Lake Austin Ales are tropical juice bombs full of positive waves and golden haze. We add pound after pound of juicy hops to every batch to make them refreshing, luscious and eminently crushable. This is Super Premium Craft that’s fresh enough to satisfy the thrillseeker and chillseeker in everyone. Hop on board and grab a taste.

A juiced-up IPA that will float your boat.
Our Juicy IPA is double dry hopped to the limit with the highest-rated tropical hop blends. It’s big on fresh- squeezed pineapple and mango notes. This is high quality haze free from the suspended yeast and spent hops that cause astringent aftertaste. That makes our flagship beer high on flavor, low on bitterness, and ready to crush any thirst.

A double dose of primo haze.
Our Juicy Double IPA is double dry hopped with bushels of citrus hop blends and lupulin powder. It pushes flavor to the limit with big fresh-squeezed grapefruit and Meyer lemon notes. It’s an easy to drink Double with enough intensity to satisfy any craft beer craving.

A Blonde Ale that’s more fun in the sun.
Our Juicy Blonde Ale is hitting the scene just as the days start to get longer and the sun starts to climb higher. We double dry hop each batch with excessive quantities of premium tropical hop blends until it’s packed with juicy notes of pineapple and stone fruit. It’s big on flavor, low on bitterness, and as refreshing as a cool lake breeze on a Texas summer day.
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Meet the Team

Zack Fuentes
CEO
The founder and ringleader of Lake Austin Ales, Zack brings over 20 years of diversified experience in the food and beverage industry. He specializes in developing concepts from initial vision to business strategy through to design, customer experience, launch and operations. Zack’s inspiration to launch Lake Austin Ales springs from his experiences as an owner of Ringers Sports Lounge, Paggi House, and Uncle Billy’s—including the founding of its craft brewery.

Kris Gray
Brewmaster
Our brewmaster delivers on both the unique flavors and the relentless commitment to quality that makes Lake Austin Ales a line of Super Premium Craft beers. Kris honed his brewing chops for the past seven years at high level commercial breweries. Most recently, he was the supervising brewer for Stone Brewing, the 10th largest craft brewery in the United States. There, Kris and his brewhouse team of 45 delivered in excess of half a million barrels of superior craft beers.

Grady Reynolds
COO
Prior to joining Lake Austin Ales, Grady was the Founder and President of Thousand Oaks Brewing Company located northwest of Austin, TX in the historic town of Cedar Park. Grady brings over four years experience as a brewery owner and expert knowledge of production processes, quality control, and distribution strategies.

Jordan Rail
Director of Sales & Marketing
Jordan leads the sales and marketing effort for Lake Austin Ales. He is a Certified Cicerone and Beverage Industry Professional with more than 10 years experience in beverage sales and operations. Most recently, Jordan was the National Accounts Manager for Left Hand Brewery in Denver, Colorado, a top 50 US brewery.

Jeffrey Davis
Brand and Design
Jeff created the striking look that makes Lake Austin Ales unmissable. He is an award-winning designer and design educator, teaching Communication Design in the School of Art and Design at Texas State University since 2000. He has a quarter-century of design and brand experience an array of Fortune 500 and Fortune 100 clients across four continents including: Ritz-Carlton Residences, JCB Bank—Japan, Cushman Wakefield, Continental Airlines, Pepsi, Frito-Lay, the NBA Houston Rockets,

Tom Berno
Brand Strategy
Tom keeps the Lake Austin Ales brand true to its Central Texas roots. He specializes in delivering design strategy and creative services for clients across many industries and locations such as Mint Luxury Residences-Costa Rica, The Ocean Club Residences and Marina-Paradise Island/the Bahamas, Continental Airlines, Mitsubishi/Caterpillar, HEB, Blue Bell Ice Cream, Olmsted-Kirk Paper, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and AIGA—Austin.
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