Savory / Apple / Honeysuckle / 6.9% abv
500 ml bottle

Hye is a savory and dry ale created with 100% wild yeast found in the freshly-dumped William Chris zinfandel barrels where it aged for over 12 months. The wild yeast and time in barrel gives flavors of white grape, honeysuckle and peach with a lingering tannic and funky finish.

Hye is an ongoing collaboration started in summer of 2019 with William Chris Vineyards, located down the road in Hye, TX. Our goal is to find wild Texas yeasts from Hill Country vineyards we can isolate and brew with Texas grains and age in Texas wine barrels.

Clove / banana / ester / 9.5% abv
8oz pour / 750ml bottle

This Belgian-style, strong golden ale is our tribute to the Trappist monks and to Vista’s pure, limestone filtered water from the Middle Trinity aquifer. Pours with a faint haze and a snow-white head. Floral and mellow spiciness and clean vanilla malty notes make way for traditional banana and clove.

Tart / Red Grape / Mineral / 7.4% abv
500 ml bottle

Full-bodied with a beautiful pink hue. Big fruit notes of red grape, berry and apple with a slight acidity and minerality. Brett forward with beautiful vanilla and tannins from the red wine barrels.

This beer began with Vista’s aquifer filtered well water, house-aged hops and 100% Texas-grown grains: two-row pilsner malt and wheat from Blacklands Malt. It spent 12 months in freshly-emptied, 100% Touriga Nacional red wine barrels from our neighbors Lewis Wines with a Brettanomyces Trois yeast strain.  Laissez Faire is a French phrase meaning “let things take their own course, without interfering.” We proudly take that approach in our barrel program.

APRICOT / VANILLA / HONEYSUCKLE / 8.3% ABV
8 oz pour / 500 ML BOTTLE

We’ve created a series of unique barrel-aged beers, each pairing a single cask of beer with a single varietal of freshly pressed Texas wine grape juice.  We add the juice to our existing aged beer in barrel within 24 hours of harvest, and then allow the yeast and microflora from both the beer and the grape juice to co-ferment in the barrel for about 12 months. A truly unique Texas product, created with Texas grains, Vista’s well water and Texas-grown grape juice.

Hye is a savory and dry ale created with 100% wild yeast found in the freshly-dumped William Chris zinfandel barrels.  The Picpoul Blanc juice in this version of the oenobeer is from William Chris Vineyards Timmons Ranch, Texas High Plains.  Light golden color with aromas of apricot & vanilla. Soft mouthfeel with fruity esters and balanced acidity.

White grape / Mineral / Kiwi / 8.7% ABV
8 oz pour / 500 ML BOTTLE

We’ve created a series of unique barrel-aged beers, each pairing a single cask of beer with a single varietal of freshly pressed Texas wine grape juice.  We add the juice to our existing aged beer in barrel within 24 hours of harvest, and then allow the yeast and microflora from both the beer and the grape juice to co-ferment in the barrel for about 12 months. A truly unique Texas product, created with Texas grains, Vista’s well water and Texas-grown grape juice.

Glen Rose has a blend of six cultures which produces a mildly tart ale.  The Roussanne juice in this version of the oenobeer is from William Chris Vineyards La Pradera Vineyard, Texas High Plains. Deep amber color with aromas of white grape, pineapple, kiwi. Dry & sour with subtle minerality.

RED GRAPE / PLUM / LEATHER / 9.2% ABV
8 OZ POUR / 500 ML BOTTLE

We’ve created a series of unique barrel-aged beers, each pairing a single cask of beer with a single varietal of freshly pressed Texas wine grape juice.  We add the juice to our existing aged beer in barrel within 24 hours of harvest, and then allow the yeast and microflora from both the beer and the grape juice to co-ferment in the barrel for about 12 months. A truly unique Texas product, created with Texas grains, Vista’s well water and Texas-grown grape juice.

Travis began as a delicate, mildly tart single-strain Brett ale. The Cabernet Sauvignon juice is from Lewis Wines, Tallent Vineyards, Mason County, TX.   Rich crimson color with aromas of red grape, plum, and blackberry. Sour & dry with cherry, leather, vanilla.

COCOA / MOLASSES / MARSHMALLOW / 12.0% abv
8 OZ POUR / 500 ML BTL

Inspired by our short and sweet Texas winter, we’ve created a small batch imperial stout to keep you warm around the fire pit. This rich winter brew pours black as night with aromas of cocoa powder, pecan, marshmallow and whiskey. The first sip
evokes s’mores, followed full bodied dark chocolate and a whiskey finish.

We aged this small batch for for over a year in freshly-dumped Treaty Oak Ghost Hill Texas Bourbon barrels from Treaty Oak in Dripping Springs, TX. The chocolate and roasted malt base marries up with Treaty Oak’s bourbon made with 100% Texas-grown Barton Springs Mill heirloom corn, wheat and barley.

This barrel aged sour brown ale is our Texas tribute to a traditional style of the Flemish region of Belgium. We began with Texas grown pilsner, munich and chocolate malts. Vista’s well water and house-aged hops mingle nicely with a strain of  Brettanomyces isolated from a small Belgian brewery. Fifteen months in a neutral oak give us a balanced sour brown ale which pays tribute to the style.

Named in honor of the poem by John McCrae written as a tribute to fallen soldiers on WWI.
“Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.”

Dry / Fruit-forward / Brett / 6.8% abv
8 oz pour / 500ml bottle

This delicate and lightly tart wine barrel-aged ale is our Texas tribute to a traditional style, adding the terroir of freshly-dumped local wine barrels. We began with 100% grown and malted Texas grain, Vista well water and house-aged hops. The beer fermented with a blend of yeast and bacteria, plus a heavy dose of Italian plums for over 12 months in Mourvèdre barrels from
nearby William Chris Vineyards. Grato pairs well with a wide range of foods, from cheese & charcuterie, to grilled meats, to chocolate mousse.

Named for the Italian word “grato”, literally translated to “grateful” or “thankful” to remind us all to live with gratitude.

PEACH / BARNYARD / TANNIN / 7.0% ABV
8 OZ POUR / 500ML BOTTLE

Vista fans’ favorite barrel-aged beer is BACK just in time for the summer peach season! Just down the road from Vista’s ranch sits one of the best peach growing regions in the world: Stonewall, TX. We incorporated this local fruit at the peak of ripeness into a mixed culture, Lambic-style ale. This delicate brew is tart and dry, with aromas of fresh peach and alluring rose that give way to farmhouse Brett notes, medium acidity and tannins.

Vista’s first vintage of Stonewall won “Best Limited Release Beer” from the Austin Beer Guide and a national Good Food Award, which considers local sourcing of ingredients and sustainable business operations. This year’s vintage uses peaches from Vogel Orchards and aged in freshly-dumped Port and Sangiovese barrels from our friends at William Chris Vineyards. It is spot on, if even better than the 2019 release!

Barnyard / Peach / Tannin / 7.8% abv
8 oz draft / 500ml bottles

Light bodied, with a beautiful amber color. Subtle earthy aroma, pleasant tartness, hints of apple and pear with a dry finish.

Let this delicate and nuanced ale inspire tall Texas tales and Hill Country songs! Over 18 months in French oak barrels, along with light additions of Red Wheat and Dark Munich malts give an amber glow and mild acidity to this subtle ale. 100% Texas grown malts, water from Vista’s aquifer-fed well, wine barrels from our friends at Bending Branch winery, house-aged hops and a blend of Brettanomyces and bacterial fermentation come together to create an easy-drinking and approachable wild ale.

Tart / Lemon / Mineral / 5.5% abv
8 oz pour / 500 ml BTL

A small batch of our Shapeshifter Little Saison, a 3.8% table beer brewed in collaboration with Funkwerks. Time in William Chris Roussanne barrels transformed it into a tart and dry brew with notes of lemon and apricot. Subdued Brett character melds nicely with the minerality of the wine and tannin of the barrel.