512 Brewing Company

Great tour. I couldn’t drink the beer, but it smells delicious. Free beer samples included with your. Designated driver gets a free glass minus the beer.

It’s pretty rare that I like MOST of the beers at a brewery. Usually there’s one or two stand outs, and that in itself is unusual.
However, 512 takes the cake on my brewery tour of Austin this time around. We showed up around noon, definitely past their «tour» time and it wasn’t even available on their eventbrite /​website anymore. Regardless, the brewer (New-​ish Guy, woo!) let us in the tour and filled our two glasses with delicious Pecan Porter that was on nitro at the time.
I definitely loved their IPAs (IPA & Seven), their Wit was also not bad at all. The only thing I was a little eh about was their Pils and that’s ok with me. They were incredibly knowledgable, the tour was fun, and they’re doing some really cool barrel aged stuff that you don’t see at a lot of breweries. They’re also very dedicated to self distribution, despite how difficult that seems, so I’m definitely looking forward to other 512 beers I can get my hands on in the future.

Their Pecan Porter is out of this world. I’m not normally a porter fan but this stuff is so good that I’d pour it in my cereal instead of milk if my wife would let me. Last I checked, it wasn’t available in liquor stores which is a damn shame. I do know that Flix, Torchy’s Tacos and The Brass Tap all in Round Rock carry it on tap. 512, get with the program people! Start canning this liquid gold!

I decided to take a Saturday tour on a whim after seeing a notice posted on Meetup. I was so glad I went! The staff were really nice, informative, and the beer delicious. Visit the website for information about future tours.

Such a wonderful place! The best staff and the tour was super cool! Also got to try all their brews! We did this with a bachelorette party and it was the best way to start the weekend! Wish I lived in Austin so I could bring people here all the time!

My wife and I were stuck in traffic on Saturday the 25^th and arrived a little late for our tour. Not only were they aware of the accident on 35 but they pushed the tour back so everyone could get there. Class act, if you ask me.
Their facility is small, but their beer is great! I loved the Stingo, which is barreled and aged in oak. I would love to get my hands on a growler of this awesome beer. Does anyone know where you can get it? Our tour guide explained their brewing process and as to why they don’t bottle or can their beers. Man, I wish they did. They showed everyone the whole facility and gave us REAL beer pint glasses, unlike other local breweries in the area.
This place is great and I would definitely take friends and family here any day.

We did one of the brewery tours and I absolutely loved it. It was very small and relaxed. I liked the informal structure a lot and Liam and Patrick were awesome. Definitely not stingy with the samples. Don’t drive if you plan to drink because you will want to sample everything. The Bruin and Wit were my favorites.

I feel like once you’ve seen a brewery tour, you’ve seen them all. 512 proved me wrong.
I really enjoyed this smaller, more intimate tour. It all felt very personal and maybe it was because we were drinking at 11am, but their beer just tasted super fresh to me. The staff is extra friendly and I appreciated them being generous with the refills.
Downsides are that the small group means you have to buy tickets online… which means planning… which means some of your slacker friends will likely get left behind.

Please, please go to 512 when you get a chance. We did the tour, which like many Austin breweries, is limited in size, so only around 25 to 30 people get in. This is exactly the way I want my brewery experience to be. Sure you have to plan ahead a little, but you won’t have to worry about standing in line for 30 minutes just to get a taste of a beer, or rushing to be able to make it into a tour.
Kevin, the founder of the brewery gave our tour, which in itself was really cool. At 512 you get a full size glass, and you get to try any beer they have on tap. That day, the choices were Pecan Porter, Nitro Pecan Porter, their Belgian Tripel, an English Strong Ale, and their IPA. Some of the names I’m forgetting. Also, they had their not-​yet released White IPA! It is very cool to be able to try something that is not out yet. If you aren’t a huge fan of IPAs like me, a white IPA can help you ease into them.
So, Kevin talked awhile, all the while we drank delicious beer. He then took us on a walk through the brewery, and showed everyone their back room. This is where they age beers– they had some beer aging in bourbon barrels. He even let us get a small taste of a sour peach beer that was aging in a gigantic wine barrel. At the end, we got to go into the little merchandise room, to see and purchase from their array of items. My friend even got to buy a really cool vinyl to go on the wall that looked like it wouldn’t be for sale.
So all in all, you will learn a lot, drink some great beer, and be able to talk face to face with someone, instead of being a random face in the crowd shouting out questions. By the way, 512 names all of their tanks after Futurama characters, which I thought was a nice touch.

I just moved to Texas and I googled this brewery. I was super excited to try the pecan porter but I didn’t do my homework very well and hadn’t really read the reviews thoroughly. Because low and behold when I arrived to the address it’s not a store front/​retail spot… So it’s sorta my fault an sorta sucks that it just didn’t happen! Oh and at the HEB when I saw the pecan porter an was gonna buy it the six pack it only had five in it and they have yet to restock! So that’s the only reason I’m giving 3 stars!

Take the tour if you get a chance.
If you are a beer drinker take a taxi cause you won’t be able to get enough. I’m not much of a beer drinker and I almost had too much. The beers they have on tap are seasonal so unfortunately I was unable to try the Pecan Porter, but the Nitro was pretty good since I like dark beer.
Whatever kind of beer you prefer they will have something for you on tap. The guy who led the tour was very cool and informative about the beer making process. I’m glad they are doing well cause their beer is pretty good.
I can’t wait to try their beer that were in the back aging in the wooden barrels. Ill definitely try to go back and see what new beer they have on tap.

We did 512’s Saturday tour yesterday and had a great time. For $ 10 you get a pint glass, tastings of their beer, and a tour of their facility. Be sure to buy tickets ahead of time because they sell out. We ended up at the 11am Saturday tour because the 12:30pm was sold out by Tuesday. The staff was really nice and open to answering all kinds of questions. We were some of the first people to leave because my husband had us on a tight brewery tour schedule, but it seemed like people could hang out and drink beer for as long as they wanted after the tour was over. I think I had 4 pours which were each about half a pint’s glass worth of beer.
They told us that they are bouncing around ideas of doing a small tap room at this location now that the beer laws in Texas have recently changed, but they might just wait until they upgrade to a larger facility, so I guess we’ll just have to wait and see how that pans out! 512’s location is pretty central and so easy to get to, so it would be amazing if they opened a tap room. Do it, do it, DO IT! Please? :)

Though I’m nothing close to a beer connoisseur, going to (512)‘s 4-​year anniversary was a beer experience I won’t soon forget.
Grabbed some Torchy’s en route to the brewery (def gotta have that hatch green chile queso). Paired with (512)‘s new Four (hippy, hoppy, bittery flavor) and the Pecan Porter w/​blueberry and «cocoa nibs»? From my Unilocal account, one can figure out that I dig chocolate and blueberries, and dark chocolate covered blueberries win me over. Put that in something that is already foolproof in the Pecan Porter and you got a malty, chocolatey concoction made for the sweet tooth. All the employees made the experience that much sweeter with a pretty orderly system and generous amount of beer samples. Live music and the Best Wurst being there in broad daylight were also pluses.
At the end of the day, for a guy who simply enjoys a Fireman’s #4 or any Shiner family member, (512) will join my beer family with open arms.

Had so much fun during 512’s 4^th anniversary! It was the perfect day: Weather was sunny & cool, the costume contest was hillarious, & it was fun tasting all the different beers. Super crowded (as expected) but still had a fun time. Been there, done that, got the 4^th anniversary t-​shirt (literally) & will be rockin’ it next time I’m pub-​crawling in south ATX!

Mmm, there’s an excellent team behind the 512 name. Their beer is downright tasty, and I’ve used the pecan porter plenty a time to convince a few girls that beer is damn right delicious. My taste buds are already craving the bourbon barrel aged pecan porter…

I’m updating my review for the four year anniversary party.
(512) is a fantastic company, and not just for their product. I love how they openly advertised their anniversary to everyone! The workers are incredibly nice and passionate as well. I don’t know how many people were here today for the anniversary, but there were a lot…
Anyway, I got to taste the pecan porter with blueberry and cocoa nibs. Did I just drink a pecan porter? Much sweeter, and went down incredibly smooth. Prior to that, I had the (512) four– hoppy and bitter with a pack of flavor. Even after having the pecan porter, the nitro pecan porter, and the double barrel from my previous brewery tour, I’m still incredibly impressed with the quality of beers that come out of here. Thankful that I can find (512) on tap at my local bar.

I love the beer here, I love local beer in general but I cant tell you how many times I’ve gone to the bar and gotten the 512 Pecan Porter and been in some sort of chocolate roasted pecan heaven.
My visit to the brewery was miraculous, I walked in to the smell of wonderful hops and saw the taps they were amazing. One tap was very special and used nitrous instead of co2 to pump the beer, they happened to have the pecan porter on tap as well many others.
The Pecan Porter from the nitrous tap was smooth and creamy like a guiness but had so much more flavor it was amazing. My mouth jumped for joy with every sip. The taps were switch at some point and I had a whiskey barrel porter off the same tap which was ungodly good.
If you want to have a good experience visit this brewery. I’ve been to several brewery’s but this one made me felt smaller warmer and I felt more welcome. and the beer was amazing.

I was introduced to 512 about a year ago by a cycling buddy of mine. Since that point I always order a Pecan Porter whenever I have a chance.
My family went to the Spring Open House this year and had a great time.

«Oh, you have 512 Pecan Porter on tap?! Yay!!! I’ll have a pint please.»
I’m a big fan of this local brewery. I’ve been to several of their seasonal in-​house tasting events, as well as the Gingerman’s 512 pint nights. Judging by my 512 pint glass collection, it looks like half a dozen such events.

The only way you can visit this brewery is to wait for their Seasonal Open House (so 4 times a year).
My boyf and I went to their Spring Open House back in March — that was the first time we’ve been to the actual brewery. You pay $ 5 which includes a logo pint glass and 3 beers!
I’ve had all their beers at local Austin/​Houston bars and I really enjoy the Pecan Porter (although the pecan aspect is loss in the porter), but it’s still damn tasty.
The Open House lines form fast so get there early if you can.
512 Brewery recently started distributing their beers in San Antonio, so I can get it at Flying Saucer now! WOOT! If you’re in Austin, you can get this at a slew of places across town.