Armed Forces Festival

05/19/2026

Beer brings people together. Giving back makes it even better. 🍺

Support our Vet Beer Donation program and help us continue showing appreciation to veterans through community generosity.

We’re proud to pour with purpose.

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📍 4700 W Fitzhugh Rd, Dripping Springs, TX

05/16/2026

Are you ready for it?

Tickets, Sponsorships, Vendor opportunities all go live tomorrow! We are honored to bring to the greater Hill Country area an event like no other! We invite you to celebrate with our Veterans and our partners Fireside Chat Support Network this July 4th to commemorate our Nations 250th anniversary!

12pm Doors open this is a ticketed event
12-6pm Huge Vendor Fair
Live Music all day
Great Food and Drinks
Fireworks that will be memorable for this special day!

Food - Great beer and wine - Family Fun - Kids corner

Set your alarm to jump on and buy your tickets tomorrow! We are anticipating a sold out event.

Visit our website to Sponsor, become a vendor, buy tickets!

Website will be updated daily!

www.freedomfestdrippingsprings.com

12 Fox & Fireside Chat Support Network are highly committed to our Country, our community and supporting those who are or have served in the Military/First Responders for keeping us safe and protecting our FREEDOM!

Stacey Holloway Hogge Joe Hogge Melody Burns Chyrill Sandrini Bryon Sandrini

05/15/2026

Good evening, everyone! We just wanted to post the schedule of events for the 4th Annual Armed Forces Festival! It all gets started at 7:00PM tomorrow with the presentation of colors by the Marine Corps League Detachment #1456!

If you have any photos you would like to contribute to our Armed Forces Members and First Responders video tribute, please email them to:

[email protected]

See you all tomorrow at The Landmark on Tower in Alamo, TX!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

04/26/2026

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Happy Sunday!

We want to share the Fireside Chat Support Network overall mission for the bee therapy house.
The hope is that we can align with the VA HIVE program and have them refer Veterans to our program to learn bee keeping through Hives For Heroes Group with our local expert Melody Burns as a mentor for this program. Between her and Stephanie Read with Texas Natural Beekeepers Association Inc. This will be an educational opportunity to experience the healing power of (the bee house & working with bees). We will have 2 beds in the house and hope to grow with the demand. If you or someone you know are interested in this program or sponsoring our mission
please let us know!
Our incredibly talented bee team is very excited to offer this century old practice to the Central Texas community!

Here’s to a new way of healing… 🐝❤️‍🩹🙌

04/26/2026

04/20/2026

The number four…
Four directions. Four winds. Four seasons. Four corners of the earth. Four cardinal virtues. For us, the number four means something even more personal...it means family. It represents my three older brothers, Gilbert, Juan Luis, Daniel, and myself…four brothers, bound by more than just blood, but by shared dreams, late-night conversations, and a vision that refused to fade. You see what started as a simple idea at a late-night family barbecue has turned into a journey. One that has taken four years of setbacks, challenges, and unwavering belief. And through it all, none of this would have been possible without the foundation laid by our parents...Gilberto Alvarado, Sr. and Maria Dolores Alvarado. Their constant support, guidance, and belief in us gave us the faith and strength to keep going when things felt uncertain. This moment is just as much theirs as it is ours. Now, that dream is finally becoming reality and we couldn’t think of better people to bring it to life with than Joe and Stacey Hogge and the entire 12 Fox family.

Your belief in us, your partnership, and the heart you pour into everything you do means more than we can put into words. Thank you for helping us turn this dream into something real, and for being a light in your community...always leading with courage, grace, and purpose through even the toughest of seasons.

So with full hearts, we invite you to be part of a milestone moment in our family’s story! Join us on July 4th, 2026, at 12 Fox Beer Co. in Dripping Springs, TX for the Inaugural 12 Fox Freedomfest, where we are proud to announce the release Armed Forces Blonde Ale! You know it only feels right that after everything this journey has been, this beer is born on the 4th of July! A day that represents resilience, unity, and freedom!

Come celebrate with us! There will be live music, a vendor market, family-friendly activities, and even a special cake as we honor our nation’s 250th birthday! We truly can’t wait to share this moment with all of you! See you there!🇺🇸🍺🦊💀

10/20/2025

Howdy!🤠👍🏼

06/15/2025

***DONATION LINK IN BIO***

Our friend and fellow firefighter, Jeremy Jensen, was recently involved in a devastating motorcycle accident. While off duty, Jeremy was struck by a drunk driver and is now in critical condition at a local hospital.

Jeremy has dedicated his life to protecting our community and now it's our turn to support him.

This GoFundMe has been organized by the McAllen Firefighters Association in partnership with the McAllen Guns & Hoses Foundation to help ease the financial burden on Jeremy’s family as they navigate this incredibly difficult time. Medical bills and unforeseen expenses are mounting, and we want to ensure his loved ones can focus fully on his recovery without worrying about the cost.

Whether you know Jeremy personally or simply want to stand behind one of our community’s everyday heroes, any amount you can give will make a meaningful difference.

Thank you for your support, your prayers, and for standing with Jeremy and his family.

06/14/2025

Happy 250th birthday to the most bad ass Army in the world!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸