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.
Top 5 Houston area IPAs to drink on #IPADay
The first Thursday of August is always National IPA Day , another made up beer holiday that we all love to celebrate. Whether you are a fan of this hop forward style or not, india pale ales still remain the most dominant and enjoyed style in the craft beer world. Nearly all breweries in the Houston area have brewed at…
Saloon Door's Brewster Cogburn Imperial Vanilla Cream - A bit cocky but delicious
We are kicking off Houston Beer Month with one of our favorite beers, Brewster Cogburn, a vanilla imperial cream ale from our friends at Saloon Door Brewing in Webster TX. If you couldn't tell before, Saloon Door has a thing for American Westerns and this beer reminds us of a tale in true western attitude and culture.…
Celebrating Houston Beer Month in August
Houston Beer Month is in full swing! August is Houston Beer Month. Yeah….we just made it up. Isn’t that how all great ideas are started anyways? In fact, this project is so new that we don’t even have an official logo finalized yet! But those things will come later, much later! So why are we doing this? In deemed…
Houston-area beers you should be drinking this Summer
Summertime in Houston has me reaching for all the ice cold crispy light beers with tons of flavor. Whether you are enjoying a few beers after work in your backyard, or out around town with friends - here are a few Houston area beers you should try that are guaranteed to make you feel cool this summer. Kemah Suprema…
#HoustonBeer Video Review with Dan Beck
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Beer Spotlight: Rand, Belgian Golden Strong from Back Pew Brewing
This month’s beer spotlight is a unique beer experiment by our friends at Back Pew Brewing , just northeast of Houston in Porter Texas. Head brewer, Bobby Harl, named this 5 th year anniversary beer "Rand" after Rand al’ Thor, one of the main protagonists in Robert Jordan’s fantasy book series, The Wheel of Time. And…
Beer Spotlight: Double Down Double IPA - Saint Arnold Brewing Co.
I gotta say, I’m feeling pretty damn lucky. If I knew how to play the game of poker, this article might be a nod to the mind games that happens in that game but instead I prefer the random roll of the dice. I’ve been spending all that luck and part of my new years resolution goals on my homemade makeshift craps table…
Introducing the Texas Coast IPA
Happy Texas Independence Day! Today we celebrate our home state with the anniversary of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence. 25 million Texans celebrate our liberty and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. I can’t think of a more perfect day to announce an upcoming…
Beer Spotlight: Pilsner Urkel from Spindletap Brewery
Anyone else getting bored with IPAs? Yeah right, me neither. While I still love my hop forward 'bitter beer face' IPAs, I find myself crawling back to traditional styles of craft beer more often lately. Perhaps it's simplicity of cracking open a beer that you know you can enjoy a few per session with no lingering…
Beer My Valentine
My dearest Beer, Like most modern love stories begin, we met online during the peak of my beer drinking days and your timing couldn’t have been better. Your mysterious allure attracted me from afar, but truthfully there is much more to you that keeps the fascination alive. I never meant for any of this to happen – but…
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Beer Spotlight: Settler's Oatmeal Stout
Opening weekend at Vallensons' Brewing Company in Pearland back in 2017 was like most typical brewery openings. Fresh beers, new taproom with shiny brewing equipment, and new opportunities to make new beer friends. Alongside the pale ale, amber and american wheat style ale being debuted that day, was a traditional…