Our Oktoberfest, the “Smittlefest” will be available next week! Of course it will be draft only and in select places. The Smittlefest is named after our owner/founder/ brewmaster Brian Smittle, and his wife Tammy Smittle! This was a recipe he had been working on throughout Oklahoma and brewed it specifically for his wedding. If you will notice our ridiculous and fun tap handle sticker, you will notice two things; 1.) It happens to be a bride and groom on top of a wedding cake. 2.) That the bride is actually taller than the groom.  Brian Smittle has had some vertical challenges in his day and this was our way of pointing them out (in good fun of course).  This is a true lager made from Augustiner yeast, with notes of Carmeland a side of noble hops. This beer is medium in body with an extremely clean finish. If you have trouble finding it you can always follow us on facebook and twitter, or sign up for our regular Saturday tours/ tastings

So check it out, tonight at 6:30 PM (just less than 4-hours away) we’ll be hanging with the good folks at Skinny Bob’s Billiards in Round Rock for a taste testing of our three most popular brews: the Yellow Armadillo Wheat, the Thirsty Goat Amber, & the Buckethead IPA!

Looking forward to seeing you out tonight!

Cheers!

“The Art of Beer” exhibit includes 17 pieces, all with a focus on beer. The standout piece in the exhibit, well our favorite at least, is her Venetian Eisbock. This piece combines images of her past and present. It is just one example of how Angi uses time and place, and makes them become connective; coupled with a realistic and often a surreal subject matter.

We also really enjoy and get a good chuckle from the five Mono-print collages, which take a spin on contemporary beer labeling; Moose Drool is just one example.

Angi’s “The Art of Beer” exhibit will continue to run this Saturday through early May. You may also view Angi’s work online.

Cheers to Art & Beer!

Since we can’t give you music and beer with no food, we partnered with the Tavern and Sentelli’s bakery to bring some awesomely good tacos and sweets to soak up all that beer!

Bring cash for food, tips for the band and positive spirits and we’ll look forward to seeing y’all tomorrow!

Sign up for tours and tastings at www.thirstyplanet.net and click on the Tours link! Spots are limited and going fast!

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So bring a lawnchair, a blanket and a friend and cozy up to an outdoor movie and lots of great craft beer!

Stay tuned for info about the Austin Craft Beer Week at the end of April. We’re going to be debuting some new test beers and having live music and food out here at the brewery to kick off the event!

Cheers!

the thirsty planet crew

When you girlfriend says, “I want it now!”

She’s talking about EPMB.

If Bill Withers and Maroon 5 had a love child,

They would probably call it EPMB.

And if you’ve ever wondered what southern roots rock feels like when it collides with funky soul, come out to the Corporate Battle of the Bands at Antone’s on April 28th at 9:00PM to see what everyone is talking about.

To give you a little preview of what we’ll be up to & where you can find us pouring our tasty Thirsty Planet brews let’s first kick things off with a little music from the Los Lonely Boys. Click below to hear the new hit song Fly Away!

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To hear more great music from the Los Lonely Boys and their soon to be released (March 29th) album Rockpango come join us and see them perform live while enjoying one of your favorite Thirsty Planet brews at the “Playing in Traffic” SXSW event hosted on the rooftop pavilion of Whole Foods Market (5th & N. Lamar) next Friday, March 18th from 1PM – 6PM.

We look forward to seeing you at this great event and the many others (we’ll post the full list soon) this SXSW season.

Cheers!

We are so excited about this upcoming Saturday, March 5th at the brewery. Our weekend brewery tours and tastings are already the highlight of our week. We aren’t kidding friends; that’s when all of our hard work really pays off. It’s the one time each week that we have the opportunity to get to know each of you, show you our brewery home, and serve you our beers.

Beyond the normal good times we share with each of you on Saturdays, this Saturday is going to be especially fun as we are hosting the good folks from Salt & Time and our band of the month Achachay!

Salt & Time will serve up a one of a kind sausage infused with our Buckethead IPA and a specialty mustard made with our Thirsty Goat Amber Ale. This is all part of Salt & Time’s brilliant plan to launch Craft Beer Link. Each month, Salt & Time will pair beer from a Texas craft brewery with their sausages and mustards. We at Thirsty Planet have the honor of being the first of the six Texas craft breweries selected thus far to kick this off!

In addition to the amazing sausages that Salt & Time will serve, our Band of the Month, Achachay! will bring the groove to you on the dance floor. Their music causes a real ruckus and will leave you music lovers demanding more!

Don’t miss out, reserve your spot now for this Saturday’s mouth watering and ear pleasing event by signing up online for one of our brewery tours and tastings.

Tour and tasting price will be the usual $7, which buys you a Thirsty Planet pint glass that we’ll happily keep filled for FREE with our many Thirsty Planet brews on tap. The sausage links from Salt & Time can be purchased on site for $7, or take a package of links home for $8; cash or credit accepted. While the brews and links are being served up Achachay! will put on one rocking show at no cost to you; tips for the band are encouraged and appreciated.

So please join us this Saturday from 10AM – 3PM with Achachay! rocking out live music from 11AM – 2PM.

Hope to see you this Saturday! Cheers!

Salt & Time Announces Craft Beer Link of the Month Featuring Texas’ Best Craft Breweries

Austin’s local food community is in the midst of explosive growth, with artisan butchers and craft brewers helping lead the way. Salt & Time is celebrating this by partnering with Texas’ best craft brewers to make a Craft Beer Link of the Month. Starting in March, each month Salt & Time will feature a local brewery’s beer as a featured ingredient in a sausage and an accompanying mustard. Austinites will be able to get these sausages hot off the grill or packed up to take home at the HOPE Farmers Market (414 Waller St, from 11 to 3 on Sundays). as well as at special events at the breweries. The first six breweries to be featured are Real Ale, Live Oak, Jester King, Hops & Grain, Southern Star and Thirsty Planet.

On Satuday, March 5th from 11-2, Salt & Time will bring our grill to Thirsty Planet Brewery (11160 Circle Drive, Austin, Texas 78736) to kick off this most excellent pairing of beer and sausage. We will feature their Buckethead IPA in our sausage and Thirsty Goat Amber Ale in our mustard throughout the Month of March.

The schedule of upcoming breweries and events will be announced at www.saltandtime.com in the coming weeks.

One of the many things we enjoy most, and a key contributor to us starting Thirsty Planet in Austin are the people that make up this great city. We are lucky to have the opportunity to meet so many of you at the brewery during our weekly Saturday tours and tastings; if you haven’t signed up for a tour and tasting yet please do. There are also the many bars and restaurants that not only have our beers on tap, they often invite us out for a brewer’s pint night to meet and greet with all of you. In addition to the time we have with all of you at the brewery, local bars and restaurants, we receive a number of invitations to fun events around town to come serve up our beers and meet with all of you.

Earlier this week we were invited out by the good folks at Texas Running Company to participate in their 2011 Cupid 5K Fun Run. The run started at Texas Running Company’s 5th St. location and took us around our beautiful State Capitol and back. It was great to see so many Austinites out and about with their significant others…we yelled a “Happy Valentine’s” to many of you as we ran by. At the end of the run we celebrated and toasted each other a Happy Valentine’s Day with our Yellow Armadillo Wheat.

This was yet another great opportunity for us to meet and great with local Austinites who are all about “Keeping Austin Weird,” and looking for any excuse to enjoy great beer…as if anyone needs an excuse to enjoy good beer.

Cheers!