Twisted X Brewing Opening In Dripping Springs

DRIPPING SPRINGS — Over a bottle of tequila three years ago, Shane Bordeau and Jim Sampson started working on plans to create Twisted X Brewing Co. The friends, who had worked together at a local high-tech startup company, invested $200,000 of their own money and started making their Mexican-style lager and pale ale out of a temporary brewery in Cedar Park.

Satisfied that there’s growth potential for their beer, they’re moving Twisted X to a permanent home in Dripping Springs. Construction on the farmhouse-style site, which will have a tasting area, will begin this year.

Twisted X will join a growing number of adult beverage companies that call the Dripping Springs area home.

Local leaders aren’t sure why Dripping Springs, long called the gateway to the Hill Country, has become a magnet for makers of beer, wine, cider and vodka. But they hope to take advantage of the trend.