• Texian Brewing Closes Taproom, Sells Equipment
    Breweries

    Texian Brewing Closes Taproom, Sells Equipment

    Richmond’s Texian Brewing is undergoing a major transition. Texian has sold the brewing equipment to startup brewery Fulbrook Ale Works. Fulbrook will also be taking over the lease of the current Texian building. Texian owner Josh Haley said, “it was time to renew the lease on our building and we worked through multiple scenarios to

  • Houston Beer Events – August 2017
    Events

    Houston Beer Events – August 2017

    Each month we chronicle the beer drinking events around town. This post will be updated as events are announced, so be sure to come back weekly to see what’s happening around town. If you’d like to have your event included, send an email to info@houstonbeerguide.com with the subject line “August Event Calendar.” Please include the

  • Houston Beer Events – July 2017
    Events

    Houston Beer Events – July 2017

    Each month we chronicle the beer drinking events around town. This post will be updated as events are announced, so be sure to come back weekly to see what’s happening around town. If you’d like to have your event included, send an email to info@houstonbeerguide.com with the subject line “July Event Calendar.” Please include the

  • Houston Beer Events – June 2017
    Events

    Houston Beer Events – June 2017

    Each month we chronicle the beer drinking events around town. There’s not much more to say about it, it’s a calendar. If you’d like your event included, send an email to info@houstonbeerguide.com with the subject line “June Event Calendar.” Please include the date & time, a brief description of the event, the location, and a

  • Saint Arnold Releases Bishop’s Barrel #18 (BB18)
    Beers

    Saint Arnold Releases Bishop’s Barrel #18 (BB18)

    Today marks the release of the 18th beer in Saint Arnold’s Bishop’s Barrel series. For this entry, Brewer/Wood Cellar Manager Aaron Inkrott drew inspiration from his mother’s oatmeal cookies. BB18 is an “Oat Wine” aged in WhistlePig Rye Whiskey barrels for nine months. The base beer is similar to an English style barleywine, with oats

  • 5 Breweries Put Their Twist on Saint Arnold Classics
    Beers

    5 Breweries Put Their Twist on Saint Arnold Classics

    Saint Arnold Brewing Company is the oldest craft brewery in Texas, but that title doesn’t do justice to the impact they’ve had on the landscape of beer in Houston. I think calling them “The Godfather of Houston Beer” is a more appropriate title. Over the last 23 years, brewers and staff from Saint Arnold have

  • Heights Bike Trail Brewery Tour – Sunday May 7th
    Events

    Heights Bike Trail Brewery Tour – Sunday May 7th

    This Sunday, May 7th, Holler, Platypus, and Eureka Heights are teaming up for a 3-stop brewery tour – on bikes. The majority of the route will be along the Heights Hike & Bike trail or on dedicated bike lanes, so it should be an easy ride. It’s even easier when you think about everyone who just

  • A Preview of Houston Press BrewFest [Plus a Ticket Giveaway!]
    Beer Festivals

    A Preview of Houston Press BrewFest [Plus a Ticket Giveaway!]

    On Saturday, May 20th, the sixth annual Houston Press BrewFest will be held at Silver Street Studios. The festival will include over 150 beers, food trucks, and an indoor and outdoor music festival, as well as a Whole Foods Market sponsored hangout area and a Central Auto Group sponsored beer garden. A General Admission ticket

  • Houston’s First Hazy IPA Can Release is March 3rd at B-52

    Conroe’s B-52 Brewing Company is releasing their hazy IPA, Wheez the Juice, in cans on Friday, March 3rd. Wheez the Juice is an IPA brewed in a similar fashion to the Northeast-style IPA that Larry has been talking about for the last several weeks. B-52 is hesitant to use the term “NEIPA” to describe this