We Want YOU…to Join the Legion

Tomorrow is the big day: you can finally pick up your Advent Calendars! Or for those who have been on the fence, you can get a close look at the heavy, fully stocked beauties. Of course you can learn about them here, but you already know the drill: $100 for 24 mystery beers, to be opened each day in December leading up to Christmas. They can be pre-ordered at either location, either in person or over the phone. We’re only making 150 of them this year, including pre-orders, so you’re really rolling the dice if you haven’t ordered one yet and were going to pick one up in person! BUY ONE NOW!

And another week, another reminder about letting us know how much you love us via the Austin Beer Guide Awards. Of course, there are plenty of other categories to celebrate everything fantastic in our town’s world of beer.  Check out this link and vote for your favorite brewery, beer, and *ahem* bottle shop and beer bar.

Speaking of awesome bottle shops doing awesome things for its awesome customers, today at Lamar we’re welcoming in Community. Along with sampling their new Jamaican Rum barrel-aged Legion, we’re also sampling their Mosaic IPA and Public Ale. But wait, there’s more! For sale as individuals or as very limited bundled 3 packs, we’ll be selling the last three iterations of Legion. That’s three years of Legion: Jamaican Rum (2017), Macallan Scotch (2016), and Woodford Reserve (2015), all ready to be shotgunned. Or sipped and savored. You guys are no fun…

Finally, next week is Thanksgiving. Both locations will be closed while we spend the day with our family and listening to Uncle Carl tell us everything that’s wrong with this country. Then, on Saturday 11/25 at Lamar, after we recover from our post-turkey coma, we’ll be breaking open the cellar at noon and selling some of our special bottles in celebration of Small Business Saturday. Check your inbox on Wednesday for an early newsletter with more of the details.


Free Tastings at WhichCraft South Lamar – All 6-8pm Except Where Noted

Thursday, November 16th
6-8pm: Get those buns down here for our Community tasting. BA Legion, Mosaic, and Public Ale. And if that wasn’t enough, pick up a trio of the last three Legions: Jamaican Rum, Macallan, and Woodford.Community Beer Co at WhichCraft

Friday, November 17th
Come down a Rabbit Hole (Brewing) with us and try some great beers. We’ll be offering their Off with your Red, Rapture, 561 Kolsch, 10/6 Pale Ale, and barrel-aged Midnight Snark.

Saturday, November 18th
Come in for a WhichCraft-curated tasting. Sip and savor such succulent suds like Buffalo Bayou Maple Chili Jam, Hops & Grain Porter Culture, Calavera Ruta Maya, and Martin House Sea Witch.

Tuesday, November 22nd
5-8pm: We’re having Thanksgiving a little early when we welcome in Hops & Grain for a Thanksgiving-themed beer and food pairing. Check the link for the full menu. Turkey, cranberries, cheese, pecans…holy cow this will be delicious.

Wednesday, November 23rd
5-7pm: We love our Brewery of the Month so much we’re bringing them in again. Brazos Valley drops by the shop to again sample their core lineup ($5.99 6pks!), and offer their new Big Spoon Tres Leches Stout. Perfect dessert for a certain dinner you’ll be having tomorrow.

 Special Events at WhichCraft Tap Room in Mueller

Thursday, November 16th
5-8pm: We welcome in Austin’s Uncle Billy’s Brewery to tap their Berdoll Pecan Brown, then sample cans of their Lazy Day Lager and Barton Springs Pale Ale.

Friday, November 17th
5-8pm:  Come in for a Buy the Beer, Keep the Glass with Freetail. We’ll have their Bat Outta Helles on tap and sample their TX Harvest, Original, and San Antonio Pale.

Saturday, November 18th
4-7pm: We welcome back Celis to tap their Grand Cru Tripel. Don’t miss your chance to try this delicious Belgian Ale and sample their other bottles.

Celis at WhichCraft

Wednesday, November 22nd
7:00pm:  Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night! Weekly free event that puts your useless knowledge to the test. Prizes and good times are included!


New Beers This Week

(All beer available at both WhichCraft locations unless otherwise noted)

Karbach Mother in Lager – Munich Dunkel lager brewed with dark malts and German hops. 5.8% ABV / Houston, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Legal Draft Legal Holiday – This Christmas beer uses rye malt, blood orange peel, and spices for a warming, satisfying feel and a smooth finish. 6.5% ABV / Arlington, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Prairie No Chill – Milk stout conditioned on Mexican coffee beans sourced from Spaceship Earth Coffee in McAlester, OK. 5.1% ABV / Tulsa, OK / RateBeer 81 / Availability: Good

Bitter Sisters Hissy Fit – This Marzen Lager is a full-bodied German Lager crafted with German Pilsner malt as the base and utilizes two different types of German Munich malts along with a German Amber malt. These malts give the beer a little bit of caramel sweetness along with some very subtle toasty bread notes. 5.8% ABV / Addison, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Bitter Sisters Busy Body – An easily approachable German blonde lager. It’s brewed with authentic German malt and hops, giving it a pale color and a slightly bready but crisp, clean taste. 5.9% ABV / Addison, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Bitter Sisters Cat Fight – A bold, citrusy American IPA that showcases American hops. The flavor and aroma are complemented by just enough bitterness to get your attention. 6.66% ABV / Addison, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Bitter Sisters Knocked Out Irish Red – A punched-up ale with a perfect balance of bready, slightly toffee flavors of the malt mixed with the bitterness of traditional English hops. They use authentic English Cramel, dark crystal and chocolate malts along with a good amount of two row barley which kicks this traditional style up a few notches. 8.2% ABV / Addison, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Bitter Sisters Family Trip – This Belgian Tripel, has a slightly fruity nose that starts up front and transitions into a sweetness before finishing cleaning on the palate. 10.1% ABV / Addison, TX / Availability: Good / Mueller Only

Great Raft Commotion – This pale ale has a slightly fruity aroma, with an upfront hop bitterness of grapefruit and citrus. This complex but balanced dry-hopped ale is faintly sweet, but soft through the generous amounts of wheat. 5.2% ABV / Shreveport, LA / RateBeer 82 / Availability: Good

Great Raft Creature of Habit – A collaboration brew with Rhino Coffee to celebrate their one-year anniversary. They added cold-brewed coffee made from an exclusive Rhino bean blend to their brown ale to create a this roasty and refreshing beer. 6% ABV / Shreveport, LA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Great Raft Southern Drawl – A hop-forward lager with complex, citrusy aromas derived from German hops and wheat phenols. They use their house German lager strain to provide a fresh backdrop for this perfect session lager. Mildly traditional, wildly drinkable. 5.2% ABV / Shreveport, LA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Great Raft Reasonably Corrupt – A black lager with dark and roasty malt sweetness. Don’t let the darkness fool you – this is a sweeter, fuller-bodied version of the premium lager you know and love. It has a smooth, crisp finish, with depth of color and taste. 5.5% ABV / Shreveport, LA / RateBeer 90 / Availability: Good

Roughtail Everything Rhymes with Orange – Soft, pillowy mouthfeel, hazy and non-filtered with juicy citrusy hops and a fluffy white head. This IPA features mid-low bitterness and a full, soft body while still finishing dry and clean like the rest of the Roughtail lineup. Simcoe hops are featured, with Citra and Mosaic providing backup and complexity. 7% ABV / Oklahoma City, OK / RateBeer 97 / Availability: Decent

Roughtail Hoptometrist – A crisp, dry, and very drinkable Double India Pale Ale with just enough malt to support huge bitterness and intense piney, citrusy, and dark hop presence. 9% ABV / Oklahoma City, OK / RateBeer 98 / Availability: Decent

Roughtail Pale Ale – Four different varieties of hops give Roughtail Pale Ale a tropical fruit and citrus flavor indicative of a West Coast style Pale Ale. 5.5% ABV / Shreveport, LA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

HopFusion Feisty Blonde – This bronze/golden ale combines deeply aromatic orange blossom honey with a touch of pure Mexican Vanilla and raw brown sugar to round out its smooth finish. 8.3% ABV / Fort Worth, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

HopFusion Fur Slipper – Silky smooth with notes of roasted hazelnut, dark chocolate, and toffee, Fur Slipper is a fusion of the traditional Milk Stout with the rich tones of a Russian Imperial. 9% ABV / Fort Worth, TX / Availability: Good

HopFusion Go Easy – Easy-drinking IPA with Equinox, Mosaic, and Citra hops in perfect balance with a light, crisp grain bill. 5.3% ABV / Fort Worth, TX / Availability: Good 

HopFusion Hairpin – They finely tuned three grains and a copious amount of hops added throughout the boil, then balanced it with rye to create this one-of-a-kind ale. Some may call it an IPA, a Pale Ale or maybe even a variation of an Irish red. 6.4% ABV / Fort Worth, TX / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

NoCoast Take a Chill – Clear and crisp, Take a Chill Pilsner is full of traditional American flavor with a touch of European mystique in the form of Vienna malt. 5% ABV / Oskaloosa, IA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

NoCoast Trend Bucker – American stout, with a very rich roasty chocolate character and a nice smooth finish. 7% ABV / Oskaloosa, IA / Availability: Good

NoCoast Yoga Poser – Yoga Poser Pale Ale blends over backwards to help you achieve a zen-like state with a hop-forward yet balanced, not-too-bitter profile with four different rounds of hops. The final Cascade and Citra dry-hop addition brings the flavors of unfiltered ale together in holistic harmony. 6% ABV / Oskaloosa, IA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

NoCoast Make Waves – Malt forward English ale brewed with British ale yeast, roasted barley, and special B malts. 5% ABV / Oskaloosa, IA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

NoCoast Standard Pilsner – Slightly fruity taste with a touch of biscuit from Vienna malt and a faintly bitter finish. Noble hop aroma from Saaz hops. 5.2% ABV / Oskaloosa, IA / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Martin House Sugar & Spice – A winter warmer…and at 12% ABV, it really does the trick. This enormous ale has a simple malt bill, but is brewed with liberal portions of nutmeg, cinnamon, clove, vanilla, and the secret ingredient: piloncillo, an unrefined Mexican brown sugar. 12% ABV / Fort Worth, TX / RateBeer 82 / Availability: Good

Gigantic Kolschtastic – German Pilsner malt, Noble hops and Kölsch yeast. 5% ABV / Portland, OR / Availability: Good

Gigantic Massive! – Brewers in the midlands of England would boil their barley wines for longer times to intensify their flavors. In making Massive!, they used only British Halcyon pale malt and boiled it for eight hours, giving the beer a deep ruby color and rich malt flavor. Heavily hopped, Massive! is a beer that can be enjoyed now for its intensity, or after years and years and years of aging. 12% ABV / Portland, OR / RateBeer 96 / Availability: Decent 

Gigantic Fantastic Voyage – Oak-aged Brett saison. Tropical fruit flavors: mango and pineapple with a subtle funk and a bouquet of floral hops. 6.6% ABV / Portland, OR / Availability: Good

Brazos Valley Big Spoon – Tres Leches Stout with a touch of Vanilla and Cognac flavor. 6% ABV / Brenham, TX / RateBeer 85 / Availability: Decent

Oskar Blues BA Ten Fidy – Aged through four seasons and from a blend of the top Bourbons around, this Ten Fidy has morphed into a monster of cranked-up flavor. Espresso, burnt sugar, rich chocolate, and caramel notes are now driving alongside the vanilla, oak, and bourbon from the barrel and been smoothed out during maturation. Even at 12.9% (75 IBUs), it is cool and drinkable, letting each sip add more and more complexity. 12.9% ABV / Longmont, CO / RateBeer 100 / Availability: Limited

Brooklyn Black Ops Aged in Woodford Reserve barrels. Brooklyn Black Ops does not exist. However, if it did exist, it would be a robust stout concocted by the Brooklyn brewing team under cover of secrecy and hidden from everyone else at the brewery. Supposedly, “Black Ops” was aged for four months in bourbon barrels, bottled flat, and re-fermented with Champagne yeast, creating big chocolate and coffee flavors with a rich underpinning of vanilla-like oak notes. 10.5% ABV / Brooklyn, NY / RateBeer 99 / Availability: Decent / SoLa Only

Brooklyn Winter Lager – Though dark in color with a sturdy presence, this Schwarzbier-inspired lager layers notes of chocolate, roasted barley, and dark bread into a 5.6% ABV frame that finishes surprisingly light and pleasantly dry. 5.6% ABV / Brooklyn, NY / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Sierra Nevada Celebration – This beer represents a time-honored tradition of brewing a special beer for the holiday season. There are generous portions of barley malts and fine whole hops of several varieties, creating a brew with a full, rich, and hearty character. 6.8% ABV / Chico, CA / RateBeer 97 / Availability: Good

Alesmith The Orange X – Extra Pale Ale with orange peel. 5.3% ABV / San Diego, CA / RateBeer 82 / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Alesmith San Diego Pale Ale .394 – This San Diego Pale Ale will showcase abundant piney and citrusy hop aroma and flavor from an intense dry-hopping schedule. A balanced malt profile will round out these hoppy flavors with a biscuity finish to enhance drinkability throughout the innings. 6% ABV / San Diego, CA / RateBeer 98 / Availability: Good / SoLa Only

Austin Beerworks Battle Axe – Rich English malts and aggressive American hops perfectly balance this Imperial red ale. 8.8% ABV / Austin, TX / RateBeer 85 / Availability: Decent


New Beers on Draft at WhichCraft Taproom

Full Draft List Available on our Website

Live Oak Primus A dark, rich, German-style Weizen beer (beer made with wheat malt) fermented with a very particular strain of brewers’ yeast that gives this beer its unique spicy and fruity character. The unfiltered beer has the characteristic clove and banana flavors familiar to Hefeweizen drinkers but with a darker and richer roasty malt character that is typical of some German-style Bock beers. 8% ABV / Austin, TX / RateBeer 95

Firestone Walker Parabola – This beer features bold bourbon and tobacco aromas and a rich dark chocolate, charred oak flavor. Parabola is best enjoyed in moderation and is a perfect beer to pair with those chocolate dessert favs. An extension of Quercus Alba —the Firestone Walker barrel-aged program. Russian Imperial Stout aged in bourbon barrels. 14% ABV / Paso Robles, CA / RateBeer 100

Firestone Walker Stickee MonkeeA Belgian Quad by recipe, but aging it in spirits barrels garners its own category: Central Coast Quad. A beer formulated to sit on the sweeter and malty side to utilize it for blending. Turbinado brown sugar from Mexico and Belgian candi sugar add wonderful molasses flavors. It has a full body and lush texture with barrel expression all over this beer: toasted oak, coconut, leather, and cigar tobacco. 15% ABV / Paso Robles, CA / RateBeer 100

Saint Arnold’s Pumpkinator – This beer is black with some ruby highlights. The nose is full of pumpkin pie spices and some alcohol. There are notes of nutmeg, caraway and vanilla. The taste starts with chocolate malt with a hint of spice and rolls into a warm spicy alcohol taste which has the effect of creating the balance that usually comes from the hop bitter. There is some hop bitter on the finish, but not much. Overall, this beer finishes relatively dry for such a big beer. As it warms, the spices move forward in the taste and the chocolate moves to the finish. The pumpkin provides a pleasant undertone and a nice mouthfeel. 10% ABV / Houston, TX / RateBeer 97

Pinthouse Pizza Wet Hop Nomura – This creature from the deep is what everyone has been searching for, with its big tropical citrus character and notes of dank orange, lychee, and lemon. The big characteristics of this Double IPA are layered over floral notes to make this beer balanced and juicy. 10% ABV / Austin, TX

Bruery Bouffon – Collaboration with Jester King. A sour wit ale with bitter orange peel and coriander, fermented and aged with their mixed house culture and Bavarian wit yeast in the designated foeder for four months. Using the Jester King house culture for bottle conditioning, Bouffon features some of the classic notes you’d look for in a wit, including banana, pear, vanilla, bubblegum, white pepper, lemon and a signature yeast profile. It also shines with the wild character from its cultures and collaborators at Jester King and Bruery Terreux. 5.3% ABV / Placentia, CA

Community Mosaic – The deep golden/light amber color of this IPA comes from the use of a blend of English Maris Otter and American pale base malts. Sparing use of English crystal malt lends some caramel sweetness to help balance the hefty bitterness. Heady aromas of blueberry, pine, citrus and tropical fruit are the result of blending Mosaic hops with several other delicious American hop varieties. For being a large, hoppy beer it is quite drinkable, in part due to the balancing act of alcohol, malt complexity, and enormous American hop character. 8.6% ABV / Dallas, TX / RateBeer 96


This Week’s Specials

  • Enjoy Brazos Valley Brewing all month, with six packs of their Mama Tried, 7 Spanish Angels, Killin’ Time, and Willin’ for just $5.99. Holy guacamole!

South Lamar Specials

  • Pick up a 6-pack of Deep Ellum’s Hop Seeker for $5.99!

Mueller Specials

  • If the NFL is playing on one of our TVs, it’s Happy Hour at Mueller. Get in here, people!

Parking at WhichCraft Mueller. The garage behind us on McBee is free to use.

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