Look at Hi Sign Brewery beers and its taproom in East Austin. (Photo courtesy Jane Yun.)
AUSTIN, Texas - Hi Sign Brewing is celebrating Pride Month in Austin with a series of happy hours.
Every Friday in August from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., Hi Sign is hosting a happy featuring local LGBTQIA+ DJs at its new East Austin taproom located at 730 Shady Lane. The schedule is as follows:
- August 12 — IFEELUV
- August 19 — BoyFriendATX
- August, 26 — Winona Grindr
Proceeds from the events will be donated to The Equality Alliance, a local nonprofit working to generate financial support and visibility for grassroots LGBTQIA+ charities fighting for equity, justice, and human rights in Central Texas.
The Equality Alliance's four primary beneficiaries are:
- Out Youth - local nonprofit serving LGBTQIA+ youth and their families
- allgo - offers a variety of programs to support queer people of color via cultural arts, wellness, and social justice
- TENT - Transgender Education Netowrk of Texas, an organization dedicated to furthering gender-diverse equality in Texas
- Kind Clinic - offers free sexual health services regardless of race, creed, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation or ability to pay
Hi Sign also has new Pride tank tops and t-shirts available at the brewery for $25 each and a portion of the sales from those items will also benefit The Equality Alliance. Every shirt purchase includes a complimentary pint of Hi Sign's most popular beer: Violet, the Blueberry Blonde Ale.