Flipnotics * Austin, Texas

Get Wet

Hi Flipsters! It has been an unusual spring in the ATX, with cooler than average temps and  weird as ever weather, including high winds that took out one of the awesome old pecans on Barton Springs.  Despite the lengthy cool weather pattern, the days have started to heat up and it looks like summer is about here to stay.  You know you can count on Flipnotics to be a cool haven where you can get totally refreshed, but if you're interested in taking a dip and getting your whole self wet, here's some local spots close to Flips in case you've never been ...

Delicious Tidings

Hello Friends! You know from time to time we add new things to our repertoire for your palate's pleasure.  Here are the latest things we're doing that you're going to love: Blended Matcha.  MMMM.  You are going to love this blended Green Tea drink.  It's just in time for warmer weather!  Come in, give it a try and let us know what you think. On Draft:  Sierra Nevada Ruthless Rye IPA Beer lovers have described this brew as a medium-bodied, beautifully amber-colored beer with an off white head that leaves nice lacing on the glass.  On the nose it offers hints of spicy rye ...

Flips Features

Howdy, Flipsters!  Tomorrow officially marks the beginning of spring, and we will certainly have a few new items to tell you about as the season changes.  This week, however, we would like to shine the spotlight on one of our favorite local musicians, Erik Hokkanen. Erik is an accomplished fiddle and guitar player and a composer with an impressive resume.  Originally from Clearwater, Florida, he was born into a musical family and at age four began training on the piano, followed by guitar, mandolin, string bass and violin.  Erik's styles have been varied, including gypsy music, surf rock, western swing, rockabilly, ...

Fiction at Flip’s

Hey, Flipsters!  We have a very special post for you this week!  One of our regulars has shared his Flipnotics story with us and we are so excited about it.  If you are a regular, too, you may even recognize him!  Without further ado, here is writer David Piper's Flipnotics experience in his own words:    Fiction at Flip’s  by David Piper   A few nights ago I was drinking a pint at a Barton Springs Road eatery, and I looked across the street to see a violin player framed in the upstairs window of Flipnotics. Like a silent, erupting volcano he heaved up and ...

This One’s Personal (or, My History with Flipnotics)

I grew up in the neighborhood.  I lived at 1819 Spillman, which is between Bluebonnet and Kinney and I went to Zilker Elementary, which was close enough to walk.  Back then this neighborhood was just a regular, middle-class neighborhood of small-ish houses; there was nothing chi-chi at all about it.  Barton Hills was where the rich kids lived.  Zilker was mostly blue-collar and hippies. Zilker kids rode their bikes and walked everywhere.  Austin still felt like a small town back then.  That was before the dot-com boom and before California moved to Texas.  We'd go to the park all the time.  Walk to ...

Artistry

Did you know that your Flips staff has tons of talent outside of their amazing barista skills?  We have artists, writers, photographers, event planning gurus, brilliant minds and loving yogis... Check out the gorgeous new menus we have now, thanks to some of your favorite Flips folk:

Happy New Year

Happy New Year to Flips Fans near and far! We'd love to see you and toast the great times of 2012 and the possibilities of 2013.  If you are unable to join us, then from our family to yours, we thank you for making this a year full of blessings and we wish you peace, love and abundant goodness in all things in the coming year. Cheers! Love, Flipnotics

Badasses, Cont…

Welcome to installment 2 of our Resident Badass series! In my last post I promised to introduce you to Elliott, and I am making good on that promise today, folks! I have to say that when I sat down with Elliott to talk about what makes him tick, it ended up being one of my favorite visits with Flips folk; I really cracked up.  Elliott is one unique fellow...check him out:   Elliott is a native Texan and hails from Euless in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.  He’s been at Flipnotics for 4 years.  Elliott says his favorite thing about working at Flips is seeing ...

Resident Badasses

Hello, friends!  Cool weather is back and I hope this missive finds you warm and toasty! For many months we have wanted to introduce you to some of Flipnotics' amazing baristas.  There was some debate over the best way to do that; whether to create a page on our site or highlight folks through the blog.  We've decided on the blog, as it allows us a bit more freedom. The first introduction we'd like to make to you is Drew, our manager.  If you are a Flips regular, you have undoubtedly met Drew and can appreciate his expertise in all realms of ...

Flips Facts- Fall Edition

Hello again to our loyal friends and fans!  We here at Flips hope you've survived round one of the holidays with good cheer and full bellies.  We certainly did, and are looking forward to more cool nights, great companionship and general merry-making! We have some new items to tell you about and and some events and news as well.  In that order: We are now serving up hot Hoboken Pie for your dining pleasure!  Hoboken Pie is a locally-owned, one-of-a-kind pizza shop.  They make 99% of their menu items in house and are proud to source meats and farm-fresh veggies locally; we are carrying several varieties ...