New Braunfels | April 2023

COMPILED BY SIERRA MARTIN, AMIRA VAN LEEUWEN & ERIC WEILBACHER

Los Dos Garcias

Faust Brewing Co.

The new cocktail bar has food trailers and live music on weekends.

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RELOCATIONS 8 River City New Braunfels Church will be relocating to the Village Ven- ue at Freiheit Village, located at 2032 Central Plaza, New Braunfels. The church plans to permanently move to the new location from its 1600 River Road lo- cation. The rst Sunday service was held March 26. The venue will continue to be available to rent for community events. 830-200-0824. www.rcnb.org 9 The Crisis Center of Comal Coun- ty will be relocating to 655 Landa St., New Braunfels. A re in April 2022 at its East Common Street location forced the organization to look for a new home. Renovations are anticipated to be complete by late 2024. The nonprof- it organization works to provide crisis and prevention services to those who have experienced domestic violence and sexual assault. 830-620-4357. www.crisiscenternb.org 10 True Design , an interior design rm, and CoPilot Creative , a branding and graphic design rm, relocated from 128 Ferguson St. to 186 E. Garden St., New Braunfels, in February. True Design owner Allyson Buck has more than 15 years in the industry. CoPilot Creative owner Austin Buck leads the company in print, web, branding, photography and video production services. True Design: 719-432-9752, www.maketruedesign.com; CoPilot Creative: 830-264-6920, www.copilotcreative.com ANNIVERSARIES 11 New Braunfels ER & Hospital , located at 3221 Commercial Circle, celebrated its

FEATURED IMPACT NOW OPEN Located in New Braunfels, The Reserve on 1863 , a high-end whiskey and cocktail bar in the New Braunfels Hill Country, celebrated its soft opening Feb. 27, followed by a grand opening March 4. The bar, located at 1272 FM 1863, celebrated its grand opening with a crawsh boil and live music. It serves a variety of classic alcoholic beverages, including an old fashioned, a whiskey sour, a Manhattan, a paloma, a martini and a Moscow mule. “There’s nothing on this side of town where you can get a craft cocktail. ... We spent months with a mixologist to produce high-end cocktails for customers,” owner Jonathan Cole said. The bar also partners with multiple food trucks and will soon have live music on weekends. “It’s all about elevating people’s drinks and elevating your experiences and making sure you don’t have to go far for a great time and a good drink,” said Elizabeth Edwards, the bar’s general manager. The name came from its location and what one of the owners felt described the property. “We really liked that it was on 1863, and we were trying to gure out how to work with that, and one of the owners just jotted down some notes

of what he felt when he was on the property, and one of them was like a reserve, not being super noticed, but still being able to enjoy the outdoors, and all of us loved it, and that’s kind of how it came to be,” Edwards said. The bar also has multiple yard games for people to play while enjoying drinks outdoors, including giant Jenga, cornhole and a ring toss. The business plans to start booking group events in both its outdoor and indoor seating areas. “[The Reserve on 1863] is just a relaxing backyard venue where you get drinks like you’re downtown or in Gruene,” Cole said. The Reserve on 1863 is open Wednesdays through Thursdays from 3-10 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 3-11 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m.-8 p.m. 830-832-9328 www.facebook.com/reserve1863

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one-year business anniversary Feb. 15. Seeing more than 2,000 patients in its rst year, the company has partnered with multiple specialty providers and expanded its laboratory to include advanced rapid respiratory testing. Hospital ocials said it prioritizes providing low wait times, features a detox care program and more. 830-402-2170. www.nberhospital.com 12 NBTX Young Life is celebrat- ing 30 years of supporting the New Braunfels-area teens. The organization oers ministries for middle and high school students and teen moms. NBTX Young Life plans to celebrate the anni- versary Oct. 21 at 444 E. San Antonio St. 877-438-9572. https://nbtx.younglife.org 13 Ducky’s Swimwear & T-Shirts is celebrating 45 years in business in 2023. It has operated at its location at 272 S. Union Ave., New Braunfels, since 1984. The shop oers custom printed shirts as well as swimsuits, surf brands, sandals, hats, footwear and more. 830-609-7422. www.duckysswim.com

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1308 Gruene Road, New Braunfels www.gruenewinery.com Monday-Thursday 11 am - 6 pm Friday & Saturday 11 am - 7 pm Sundays noon - 6 pm $7.00 Wine Tastings Daily From dry to sweet, we’ve got a wine for everyone!

NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION • APRIL 2023