Aug 13, 2026 | 4:31 pm
One of Austin’s most popular breweries is getting into the soft serve ice cream game this summer. Meanwhile Brewing Co. has opened a new cream truck called Meanwhile Creamery on its property, and it’s hosting an ice cream social to celebrate on Sunday, August 16.
The family-friendly social will be held from 3-6 pm with specials on sundaes and Saint Arnold root beer floats (a Texas staple and a permanent fixture at the truck), plus free face painting, a performance by a capella group ABCD, and ice cream bingo with prizes. Kids will also get to compete in a contest to make a new ice cream flavor. They’ll draw their ideas and Meanwhile Creamery will make the winner a reality.
Meanwhile founder and brewmaster Will Jaquiss says he grew up in Michigan with a family chocolate and fudge business, Joann’s Fudge, so Austinites narrowly missed Jaquiss staying there instead of getting into beer here. (Seems like locals are happy with their current reality.) However, Jaquiss was missing the “nostalgic summer dessert experience,” and an ice cream window fit the bill…