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We brew traditional styles which pay homage to European origins, while highlighting our own Texas Hill Country terroir. All of our beers are made with water sourced directly from the limestone-filtered water well on the property, 450 feet below the surface in the Middle Trinity aquifer.
We don’t alter this water in any way, and let our beers showcase this beautiful, mineral-rich natural resource. The end product is an elegant and dry beer, made to be enjoyed under the shade of a Live Oak.
The Tasting Room draft list shown here is subject to change, as we rotate beers often. Be sure to check our retail cooler for barrel program beers no longer on draft.
We offer a curated list of wines and local ciders, as well as non-alcoholic beverages.
Collaboration Series
We celebrate lifelong craftsmen and organizations who share our ethos through developing a recipe and brewing together. We highlight local Texas artisans and non-profits in our community who are working hard for their passion each and every day.
Collaboration Series
We celebrate lifelong craftsmen and organizations who share our ethos through developing a recipe and brewing together. We highlight local Texas artisans and non-profits in our community who are working hard for their passion each and every day.
Collaboration with Pink Boots Society
Crisp / Tropical / Grassy / 4.8% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER
Our 4th Annual release of Zwickeled Pink Zwickeled Pink is an unfiltered and unpasteurized Czech-style pilsner, dry-hopped with the Yakima Chief Hops 2021 Pink Boots Hops Blend (Ahtanum, Cashmere, Citra, Loral, Sabro) creating a hoppy lager with grassy, papaya and earthy notes. An easy drinking 4.8% abv…the perfect beer for spring and summer under the oaks!
Breweries around the world used that same hop blend in a recipe of their own choosing, with a portion of the proceeds from hop sales going back to Pink Boots. Vista is committed to donating a portion each sale of this beer back to the Pink Boots Society. The funds raised from the collaboration brews supports both the PBS international organization and our local Pink Boots Society Austin chapter, with funds going towards scholarships for members.
COLLAB WITH BARTON CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
BREADY / CRISP / PINE / 4.2% ABV
0.5L pour / Pitcher / Crowler / 6x12oz cans
This classic American blonde ale pours a rich golden hue with a fluffy white head and aromas of freshly baked bread, pine, grapefruit and melon. This drinkable ale delivers a full mouthfeel and slight acidity from Vista’s mineral-rich well water. This recipe was designed in collaboration with our friend’s over at Barton Creek Country Club as the perfect brew for a day on the golf course!
Dry / Coffee / Bitter Chocolate / 6.5% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER / 4x16oz cans
Vista joined the worldwide Black is Beautiful movement to raise money to fight social injustice and is proud to continue to amplify the message. The initiative was founded by San Antonio’s Weathered Souls Brewing Company and has grown to include over 1,000 breweries, each choosing an organization to donate the proceeds. Vista will be donating to the Michael James Jackson Foundation for Brewing & Distilling, a grant-making organization that funds scholarship awards to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color.
Vista’s Black is Beautiful brew is an Oatmeal Coffee Stout, cold brew infused with Costa Rica Tarrazú Don Roberto coffee from our buds up at Red Horn Coffee House & Brewing Co. This classic stout delivers a smooth mouthfeel, coming in at 6.5% abv with a roasty bitterness from the dark grains and a nice buzz from the cold brew coffee. This special roast from Red Horn is a wash processed and patio dried coffee that brings dominant chocolate notes and a subtle molasses and dark cherry on the finish.
Collab with Zilker Therater Productions
TOASTED WHEAT / GRASS / CRISP / 5.0% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER
This classic German wheat gets is name from its beautiful, clear deep straw color. This easy-drinking 5.0% brew drinks light & crisp, with light wheat and crackery notes. While the base of locally grown and malted grains, including Barton Springs Mill unmalted heirloom wheat, is the highlight, we nod to the German heritage by using 100% noble hops. Hallertauer Mittelfrüher lends a very mild bitterness and slightly spicy and floral aromas.
Named for the Little Shop of Horrors main character, Audrey II. We’ve partnered with Zilker Theater productions, whose annual theater production runs in Bee Cave this summer, to create a brew perfect for sipping while watching the show!
Barrel Program (draft)
Vista’s barrel program is built around freshly emptied wine barrels sourced from our neighbors here in Central Texas. We currently have barrels aging with brettanomyces ales, Belgian-style lambics (some with local fruit, such as Fredericksburg peaches) and small batch variations of our beer garden recipes.
Barrel Program (draft)
Vista’s barrel program is built around freshly emptied wine barrels sourced from our neighbors here in Central Texas. We currently have barrels aging with brettanomyces ales, Belgian-style lambics (some with local fruit, such as Fredericksburg peaches) and small batch variations of our beer garden recipes.
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!
Beer Garden
We’re brewing beer perfect for enjoying in shade of an old oak tree. Our recipes are influenced by European traditions, with our own signature interpretation. We’ll have a range of styles, all balanced, approachable, low abv. Crisp and dry on the palate, but at the same time, soft and drinkable.
Beer Garden
We’re brewing beer perfect for enjoying in shade of an old oak tree. Our recipes are influenced by European traditions, with our own signature interpretation. We’ll have a range of styles, all balanced, approachable, low abv. Crisp and dry on the palate, but at the same time, soft and drinkable.
Crisp / DRY / Effervescent / 4.5% abv
0.5L pour / pitcher / Crowler
An ale-lager hybrid with an easy-drinking mouthfeel and a touch of fruit notes from the ale yeast. An exceedingly drinkable beer which we make with 100% German Noble hops and malts. Named for an old Texas family name, passed down for generations in the Vista Brewing family.
Fruity / Dry / Spice / 6.5% abv
0.5L Pour / 750 ml Bottle
Vista’s house saison is a French-style modelled after the classic ales of Wallonia. This brew pours a rich golden color with a frothy white head and a slight haze. The aroma is tropical fruit, banana, clove, white pepper and honey.
The first sip gives you classic saison flavors of bready malt, honey and white pepper. The beer is dry with a full mouthfeel, with a good amount of ester and spiciness. Pair this elegant beer with any of our grilled meats, or take a pint on our walking trail and explore it’s delicate layers.
BALANCED / DRY / COOKIE-LIKE / 4.9% abv
0.5L pour / pitcher / Crowler / 6 x 12oz cans to-go
GOLD MEDAL – 2018 US OPEN BEER CHAMPIONSHIPS
A black lager with hints of coffee and roasted marshmallow. European hops are used to balance the body alongside the German specialty malts and German yeast which imparts fruitcake and fresh dough flavors and aromas. Named for: the big, bright stars over Driftwood and the International Dark Sky Association.
Bright / Stone Fruit / Crushable / 4.5% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER
Relax under the oaks with this crisp, dry and crushable ale, perfect for springtime! You’ll find peach and melon notes from the 100% Australian Summer hops and a bready backbone from the malt bill of Pilsner, Vienna and Marris Otter.
The sparkling ale is Australia’s only native beer style, born down under in the late 1800s to compete with the imported lager.
The name comes from that fun song that’s now stuck in our head, filling us with positive vibes!
TOASTED BREAD / ALMOND / DARK FRUIT / 5.0 % ABV
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER
This classic American style is simple in makeup, but complex in flavor! Revive Amber highlights the lightly toasted malts and pours a beautiful reddish hue with a fluffy white head. The aroma begins with toasted bread, nutty malt, and distinctive dark fruit characteristics. The flavor is a delicate blend of bread crust, almond, and deep plum with hints of cherry. A dry and malty finish leaves you coming back for more.
Revive nods to the hopeful stage of life as we heal from this terrible pandemic. Beautiful wildflowers, fun summer trips and celebrations with friends are all on order as our community collectively REVIVES in the coming months.
Crisp / Crushable / Banquet / 5.5% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER / 6 X 12OZ CANS TO-GO
A crispy and crushable all-American lager brewed in the pre-war tradition using both malt and corn. This crystal clear quencher is just what you want on a hot summer day — with light esters and a crisp maltiness that finishes dry and clean.
Effervescent / Citrus / Dry / 4.9% abv
0.5L POUR / PITCHER / CROWLER / 6 X 12OZ CANS TO-GO
This session IPA delivers bright, citrusy hoppy goodness at a dry and
easy-drinking 4.9% abv. Made with locally grown and malted grain, the hops are the star of this brew! Full of Columbus and Idaho 7 in the brew, with a heavy dose of Simcoe, Citra and Ella for dry hop. Hop aroma and flavor, without heavy bitterness.
Home of the Brave is a collaboration with friends at Banger’s Sausage House & Beer Garden to celebrate our nation’s birthday. What goes better with July 4th than beer and sausage!
