One of the most unique things about Austin FC’s stadium site is all the local breweries within walking distance. To prep for the inaugural 2021 season (call it pre-pregaming), we went to seven North Austin breweries—all within a mile or so from the stadium.

On match day, you’ll get a one-of-a-kind pregame experience at any of these breweries—downing delicious pints of local beer, wearing your Austin FC jersey, and talking about the beautiful game with fellow fans of the Verde & Black.

With that said, here’s how these breweries can show the love for Austin FC fans:

• Match day beer specials
• Short lines
• Austin FC memorabilia on display
• Game day parking
• TVs, TVs, TVs

Keep an eye out for these breweries to host watch parties for road games (or home games when you can’t score a ticket).

To be clear, this isn’t a full “where to watch the match” listicle. You can find Austin FC’s pub club partners here.

Note: Walking times to the stadium are estimates.

Update: From our original list of 7 neighborhood breweries in 2021, two beer makers closed in 2022, Adelbert’s Brewery (building closure) and 4th Tap Brewing (bankruptcy), and two shuttered in 2023, Circle Brewing (bankruptcy) and Oskar Blues Brewery.

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Austin Beerworks

3001 Industrial Terrace, 78758 | Distance to Stadium: 1.2 miles (24 minute walk)
ABW Website

ABW is a former Austin FC meet & greet locale for good reason. A wall of 20 taps dutifully include 6 core beers—but don’t dare pass on their hair-brained rotating brews conjured up for taproom drinkers. Speaking of said taproom, can we agree to make up a new word like “taphanger” to describe it? Proving ABW is LISTOS, they have turned their OG taproom into the Verde Room complete with three 75″ TVs inside and out. Farthest of the bunch from McKalla, transportation may need to be wrangled to the stadium on match day.

• Core beer(s): Amber Vision Ale, Peacemaker Ale, Pearl-Snap Pils, Fire Eagle IPA, Flavor Country Ale
• Soccer Beer: Rotating beer in commemorative can for each home match (Limit 2 per customer)
• High octane beer: Gold Fist Pale Ale (9.0% ABV)
• Food truck: Can-Tina Food Trailer (burgers, sausages, tacos)
• Parking: Surrounding industrial emptiness makes for great weekend parking

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Celis Brewing

10001 Metric Blvd, 78758 | Distance to Stadium: 0.8 miles (17 minute walk)
Celis Website

Celis is the OG craft brewery in Austin. Nuff said. After disappearing in the 2000s because of some big beer conglomerate bullshit, this Belgian-style brewhouse is back and locally-owned. Harkening to its Central TX roots, a limestone and oak-accented taproom encompasses a circular copper-capped bar in the middle. It’s the best venue of the bunch for game-watching—three large, sufficiently-elevated TVs make for good soccer viewing, plus a new outdoor beer garden open just in time for home games.

• Core beer(s): Celis White Witbier, Celis Juicy IPA, Celis Pale Bock
• High octane beer: Celis Grand Cru Tripel Ale (8.6% ABV)
• Food truck: Backdraft Pizzeria
• Parking: Head straight to the overflow parking next door for a spot

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Hopsquad Brewing Co.

2307 Kramer Ln, 78758 | Distance to Stadium: 0.5 miles (10 minute walk)
Hopsquad Brewing Website

Was it Professor Pleasant with the pale ale at the bar? Or Comtesse de Duval with the saison on the patio? In this whodunit for your taste buds, every beer in Hopsquad has its own character. No mystery about where these beers reside though. A bright, cheery exterior beckons you into an airy industrial taproom outfitted with picnic tables, clusters of colorful lounging chairs, and the obligatory foosball table. Hopsquad entices EPL viewers on weekend mornings with a large screen TV showing the matches.

• Core beer(s): Lord Zanate IPA, Professor Pleasant Pale Ale, Comtesse de Duval Saison, Dutchess of Oltorf Roggenbier, Doctor Montopolis Pils
• Soccer Beer: Zapatista Mexican Lager
• High octane beer: Lord Zanate IPA (6.9% ABV)
• Food truck: Kasey’s
• Parking: Small lot in back so park next door (by Circle Brewing)

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Bonus: Q2 Beer Hall

Besides these breweries within walking distance of McKalla, the Q2 Beer Hall located at the North end of Q2 Stadium usually opens a couple of hours before the match. Although the tap wall is mostly dominated by the obligatory AB InBev beers (Bud Light, Heineken, Dos XX), you’ll also find some local brews like Pinthouse Pizza Electric Jellyfish and Thirsty Planet Brewing Thirsty Goat.