Texas Craft Brewers Festival

The tap schedule has a gap—and an early-entry choice

The published rotation begins at 12:30 p.m. and lists pours at 1, 1:30, 2:30, 3, 3:30, 4, 4:30, 5 and 5:30 p.m. There is no 2 p.m. round in the posted schedule. Since general admission starts at 2, the 12:30, 1 and 1:30 rounds are scheduled before GA entry; the earlier pours are therefore a practical reason to consider VIP entry at noon.

The first rounds already show different approaches to specialty beer. At 12:30, Big Country Organic Brewing Co. lists Country Daze, a pink lemonade pilsner; Red Horn Brewing Company has a bourbon-barrel-aged stout conditioned with Madagascar vanilla beans; and Three Wide Brewing Company lists a Chardonnay-barrel-aged saison. Obsidian’s Thai-dessert-inspired lager follows at 1 p.m. These are planned features, not guaranteed pours: the brewery and beer lists are subject to change.

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Fruit, barrels and fermentation shape the later rounds

The later schedule gives interested tasters a way to follow ingredients and process. Vista Brewing’s 2:30 p.m. Voisine is a farmhouse ale made with Mourvèdre grapes grown by Local Customs Wine Growers and conditioned for six months in William Chris Vineyards Mourvèdre barrels. Vector Brewing’s 3:30 p.m. Prince with a Thousand Enemies is an oak-aged sour made with Texas peaches and apricots from Larken Farms in Waxahachie; the beer-list description says it aged for two years.

Other listed pours take a more playful route: Galveston Island Brewing’s In a Pickle, a pickle gose, is scheduled for 4:30 p.m., when the festival notes National Pickle Day. At 5 p.m., Jester King Brewery’s 2026 SPON 3-year UK Blend is described as a spontaneously fermented wild ale. These examples make the rotation more than a list of styles: some entries identify specific fruit growers, barrels or fermentation, while others signal a distinctive flavor idea.

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A festival day with other ways to spend a stretch

The organizer advertises more than 70 Texas craft breweries and more than 200 beers for sampling. The wider beer selection extends beyond the timed rotation, which is a useful distinction for visitors who would rather browse styles than build the day around particular specialty pours. A Partners in Craft collaboration tent is also listed, with beers made by Texas breweries alongside fellow brewers, nonprofits, local businesses and others.

Other scheduled festival offerings include performances by Parker Woodland, Bat City Brass Band and DJ GrossYall on the pavilion stage; the organizer has not published performance times. Austin Flea’s pop-up market features local artisan, handmade and vintage makers, while Slowpoke is listed for flash tattoos and Hill Country Mobile Mini Golf for a nine-hole course. Sponsor activations and giveaways are also advertised.

Food trucks listed for the event are Garbo’s Lobster, YAPA Empanadas, Shawarma Point, JABS Smash Burgers, Obsidian Brewery Pizza Truck and Sweet Frida. The $70 Tailgate Lounge is a separate add-on; its listed features include shaded seating, games, exclusive beers and other perks. The schedule offers choices beyond tasting, but it does not assign times to the music or other activities.

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