Sylvia Benavidez
Newly sober-ish. When she isn't writing articles about alternative beverages, she immerses herself in bluegrass music, spreading hippie love and Southern hospitality.
H-Town Brewing Co. speaks to #Houstonbeer fans
H-town Brewing Co. entrance - Photography by Mark Tucked in the small neighborhood of Houston’s second ward, just a block from White Oak Music Hall, H-Town Brewing Co graciously appears on the scene as Houston's newest brewpub and bar. When previously housed brewery Black Page Brewing shut their doors this year, the…
Taste of Texas Experience at the Texas Renaissance Festival with North Shepherd Brewing
This past weekend I attended my favorite themed weekend of faire season, Highland Fling at the Texas Renaissance Festival. Bringing in the new Fall season is the ideal opportunity for bonfires, beers, and the glorious sight of Scottish tartan kilts blowing in the wind of the smoke-filled woods of Todd Mission, Texas.…
Welcome to the Houston Beer Block Party 2023
Welcome to this year's block party! Special thank you to all breweries participating in this year's beer festival. (VIP) Saloon Door Brewery – Webster TX Featured Beers: (VIP) Back Pew Brewing – Porter TX (VIP) Vallensons’ Brewing Co – Pearland TX (VIP) No Label Brewing – Katy TX ( VIP ) Turkey Forrest Brewing –…
Grateful for HOU - Celebrating Houston Beer Month
Houston Beer Month is here! August is for supporting local beer. Why? Because we said so. *wink. Plus, have you taken a look at the craft beer scene in our city lately? Ooof, it's rough out there and this industry can use your support yet again. With new breweries closing ( Black Page Brewing Co .), the lack of public…
A Day Off with Beer(s) by the Bay - A visit to Galveston Bay Brewing in Clear Lake Shores
One golden rule of a craft beer hobbyist is to never let a day off go without brewery visit. Lucky for me, Galveston Bay Brewing announced on Facebook that Tuesday April 4th would be the first day of operation for their new location in Clear Lake Shores. Truthfully, I haven't visited this brewery in years - and a lot…
A sea of emotions saying goodbye to Bakfish Brewing Co. - Pearland's first craft brewery
When a brewery closes in Houston, I usually have feelings of confusion, sadness and mourning - generally in that order. When a brewery less than 2 miles from my home decides to close, I can't help to feel a whirlwind of all those emotions combined for the first time ever, I am taking it personal. After talking to a…
For All the H: A beer collaboration with/for friends
If you know anything about this trio clan of brewery business owners, you know they are always up for fun and celebrating. Call it brewers luck (brewers skill if you ask me!) - it's not every year that your friends would also win a World Beer Cup in the same competing year. If you don't know how big of a deal this is,…
Sitta Brew Hub opens to the community near Ellington Field
I can't think of a better community involved in the craft beer industry than the pillar that holds it all together - the homebrew community. After a few heartbreaking closures of local homebrew shops in the South Houston area including B&S Brewers Guild, DeFalco's Clear Lake, and more recently Hoppin' Grape Homebrew…
Liquid lunch
Paradigm Brewing is more than just a craft brewery , they are lunch hot spot during the work week. To reward beer drinkers, Paradigm offers lunch specials Wednesday through Friday featuring a few differdifferent smash burger options. Watching your beer drinking figure and need to save calories for refreshments? Go…
Prost! Where to celebrate Oktoberfest '22
Tell me I am not the only one that think Oktoberfest is the best beer drinking season of them all? The weather starts cooling down, the german biers are busy fermenting and the bratwurst are piping hot. And yes, let's not forget about the pretzels. Nothing soaks up that beer buzz better than a salted pretzel with…
5 Houston area IPAs you should be drinking on National IPA Day
The first Thursday of August is always National IPA Day , another made up beer holiday that we all love to celebrate. This year I have continued to enjoy this style on a regular basis, spreading the love along side more hop balanced lagers. Whether you are a fan of this hop forward style or not, IPAs still remain the…
Houston Beer Month is here! Wait, is this still a thing?
Houston Beer Month is in full swing! Of course it is, you silly goose! Yeah….we just made it up. So what? Isn’t that how all great ideas are started anyways? In deemed craft beer cities across the nation, it’s common to see a week-long schedule of events and things to do around town. These beer weeks are catered…