Circle Brewing Co. - Austin Beer Guide

BREWERIES
Circle Brewing Co.
INFO
BREWER/FOUNDER . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Ben Sabel
and Jud Mulherin
ESTABLISHED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Winter 2010/11
TOURS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterly open houses;
check website
URL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . www.circlebrewing.com
YEAR ROUND BEERS
Blur Texas Hefe
STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hefeweizen
ABV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.6%
IMBIBING OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft
QUICK SIP. . . . . . . . . . . . Bananas, light, gulpable
FOOD IT CHASES DOWN WELL . . .Pizza, salad,
crab legs
IMBIBING OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft
QUICK SIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Roasty, dry, cocoa
FOOD IT CHASES DOWN WELL. . . .Raw oysters,
shepherd’s pie, stew
CURRENT SEASONAL
Wryteous
STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rye-Wheat-IPA hybrid
IMBIBING OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft
QUICK SIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sweet, light hops
FOOD IT CHASES DOWN WELL. . . . . . . . . .Lobster
rolls, tostadas,
Texas Ranger games
WE RECOMMEND
Blur Texas Hefe, Alibi, Circle App
Envy Amber Ale
STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amber Ale
ABV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.8%
IMBIBING OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Draft
QUICK SIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Light hops, spicy,
biscuity malt, crisp
FOOD IT CHASES DOWN WELL. . . . . . . . . . .Grilled
meats, chips and salsa,
seafood
Nightlight Dry Irish Stout
STYLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Irish Dry Stout
ABV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.7%
Ben Sable and Jud Mulherin were childhood friends in Tennessee. As youngsters they
shared a dream to open a “shop.” Like many young friends, as they grew up, their lives took
different paths, but they never lost touch. And they never forgot their dream. As adults they
both loved beer, so it was inevitable that their dream would morph into becoming brewery
owners. Circle Brewing appeared on the internet beer rumor mill in the second half of 2008.
Fast forward two years, Ben and Jud were brewing their first batches of beer for Austin.
Envy Amber and Blur Texas Hefe were their first beers to be released. They followed those
with their Nightlight Dry Irish Stout. Circle brews their beer following the Reinheitsgebot,
the German purity law from 1516. Their basic philosophy: to make beer “with only the best
ingredients and NONE of the other stuff.”