I heard Senate Ave Smoke Show Jalapeño Blonde was back on tap, and my ears perked up. I love spicy food, spicy drinks, hot sauce, and my curiosity for craft beer actually started with Don Jalapeño from No Label....
Back in December of 2019 before everything got weird, we helped plan a really cool Cinco de Mayo at Ingenious. Clearly, 2020 had other ideas, but now that more people...
Equal Parts Exotica Zombie pours a slightly hazy orange, and the head is chalk white. The head dissipates pretty quickly, but a ring remains to...
Texas craft beer in Mexico isn’t really a thing. Yet. Raul and Natan are aiming to completely change that by giving Texas craft beer makers a leg up in the Mexican market with their grassroots approach....
This reminds me of Sierra Nevada Hazy Lil Thing. I haven’t had it in a while, but it's the one that comes to mind when I drink this Astral Mind Waves DIPA. Despite the 8.2% ABV, the body isn’t too heavy, and the mouthfeel is light and smooth with relatively low carbonation. No turbidity here. The mouthfeel...
I can’t fault the mouthfeel since it’s an 8.4% saison, though. From start to finish, fruity, spicy yeast-driven flavors dominate the sip. Considering the ABV, this is a real...
The flavor of Saint Arnold Santo is perfect to pair with crawfish, BBQ, enchiladas, and just about anything good. It’s light enough to drink a few while packing a punch flavor and aroma wise. Each sip...
From Super Bowl Sunday to Baltic Porter Day, here's a list of the most famous and esoteric 2020 Beer Holidays. Plan your brewery events or house parties accordingly....
Why are hops so sexy? Everybody likes to list out the Hop bill, but not the grain bill, yeast or water additions. What gives?...
When we first started writing this article, there were 450+ breweries taking part in this Weathered Souls Black is Beautiful Beer Collaboration. At the time of publishing, there are now 928 breweries in...
I cried the day that I heard Ahmaud Arbery was gunned down in the streets. I’m not sure what it was about his story that grabbed my stomach and twisted it in knots, but I can recount just about every moment of that day and a few of the days that followed. It wasn’t the day he was shot. It was the day that I learned that his killers weren’t arrested....
It's only March, and 2020 has already been a heck of a year for Josh. His unique style of photography has gathered loyal followers and copycats, but it's his...
Super Bowl Sunday is right around the corner, and there's never been a better opportunity for you to show your friends and family what good beer can be. ...
Houston Brewfests have historically fizzled out, had issues with paying vendors, or flat out failed, but that’s not the case for Wild West Brew Fest. Far from it....
A year of Houston beer in review featuring the 19 most-read articles of 2019. The most interesting thing about this list is how much it reveals every year about the pulse of Houston beer. While we're maturing as a beer city, it's clear that many, many, maaany, people that stumble upon our site have a lot to learn about beer. ...
Let's be clear here, exploding beer isn’t ok. Putting out a subpar product and knowing it’s subpar isn’t ok. But making a mistake, owning it, and...
We can't cover every homebrewer in Houston. Hell, we can't cover every bar that's slingin' good beer, much less all the homebrewers, but Misfit Brewing...
No laws with the claws, AMIRIGHT!? With the clean-drinking, low-calorie nature of seltzer water, it was only a matter of time before Houston hard seltzer entered into the market....
Leading with FOMO and 10lbs of hops per barrel, Larry Koestler teams with SpindleTap for series of limited releases under the moniker Musical Box Brewing....
