Celis Beer News Today

There will be plenty of malty deliciousness in which to imbibe as the day-long event unfolds on Saturday, Oct. 15 at historic Crockett Park.

Austin 360 Pierre Celis founded his pioneering namesake brewery in Austin in 1992, but what was this Belgian expat doing in Austin? Thats the story Jeremy Banas set out to sell in his new book, "Celis Beer: Born In Belgium, Brewed In Texas,” which came out in February. There are more than 50 breweries in Central Texas now, but when Pierre Celis moved here in the early 1990s, there were none. The Belgian brewer was already known for reviving an old style of beer called a wit or witber, and whe...