Last year we introduced Best Brewery in our Critics Picks (which this year migrated to the Readers Poll as Best Beer). In the 12 months since, Austin's craft beer scene exploded, with at least half a dozen more (it's getting hard to keep track) springing up. It's agonizingly difficult to pick the best newcomer, but we'll go with the daring libations cooked up by Jester King on a scenic Hill Country ranch, especially Black Metal Imperial Stout (brewed while metal music blasts at it) and Wytchmaker Rye India Pale Ale.
