Twisted X Brewing Company

Lovely setting and they have a wonderful food truck outside. We had an jalapeño infused beer called Feugo (or was it fuego). That was really nice. And that food truck is beyond awesome. Perfect place to stop at after our day birdwatching and hiking at Westcave Preserve.

Been there a few times with my husband. Building is cool. Surroundings scenery is beautiful. Food truck is amazing. Beer is «good». Service SUCKS! Bartenders are not personable, tables are dirty, it seems like the bartenders don’t want to be there. My husband ordered a Nitro Porter and the bartender handed him a glass of foam, any bartender knows you have to let a nitro porter settle and then repour. It seems like the owners don’t care who works there, because it could be a really cool place with the right staff.

Loved the new Austin Lager and the Dubbel! Great place to hang out and enjoy great craft beer.

Great place! Family friendly to taste different beers n eat n play games. Awesome atmosphere. Dogs welcomed

Great beer with a knowledgable staff that were quite attentive. I loved the Fuego beer & would have made it into a Michelada but I couldn’t due to the fact their mix has a form of MSG in it that I am highly sensitive to. Great atmosphere though to which I will return again for sure. Maybe they will be able to sell growlers soon as well.

Nice atmosphere. Hot. All open air. There was a food truck with snacks. The staff at twisted x were a little aloof and seemed uninspired by the beer. It doesn’t change our love for Seniòr Viejo!

Having already tried their Fuego, we were definitely interested in stopping by this brewery at some point while we lived in Austin. They were open on Memorial Day Weekend, they were on our way back to Austin, and it was a beautiful day! This place is really beautiful and has a modern rustic feel. Their covered outdoor sitting area is amazing — they have corn hole and a few other games to play. They have beer flights available but no actual «keep the glass» deals there which was a bummer (they do have their own signature glasses for purchase, however). I tried a glass of their Señor Viejo Imperial Black Lager and it was really tasty! I would definitely recommend it to you dark beer lovers — it wasn’t too heavy, definitely refreshing, and had a bold coffee flavor. I would recommend coming to this place to hang out and grab a beer — you won’t be disappointed with the selection or ambiance!

My husband and I spent a Sunday out trying local breweries and we ended up here. Very friendly staff, good booze and happy environment. Will definitely come back and spend more time!

After a Pub Crawl with friends, we decided this was the best interior for a brewery. Be sure to check out the ceiling. They also have some fun outdoor games and a food trailer.
I don’t drink beer so I can’t comment on it but Hubby and friends loved the Stout. Not the Girl Stout (I love the name) but another one which he can’t remember as it was the fourth stop on a long day of pub crawling. Another group favorite was the Fuego which is brewed with infused jalapeños!
If I were the owner, I’d add cold brew coffee to the menu. Some of the folks were a bit tipsy as they drove off.

Had a blast visiting this great little brewery! Go to salt lick while you’re in the area… Take the beer with you! Enjoy!

Great vibes, great beer; really couldn’t ask for a better time!
I particularly enjoy their Señor Viejo, but you really can’t go wrong with any of the selections they have on tap.

Found a new fav to haunt! Seriously! Twisted X Brewing Company is yet another great spot on the Texas Hill Country Beer Trail!
The décor is simplistic and inviting, rustic Mexican meets shabby chic. The re-​purposed wood ceiling is a standout, the tiny cacti on every table on top of Mexican woven blankets, and the great staff all add to the charm.
TXBC specializes in Tex Mex Beer™. From standout lagers to more innovative flavor combos, the brews are indeed tasty and interesting. They use as many local ingredients as possible, making this local craft brew truly «local.»
IMHO a flight is a great way to start, particularly on your first visit. Can choose up to six (go all the way!) 5 oz. pours, served up in a cute and functional branded wooden board. Depending on the beer, each one ranges in price from $ 2 – 3, so a complete flight will cost about $ 12 – 15. A little bit different approach than most «flights;» however, I feel like it gives you more choices.
Some standout beers: The Premium Lager is TXBC staple beer, and as they recommend, is very good in a Michelada! The hubster has been on an IPA kick for quick a while now and thoroughly enjoyed the Chupahopra — very hoppy finish. And no trip to TXBC would be complete without sampling the Fuego (aka Jalepeno Pilsner). It’s certainly fits right in with the Tex-​Mex approach, and has just the slightest kick of heat at the end. The first thing that popped in my head was «THIS is the next beer I’m putting in my chili.» Perfect «cooking» beer.
Overall: When you’re out on the «Trail» or just in Dripping Springs any given day of the week, stop in and sip on one or two. I don’t think you’ll regret it. Arriba, abajo, adentro! Cheers!
TIPS:
*Unlike many «breweries,» the Tasting Rom at TXBC is open 7 days a week.
* TXBC reads more barlike type of brewery with TV s and a food truck (Thur, Fri, &Sat). Great place to spend some time, and even catch a game. Huge plus!
*They do have brewery tours — free! M-​F @4pm, Sat @1,3,5pm, Sun@1,3pm.
*Be sure to check out the large carved tree outside. Too cool; makes for some great photo opps.
*Super dog friendly outdoor area, complete with «poo» station so do your doodie… er, um. duty when your fur baby does his/​hers please.

On a recent vacation to Austin, my boyfriend and I essentially ate and drank our way across the city, visiting countless restaurants, food trucks and breweries. Of all the breweries we visited, this one was my boyfriend’s favorite. ;) (They were my second fave. My favorite goes to Last Stand.)
I liked their tap room and beautiful landscape/​setting in Dripping Springs. Beer selection was fairly hop heavy, hence my boyfriend’s love of the place. I found one or two I really liked too. Prickly Pear was my go-​to. I would have loved a few darker — brown, porter, stout — choices in the winter when we visited.
We took a few jars of their yummy salsa home with us.

Fantastic brewery, fantastic service! Just wish Texas law let them sell direct out of the tasting room! I would have loved to take home a growler full of several of the beer.
Thank you for the bartender Ryan for making this my favorite beer stop so far in Texas

Like many others we stopped by on our way to The Salt Lick. My in-​laws were in town and I wanted to give my FIL a beer and BBQ experience. Twisted X was the only brewery open on a Friday afternoon and that is why we went here. There is a lot this place has going for it (plenty of seating, great scenery, etc) but there is a lot they have against it too. I agree that the price for the flights was a bit much but we split 2 flights among 5 people and it gave us a good idea of which beers we liked. We then each ordered a pint a piece of our favorite beer. Most of our group liked the Fuego (Jalepeno Pilsner) the best but my FIL and I went with the Twisted X (somewhat of a typical lager). Out of 5 of us, those were the only two beers that we likes and we sampled all 11 that they had on tap. My biggest complaints was you can’t take beer to go which we were hoping to do since The Salt Lick is BYOB. I don’t think I have ever been to a brewery where a buying a growler wasn’t an option but whatever. At the end of the day, I think their beers are good but not great and I probably wouldn’t go back.

Agreed with everyone else about the rip off of the 2 flight deal. Shoulda read the Unilocal reviews before doing so! Offered a flight of all 11 beers. And was charged individually for the 5 beers after the first «full flight». Maybe we would have tipped you more mr bartender if you had chosen to make the consumer happy, and give them a full 2 flights of 12 for the right price. Maybe offer the 12^th sample whichever the persons favorite beer was. Not charge 3 something PER sample after the first flight. For the 15 or something odd dollars for the unfilled flight, we could have got a full case of good ol Busch light !! Beer was ok. Wouldn’t recommend a 31 dollar flight of 11 samples

The guy working said flights are 6 tastings, but if we were sharing a tasting. He would give us all 11. Okay. We got out bill & Instead of charging us for 2 tastings… He charged us $ 3 per each taste. Our total ended up being WAY more than it should have been. It would have been cheaper (with more tastes) had we done them individually. We liked the place; but for that kind of shadiness we will not be back!

Went here today for the first time and specifically drive out there to visit this place. Sadly we seem to have gone right in the middle of two bus loads of people doing a beer crawl or something. Place was packed. No where to sit other than the rocks outside. Waited in line to get a beer and while the beer was good it wasn’t worth hanging out to try more at this time. We didn’t order a flight due to the high prices already mentioned on other Unilocal reviews, but the price for two pints was reasonable and the beer w then as good. We left and went to another brewery with better results. We then tried to go back a couple hours later on our way back home and were told they were closed for a private party and we needed to leave. May try to visit again when it isn’t so packed. If it matters we went around one pm on a Saturday and then again a few hours after that. Somewhat disappointed in the experience.

Their beer list is diversified with ales, lagers and stouts and are not afraid to mix it up in the secondary fermenter with additions like prickly pear and Jalapeño. This is the closest brewery to my house so I sort of cone here by default. The hasselhopf IPL is my latest favorite and at 7.5% is a pretty big beer, especially for a lager. If they only served it in full pints. Usually 8% is the 10 oz pour cutoff. They also now have a beer truck here although I haven’t tried it.

Beers were not the best, but we wanted to try the entire selection, 12 4 oz pours came out to $ 30; so 3 PINTS for $ 30. Definitely not worth the price. To top it off, the lady that was serving us was very short with us.

Dropped into Twisted X with my family as part of a brew crawl to experience some of the local breweries. The building was new with ample parking and a nice outdoor seating area. The taproom was spacious with a nice long counter that plenty of room.
We arrived around noon and the taproom was mostly empty. The bartender was only serving us but she seemed annoyed to be at work. We asked for two 6-​beer flights consisting of each of their beers. She insisted on arguing with me about my request. «This is not much beer. Are you sure you don’t want to order some pints instead?» Eventually she served up the two flights to me. Ouch! $ 31 for the two flights –just so we could decide what pints we would get next!
The beer was ok. There was nothing that stood out as special to me. There were six in our party and after we finished the two flights samples, none of us was interested in ordering any more beer or in returning to Twisted X in the future.

Nothing better than hanging out on a weekend and sipping on a cold brew! i love all the beers here, no favorites! Perfect place to bring your friends or co-​workers and enjoy live music, football, and good ol conversation!
The food truck is amazing, the michelada mix is damn good, and the overall vibe is relaxing and fun.

Finally stopped to visit with my wife, nephew and his fiancé on way to Salt Lick. Brewery is amazing. Great setting. However the whole point of going to a brewery is to sample their beer. My wife and I visited many breweries in US and Canada. Always get a flight at very reasonable price. Now to the point.
The server was awesome. No complaints. I told her I love a flight. We always get a flight at the brewery. She told me that if my wife shared then we could sample all 11. Great do I got the 11 sample flight for me and my nephew.
What I failed to ask was the price. $ 29 per flight blew me away. Flight of 4 was $ 8 then charged $ 3 for the last 7 ($ 21) for a total $ 29 times 2 (rounded up). A pint was $ 6 while a sample 2.5 mouthfuls was $ 3. Outrageous. I could have bought about 4 six packs for what I paid for 22 mouthfuls.
Love the beer but so expensive. Disappointed.

Even for the non beer drinkers, this should be a stop. Great offerings, food trucks, fun vibe and a great patio make this place a great spot to gather with friends.

Excellent beer selection. Patio or indoor seating. Some snacks to munch on; sometimes a food truck is on-​site. Fun place to enjoy a good, cold beer!

Great brewery. The beers are good and the ambiance is great for just hanging out with friends. My hubby enjoyed the IPA and my cousin enjoyed the original. The tastings are huge so definitely shareable if needed.

Great place to chill and enjoy a beer on the patio with my dog. Easy drive from Austin.

In the area so we just dropped in.
Finding it was easy, parking was easy and the bar line was not long. Not really familiar with their beers so went for the ipa. The ipa was just ok but not great. Tasted the black lager and had same opinion.
A band was playing but not to my liking. The atmosphere was good but we only stayed for one beer.
Beer-​wise I like Thirsty Planet much better. Atmosphere-​wise I like Jester King much better. Not a bad place but not a favorite either.

Stopped by here on the way back from eating at the Salt Lick BBQ. I figured it was either have a few shiner bocks or try this place out, so my girl and I decided to drop in.
Well
The beer wasn’t anything special (I tried about 4), wasn’t great but wasn’t bad. Prices were also a bit high.
If I have a big complaint it was the «band» that was playing. I’m pretty sure that Hitler is forced to listen to this xylophone playing band during his torment in hell. I mean the word bad just doesn’t describe how god awful it truly was. Another moment of having to listen to that and I was seriously considering running out to my car and putting my glock 27 to my temple… no really.
I’d seriously consider not going back to this place just in case that band happened to be there that day.
Advice to the business itself… get some new talent, or just play a CD.
I had to come back and write this part because the experience was haunting me. I’d rather run into oncoming traffic at rush hour on 35 than have to listen to the band that was playing here again.

Cool Hill Country brewery. For an Austin-​area craft brewery, they brew quite a few beers. We ordered a flight so that we could try them all! It was really busy when I was there, but they had live music, and people were really cool about sharing tables! There was also a food truck outside (not a vegetarian-​friendly one). All in all, it’s a cool place!

Nice venue but the beer didn’t stand out to me. If you’re in the area it’s worth a stop.

Great place! I’m super happy for the owner as I know he has worked hard to make it a reality… I remember tasting the beer in a storage unit up in cedar park. The beer is great and there is some beer here you can’t buy in store. They have chips and salsa but that’s it… don’t count on ordering food. It would be really neat to offer a few texmex dishes even if it were only nachos or a really good queso.

We are literally pulling out of the parking lot and loved this place. It takes quite a bit to impress my husband and I but I gotta hand it to the twisted x crew. Brenda is a doll behind the bar and quite knowledgeable. now I’m no expert but she was able to answer my questions :) I was bummed about 3 things.
1)brew tour didn’t start until 4 today :/​
2)The 3 beers I LOVED (Oates, Harold and Simon) are not canned or bottled :/​I would love to be able to drink this at home, but no such luck… and no they can’t do a pour from the brewery into a growler, seal it and take it home for some reason or another, I asked.
3) no food other than chips and salsa… the salsa was good but I would have loved to have some food.
Now I know they have a food truck out there on the weekends but I was there durring the week Sooo there’s that.
OVERALL those three things didn’t take away from the fact that my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our time and the beer :) props twisted X team, we will be back.

We stopped here after visiting Jester King down the road. It’s a great layout, much nicer than most breweries and definitely not the industrial or rustic layouts most of them have. We loved the carved tree.
Service was so-​so. The lady behind the bar just seemed lost when i didn’t want the standard flight. But she tried. The male staff and the lady taking care of the tables were friendly and helpful.
Sadly, they are out of Señor Viejo for at least 6 more months. Luckily, they had a variety of other beers to try — an oat weissen, a Belgian brown, a pale ale, and a saison that were all good. (Unfortunately, they also had an «export» lager that I should not have ordered.)
Definitely worth stopping by here again to see what other one-​off beers they come up with.

Went here on a recent unseasonably warm Saturday a couple weeks ago while riding the motorcycle… As a result, obviously, we couldn’t enjoy it TOO much… but we were able to share a sampler of their seven current brews and have a couple sliders from the food truck. I particularly liked the Fuego (jalapeño pilsner) and Señor Viejo (Black Lager) but wasn’t too keen on the rest of them.
The area is beautiful, at the corner of FM150 and RR12 in the Dripping springs area. The tasting room is adorned with picnic tables covered in mexican style blankets and the ceiling is what looks like pieces of pallets or barrels that have been «decorated» by patrons and slid between the rafters over time. Pretty cool.
This is a great place to sit out front, even on the limestone block wall of the patio and enjoy a good beer or two on a nice day.

Wasn’t that impressed. Beer just so so… did do a tour of the very small facility and that was interesting. Employees didn’t seem to be much in the mood to be working that day. Sat outside… with several other customers that also spoke out our about the lack of customer service as well as flavor. Sample board I think was $ 16 and they are definitely over charging for the salsa and chips… won’t go back
Buyer beware

We had passed by Twisted X dozens of times in our wanders between Jester King and Salt Lick, yet had never stopped in for fear of a lagers-​only tap wall.. mistake!
I’d heard rumor recently, though, that they were expanding the styles of beer produced and offered in their tasting room, AND had their mascot Chupahopra carved into a tree on site, so we made a point to stop in last weekend… I’m so glad we did.
The brewery itself is beautiful — a far cry from the standard industrial park setting — and the staff was so welcoming and enthusiastic about Twisted X beers. The female tapminder (so sad I neglected to get her name — that chick rocked!) gave us great descriptions of and suggestions for all of the house beers, and was supersweet about getting us samples of the remaining beers that weren’t included on the standard flight. A brand new peppered stout, El Martillo, was fanfreakintastic, far and away the favorite of the night. Topaz, a quite hoppy pale Ale, was also pretty great, and I enjoyed the availability of a radler while The Fella sipped on the bourbon & tequila barrel vanilla bean infused Señor Viejo.
Tyler gave us a great tour of the Chupahopra tree, which is cool enough on its own to make Twisted X a destination.
Watching the sun set over feeding deer whilst enjoying some great brews, music, and giant Jenga was the perfect way to end a Hill Country day. We’ll be back more often now!