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from Fredonia Brewery

Old Empresarios English Style Barley wine
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AT TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS CUP!

We are so proud to announce that your very own local brewery was recognized in the Barleywine and Strong Ales category at the 2024 Texas Craft Brewers Cup for our Old Empresarios, an English Style Barleywine named after the Empresarios of East Texas (Stephen F. Austin and Haden Edwards to name a few well-known men) that helped bring people to Texas before we were Texas. This brew has been a passion project of Paul’s (really all of us at the brewery) for a very long time & we are beyond stoked that it got recognized at the state level! We pride ourselves in creating beer that symbolizes the fierce independent spirit that created Texas!

“I am beyond happy, and incredibly proud of our team that developed, brewed, cellared, and packaged this beer. I could not stand with a better team of people. I think Old Empresarios came out so well and is exactly what we all shot for. This is for AK ( Auntie Kathleen) and the team at Fredonia Brewery!,” said Paul Murray, our head brewer and co-owner here at Fredonia!

We still have a few boxes of Old Empresarios left in the taproom! Come try this amazing award-winning beer on tap and grab a bottle or three to take home with you!

We pride ourselves in the conception & creation of unique craft beer that is constantly changing and evolving. We do our best to maintain our yield of year round beers while adding in those special seasonal & limited time small batch offerings.

PROFESSIONAL TEXAN

Kölsch 4.4% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

This Kolsch style ale is light and crisp with a dry finish. Light golden color and low hops make this the ultimate lawnmower beer. Whether you’re barbequing with friends or fixin’ up the house this is the beer of the TRUE TEXAN EXPERIENCE!

Bitterness

22 IBU

BANITA BLONDE

American Blonde Ale 5.2% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Just like dipping your feet into the cool water of Banita Creek on a sunny Texas summer day. Bright yellow gold in color, with a mild hop bitterness from Galena hop additions and a hint of sweetness from Honey Malt in the grain bill.


Bitterness

29 IBU

Nine Flags Amber Ale

American Amber Ale 6.3% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Red brick main street, red dirt of Nacogdoches, red of the Fredonia and Texas flag, this amber ale pays tribute to them all as well as the nine flags that have flown over Nacogdoches through out the last 300 years. Bold malt forward, mahogany red in color, with a solid hops finish to balance out all those beautiful crystal malts.


Bitterness

49 IBU

Bull Pine Pale Ale

American Pale Ale 6.3% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Like a strong tall pine tree standing out from the others in the forests of East Texas. Copper in color, strong and smooth American Pale Ale with a hops line up including Warrior, Columbus, Centennial, and of course Cascade.


Bitterness

78 IBU

Angry Axe IPA

India Pale Ale 6.4% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Buckets of Cascade and Columbus hops complement the pale two row, crystal 10 and Melanoidin malts. Some slight red tones can be seen in this caramel colored ale that leaves a pleasantly bitter taste on the middle and back of the tongue on the finish. Whether you are tailgating or just having a cold hoppy one with friends and family at the house, Angry Axe IPA is a great companion.


Bitterness

78 IBU

Hefeweizen

Hefeweizen 4.0% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

This golden hazy beauty was fermented at warmer temperatures to get more banana nose and flavor. Medium body and German hops are sure to put this on your list of go to beers. Prost!


Bitterness

50 IBU

Curb Feeler

Pilsner 6.0% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

This smooth easy to drink Pilsner is cold fermented for a dry and easily repeatable finish. Sterling and Spalter Select hops perfectly balance the Pilsner malt, corn and rice used. Edible glitter polishes this to “Luxurious” status.


Bitterness

16 IBU

Pine Cove

Porter 6.1% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Dark as the cool shadows of Pine Cove this opaque porter with dark toffee, coffee, and dark chocolate tones with a gently lingering finish that leaves the taste buds demanding more. 5 different malts merge together to create this treat for your palate.


Bitterness

34 IBU

Brewberry

Cream Ale 4.18% ABV

SEASONAL

Amazingly purple from the 1 pound of blueberries per gallon addition. The blueberries impart a little bit of tartness. Never too bitter, never too sweet.


Bitterness

14 IBU

MĂ„RZEN

Pale Lager 6.4% ABV

SEASONAL

Complex malt flavor, but not heavy on the palate, dry finishing lager. All German Malts; Hops and Lager yeast. Great for celebrating fall, friends, and BEER!


Bitterness

48 IBU

Macho Milk

Coffee Milk Stout 5.2% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

This heavy body coffee milk stout with lactose, brewed with Java Jacks Red Dirt Blend Coffee which is locally roasted in Nacogdoches . A touch of milk sugar provides a rounded sweetness to the finish.


Bitterness

21 IBU

INVICTUS

NEW ENGLAND IPA 4.4% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Golden and hazy with a huge tropical fruit and floral nose. This packs a bright and big juicy drink with a quick, non-lingering finish.


Bitterness

61 IBU

LE BOMBE SAISON

BELGIAN FARMHOUSE ALE 7.6% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

A refreshing, balanced Belgian-style farmhouse ale spiced with ginger and orange peel. This tangy beer is medium bodied and highly carbonated for a perfect break from the summer sun


Bitterness

24 IBU

FUNKY DUNKIE

DUNKELWEIZEN 5.8% ABV

LIMITED RELEASE

This complex German dark wheat ale is creamy and full-bodied, and has a clove and banana character which is present in the nose, then finishes with a mild smoke flavor.


Bitterness

16 IBU

PURPLE LIGHTS

LAGER 4.2% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

Stephen F. Austin State University approached us searching for a beer that perfectly embodied the spirit of SFA, its faculty, students, and Alumni. Thus, Purple Lights was born! A clean light lager that quenches thirst while making you crave more and more, and at just 4.2% you can! This lager features notes of honey malt and flaked corn for a subtly sweet flavor. Like the purple lights that light up Nacogdoches after an SFA win, this is the beer that TASTES LIKE VICTORY!


Bitterness

9 IBU

Stone Fort

STOUT 5.6% ABV

SEASONAL

Roasted barley in this dry Irish stout provides a full mouthfeel that has a silky smooth and creamy taste. This will wet your barley stones and kick you in the leprechauns. Stone Fort Stout is a big tip of the hat to Paul’s motherland.

Bitterness

33 IBU

College Haze

Hazy IPA 6.6%ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

This Hazy IPA has big dosings of Saphir, Amarillo, and Mandarina Bavaria hops which gives it a big, juicy, sweet orange front and aroma with a clean finish at 6.6%.

Bitterness

22 IBU

BIG RICKY

BOCK 6.5% ABV

AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND

A darker copper/brown lager with a soft light tan head. This strong German lager emphasizes the malty-rich and somewhat toasty qualities of the malt. A smooth beer that makes all right in the world, even if only for a few moments.
17 SRM

Bitterness

22 IBU

Lanana Lager

MEXICAN LAGER 5% ABV

SEASONAL

Our Mexican lager is a golden straw color, high clarity, highly-attenuated pale lager, refreshing and thirst-quenching. A slightly more hop smell and bite than an American lager.
4 SRM

Bitterness

21.5 IBU

Frickengruven

GERMAN FESTBIER 6% ABV

SEASONAL

PROST! A modern German beer served at Oktoberfest. A golden, high clarity, smooth, clean, pale German lager with a moderately strong malty flavor and a light hop character. Balances strength with drinkability with a finish that encourages another drink.
6 SRM

Bitterness

20.5 IBU

Maureen Irish Red

AMBER 5.5% ABV

SEASONAL

An amber in color, easy-drinking pint. Slightly malty in the balance with an initial soft toffee sweetness, slightly biscuity, and a touch or roasted dryness to the finish.
15 SRM

Bitterness

25.6 IBU

Fruiter McGavin

WHEAT LAGER 6.1% ABV

LIMITED RELEASE

This is a series of American Wheat Beer which we will be adding different fruits to each time we brew. So far we have used Strawberry, Apricot & Peach. Check social media or the taproom menu for the latest fruiter version. A refreshing clean fermented, bready wheat flavor complimented by the balanced bitterness of the hops while giving the fruit addition center stage. This is our go to on the hottest of days.
6.1 SRM

Bitterness

15.7 IBU

The Mathilda Project

Mathilda is the name of our half-barrel SABCO pilot brew system. Many of our most popular beers started out as Mathilda beers! These are very small batch brews (10-15 gallon) and they go quickly, so keep up with us on social media to know what’s on tap!

Here are some of our popular Mathilda Brews that we have done in the past and/or continue to brew

  • King Cake Ale
  • Double Shift
  • Brewberry
    (Originally brewed on Mathilda the first two years open now we mass produce it.)
  • SMASH Series
  • Gingerbread Cookie
  • Chocolate Orange
  • Munro (California Steam Beer)
  • Campfire Magic
    (Originally created by The Ezzell’s)
  • DNZ IPA (Dan Saenz’s recipe)
  • Zakk Mild (English Mild)
  • Mrs O’Leary’s Cow (Irish Milk Stout)
  • Scapegoat (Belgian Dark Strong ale)
  • Barley-Q

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