Houston Beer Month

  • Houston Beer Month is here!  Wait, is this still a thing?
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    Houston Beer Month is here! Wait, is this still a thing?

    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 breweries hosting taproom events,

  • Saint Arnold’s Summer Pils and Chill
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    Saint Arnold’s Summer Pils and Chill

    Did you know that Saint Arnold Brewing Company original Summer Pils recipe debuted June 1997 as their first lager recipe? Groovy. It’s original name was Summerfest but according to Saint Arnold’s website, they got hung up with legal challenges against Sierra Nevada over the name. Ultimately, the breweries worked out a deal involving covering the

  • 5 stellar reasons to visit Star Sailor HTX
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    5 stellar reasons to visit Star Sailor HTX

    Of all the bars and craft pubs in Houston, a select few stick out to me as “true craft beer centric pub eateries” in this city. To name a few, I’m talking about Petrol Station (RIP), Nobi Public House, Hughie’s, MoonTower Inn, Thistle Draftshop, Hop Stop (RIP), The Regal Beagle, Saucer, Cobble & Spoke, Hay

  • Beer Review: 11 Below Brewing Oktoberfest
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    Beer Review: 11 Below Brewing Oktoberfest

    #HoustonBeerMonth Guest Submission from Ronnie Risner When I started my craft beer journey I was lucky enough to start when märzens were in season. One of my favorites for the last three years has been 11 Below’s Oktoberfest and I have bought each years stein to hoist in the air filler with their beautiful golden

  • Brewery Hopping in Houston’s East End
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    Brewery Hopping in Houston’s East End

    #HoustonBeerMonth Guest Submission from Cole Wehner  Houston’s breweries are as widespread as it’s never-ending freeway system but there are a few spots in town where you can easily do a traditional “bar-hop” between breweries!  One of our favorite brewery-hops, not only because we live down the street, is in the East End (for these purposes

  • Waterfront beer experience at Lake Houston Brewery
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    Waterfront beer experience at Lake Houston Brewery

    #HoustonBeerMonth Guest Submission from Jason Ducey When reviewing beers, it can sometimes be difficult to separate the experience from the beer.  Sometimes in the right surrounding a beer you once passed on could be short lived favorite.  Lake Houston Brewery located in Huffman Texas eliminates all the negative with solid beers and an outdoor setup

  • Beer Review: Kingsbrau from Back Pew Brewing
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    Beer Review: Kingsbrau from Back Pew Brewing

    #HoustonBeerMonth Guest Submission from Ronnie Risner Fest season is upon us! I have the fortune of Backpew Brewing being one of the closest breweries to me, and recently they released a fan favorite. Kingsbrau is a festbier that really gets its chance to shine as those summer days leave you yearning for cooler temperatures. Kingsbrau

  • My neighborhood brewery: New Magnolia Brewing
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    My neighborhood brewery: New Magnolia Brewing

    #HoustonBeerMonth Guest submission by Chris Ayers New Magnolia Brewing is one of the newer breweries that has popped up in Houston, and they’re a pretty close neighborhood brewery to me. I’ve been going since their soft open back in November of 2019 (back before the world went crazy!) I want to talk about their green

  • Tomball’s Bearded Fox Brewing Canning Flagship Beers
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    Tomball’s Bearded Fox Brewing Canning Flagship Beers

    If you were to ask a Houston beer connoisseur to name 10-15 breweries in the Houston area, Tomball’s Bearded Fox probably won’t make many lists. However this small but mighty brewery has been quenching the thirst of northwest suburban beer drinkers since they opened in 2017, and they have recently started canning a few of