August Beers
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What a group! On July 21st Plexbräuhaus hosted a group of 20 Austrian entrepreneurs participating in 3 Day Startup's Austria to Austin Exchange Program. The program, now in its 4th year, creates an intense, high energy exchange where standout Austrian university students become innovation bridges between the U.S. and Austria.
Austria to Austin exchange participants use the exchange experience to build companies, pursue non-traditional career paths, and make an impact in their local ecosystem. When selecting the final participants for the exchange each year, we consistently look for curious students with high character, proven work ethic, and an eagerness to learn from failure and success. With the most competitive applicant pool to date, we vetted university students through an intensive interview process consisting of written applications, video interviews, and a final panel interview with the US Embassy Vienna. The candidates that emerged as the final participants are all Austrian university students, who aspire to create impact in their respective fields through entrepreneurship.
Plexbräuhaus founders Stephen Looney and Daniel Kietzer gave some relaxed presentations on American homebrew culture and process, provided insights on building businesses from hobbies and passions, demo’ed the Plexbräuhaus apps, and shared plenty of bräu with our new friends from Austria.
We love hosting groups at the Plexbräuhaus - if you’re looking to host a unique event with elements of entrepreneurship and community, hit us up at cheers@plexbrau.haus.
Sunday, July 14th in Austin, Texas
Plexbräuhaus is teaming up with 3 Day Startup’s Global Roundup Conference to host a day of homebrewing and start up talk on Sunday, July 14th in Austin, Texas. The Global Roundup is the annual gathering of 3 Day Startup’s worldwide community of change-makers, entrepreneurs, and future leaders; and is open to students, educators, professionals, and anyone interested in cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset.
Interested in attending our brew day but can’t make the full conference? Shoot us an email at cheers@plexbrau.haus and we’ll send you more details.
When: 10:00am - 3:00pm
Where: 4407 Avenue H, Austin, Texas
Look at that glass up there and think about the freshest, juiciest IPA you've ever had. That's what's cooking at the Plexbräuhaus these days - along with a bunch of new app features (day passes!) and some solid progress on the business development front. Learn more down below!
Plexbräuhaus Slashman & Slashkid Ales
We've been kicking out some exceptional ales the last couple of weeks. Our all-grain brew process is totally dialed in these days, allowing us to pump out high-octane, high flavor bräu in about 8 days from grain to glass.
Our latest favorite is definitely the Slashman and Slashkid series - a 7.6% IPA and a 5.4% Session Ale made with all golden promise grain and warrior, citra and mosaic hops. Super citrusy, a little hazy, kind of dry and super clean. These two will definitely be regulars this summer!
On Tap or in the Brewhouse:
Slashman IPA
Slashkid Session Ale
Golden Taters Session Ale
Planned:
Sad Dad DIPA
Lone Pint Yellow Rose Clone (code name Bosaic IPA)
Summer Plex Lager
Did someone say day passes?
Subscriptions and subscription management has been a big focus for us over the past month. We've made it easier to manage your payment method, start-stop your membership, and will be providing you some new options if you don't want to commit to the monthly flex pass.
Day passes will be available soon to give you open access to a plex location (and all its amenities) for 24 hours. Nice.
All of this is in anticipation of our launch on the App Store in July! Be on the lookout for that download link when it's available.
May Events at the Plexbräuhaus
Mark your calendar and join us at an upcoming Plexbräuhaus brew day this month. Brewing with friends is great - and if you've ever wanted to learn, Stephen is a great guide! If you have an idea for a new beer and want to come brew it with us, drop us a line at cheers@plexbrau.haus.
Building the Plexbräuhaus Business
Our goal is to make Plexbräuhaus more than just a little backyard project. We want this to grow into the go-to platform for homebrewers to share their bräu with the community; and we're making some major strides towards that objective.
With the Plexbräuhaus app hitting the app store soon, and our own plex experience really starting to come into its own with great beers, an inviting space and engaged patrons, it's now time to move into full-on marketing mode to get the word out and get other plex locations on the platform. We want to demonstrate that we can really drive value for homebrewers beyond our network before taking a more serious look at outside investment.
That being said, if you are in the start-up space and want to learn more about what our business model and long-term vision looks like, email us at cheers@plexbrau.haus and we'll set up a time to chat!
As always, shoot us an email at cheers@plexbrau.haus if you want to talk beer or get plugged into our little project here. Or just drop by the Plex and grab a cold one. Cheers!
Spring is in the air here at the Plexbräuhaus - new app features are really starting to sprout, the yard is looking lush and green (and now illuminated), and the yeasts have risen for the first 10 gallons of Plexbräuhaus Plex Pale.
Plexbräuhaus Plex Pale Now On Tap
We have 10 gallons of a custom-made Plexbräuhaus Plex Pale just finishing up in the fermenters, and the first 5 gallons were kegged on April 7th! The Plex Pale features Chinook, Amarillo and Centennial hops; and is sitting at around 6.1% ABV.
Having our own custom house brews on tap is a big step for the Plexbräuhaus - you definitely want to swing by and pour one (or six). Oh yeah, it's pouring at about 30° right now.
We're upping our total capacity to have 20 gallons in reserve at all times, and will be brewing up a storm to get our regular lineup in queue.
On Tap Now:
Plexbräuhaus Plex Pale #1
Fermenting:
Plexbräuhaus Plex Pale #2 (2x aroma hops & keg dry hopped)
Planned:
Lone Pint Yellow Rose Clone (code name Bosaic IPA)
Sad Dad DIPA
Summer Plex Lager
New App Features are Growing like Weeds
Stephen is cruising full steam ahead on new feature development for the Plexbräuhaus app and tap terminal. As we move into doing more custom beers, sharing information on tasting notes and profiles for beers on tap will become really important - there's some fun stuff going in under the hood to make that easier.
We're also working on improving subscription management, adding new subscription types (like day passes), and making app downloads more accessible.
Plexbräuhaus Garden Improvements
The Plexbräuhaus backyard is looking lush. Leaves are back on the big pecan trees - providing some much needed shade - and we added some string lights a few weeks ago for those late night Plex sessions. A new fire pit will be going in shortly, so throw those lawn chairs in the car and come celebrate springtime with us!
Also be on the lookout for Plexbräuhaus brew days starting in late April. If you have an idea for a new beer and want to come brew it with us, drop us a line at cheers@plexbrau.haus.
As always, shoot us an email at cheers@plexbrau.haus if you want to talk beer or get plugged into our little project here. Or just drop by the Plex and grab a cold one. Cheers!