Austin alcohol sales up 13.5% in January

Alcohol sales at Austin-area bars, restaurants and hotels jumped 13.5 percent in January, according to an American-Statesman analysis of state data.

Citywide, bartenders poured $61.5 million worth of beer, wine and mixed drinks during the month, compared to $54.2 million during the same month in 2018.

For Texas as a whole, bar tabs were up 12.3 percent year over year, growing from $511.9 million in 2018 to $575 million in 2019, according to state data.

The top-selling venue statewide was AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the NFL's Dallas Cowboys, which rang up $2.8 million in sales during the month. That was followed by the Gaylord Texan resort in Grapevine, which had $2.2 million in alcohol sales.

Locally, as usual, the JW Marriott Austin, 110 E. Second St., was the top-selling venue in Austin, with receipts totaling $796,429. Coming in next was the Fairmont Austin Hotel, 101 Red River St., with $628,374 in sales, followed by Buford's, 700 W. Sixth St., which sold $432,865 worth of alcohol.

The rest of Austin's to 10 list includes:

• Hilton Austin Hotel, 500 E. Fourth St., $429,227

• Unbarlievable, 76 Rainey St., $409,268

• The Driskill Hotel, 604 Brazos St., $357,100

• The Palazio, 501 E. Ben White Blvd., $346,014

• Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, 1120 S. Lamar Blvd., $343,652

• Kung Fu Saloon, 11501 Rock Rose Ave., $341,075

• Top Golf, 2700 Esperanza Crossing, $335,082

Top sellers* in other Central Texas communities were:

• Bastrop: Old Town Restaurant and Bar, 931 Main St., $79,411

• Bee Cave: Woody's Tavern and Grill, 12801 Shops Pkwy., $91,653

• Buda: Pinballz Kingdom, 15201 S. Interstate 35, $60,491

• Cedar Park: Chuy's, 4911 Toll 183A, $111,732

• Dripping Springs: Camp Lucy, 3509 Creek Road, $76,930

• Georgetown: El Monumento, 205 W. Second St., $84,620

• Kyle: Railhouse, 107 E. Center St., $97,066

• Lakeway: The Grove Wine Bar and Kitchen, 3001 Ranch Road 620 South, $96,029

• Leander: Brooklyn Heights Pizzeria, 3550 Lakeline Blvd, $60,030

• Liberty Hill: Jardin Corona, 15395 W. State Highway 29, $42,824

• Pflugerville: Mavericks, 1700 Grand Avenue Parkway, $143,572

• Round Rock: Twin Peaks Restaurant, 100 Louis Henna Blvd., $151,833

• San Marcos: Pluckers Wing Bar, 105 N. Interstate 35, $103,993

• Spicewood: Poodies Hilltop Roadhouse, 22308 State Highway 71 West, $47,021

• Sunset Valley: Doc's Backyard, 5207 Brodie Lane, $66,873

• West Lake Hills: Sway, 3437 Bee Caves Road, $115,052

*Addresses are listed as reported in records from the state comptroller’s office, but might not reflect the jurisdictions that receive tax revenue from each business’ sales of alcoholic beverages.