is. Checkers!
But if you find yourself south tonight, get to the bottle shop on Lamar for an event with Austin Beerworks. From 5-7pm, we’ll be sampling their Einhorn berliner weisse with several different syrups to beat this Austin heat.
And next Thursday, 7/26 at 7pm, we have an event just for the ladies: Girls Pint Out drops by the Mueller Tap Room. For $10, we’ll have a blind tasting of five 5oz pours. It’s a fantastic chance to talk with women in the industry or just with women who also love beer. No need to RSVP, just show up at 7pm for a 30-minute tasting session. But of course, hang around after, too.
And keep picking up 6 packs of Zilker Brewing as our July Brewery of the Month. We’re selling their Marco IPA, Parks & Rec, and Coffee Milk Stout for 7.99 all month.
Free Tastings at WhichCraft South Lamar – All 6-8pm Except Where Noted
Thursday, July 19th
5-7pm: It’s summer. It’s hot. Jesus, it’s hot. Let’s fight that heat with a special sampling mixing syrups with their Einhorn berliner weisse. Make it, yo.
Friday, July 20th
Anthony from Meridian Hive drops by to sample some of their tasty meads. Don’t miss your chance to try their Dynamo, Frontier, and Rhapsody.
Saturday, July 21st
It’s a Saturday afternoon sampling with Save the World. We’ll be pouring samples of their Sol Hominus, Lux Mundi, and Humulus Filus Belgian pale ale.
Wednesday, July 25th
Wild Bunch Brewing drops by to crack open bottles of their Red Rock Wild IPA. Make sure to drop by.
Thursday, July 26th
Alex with Adelbert’s visits Lamar to sample their Travelin’ Man, Mango Wit, and Tripel B.
Special Events at WhichCraft Tap Room in Mueller
Thursday, July 19th
5-8pm: The checkers tournament is back on, yo. Along with proving your mettle on the red & blacks, don’t miss Veronica with Lone Pint as we tap their Zeno’s Pale Ale and some fresh Yellow Rose.
Friday, July 20th
5-8pm: Don’t miss Tyson with Real Ale sampling their Dry Irish Stout on tap, along with sampling their Passion Fruit Wheat and Lime Gose in cans. Oh, and Benedictum, their new entry in the Mysterium Verum series, too.
Monday, July 23rd
7:00pm: Off-flavor event, yo. But you already knew that from above. Get your tickets here.
Wednesday, July 25th
7-8pm: Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night! Weekly free event that puts your useless knowledge to the test. Prizes and good times are included!
Thursday, July 26th
7:00pm: Girls Pint Out visits Mueller. We’ll have five 5oz pours done in a blind tasting event. Ladies, don’t miss out on this event to talk ans taste beer with other women around the Austin community.
New Beers This Week
(All beer available at both WhichCraft locations unless otherwise noted)
Back in Stock: Hitachino White
Dogfish Head Festina Peche – A refreshing neo-Berliner Weisse fermented with peaches. 4.5% ABV / Milton, DE / Availability: Decent
Austin Eastciders Maker’s Stash Lemon Ginger – Crafted with bittersweet apples blended with bright, acidic lemons and finished with a beautiful bite of ginger. 6.5% ABV / Austin, TX / Availability: Good
4th Tap Paradise Lost – Crisp with an upfront flavor of guava that blends perfectly with the tropical fruit and lemon notes of El Dorado and Lemondrop hops. 6.25% ABV / Austin, TX / Availability: Good
Noble Rey Tropical Tactical Combat Firefighter – Like a napalm burst followed by a tsunami, Tropical Tactical combat firefighter punches with fruity flavor while remaining cool and refreshing. A balance of Citra, Galaxy, Amarillo hops, and a unique yeast strain adds to the beach flavor, making this an incredibly drinkable and sought-after IPA. 6.2% ABV / Dallas, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only
New Beers on Draft at WhichCraft Taproom
Full Draft List Available on our Website
Lone Pint Yellow Rose – A SMaSH, Single Malt and Single Hop, IPA using a caboodle (technical term for a large amount of malt) of malt and a new hop released in 2012 called Mosaic. Whole cone Mosaic is used for bittering, flavoring, and aroma in the kettle; it is also massively dry hopped. The beer is named after a Texas Heroine. Tasting notes: chalk-white head with a very clean malt backbone. The hops impart strong grapefruit, pineapple, and blueberry flavor and aroma. A strong beer that is extremely quaffable. 6.8% ABV / Magnolia, TX / BeerAdvocate 98
Lone Pint Zeno’s Pale Ale – An American Pale Ale, using American two-row malted barley and a touch of light Crystal malt in combination with two pungent and resinous, whole-cone American hops. The hops are added to the boil using strategery to yield a pleasant, yet satisfying, hop punch. 5.9% ABV / Magnolia, TX
Argus Lagered Cider – Developed from the inspiration of classic, clean lagers. Green apple, a natural byproduct of lager fermentation, dominates the nose and finishes dry, bright and crisp. A perfect summer style. 6.9% ABV / Austin, TX
Zilker Cheeky Bugger – 100% English Maris Otter Pale malt, hopped with Challenger and Willamette, and fermented with a traditional English yeast strain. Perfectly balanced with a hint of bready character from the malt, and a refreshing crisp bite from the hops. 5% ABV / Austin, TX
This Week’s Specials
- Zilker! July Brewery of the Month! Marco, Parks & Rec, and Coffee Milk Stout! $7.99 6pks!
Mueller Specials
- WhichCraft Happy Hour is now every gul-durned day from 4-6pm. Come and check the big board for current specials.
Parking at WhichCraft Mueller. The garage behind us on McBee is free to use.
