Uncle Billy'S Brew & QUE (Out of Business)

Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse is releasing its Resilience Butte County Proud IPA on Resilience Night, Thursday, Dec. 20. It was brewed collaboratively with Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. as a fundraiser to in support those affected by the Camp Fire in California.

For the first time in its twelve years of brewing, Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, is releasing barrel-aged beers.

Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, one of Austin’s oldest craft brewpubs, is introducing the KCCO (Keep Calm and Chive On) Austin-style Lager in collaboration with the local entertainment media company, Chive Media Group. With millions of fans of its popular entertainment website, theCHIVE, its streaming TV channel, Chive TV, and product website, The Chivery, the company has a built-in loyal fan base for its KCCO beer.

Introducing Uncle Billy’s Twin Porters, two new American Porters made with Cold Brew Coffee.

In this week’s Press Clips: Anheuser-Busch plans to feature NBA and MLB athletes in ad campaigns; Celis Brewery assumes sales responsibilities for Uncle Billy’s and Pedernales brands; the Beer Institute releases domestic tax paid estimate for August; and more news.

A majority of the beer brewed in Texas isn’t classified as “craft,” as smaller in-state producers only account for about 2 percent of the roughly 20 million barrels produced in the Lone Star State. Speaking to a crowd of beer industry professionals during last week’s Brew Talks meetup in Austin, Texas, Bob Leggett, owner of Artisanal Imports and the Uncle Billy’s and Pedernales beer brands, highlighted the difference in market share between locally produced beer and more mainstream offerings.

Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, one of Austin’s oldest craft brewpubs, is introducing the Knuckleballer Texas Kölsch, its first new beer in a can in three years.

Seven months after acquiring Texas-based Uncle Billy’s Brewery, Artisanal Imports co-founder and CEO Bob Leggett has purchased the Pedernales Brewing Company brands. Financial terms of the deal, which closed at the start of the year, were not disclosed. The transaction did not include Pedernales’ Fredericksburg brewery, which former Pedernales owner Lee Hereford said is in the process of being sold to a yet-to-be-named buyer.

Uncle Billy’s Brewery and Smokehouse is bidding a sweet farewell to its current head brewer of three years,Trevor Nearburg, and ushering in Stephen Wagner.

On Friday, June 23, Uncle Billy’s will introduce a new Coffee IPA, called Oro Negro.

Uncle Billy’s Brewery is expanding its production capacity significantly by having its beer brewed at the new Celis Brewery in north Austin.

Uncle Billy’s Brewery and Smokehouse, an Austin Texas based brewpub, is celebrating its 10 years of producing exceptional craft beers paired with slow-smoked Texas barbeque in a relaxed setting on Barton Springs Road. The brewpub, co-founded in 2006 by Rick Engel, is one of the oldest operating brewpubs in Austin.

Austin, TX — Uncle Billy’s Brewery & Smokehouse, a popular local brewpub located in the heart of Austin’s restaurant row on Barton Springs Road, will more than double its current brewing system, effectively tripling its brewing capacity.