Best Texas Beer Vacations

What makes the summer bearable? Taking a vacation. Getting away from it all. But there are some things you can’t quite escape from. Not completely. This is Texas, so no matter where you go, what you do—there’s always that hot as Hades summer heat!

So what’s the solution?

Beer of course. Really great beer.

That’s how you solve summer. Beer and vacations. Combine the two and you have one of the most beautiful words in the English language. Beercation. (Almost gives us tingles when we say it.)

You don’t have to be a tourist to take a vacation right here in Texas. Here are some of the best places in Texas to beat the summer heat, while you sip on some amazing craft beer, and experience some of the best the Lone Star State has to offer.Enjoy your beercation! Send us a postcard.

ATXCursions Brewery Tours Austin, TX

Tour includes a trip to any 3 breweries in the Austin, TX area including: Jester King, Twisted X, Hops & Grain, Zilker, Independence, Adelbert’s, Austin Beerworks, and Last Stand.

Texas Beer Bus San Antonio, Austin, Houston, Dallas

Ranked #1 on tripadvisor.com in Food & Drink in Houston, and Tours in Houston. Trip includes VIP tours of 3 breweries.

No Label Brewing Co. Katy, TX

Most notable brews include Ridgeback Ale, and Eleven Amp IPA. On some days this Katy brewery also features live music, and Yoga and Hops every Thursday.

Big Bend Brewing Co. Alpine, TX

One of the best breweries in West Texas, this tour also features a bit of Texas history woven in.

Craft Cruiser Brewery Tours San Antonio, TX

Tours will include any 3 of these 4 breweries: Weathered Souls Brewing Co, Freetail Brewing Co., Busted Sandal Brewing Co., or Alamo Beer Co.

Hill Country Craft Beer Trail New Braunfels, TX

Take a convenient shuttle or drive yourself through the hill country of Texas, hitting up some of the best breweries in the region, and watch the sun set over the Comal River. A great summer beer trip.