2025 Howler Fest TX: Hear No Evil, Drink No Evil

Howler Fest ft Mill 95 - Hear No Evil, Drink No Evil: A Celebration of Craft Beer, Music, and Spirits.

Join us for a howling good day of local raft beer, spirits, live music with Brother Magnum and Dysfunkshun Junkshun and of course community spirit. This unique fundraising event presented by Suds Monkey bringing together craft beer enthusiasts, spirits and music fans together.  

The tasting portion of the event will be held, rain or shine, at 12024 US 290 Austin TX 78737. Tickets are non-refundable. All sales are final.

VIP entry is 12 PM. GA entry is 1 PM. Last call is at 4:45 PM & the festival closes at 5:30 PM.  

All GA & VIP tickets include a souvenir tasting cup and 8 sampling tickets. This per person-per transaction limit is in compliance with TABC rules. Attendees will be able to purchase additional low-cost beer ticket packages on-site.

VIP will include: 1 hour early entry (12-1PM), Souvenir tasting cup, T-shirt, VIP area and 8 sampling tickets.

Free parking is available (we ask you car pool if you can).  Well-behaved, on-leash dogs are allowed. Under 21 are allowed at the festival. Please, no outside food & beverages. 

Printed or mobile ticket with QR code is required for entry. Must be 21+ for beer tastings. All sales are final. 

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Mill 95 is Idaho’s home-grown hop processing company, founded to keep Idaho-grown hops from travelling miles away for pelletizing and losing freshness in transit.

As the 2025 title sponsor of HowlerFest, Mill 95 is generously supplying hops to all participating breweries so they can brew a signature beer using Idaho Gem.

Idaho Gem is a relatively recent variety (released in 2018) grown by Gooding Farms in Idaho. It’s a dual-purpose hop (usable for both bittering and aroma) with an alpha acid range of about 10–12 % and a beta around 4–5 %. Its aroma/flavor profile leans sweet and fruit-forward, with notes of tropical and stone fruit, red berry, citrus, herbal spice, and even some minty or mojito-like undertones.

In a brew competition context, Idaho Gem offers brewers a vibrant palette: it can contribute both depth and aromatic brightness. With Mill 95’s backing, this gives all the breweries a shared hop “voice” to show off how the same raw ingredient can be expressed differently through recipe, yeast choice, timing, and technique.