Two Austin Beerworks alums�� after learning from some of the best brewers in town�� have decided to open a brewery of their own in South Austin.

St. Elmo Brewing is one of the businesses opening at the Yard, an in-the-works collection of creative spaces, including offices, a recording studio, a restaurant, artist studios and a distillery, all off South Congress Avenue. Like the bulk of the Yard, the brewery is currently under construction, with tentative plans to open this summer.

Founded by�Tim Bullock and Bryan Winslow,�St. Elmo Brewing �strives to be a positive contribution to the cultural growth of Austin and its beer scene,� Bullock said.

He and Winslow have a trio of beers already planned out: a clean kolsch called Carl, a hoppy pale ale called Chico and a dry stout called Angus. Ultimately, though, the duo is open to brewing just about any style of beer and will offer a wide range at the brewpub.

�There�s not a style that we don�t like, and we really want to dip our feet into all the beer styles out there,� Bullock, who will be St. Elmo�s front-of-house-manager, said. �We�ll have three awesome, easy-drinking house beers. Our go-to beers. Beers you always want to drink. Beers you don�t have to think about, but if you do, there�s a lot to think about.�

The kolsch is full-flavored, taking �the best parts of the ale and lager worlds and (putting) them into one amazing sip,� according to the St. Elmo Brewing website. In the pale ale, �moderate bitterness tees up the citrus and bright-fruit blast of hops in your nostrils.� And the dry, balanced stout goes against its usual style by being low ABV�� so you can have more than one.

At St. Elmo, visitors will be able to relax in a beer hall, with views of the 15 barrel brewhouse, or outside in a beer garden where a food trailer will serve southeast Asian street food.

That�s something Bullock is especially excited about. The new food truck, called Soursop, was founded by Teddy Bricker, who �started�cooking at 2 Michelin-starred restaurant Gilt in New York and moved to Austin a few years ago, where he worked alongside Paul Qui at East Side King��We�ve already done some tastings of sample menus, and we�re super pumped about pairing the food and the beer in our beer garden.�

But St. Elmo Brewing plans to be much more than a brewery. Bullock and Winslow will have coffee, house-made sodas and mineral water called Wholly Water, to offer �something for everyone.�

�We also plan to incorporate a diverse events calendar at our space to include music, storytelling and brewers panels,� Bullock said. �Our hope is to engage our neighborhood and break down the barrier between brewer and drinker.�

St. Elmo Brewing is opening in the Yard at 440 E. St. Elmo Rd. For more information, visit�www.stelmobrewing.com.

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