{"id":404514,"date":"2026-08-12T12:58:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404514\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T12:58:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T12:58:17","slug":"brother-friend-closes-its-pease-park-coffee-pop-up-after-five-years-central-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/404514\/","title":{"rendered":"Brother Friend closes its Pease Park coffee pop-up after five years | Central Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After half a decade in north Austin\u2019s Pease Park, <a href=\"https:\/\/brotherfriend.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOoqd2pEh-EVRP6v8v_8NdTBFRke-xSQ6iMtXDij1hBaHAShaqe6A\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brother Friend<\/a> has officially closed the longtime pop-up. Owners Tim and Susie Nicholson and their son Evan closed the pop-up in late July and announced the closure in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/brotherfriend.shop\/p\/DbwGK4oD-Jw\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> a collaborative Instagram post<\/a> with <a href=\"https:\/\/peasepark.org\/news\/malinfire\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pease Park<\/a> on Aug. 7.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve made our last coffee in the park. Poured our last cold brew,\u201d the post states. \u201cTendered our last doggie treat. But it\u2019ll live forever as our favorite trail in town\u2014peace out, Pease.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learn more<\/p>\n<p>In the post, the coffee pop-up detailed its origin story. Five years ago, in a post-pandemic state, brother friend brought its VW bus and an espresso stand for an outdoor pop up each weekend. The brand pulled over 10,000 espresso shots during its time at Pease Park, along with a few concerts, an art show and fundraising efforts for the park.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe saw pregnant parents evolve to push strollers, and their babies learn to ride bikes,\u201d the post states. \u201cThat\u2019s a whole dang lifetime, y\u2019all!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The pop-up was previously open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays.<\/p>\n<p>What they offer<\/p>\n<p>The coffee truck sells classic espresso drinks like lattes, cortados, americanos and cappuccinos. Other beverages include cold brew, matcha, black tea and sparkling water. Specialty drinks, labeled \u201cpark favorites,\u201d included \u201cThe Troll,\u201d which was a honey lavender latte.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to coffee-based beverages, brother friend also sells men\u2019s goods, including accessories and apparel. Other offerings include candles, ashtrays and deodorant.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next<\/p>\n<p>Now, the brother friend team is taking a break, the brand shared with Community Impact. Until Labor Day, brother friend fans can find the pop-up at 3507 S. First St., Austin behind <a href=\"https:\/\/chisos.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chisos Boot Company. <\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"After half a decade in north Austin\u2019s Pease Park, Brother Friend has officially closed the longtime pop-up. Owners&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":404515,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[132,134,133,141639,141641,141642,141640,86628,110153,6495],"class_list":["post-404514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-austin","tag-austin","tag-austin-headlines","tag-austin-news","tag-brother-friend","tag-brother-friend-coffee","tag-chisos-boot-company","tag-coffee-truck","tag-now-closed","tag-pease-park","tag-pop-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=404514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/404514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/404515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=404514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=404514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=404514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}