Minor league football has returned<\/a> to the Alamo City after the Brahmas were sidelined<\/a> last fall \u2014 and with it comes the unexpected comeback of the Continental Football League and the San Antonio Toros<\/a>, a team that hasn\u2019t seen gridiron action for half a century.<\/p>\n
Naturally, that calls for a pint. Adkins’ Cactus Land Brewing has launched Toro Blonde Ale, \u201ca beer built for game days, Texas heat, and cheering on the squad all season long.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis collaboration is all about celebrating local sports, community, and bringing people together over something crafted right here in South Texas,\u201d wrote the brewery via social media<\/a>. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to be a part of what the Toros are building and grateful for the opportunity to create something unique for their organization.\u201d<\/p>\n All over the map The name nods to the thousands of miles the participating breweries logged to reach the fest. In addition to attracting Texas standard-bearers like Austin\u2019s Hold Out Brewing and Vacancy Brewing, the event draws out-of-state makers such as Crooked Crab in Maryland, Lavery Brewing in Pennsylvania, Branch and Bone Brewing in Ohio, Brieux Carre in Louisiana, Lupulin Brewing in Minnesota, and Strange Craft Beer in Colorado.<\/p>\n General admission includes a commemorative Detour Fest glass and six four-ounce pours. A First Class ticket adds two extra pours and a festival enamel pin. Additional beer tokens are available for purchase on the day of the event.<\/p>\n Dining for a cause Each $50 ticket<\/a> will provide 14 meals to area youth through the food bank\u2019s Summer Meals for Kids program. The feast runs from 5-8 pm on June 16.<\/p>\n What\u2019s sipping Cibolo Creek Brewing<\/a> \u2014 An easy-drinking Mexican lager brimming with citrus notes, Camino Viejo pays homage to the \u201cold road\u201d that once served as a key route between San Antonio and the Hill Country.Longtab Brewing<\/a> \u2014 Normandy French Summer Ale salutes the 82nd anniversary of the D-Day landing with a \u201csmooth, rich and complex bi\u00e8re de garde with pronounced maltiness and low bitterness, and notes of marmalade and honeysuckle.\u201dThirsty Pups Brewery<\/a> \u2014 Zero Cool, one of the dog-friendly Castle Hills brewery\u2019s newest hazy IPAs, gets tails wagging with bright citrus, melon, and tropical fruit aromas.Idle Beer Hall and Brewery<\/a> \u2014 Pucker up for Peach Slap, a limited-release peach and lemon gose, at the sprawling downtown brewery.Roughhouse Brewing<\/a> \u2014 Get ready for Pride Month with the San Marcos-area brewery\u2019s Sweet Painted Lady, a juicy, small-batch watermelon lager benefiting Equality Texas.
Roadmap Brewing is going on a side quest for its second annual Detour Fest<\/a>. The sudsy summit draws nearly 20 breweries from around Texas and the U.S. to San Antonio from 1-5 pm on June 13.<\/p>\n![\"Chef](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1781027767_818_chef-geronimo-lopez.jpg\")
Wild Barley Kitchen and Brewery<\/a> is fighting childhood food insecurity with a pop-up dinner for the San Antonio Food Bank. Chef Geronimo Lopez<\/a>, the food bank\u2019s new vice president of culinary operations, will work with the kitchen to set up six grazing stations featuring produce sourced from the nonprofit\u2019s San Antonio farm.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s what we\u2019re chugging as the weather shifts from warm to ouch.<\/p>\n