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Ryan Mader

Native Houstonian. Just a former frat guy and baseball player turned craft beer lover. Cheers!

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3 Legged Lab
Reviews

Karbach Three Legged Lab Imperial Stout

After its debut last year, Three Legged Lab is Karbach’s newest entrant into their specialty seasonal line-up. As the winter seasonal, it can be found on tap or in 4-packs of 12 oz cans during the first part of the year. The brew is named after the owner’s black lab, Molly, who lost her leg early in life (per

Ryan MaderMar 5, 2016
Lighthouse Boudoir
Culture

New Year's Resolution: Drink (Somewhat) Healthier Beer!

We’ve officially reached the beginning of a new calendar year which means it’s time to reflect and aspire to a better 12 months than the previous. Beware of all your friends on social media with that unoriginal “new year, new me”, though. Most of us want to make improvements in things such as relationships, career,…

Ryan MaderJan 25, 2016
Houston Beer (1)
Culture

The Most Houston Beer Ever?

Being a craft beer fan in the Lone Star State, particularly Houston, is much different than other locations. We’re not intensely known for a style of IPA (yet), we don’t have very cold winters so we’re not huge stout drinkers, and our state regulations on beer are more strict than many others. But I think

Ryan MaderOct 26, 2015
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Breweries

Town In City Brewing – Helping Give Houston A Small Town Feel

You can drive by this place 100 times without noticing a brewery is there; I know I did. In the age of social media and the craft beer explosion you would think that there was no way a new brewery could open its doors without a flood of publicity, especially in an industry that is

Ryan MaderSep 14, 2015