Local Craft Breweries near Hye, TX (7)

Pecan Street Brewing Company is a family owned casual brewpub with American fare and rotating beers on tap. It is a place to relax while connecting with friends in a casual atmosphere. At Pecan Street Brewing, they celebrate the art of craft by featuring fresh handcrafted cocktails, brewed on-site craft beer and Texas Wines. The beers compliment their menu of brick-oven pizzas, fresh salads, burgers and unique southern dishes. Their selection of craft beers can be enjoyed in the restaurant, or while dancing to one of the many live bands featured on weekends. They also have a pet friendly Biergarten that provides a relaxed ambiance. It is a favorite spot in Texas Hill Country for self service or closed private events.

If you are a local of Blanco, Texas (and of age to drink), you should try one of the many beers made by Real Ale Brewing Company, to toast to the success of this homegrown brand. If you are visiting, have a sip at least. Consider it trying to get a good feel of the local vibe and culture. With decades of experience in making beer and considerable success to go with it, I am willing to bet I won't stop at one bottle. With a variety as extensive as this, there is surely at least one type of beer best suited to my liking.

Brewing since 1996, Real Ale Brewing Co is a "beautiful spot in the hill country". They have a "great selection of beers and flights". This brewery "now has spirits as well and their craft beers to go". With "super friendly staff" and "laid back hill country experience", a visit is "great any day of the week but lower-key weekdays". They also "do a great job of hosting events with an awesome taproom and party area". You can choose from a "wide selection of on-site brewed beers" as well as "bourbon and gin, which is pretty darn good!" They are also a reputable supporter of "the running and cycling community and are big giving back to the community".

Altstadt Brewery is an authentic, German-style brewery guided by the German Purity Law of 1516 and uses only four premium ingredients – hops, malt, yeast imported from Germany, and artesian spring water – to create award-winning beers including Altbier, Kölsch, and Lager. Established in 2014 by the Scripps family, they first released their lineup of year-round beers in 2017. In October 2018, the Fredericksburg-based brewery opened their authentic 120-acre Old World German-style destination brewery. Modeled after a German castle, it features a German-style biergarten with several seating areas, a tasting room, an event center for special events, and a restaurant. The biergarten features live music during pub hours. The brewery also conducts free tours at its brewing facilities where visitors can go behind the scenes to learn about the German brewing process, and catch a glimpse of their imported state-of-the-art German equipment.

Opened in 1994, Fredericksburg Brewing Company is unique in its position as Texas’ oldest brewpub. Located in historic downtown Fredericksburg along Main Street, the company is equally unique in its offer of a combination brewery with dining capabilities, a “biergarten”, and “Bed & Brew” facilities. The company makes use of a well-restored two-storey 1890s era building to house all these offerings. The Bed & Brew, just like a bed and breakfast, gives guests a chance to experience a stay at one of twelve rooms available from the brewery. Too drunk to get home? Just proceed to the second floor! You don’t get breakfast, but you do get a pint for each night’s stay! If that doesn’t convince you to give them a try, perhaps their award-winning beers will.

Located in the Texas Hill Country, Rough Diamond Brewery is a microbrewery with a unique story, and a name that tips its hat to their founder’s past of working in international diamond mines and the serendipity of forging a craft brewery that is a Diamond in the Rough. They take only the best “premium quality ingredients from around the world” and combine them with their unparalleled dynamic brewing process. When all is said and done, they are left with a line of products that are genuinely a cut above the best. At Rough Diamond Brewery, they take extra step and it makes all the difference. They use only the finest quality ingredients found in local and international markets and refuse to serve anything that doesn’t meet their exemplary benchmark standards.

Conveniently located in San Antonio, Shade Tree Saloon & Grill has remained true to its goal of being one of the best stops in the Hill Country. It is one of the favorite stops and hangouts for locals, vacationers, bikers, riders or even shoppers in the community. They are proud to offer an eclectic wine and beer selection including our own line of “Shade Tree home brew drafts,” brewed right here at the Tree! They also have an awesome selection of IPA, farmhouse, lager, wildflower, coffee stout, American ale, and Scottish ale. Stop in for a great meal, a cold beverage, a game of pool, shuffle board or pitch some washers out back, and enjoy lots of regular live local music.