Reviews
New Video Contributor Introduction: Dan Beck
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cZTQ_gM-S3M HEEEYYY !!! I'm Dan Beck (BREWS WITH BECK on YouTube ), and how the hell are ya??!! I grew up in Coors Town (Golden, CO), attended CU Boulder (party / craft beer school) and have lived in Los Angeles for 20 years now pursuing entertainment, sports glory, and stellar beers.…
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…
A Hangout in the Heights
Located just off White Oak Bayou at 17th, New Magnolia has created a great spot for the Houston beer drinker. Their taproom and brewery feels old school in the best way possible. They don’t try to be anything but a place to drink their great beer, with an assortment of seating from a long bar looking at the taps to…
Quadratonic by City Acre
I like strong beers. Barrel-aged stouts, boozy barleywines, high ABV DIPAs, whatever. Unlike some breweries whose sole intention seems to be making all of their beers so strong no mortal man can finish a pint while remaining upright, City Acre doesn’t generally produce especially strong beers just because they’re…
Hard Seltzers Have Landed at Houston Breweries
The summer of 2019 was the summer of White Claws and Trulys. They were the perfect option for a low-calorie, light, refreshing beverage for people who may not like beer. Hard Seltzers could barely stay on the shelf at the grocery store. The big beer brands took notice, and the summer of 2020 was the summer of big beer…
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…
A Whole (Foods) New Brew
Whole Foods Brewing just released their second can this week without much fanfare. I was fortunate enough to be at the Post Oak location earlier this week and saw these cans in the cooler, so I had to grab them to try. This is the first of Head Brewer Chris Shelton’s original recipes that I have gotten to try so I was…
Make No Mistake: 11 Below's Big Mistake is as Good as it Gets
One of the yearly beer releases that I look forward to the most is 11 Below Brewing’s Big Mistake. It’s a rich stout aged in Yellow Rose Distilling rye and bourbon barrels, with the beer clocking in at a smidge under 13% ABV. The beer pours thick with a very dark brown foam head. The aroma is very boozy though also a…
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…
Great Beers and Food Make Local Group Out of This World
Local Group Brewing With their official grand opening February 28th last year, Local Group Brewin g has had a difficult first year in business. I fortunately got to check them out then and was looking forward to trying more of their beers and food. Then the pandemic and ensuing shut down went into effect, and ended…
Eureka Heights' Tipsy Clover Beer Review
No, it’s not green. Which I think in the minds of most people over 24 years old is a good start. Especially considering first of all that this is a stout, and if it had been green something has gone terribly awry. Nevertheless, as we approach that most sacred of day drinking holidays and I work out which of my…
Whole Foods Market DL Double IPA Fresh From the Can!
If you didn’t read my last article , shame on you, but also, you didn’t hear the news that Whole Foods Market was going to begin canning. The first run of DL Double was canned yesterday, March 1st, and I picked up a 4-pack this morning so I could bring you the review ASAP. The beer is a Double IPA, clocking in at a…