Idle Beer Hall And Brewery: 15,000 Sq Ft Craft Brewery

By Sara Branstetter | November 18, 2023

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In preparation for the coming new food hall at the historic Cavender Cadillac building, the Make Ready Market, Idle Beer Hall and Brewery has thrown open the doors on their indoor/outdoor space in the adjacent building in San Antonio’s River North area.

Idle joins veteran vendor Mila Coffee to meet all the liquid needs (caffeine and alcohol) of the coming crowds to the future MRM.

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Sara Branstetter has called San Antonio, TX home for the last 20 years. She’s a wife of a veteran, mom of four, and a cuddler of the world's best dog. The army brought her family to San Antonio years ago, and the city, its culture, and its food have kept her here.

Idle’s 15,000 sq ft space offers ample room for people to relax, enjoy a drink with friends, or bask in the sun-drenched outdoor patio area.

Indoors, guests to Idle will be enthusiastically greeted by the super-friendly brewery dog, Everest, who patrols the open-concept beer hall looking for pets. The high ceilings and steel beams give the entire room an industrial, though not cold, feel. There are lots of seating options including couches and tables, as well as a few ski ball machines and a pool table. Outdoors, Idle has picnic tables, Adirondack chairs, and a ping-pong table.

Idle has a solid list of craft beers that are brewed in house and seem to rotate based on what’s available at the time. A few canned options as well, as house cocktails for the non-beer drinkers, round out the brewery’s menu.

Idle’s happy hour, which occurs daily from 12pm to 6pm, boasts a fantastic half-pour of any of their beers on draft for the pint-sized price of just $3. While they don’t currently offer a flight, for $12, you can get four half-pours during happy hour, and some good exposure to their products.

Parking is the only major challenge for Idle. and it’s only set to get worse once the Make Ready Market opens and the crowds show up. There is some public parking at the corner of Avenue B and 8th Street, but Avenue B is now a one way street with only minimal street parking.

If possible, plan your upcoming visit for a weekday between 1pm and 4pm. There should be street parking available during those hours (pay by downloading the SA Park app) across Avenue B from the CPS headquarters.

WEBSITE | 414 Brooklyn Ave, San Antonio, TX 78215