FAQs
The Canyon Santa Fe Depot opened to the public in March of 1925. Pondaseta opened just in time to commemorate the Depot’s 100th birthday! Stay tuned for details on our annual depot birthday celebration every March.
Visit the Amarillo and Taproom pages for current hours – hours vary slightly by location.
Yes! Both locations offer delicious food designed to pair perfectly with our beers. In Canyon, you’ll find hand-crafted pizzas, while our Amarillo taproom features a food truck with a rotating seasonal menu.
We expect brewery tours to begin in spring of 2026 at the Canyon location.
Yes! We host private parties, corporate gatherings, and celebrations. Fill out our Private Events form to get started, and our team will help you plan the perfect event.
You can find our beer in select stores, bars, and restaurants across the Texas Panhandle. Check our Find Us Near You page for details or stop by one of our taprooms for the freshest pours.
You bet. Shop our latest gear – hats, shirts, glassware, and more in our shop.
Yes! We host regular live music, community events, and beer releases. Check our Events page.
It was a fully functional passenger railroad depot building! It continued to function as a Santa Fe Railroad depot until the late 20th century. Ownership eventually transferred to the City of Canyon. Canyon utilized it as a storage facility and staging ground for seasonal projects.
Officially, Pondaseta finalized the deal with the City of Canyon in May of 2023. While we got to work right away, construction formally kicked off in January of 2024. Despite typical construction delays, growing project scope, all while operating our original location in Amarillo, we opened to the public in March of 2025.
Amarillo: 7500 SW 45th Ave, Amarillo, TX 79119
Canyon: 1001 2nd Ave, Canyon, TX 79015
Absolutely! We love having you and your well-behaved children in our taproom. You’ll frequently find the founders and their kids in the taproom on the weekends. Please note, not all of our events are appropriate for children, but feel free to ask your bartender if you have any questions.
We have a dog friendly patio (accessible most of the year) for well behaved, leashed pets. Unfortunately, the Amarillo Health Department prohibits pets from being anywhere inside the building. :’(
Probably so! Fill out our job application here!
We wish! Please write your Texas legislator and tell them craft brewers deserve the same rights as Texas Wineries and breweries in other states! In the meantime, feel free to place an order for pickup at the brewery or swing by and ask for our beer at your favorite craft beer store.
Yep. We also make our own hopped sparkling water: Pondwater and hard seltzers. We also sell wine and cider from other producers, and mix our own specialty Sangrias. Check out what sangria is available this week here, and check out some of our past flavors. We also have Topo Chico, Root Beer, Mexican Coca Cola, and Kool-Aids.
Yes! All of the beer available at the brewery was made right here, by Pondaseta. Brewed Texas Panhandle Proud.
Yes! We offer 4-packs and 6-packs of a wide variety of our beers, and can fill growlers or 32oz crowler cans for anything that’s on draft.
We’re used to all sorts of mispronunciations – PAWN-DUH-SET-UH
Our brew system is technically an oversized 5bbl system. We fill 5, 10, and 15bbl tanks. So, we make up to ~465 gallons at a time.
It’s the name of the first road south of our hometown, Canyon, TX. It’s our homage to the Texas Panhandle. Coincidentally, it was originally the name of a ranch owned by a local prohibitionist.
In 2021 we proudly launched our very own Pondaseta Food Trailer. Check out the menu here and ask your server or bartender for pairing recommendations.
Nothing actually… Our Logo is our own artistic combination of a yucca plant and a hop cone. Ranchers of West Texas love to hate yucca plants their animals can’t eat them and their hearty nature, but they are an unmistakable part of the Panhandle Landscape
We describe our beer as Modern American Craft Beer. Our favorite styles include Pilsner, IPA (of all types), Fruited Sours and more. We try to keep a diverse menu on-site with some “old school” styles too.