BeerFestivals
Brewsology: The Beerfest with Dinosaurs
Brewsology is one of my favorite events of the year, and its returning back to Houston on Saturday, May 30. For me it’s up there with the Texas Craft Brewers Fest and Great American Beer Fest. What sets it apart is that the incredible beer selection is a major perk, but not the main attraction.
Frost Fest Returns to Frost Town Brewing
Frost Fest 2025 is about ready to kick off this coming weekend at Frost Town Brewing. The ticketed event is slated to begin at 1pm this Saturday, December 13th with beer and good times to be had by all. Entry into Frost Fest will feature commemorative Frost Town glassware, access exclusive Frost Town beer releases, as…
Stout Fest 2024 at Excalibur Brewing in Old Town Spring
When is the right time to drink a stout? The answer is 'right now'. If you’ve read any of my articles or ever had a conversation with me about beer you’ll know that I’m all about that stout life. When I heard Excalibur Brewing in Old Town Spring announced the 2nd annual Stout Fest 2024, you know I had to get the…
Star Sailor hosts very first Fallfest Brewfest
On Sunday, November 5 th Star Sailor held their very first Fallfest Brewfest at the establishment. The festival featured nine Greater Houston and Galveston area breweries as well as local vendors. The weather outside was perfectly warm, creating the perfect opportunity to try beer, cider and spiked root beer samplings…
#HoustonBeer Shows Up for 2023 Texas Craft Brewers Guild Brewers Festival
On Saturday, September 30 th , the gates opened at Fiesta Gardens in Austin for the 2023 Texas Craft Brewers Guild Craft Brewers Festival. The festival, which is a one-day event, is a chance for Guild Member breweries from all across the state to gather and either introduce themselves to first time patrons or catch up…
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…
Drink like you're German at Back Pew's Oktobeerfest
It’s the prost wonderful time of the year, it’s Oktoberfest season again! In our previous article we covered a few of the happenings around town during this season - give it a read! Every year, I make it a point to visit Back Pew Brewing’s Oktobeerfest for the festivities and great beer and this year will be no…
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…
Ingenious Brewing is celebrating 4 years of beers
It’s party time, but which party am I talking about? It’s Ingenious Brewing Co . 4th anniversary party on March 26th and they’re pulling out all the stops without charging for admission tickets this year as well as allowing people of all ages this year to attend. If you’ve ever been to an event at Ingenious you know…
A weekend in Austin Texas
It’s not often I can get out to our sister city Austin to explore the beers. The last time I was in Austin was in 2017 for a quick work conference and didn't have time to explore. I visited 4th Tap and Oskar Blues because both were pretty close to my hotel room. The Austin chapter of The Beer Necessities was meeting…
Great American Beer Festival – Houston Recap
The Great American Beer Festival is the largest beer festival in the United States. 2,404 breweries entered beers into the competition portion, and 8,864 beers were judged. Outside of the competition, the entire Colorado Convention Center is filled with hundreds of breweries pouring thousands of beers. As a first time…