Reviews
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…
Taste it First: Laser Kraken Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout - Lone Pint Brewery
So, for the second installment of “Taste it First with Tristin”, we have Lone Pint’s anniversary ale “Laser Kraken”, an Appleton Estate Rum Barrel Aged Imperial Stout with cinnamon, nutmeg, peppercorns, and vanilla. Laser Kraken comes in at 13.3% ABV and 59 IBUs, and will be released on tap in the Beer Garden located…
A Look at Eureka Heights’ Rereleased Stouts
Eureka Heights Brewing has always been a favorite brewery of mine. During peak pandemic when all restaurants and bars were closed, Eureka Heights steadily released one to two new beers every week from its drive thru. Of course, their year-round beers like Mini Boss and Buckle Bunny are great beers, but the pandemic…
Taste it First: Double Dirndl Imperial Märzen - Klaus Brewing Company
This is the first article in a new series called “Taste it First with Tristin” where I try upcoming releases from breweries, and give you my unbiased opinion about whether this beer is worth waiting for or worth a trek to the brewery on release day. First to pick up the gauntlet for “Taste it First” was Klaus Brewing…
A Study in Subtlety: Ingenious Brewing Beer Reviews
If you haven’t heard of Ingenious Brewing yet, they are one of the leaders in Houston for big flavors in beer. They are known for their juicy NEIPAs, their fruit bomb sours, and their decadent pastry stouts. I swung by their brewery and tap room on 59, just north of the beltway a couple weeks ago and picked up three…
Season of Stouts
As Winter fades into the cool-ish temperatures we call winter here in Houston, the thing that gets me excited is all the local special releases of big boozy stouts. Now I could (and often do) drink stouts throughout the year, but something just hits differently when you are bundled up around a fire sipping a warming…
Beers to help with your New Year’s Resolution
With January resolutions still in their infancy, I figured I could lend a hand to people who are having trouble sticking to their guns. Personally, I’m trying to drink smarter, focusing on lower abv and caloric offerings. With that in mind, I set out to grab a few non-alcoholic beers and taste them. I ended up getting…
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 17
Saint Arnold’s barrel-aged series has reached its post-hype phase. Don’t let that stop you from hunting for the latest iteration, out today, because it’s delicious. A couple years ago, you needed a spreadsheet and a hashtag to track down a single bottle of each Bishop’s Barrel release. You also had to go to a bar
Review: Saint Arnold Bishop's Barrel 15
I don't eat a lot of fruit. When drinking an IPA I couldn't tell you the difference between mango or passion fruit, as many reviews do. "It tastes fruity" or "that has a lot of citrus" may be about as far as I get, so don't look for my review of the next Brash IPA any time soon. I do like whiskey,…
Brash Brewing First Anniversary Party
October 8 marked Brash Brewing’s First Anniversary Party. The epic party seemed to have brought out every beer and metal nerd from across the city to Brashland bright and early Saturday afternoon. And rightly so, with exclusive merch teasers and exciting guest taps posted on social media since the tickets went on sale…
City Acre: Right at Home at Houston’s New Brewpub
On Thursday night I attended a preview of the much anticipated City Acre Brewing Co., a brewpub located about 10 minutes north of downtown off U.S. 59 at 3418 Topping Street. Originally slated to open four years ago, but delayed due to complex city regulations and beer laws, City Acre will hold its long-awaited grand…
Have Your Cookie and Drink It, Too
Forget cookies and milk — cookies and beer is where it’s at. As craft beer has become more popular, interest in beer and food pairing has increased. Some of the most creative pairings involve a favorite American treat: Girl Scout cookies. As articles of Girl Scout cookie pairings spread across social media, Ballast…