The mixed-beverage permit for LOWER 48 ended on 2026-06-30. Final receipts reported: June 2026.
A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
Measured against July 2026, the newest month of Austin-metro receipts the Texas Comptroller has published. Everything below about LOWER 48 is a record of what was filed, not a claim about what is open today.
AUSTIN Bar Revenue History
LOWER 48
$27,333 in mixed-beverage sales, May 2026 (+45.4% vs. April 2026)
LOWER 48 also filed a mixed-beverage return for June 2026 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover May 2026, the newest month with receipts.
10701 MENCHACA RD, AUSTIN, TX 78748Travis County
📊About LOWER 48
LOWER 48 reported mixed-beverage sales at 10701 MENCHACA RD, AUSTIN, Texas 78748 in Travis County. Its last reported month was May 2026, at $27,333. The Comptroller record stops there. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
Across its filing history this location reported $430,758 over 23 monthly returns, August 2024 through June 2026 (2024 – 2026). That is a lifetime sum, not a monthly figure — the two are separated everywhere on this page. Its strongest single month on record was March 2025, at $55,512.
The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for this location as having ended on 2026-06-30. That is the state saying the permit period closed, which is stronger evidence than a simple gap in filings — but it still describes a permit, not a front door.
📉How LOWER 48 Was Trending
Each comparison names both windows. Where a comparison is not valid for this venue it is left out rather than filled with a zero.
LOWER 48 filed 23 consecutive monthly returns through June 2026.
Comparisons we cannot make for this venue (2)
- Trailing three months: Only 2 of the 3 months ending July 2026 were reported.
- Seasonal pattern: Needs 3 complete calendar years of filings; this venue has 1.
📈Monthly Receipts, August 2024 – June 2026
23 monthly returns filed by LOWER 48. Months with no filing are absent from the series rather than plotted as zero — a missing month means the venue did not file, which is not the same as reporting nothing. A month that was filed with no receipts is a real filing and is plotted, on the baseline and marked, because that too is a different fact from either of the other two.
A later return was filed for June 2026 reporting no receipts. It is plotted below at the baseline and marked with a ring, but it is not treated as this venue's latest month of trade.
Monthly Revenue by Category
23 months of data • Hover or tap to explore9 of these 23 months were filed as a return reporting no receipts — plotted on the baseline and ringed, because a filed $0 return is a real filing, not revenue. Months with no return filed at all are not in this series: the line skips them rather than dropping to the baseline, so a gap in filing never reads as a month of zero sales.
Annual Comparison
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year with fewer than 12 filed months is marked — a part-year total is not comparable to a full one.
📅Year by Year
Calendar-year totals as filed. A year-over-year change is shown only where both years are effectively complete — comparing a full year against a four-month stub would be a fabricated collapse.
| Year | Months filed | Receipts reported | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 of 12 (partial) | $31,781 | |
| 2025 | 12 of 12 | $299,421 | |
| 2026 | 6 of 12 (partial) | $99,556 |
🥃What Sold: Revenue Mix
Share of reported receipts by category over July 2025 – June 2026 (the last 12 reported months). Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller; food is not in this dataset.
LOWER 48 — Address on File
The address the Comptroller has on the final filing (June 2026).
Where It Ranks
By May 2026 receipts alone — a single month, not a lifetime total.
Filing Record
❓Frequently Asked Questions
- Is LOWER 48 still open?
- The Texas Comptroller records the mixed-beverage responsibility for LOWER 48 as having ended on 2026-06-30, with its final return filed for June 2026. That is the state stating the permit period closed, which is the strongest closure signal in this dataset — but it describes a permit, not a front door. That return reported no receipts — a filed return with nothing on it, which is not a month of trade. Its newest month with receipts is May 2026, at $27,333. A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open.
- How much does LOWER 48 make? (May 2026)
- LOWER 48 reported $27,333 in mixed-beverage gross receipts for May 2026, +45.4% against April 2026 and -43.0% against May 2025. That is a single month, not an average: over its whole reported history the venue has filed $430,758 across 23 months. This is mixed-beverage (alcohol) receipts only, not total business revenue. LOWER 48 also filed a mixed-beverage return for June 2026 reporting no receipts. A zero-receipt return is a filed return with nothing on it — most often a formality on a permit period that has closed — so it is not read here as a month of trade, and no percentage on this page is measured from it. The figures above cover May 2026, the newest month with receipts.
- What were LOWER 48's sales over the last twelve months?
- LOWER 48 reported $109,564 in mixed-beverage receipts over Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (11 of 12 months filed, 5 of them a zero-receipt return), -64.1% against Aug 2024 – Jul 2025 ($305,072; the year-over-year comparison is measured over the 11 months both years filed, and $109,564 is this year's total over those same months).
- Where was LOWER 48 located in AUSTIN?
- LOWER 48 filed mixed-beverage returns for 10701 MENCHACA RD, AUSTIN, TX 78748, in Travis County. The address is taken from the venue's filings, the most recent of which covers June 2026.
- What did LOWER 48 sell?
- Over July 2025 – June 2026 (the last 12 reported months), LOWER 48 reported 55% liquor, 10% wine, 35% beer and 0% cover charges. The largest share was liquor. Only alcoholic beverage sales and cover charges are reported to the Comptroller — food sales are not in this dataset.
- Is LOWER 48 busy? How does it rank among Austin bars?
- This dataset tracks mixed-beverage receipts, not foot traffic, so there is no direct measure of how busy LOWER 48 is. The closest proxy: by receipts reported for May 2026, LOWER 48 ranked #1200 of 2012 Austin-metro venues that filed for that month, and #29 of 48 venues in ZIP 78748. A higher-ranked venue sells more alcohol in a month; it is not a measure of how crowded it is at any given time, and that is a single month's rank, not a lifetime one.
- What time period does the LOWER 48 data cover?
- 23 reported months, August 2024 through June 2026. Mixed-beverage receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes; the newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026. Every figure on this page names the exact window it covers, because a single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities.
- Where does LOWER 48's revenue data come from?
- The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts publishes Mixed Beverage Gross Receipts, a monthly record every Texas mixed-beverage permit holder is required by law to file. This page reads that dataset directly and adds no estimates, no modelled figures and no user reviews.
ℹ️How to Read This Page
What mixed-beverage gross receipts are
Every bar, restaurant and venue in Texas holding a mixed-beverage permit must report its monthly alcoholic-beverage sales to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Those returns cover liquor, wine, beer and cover charges. They do not cover food, retail or non-alcoholic sales, so these figures are a slice of a venue's business, not its revenue.
Why every number here names a window
A single month, a trailing-twelve-month total and a lifetime sum are three different quantities, and averaging a venue's whole history produces a number that has never been true of any actual month. Each figure on this page therefore carries the exact period it covers. Where a comparison needs history this venue does not have — a full prior year, two complete twelve-month windows, three complete calendar years for a seasonal index — the comparison is omitted and the reason is stated, rather than shown as a zero.
How current is this?
Receipts publish about three to four weeks after a month closes. The newest month currently published for the Austin metro is July 2026, and every recency judgement on this page is measured against that month rather than against today's date — so a late publication by the Comptroller never changes a venue's status. LOWER 48 last filed for June 2026, 1 month behind it.
What a stopped filing does and does not mean
A stopped filing is not proof of closure — when a bar changes hands the new owner files under a new taxpayer and location number, so the old record goes quiet while the doors stay open. A gap can also be a remodel, a seasonal close, a permit transfer or a slow filer. This page never states that a business is closed; it states when it last filed.
Explore more AUSTIN bars & restaurants
Compare LOWER 48 against the rest of the Austin metro on the bars dashboard, where the explorer filters by city — Austin, Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown and the rest — by revenue, and by filing recency, and maps every venue it finds.
Share this bar