On most weeks, TABC releases Label and Brewery approvals that have been approved for sale in Texas. Every beer that is sold in Texas has to go through this process before you can see it on store shelves. This is a way to see what beer will be coming into the Texas market before it shows up at your local bottle shop or craft beer bar. The time frame between showing up on the label approval list and hitting the shelves could be anywhere from a day to a couple of months out.
The same can be said for breweries. The brewery approvals tend to be even further out. Every brewery sold in Texas has to go through the same process to get approved by the TABC. Once they do this, they can then get labels approved.
I only include craft beer labels that have been approved.
After each label, I have indicated what they have been approved to sell in. They are as follows:
K = Keg
B = Large format bottle
bb = 16oz format bottle
b = Small format bottle
c = Small format (12oz) can
C = Larger format cans
This week’s TABC Label releases:
5 Stones – Pompous Monkey Ale (B, K)
(512) – Smash Ale (K)
(512) – Funky Kingston Ale (B)
8th Wonder – Instant Classic (K)
8th Wonder – Gentle Giant Ale (K)
Abita – Louisiana Spiced Lemon Wheat (K)
Associated Brewing Company – S’Quiela Fiesta (b)
Avery – Perzik Saison Brewed with Peaches (c, K)
Ballast Point – Calm Before the Storm (b, K)
Ballast Point – Dead Ringer Oktoberfest (b)
Bayeriscer Bahnhof Brau – Pineus Ale Brewed with Spruce and Spices (B, K)
Bindlestick – 3 Tracks Summer Ale (K)
Brasserie BFM – Cuvee du Teme (b, K)
Breckenridge – Hoppy Brown Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – 72 Imperial Chocolate Cream Stout (b, K)
Breckenridge – Vanilla Porter (b, K)
Breckenridge – Ophelia Hoppy Wheat Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – Regal Double Pilsner (b, K)
Breckenridge – Lucky U IPA (b, K)
Breckenridge – Nitro Lucky U IPA (K)
Breckenridge – Hoppy Amber Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – Fresh Hop Pale Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – Extra ESB Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – Buddha’s Hand Flavored Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – Breck IPA (b, K)
Breckenridge – Agave Wheat Ale (b, K)
Breckenridge – 471 IPA (b, K)
Buffalo Bayou – Saigon Sunset Ale (B, K)
Buffalo Bayou – Blacker Raz Ale (B)
Cedar Creek – Blackman Brewing Opening Act Berliner Weisse (K)
Cyclers – Abi-Mi-Belgian Abbey (K)
Cyclers – Domestique Wit Ale (c)
Deschutes – Cinder Cone Red (K)
Deschutes – Chainbreaker White IPA (K)
Deschutes – Armory XPA (K)
Deschutes – Zarabanda (K)
Deschutes – Twilight Summer Ale (K)
Deschutes – Pinedrops IPA (K)
Deschutes – Obsidian Stout (K)
Deschutes – Mirror Pond Pale Ale (K)
Deschutes – Fresh Squeezed IPA (K)
Deschutes – Foray IPA (K)
Deschutes – River Ale (K)
Great Divide – 21st Anniversary American Sour Ale (B)
Halve Maan – Straffe Hendrik Bruges Tripel Ale (B)
Halve Maan – Straffe Hendrik Bruges Quadrupel Ale (B)
Horny Goat – One Eye Double IPA (bb)
Horny Goat – Horny Blonde Bright Blonde Lager (c)
Horny Goat – Hoped Up and Horny IPA (b)
Humperdink’s – Bock Ale (K)
Lakefront – New Grist Ginger Style Beer (K)
Leinenkugel’s – Heart of Oak (b)
Magic Hat – Wlhelm scream Pumpkin Ale (c)
Magic Hat – Belgo Sutra (K)
Odell – Rawah Rye IPA (b, K)
Old Omen – Sam Houston Ale (K)
Old Omen – Blonde Ale (K)
Old Omen – Octopus Ink Dark Ale (K)
Perdernales – Lobo Texas Lager (c)
Prairie – Funky Gold Mosaic Dry Hopped Sour Ale (BBBB-3L, K)
Ranger Creek – Purple Rhine (b, K)
Rogness – Sophina Sour Ale (B)
Saint Arnold – Art Car IPA Cask (K)
Saint Arnold – Art Car IPA (c, K)
Schmaltz – Death of Contract Brewer Black IPA (b)
Sierra Nevada – Hoptinite (K)
Stevens Point – Onyx Black Ale (b, c, K)
Stevens Point – Whole Hog Six Hop IPA (b)
Uinta – Detour Double IPA (c)
Victory – Golden Monkey (K)
Victory – Hopdevil IPA (K)
Victory – Lager Beer (K)
Victory – Storm King Stout (K)
Victory – Festbier (b)
Victory – V-12 (B)
Warsteiner – Oktoberfest (b)
Warsteiner – Premium Verum (B)
Zilker – Marco IPA (K)
TABC Brewery Approvals:
Klosterbrauerei Andechs – Germany
San Gabriel River Brewing – Liberty Hill
Donny’s Brewpub – La Vernia
Baa Baa Brewhouse – Brookshire
A couple things to take from these releases:
These articles should be updated at their more regular times starting next week again. I am back in the U.S., so it should be much easier. This one, again, is shorter due to that reason.
(512) Brewing – Finally releasing more bottles. This time, it will be their Funky Kingston. Funky Kingston has shown up at anniversary parties in the past and is a funky ale using Brett aged in red wine barrels. Along with this, the Smash IPA is a new release from them – a single hop/single malt IPA that will be first released on an upcoming river cruise in Austin later this month.
