Lazarus Brewing Co.

The scoop

Lazarus Brewing Co. is an East Austin brewery and coffee bar that roasts its own coffee on-site and runs a full espresso bar alongside its craft beer program. The taproom serves breakfast tacos and Street-Mex food, with coffee service starting at 7am on weekdays and 10am on weekends, well before the beer taps open. The original East 6th Street space pairs a cozy taproom with leather sofas and a patio with garage doors opening onto a courtyard; a second Lazarus location operates on Airport Blvd.

Lazarus Brewing was founded on Christmas Eve 2016 by Christian Cryder, a former pastor, inside a historic East 6th Street building that had previously housed the Cool Store and Bike Texas. Cryder built the business around what he calls its four core ingredients: coffee, beer, tacos, and joy. Coffee is roasted on-site by his wife and co-founder, Marilyn Cryder. The original location was later joined by a second Lazarus taproom on Airport Blvd.