Texas Harvest 2019

Brewed again in collaboration with our friends at the Bending Branch Winery in Comfort, TX, this year’s edition was further transformed in the wood by our house blend of bugs featuring Pediococcus damnosus and Brettanomyces bruxellensis var. Morpheus from Inland Island Yeast Labs in Denver, CO. As in our in original version, we aged Ananke … Continued

Dia de La Muerta XI and La Muerta 18 Bottle Release

Dia de La Muerta XI Festival & Bottle Release at our S Presa brewery. We are going to a festival format this year (which means no more bottle share), and have lined up a killer list of Texas brewers bringing their best (many of whom don’t distribute to San Antonio normally): Austin Beerworks, Celis, The … Continued

Día de La Muerta X

Dia de La Muerta 2017 is here! All the details for this year’s release are here.

The Future of Craft Beer Relies on Independence.

As these United States of America prepare for our annual celebration of Independence, one of our most cherished treasures — craft beer from small, independent brewers — is as strong as ever but also threatened like never before. Large multi-national beverage alcohol conglomerates are circling around our industry, their Mergers & Acquisitions departments locked and … Continued

Second Round of Dia de La Muerta tickets

Hey everyone, just a quick coupla’things here: 1) If you missed getting Dia de La Muerta tickets last week, we’ll be opening up a second category of tickets later this week. While the First Class Cabin (guaranteed allotment of each variant) is sold out, we will be releasing some Coach Cabin tickets that will include … Continued

Dia de La Muerta IX

Another trip around the sun, and the time has come for another Dia de La Muerta, this being number nine. For those unfamiliar, Dia de La Muerta is the annual release of our smoked imperial stout, La Muerta (for a history of La Muerta through 2014, you can read here). Last year we started stepping … Continued

The 1604 Brewpub: Now With (More) Beer!

  Hey everyone, If you’ve been up to the brewpub recently, you’ve probably noticed some big changes. Gone are the sports memorabilia and other nick knacks that have collected on our walls over the years. In their place, a fresh coat of paint and some beautiful photos by our own Allison Smith. We’ve grown up … Continued

Super Mega Awesome Bottle Release Day ’15: August 29

Two weeks ago I teased two of the beers for SMABRD’15, and today I’m here to announce the date, a few details, and announce one of the other two beers. First, the most important thing, the date. SMABRD’15 will be on August 29, 2015. Details: This will be held at our new brewery located at … Continued

Teaser: Super Mega Awesome Bottle Release Day 2015

Hey gang, I’m going to keep this relatively brief because I am not ready to unveil the full details yet, but I can confirm that Super Mega Awesome Bottle Release Day is coming back for 2015! SMABRD’15 will feature four wood-aged beers – three new ones and one old favorite. I don’t have a date … Continued

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