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Beer Pro Tips / 15.04.2022

What is Hop Burn?

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What is hop burn, how does it happen, and why? Too-fresh, greenness, or high-acid are all things that I've heard, but they're not 100% accurate....

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Beer Pro Tips / 09.10.2020

Why are hops so sexy? The World May Never Know…

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Why are hops so sexy? Everybody likes to list out the Hop bill, but not the grain bill, yeast or water additions. What gives?...

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Beer Pro Tips / 28.08.2020

Guardians of the Galaxy Hops – Details on Your Fav Hop

Once a hop becomes commercially produced, it gets an official name. For example, Sabro was originally named HBC 438 and Strata X331. Galaxy hops...

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Beer Reviews / 09.07.2020

SpindleTap Break Em Off DIPA

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Brewed with Galaxy and Sabro hops, this NEIPA pours a bright golden yellow color with light lacing and a head that quickly disappears. While hazy and fairly opaque, it does not...

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Houston Beer News / 04.09.2019

Musical Box Brewing is Houston’s Newest Beer Project

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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....

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Beer Reviews / 06.06.2019

Baa Baa Brewhouse Wool Street

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The super soft mouthfeel starts off with a soft wave of peaches and tangelos, while the spicy finish lingers with bone-dry grapefruit bitterness...

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Beer Reviews / 29.04.2019

Sigma I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle

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Sigma I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle is yet another example of Sigma moving from a sleeper brewery to one that'll draw a crowd on...

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Beer Reviews / 02.04.2019

Whole Foods Brewing James and the Giant Peach

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But wait a minute, isn’t this Whole Foods James and the Giant PEACH? Why all the oranges? It had to be the hops, of course. As I took my beak out of...

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Beer Reviews / 11.03.2019

Triquetrilization B52 SpindleTap Baa Baa Collab

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Each and every sip of Triquetrilization B52 SpindleTap Baa Baa Collab is a cascade of luscious mango. A burst of citrus explodes as the finish winds down...

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Beer Reviews / 01.03.2019

Sigma Dick Jones DIPA

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Sigma Dick Jones features waves of pineapple, peaches, and mango bust out of the glass like Robocop throwing Clarence Boddiker around, and...

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Beer Reviews / 29.01.2019

Ingenious C800 IPA

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Ingenious C800 drinks like a 12g shotgun shell of citrusy hops - BOOM, POW - right in the kisser. Each sip oozes of pillowy citrus, and the limey...

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Beer Reviews / 23.12.2018

Sigma Nude Tayne

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Overall, it’s my favorite beer from Sigma yet. They’ve come with some hard hitters in their short history, but this one is special. Yet again, it’s proof...

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Beer Reviews, Houston Beer News / 16.12.2018

Secret Beach Inspired Ales: No Plans, Dates for Grand Opening

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Secret Beach Inspired Ales, huh? So no Lagers?Haha. Ales for the most part, but there always a chance a nice Double Dry Hopped...

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Beer Reviews / 13.12.2018

Ingenious Peach Cobbler Double FroYo

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As soon as the aluminum cracked open with a hiss, I could smell the vanilla and the hops. It was almost like candy. I love peaches, so I was looking forward to...

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Beer Reviews / 01.12.2018

Great Heights Brewing Lupulin Starship

Great Heights Lupulin Starship is the product of the brewery's mission to make a stellar double NEIPA that wants to take you on a tour of the stars....

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Beer Reviews / 24.11.2018

Sigma Spirit Journey

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Sigma Spirit Journey is another hazy installment from the East Downtown brewery. It's everything you expect from the style with a few subtle twists and surprises...

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Beer Reviews / 18.11.2018

B-52 Before the Internet: Pay Phone

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Pay Phone pours a perfectly hazy, bright, pale yellow color. It’s about as clear as the audio on a pay phone call. The creamy head settles into rings of lace - ring ring, ring ring. Immediately...

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Collaboration / 13.09.2018

The Future of the IPA Part 2

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Recently, and I know it’s been talked about a lot, but Bell’s Brewery’s Two Hearted Ale earned the vote of best beer in the country. Beer nerds have freaked out about this, but you have to...

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Beer Pro Tips / 04.09.2018

10 Best Hazy IPAs in Houston Stores

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Conclusion: You can find a handful of really good hazy IPAs on the shelves. None of them will be quite as good as what you'd get from...

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Uncategorized / 01.08.2018

The Future of the IPA Part 1

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I still think we have a ways to go before NEIPAs wear thin as the style du-jour (and yes it will happen), but regardless of...

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