Batch Brewery Set For June Opening In East Austin

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Batch Brewery officials on Thursday announced their new location will open this summer, with brewing to begin in early May.

Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches owners Noah and Josh Lit said their Batch Brewery location will officially open this June. All Batch beers will be available for purchase on-tap and in cans and bottles at the family-owned and operated kolache bakery, taproom, and retail craft beer shop, officials said.

“It was always a distant dream to brew our own beer until we met John Snyder,” the Lits said in a prepared statement. “His beers inspired us to take the plunge. We added our good friend Heath Shuford to head up the IPA program and never looked back. We went with a smaller brewhouse to always keep the beers fresh, rotating, and only available in-house.”

This week, Batch launched a Kickstarter campaign to pre-sell beer, merchandise, and brewery memberships that will run through May 15. The Kickstarter (HERE) includes different levels of rewards, including:

● $15: Custom glassware filled with a beer
● $30: Custom t-shirt
● $100: Batch Brewery annual membership, which includes $1 off all batch beers on tap and infinite happy hour with no corkage fee on their selection of hundreds of bottles and cans (limit of 100)
● $150: Bottle Club that includes 12 limited Batch brews released seasonally only available to club members (limit of 50)
● $1000: Beer a day for life, which includes a custom-made, personalized mug and one beer free, every time you come to Batch. Additionally, you will receive a 1-year bottle club and 1-year brewery membership
● $2500: Make your own beer with Batch! Come design and brew your own beer with us. Collaborate with our brewers and create your dream beer and then have a private release party in the barrel room (aka The BugRoom) or take the kegs home or to the office. "Perfect for team building, office parties, or just being a serious baller," officials said.

Leading the brewing at Batch Brewery is Head Brewer John Snyder and Heath Shuford, who will be spearheading the IPA program. Batch Brewery will focus on table beers, IPA’s, barrel-aged sours, culinary beers, and sour IPA culinary table beers. The first releases will be a Cabaret Barrel Aged Saison, with honey and pink peppercorn, and a Hazy IPA.

Designed by Josh and Laura Lit, the brewery will be split into two sides — the clean brewing room and the funky barrel room (aka The BugRoom), the Lits explained. The BugRoom will be stocked with barrels, puncheons, old stainless steel drums, and any other cool containers they can age beer in. Once open, the brewery will open to the public for short tours.

Batch Craft Beer & Kolaches is located at 3220 Manor Rd. and is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. For more information, please visit www.batchatx.com and follow along via Instagram at @batchatx.

ABOUT BATCH CRAFT BEER & KOLACHES

Batch Craft Beer and Kolaches is an Austin, family-owned kolache bakery, taproom, and retail craft beer shop. Their pastry chefs elevate the classic Central Texas Czech pastry to gourmet status by teaming up with Micklethwait Craft Meats and local fruit vendors. The curated beer selection features the best of local breweries, the exploding domestic craft beer scene, and the newest and oldest breweries in Europe and beyond. Batch offers a full espresso and coffee program through a partnership with Greater Goods Roasting. Batch Brewery will be open this summer, and all beers will be available for tastings and purchase in-store.

For more information, please visit www.batchatx.com and follow along via Instagram at @batchatx.