Bow Down Before the Pumpkinator!

We’ve received your phone calls, your emails, even your social media messages; the answer is YES– we have St. Arnold’s Pumpkinator Imperial Stout! This Friday (10/25), come join beer rep extraordinaire Frank in celebrating all beers St. Arnolds! On tap, we’ll have the delightfully amber Guten Tag lager, the crowd-pleasing Honey Agave Cider, and last but not least, 2018 and 2019 vintages of the PUMPKINATOR! But why stop there? In addition to 2019 Pumpkinator bombers, we’ll also be selling 12oz bottles of Bourbon Barrel-aged Pumpkinator, as well as our special supply of cellared 2018 Pumpkinator bombers. Bottle limit one per person. While supplies last! 

Before the pumpkin-tinged mayhem takes over our store, join Hi Sign Brewing Co. for one hoppy evening.  This Thursday (10/24), we’ll be pouring satisfying pints of the cosmically tasty Super Astronaut Double IPA.  Rumor on the street is we’ll also have tallboy cans available in singles and 4-packs. Don’t miss out on this one-of-a-kind ale from one of our favorite local breweries. Buy the beer, keep the glass!

Also, like Kansas’s wayward son, our Brewery of the Month carries on! Enjoy Real Ale six-packs, including Hans Pils, Devil’s Backbone Tripel, Axis IPA, and Fireman’s #4 Blonde, each just $6.99 throughout October.

Don’t forget, our advent calendar pre-sale is in full swing! Nowhere else will you find 24 unique beers, hand-picked by our knowledgeable staff–all for just $100! Order in-store or over the phone. While supplies last. 

Lastly, WhichCraft is a featured retail partner of The Austin Ale Trail – a passport booklet that includes all 45 breweries with taprooms in the greater Austin area in one novelty guide. The passport features information on the brewery and interactive journaling options as well. Visit more breweries and collect more stamps in your passport and then redeem for merchandise. Stop into Whichcraft to purchase the $5 passport or visit www.atxaletrail.com.


 Special Events at WhichCraft Tap Room

Thursday, Oct 24th

5-8pm Houston, we’re ready to drink. Come celebrate the Super Astronaut, a seriously tasty double IPA from our friends at Hi Sign Brewing. We’ll also be selling tallboys in singles and 4-packs. Bought the beer? Why doncha keep the glass?

Friday, Oct 25th

5-8pm Houston, we’re ready to drink–again. Come square up against Texas’s favorite Imperial Pumpkin Stout, the Pumpkinator (in addition to the 2018 and 2019 versions available both on draft and in bombers, we’ll have the bourbon barrel-aged variant in 12oz bottles). We’ll also be sampling the Guten Tag lager and Honey Agave Cider. Guess what you get to keep if you buy the beer?


New Beers This Week

Back in stock: Lefthand Chai Milk Stout, Lefthand Wake Up Dead Stout, Alaskan Smoked Porter

21st Amendment Tasty IPA -Made in collaboration with homebrewer, Mike “Tasty” McDole, Tasty IPA drinks easily but isn’t necessarily easy drinking. The hop-forward creation, spawned from test batches of Tasty’s own homebrews, features Citra and Mosaic Lupulin Powder with Ekuanot hop pellets. It’s a quenching IPA with a clean bitterness and a ton of hop aroma and flavor. 6.8% ABV / San Leandro, CA /Availability: Good

Great Divide S’mores Yeti – Imperial Stout brewed with Chocolate, Marshmallow, and Spices. 9.5% ABV / Denver, Co / Availability: Decent

420 Strain Chocolate Stout –  Five twenty bro.  A trinity of hops, strain-specific terpenes, and natural hemp-type flavors complement a roasty malt backbone, resulting in a medley of flavors: Tropical fruit on the inhale, coffee on the exhale, chocolate all the way through. 6.4% ABV / Atlanta, GA / Availability: Decent

Great Divide Mexican Hot Chocolate Yeti –  Another variation on the classic Yeti Imperial Stout. Great Divide added a variety of spices, vanilla, and coffee to invoke the flavors of a Mexican hot chocolate 9.5% ABV / Denver, Co / Availability: Decent


Anchor Old Foghorn– The malty sweetness, fruitiness, unique hop aroma and high original gravity of Old Foghorn® Barleywine Style Ale is to beer much as port is to wine.  8.2% ABV / San Fransisco, CA / Availability: Good

Buffalo Bayou Mexican Hot Chocolate – Mexican Hot Chocolate has all the characteristics of its namesake in traditional stout form. Rich, dark chocolate malt is the foundation for this semi-sweet chocolate stout with a warm, dry finish. Cinnamon and Cayenne add a sweet spice to a chocolatey base. 9.6% ABV / Houston, TX / Availability: Good

Ommegang Saisonztraminer –  Belgian Saison co-fermented with Gewürztraminer grape juice. 6.5% ABV / Cooperstown, NY / Availability: Limited

Clown Shoes El Hombre Sin Nombre – Imperial stout with Texas rye malt aged in Balcones rye whiskey barrels. 10% ABV / Boston, MA / Availability: Decent

Destihl Cranberry Criek – Destihl’s non-traditional Cranberry Criek evolved by merging tart cranberries with sweet cherries, normally associated with a traditional Kriek, but in a kettle sour beer that is wonderfully intricate, balanced, fruity and tart.  5% ABV / Normal, IL / Availability: Decent

Texas Keeper Honey Theif (2019) – The latest iteration of Texas Keepers refreshing cyser (mead/cider hybrid) 8.1% ABV / Austin, TX / Availability: good

Nine Band Candy Corn Scream Ale – A delightful cream ale modeled after everyone’s favorite Halloween Candy. Creamy, light, and sticky sweet.  5.9 % ABV / Allen, TX / Availability: Good

Nine Ban Island Wakeup – Coconut Coffee Porter. 6 % ABV / Allen, TX / Availability: Good

Prairie Screenshot–  Imperial stout with Hazelnut roasted coffee. 11% ABV / Krebs, OK / Availability: Good

Clown Shoes El Hombre Sin Nombre – Imperial stout with Texas rye malt aged in Balcones rye whiskey barrels. 10% ABV / Boston, MA / Availability: Decent

Dragon’s Milk White – A full-flavored, yet lighter stout drinking experience that presents familiar flavors in a completely unexpected way. 6% ABV / Holland, MI / Availability: Good


New Beers on Draft at WhichCraft Taproom

Full Draft List Available on our Website

Hi Sign Super Astronaut DIPA – Smooth, low-bitter Double IPA with big hop aromas, and easy finish. 2018 Alpha King Challenge Finalist 9.5% ABV / Austin, TX

ABGB Industry Pils –  2016 GABF GOLD (German-style Pilsener). 4.9% ABV / Austin, TX

Texas Keeper August Cerise – Dry, heirloom apple cider. Double fermented w/ sour cherries. 8/9% ABV / Austin, TX

ABW Fat Stacks – low carb pilsner.  5% ABV / Austin, Tx

Deschutes Dissident Marionberry  – Aged for 9 months on 10,000 lbs of Oregon Marionberry puree  11.7% ABV/ Portland, OR

ABGB Industry Rocket 100 – An interpretation of lagers brewed by German Immigrants to Texas before Prohibition. Prost! Three-time Gold Medal Winner – GABF 2018, 2017, 2015.  5.1% ABV / Austin, TX

Spindletap Faded DIPA – All of the Mosaic Hops. 8% ABV / Houston, TX

Southern Heights Friends With Benefits – This hazy collaboration with Zilker beer is called Friends With Benefits! Centennial, Citra, Eureka, Sabro and a blend of other hops by the truckloads make this Hazy IPA incredibly juicy!  6.5% ABV / Austin, TX

Southern Heights Friends With Benefits – This hazy collaboration with Zilker beer is called Friends With Benefits! Centennial, Citra, Eureka, Sabro and a blend of other hops by the truckloads make this Hazy IPA incredibly juicy!  6.5% ABV / Austin, TX

Prairie Rainbow Sherbert – Summer forward sour ale with raspberry, pineapple, and orange.  5.2% ABV / Krebs, OK

Sierra Nevada Kellerwies – A deeply flavorful hazy-golden hefeweizen. 4.8% ABV / Chico, CA


This Week’s Specials

  • Brewery of the Month! Real Ale six-packs, including Hans Pils, Devil’s Backbone Tripel, Axis IPA, and Fireman’s #4 Blonde, each just $6.99 throughout October.
  • WhichCraft Happy Hour: Mueller’s favorite afternoon activity, 4-6pm every day. Check the big board for our latest specials.

Parking at WhichCraft Mueller. The garage behind us on McBee is free to use.

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