A celebration of Cask-Conditioned Ales & Lagers from across the great state of Texas and beyond.
Better Half Coffee & Cocktails / Hold Out Brewing
March 1st, 2024 3:00pm
Tickets on sale NOW!
Hold Out Brewing, Acopon Brewing, and Dutchess Ales are proud to present the Second Annual Central Texas Pinvitational, a celebration of the glory that is Cask-Conditioned Beer. The beers you know and love from your favorite breweries, cask-conditioned in pins (5.4 gal) & firkins (10.8 gal), served up proper alongside British culinary delights & UK-inspired DJ sets.
In an effort to breathe new life back into a time-honored method of beer service, we’ve created this event to showcase the finest in beers from across Texas, along with a few from our friends around the country, poured with the care and practice of a tradition that has all but disappeared in the US. With 50 breweries sending their proudest offerings, guests will have the unique opportunity to explore their favorite beers that have been prepared and served in a fashion they may have never experienced before. Unlike most of the beer found on taps and shelves around the world, cask-conditioned beers have undergone maturation inside the vessel from which they will ultimately be served, resulting in a softer carbonation, an enticing mouthfeel, and a taste experience that more truly allows the ingredients of the beer to shine.
In addition to a wonderfully diverse list of breweries, The Pinvitational will feature special culinary creations from the bakery & kitchens of Hold Out & Better Half, The Great British Baking Company, Sana Sana Taqueria, and Bad Larry Burger Club.
We look forward to this showcase of a nearly gone (in our country), but not forgotten tradition which, for many of us, played an integral role in the formative years of our own adventures in beer. We hope you will join us in sharing it, perhaps for the first time, but certainly not for the last.
For more information, visit our website, www.holdoutbrewing.com/pinvitational
Cask List
Fifty breweries will be making an appearance with a special keg produced just for this festival. Over half of these were aged on extra ingredients such as fruit, hops, or malört soaked wood, to further enhance the flavour profile of the cask poured beer.
| Brewery | Location | Beer Name | Style | Addition | ABV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512 Brewing Company | Austin | Bakewell Tart | Pecan Porter | Raspberry, Almond, & Vanilla | 6.2% |
| Abita Brewing | Covington, LA | Turbo Dog | Brown Ale | PJ’s Espresso Dolce Coffee | 5.6% |
| Acopon Brewing | Dripping Springs | Faery Boots | Ruby Mild | 3.0% | |
| Austin Beerworks | Austin | Peacemaker | English Summer Ale | Fruit Tea | 5.1% |
| Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches | Austin | Toast of London | Dark Mild | 3.5% | |
| Bluejacket Brewery + Historian Ron Pattinson | Washington DC | Company Porter | English Porter | EKG Hops | 6.2% |
| Brash Brewing | Houston | Cortado | Coffee Milk Stout | 8.7% | |
| Brewery Saint X + Moor Beer Co | New Orleans + Bristol, England | Gold Star | English Blond Ale | Riwaka Hops | 4.5% |
| The Brewtorium | Austin | Barton on Trent | ESB | French Oak | 6.4% |
| City Orchard | Houston | Orchard Blend #16 | Heritage Cider | 8% | |
| Dutchess Ales | Wassaic, NY | Host Ship | Suffolk Pale Ale | Sonnet Hops | 5% |
| Equal Parts | Houston | Loggerbier | German Pilsner | Rosehips | 4.9% |
| Fass Brewing | Conroe, TX | The Great Fire | Rauchbier | 5.2% | |
| Fonta Flora Brewery + Schilling Beer | Morganton, NC + Littleton, NH | Squeezebox | Czech Style Dark Lager | Estate Grown Cherry Wood | 5.2% |
| Ghost Note Brewing + Frontyard Brewing | Dripping Springs + Spicewood | Count Czech-ula | Czech Style Dark Lager | Cacao Nibs | |
| Good Line Beer Co. | Lubbock | BITTERS Buffalo | Negroni Inspired IPA | Rhubarb Root, Wild Cherry Bark, Wormwood, Hibiscus, Orange, and Lemon Peal | 6.8% |
| Hold Out Brewing | Austin | Ripcord | IPA | Idaho Gem Hops | 7% |
| Independence Brewing Co. | Austin | Krispy Krush | Hoppy Lager | Krush Hops | 5.8% |
| Jester King Brewing | Austin | Celtic Metal | Dry Irish Stout | 4.3% | |
| Karbach Brewing | Houston | Ardington Mild | Dark Mild | 3.8% | |
| Künstler Brewing + Pabst Brewing | San Antonio | Olympia Revival | Amber Lager | Whole Cone El Dorado Hops | 6% |
| Lazarus Brewing Co. | Austin | Old Wellington | Bitter | Oak | 5% |
| Live Oak Brewing | Austin | Hefeweizen | Wheat Beer | 5.3% | |
| Meanwhile Brewing Co. | Austin | Cheeky Pint | Pub Bitter | EKG & Whole Cone Sterling Hops | 3.5% |
| Obsidian Brewing | Leander | Hive Fives & Hugs | Brown Ale | 5.3% | |
| ODD Muse Brewing Company | Farmer’s Branch, TX | Dressed for Success | Helles Lager | Oak | 4.8% |
| Oddwood Brewing | Austin | Yung CúChulainn | Irish Red Lager | 5% | |
| Old Gregg Brewing Company | Pflugerville | Gifiti Gregg | Northern Brown Ale | Gifiti Caribbean Bitters | 5.3% |
| Old Growth Brewing | ????? | Porteiro Brasileiro | Porter | Amburana | 6% |
| Pecan Street Brewing | Johnson City | Czech Y’allself | Czech Dark Lager | American Oak & Whole Cone Saaz | 4.3% |
| Pinthouse Brewing | Austin | Training Bines | IPA | Abstrax Terpenes | 7% |
| Pondaseta Brewing Co. | Amarillo | The Fast & The Hazy | Hazy IPA | El Dorado, Azacca, & Nectaron Hops | 6.8% |
| Prost Alehouse | Pflugerville | Renault | French Saison | Lemon Peal | 4.8% |
| Real Ale Brewing Co. | Blanco | Phoenixx | Double ESB | Earl Gray & Orange Peel | 7.6% |
| Red Horn Brewing Co. | Cedar Park | House United | Coffee Stout | Vanilla | 4.8% |
| Roadmap Brewing Co. | San Antonio | Ballyseede | Irish Red Ale | 5.1% | |
| Roughhouse Brewing | San Marcos | Who Fruited?! | Hazy Pale Ale | Mango & Meyer Lemon | 5.2% |
| Saint Arnold Brewing | Houston | Elissa | IPA | 7.1% | |
| Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. | Chico, CA | Sierra Nevada Pale Ale | Pale Ale | 5.6% | |
| St. Elmo Brewing Co. | Austin | Tokyo Tang | Japanese Rice Lager Michelada | Yuzu, Maggi Seasoning, & Hontaka Chili Powder | 4.8% |
| Stone Brewing | Escondido, CA | Imperial Fireside Magic S’mores | Peanut Butter Chili Brown Ale | Marshmallow, Vanilla, Oak, Peanut Butter, & Pasilla Peppers | 8.5% |
| Tall City Brewing Co. | Midland | Ranch Hand Reserve | Saison | 5.0% | |
| Texas Keeper Cider | Austin | Chisel Jersey | Heritage Cider | 7.5% | |
| True Anomaly Brewing | Houston | Dark Matter | Belgian Dubbel | Cinnamon, Clove, Cardamom, Allspice, & Orange Peel | 6.8% |
| Two Docs Brewing Co. | Lubbock | Buddy Hoppy | American IPA | Amarillo, Azacca, Cascade, & Centennial Hops | 7.1% |
| Vacancy Brewing | Austin | Vacancy Classic | American Lager | Smoked Pears | 5% |
| Vector Brewing | Dallas | Where the Pinvitational Ends | Table Saison | Chai, Bourbon-Soaked Raisins, Malört-Soaked Spanish Cedar, & Grapefruit Zest | 3.2% |
| Vista Brewing | Driftwood | REEL Ale | Saison | Anchovy Hops | 6.5% |
| Yokefellow Beer | Johnson City | Pretty Timmy | Pale Ale | 5.1% | |
| Zilker Brewing Co. | Austin | Leder Lady | Pre-Pro Pils | 5.5% |
