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May 15, 2012
Bad Weather and a Big Ass Bowl of Gumbo at Hay Merchant
I love Hay Merchant. No, really -- I love Hay Merchant. I'm there at least once or twice a week. What can I say? I'm a girl who loves craft beer and Hay Merchant is a place for craft beer lovers. But it's also a place for food lovers, and I love food too. Everything I've tried at Hay Merchant has e ... More >>
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April 26, 2012
Texas Beer Fest 2012
I love Hay Merchant. No, really -- I love Hay Merchant. I'm there at least once or twice a week. What can I say? I'm a girl who loves craft beer and Hay Merchant is a place for craft beer lovers. But it's also a place for food lovers, and I love food too. Everything I've tried at Hay Merchant has e ... More >>
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April 6, 2012
Loans on Tap: Sam Adams Launches Lending Program
Sam Adams has recently launched "Brewing the Dream," a campaign aimed at providing loans to aspiring food, beverage and hospitality small business start-ups and entrepreneurs. With a goal to both create and save jobs in a tough industry, Sam Adams is looking to provide opportunity for small-time ... More >>
Music
March 15, 2012
Against the Grain
Pardon the pun, but month-old Montrose craft-beer pub The Hay Merchant is already hopping.
Blogs
December 9, 2011
Buffalo Bayou Brewery: A Preview
Photo by Mai PhamCrostini by Ryan Pera If you haven't heard about the Buffalo Bayou Brewery, one of the new local craft beer makers in Houston, it's probably because they haven't officially opened yet. But to get the buzz going and to let people know what's coming down the line, they held a ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Austin's Jester King Craft Brewery Sues the TABC, But Is the TABC Really the Bad Guy?
Shit just got real.Jester King, based in Austin, is one of the state's most popular craft breweries. The TABC (or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), also based in Austin, is one of the state's most powerful agencies. And with news that Jester King has just filed a lawsuit against the TABC, ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Beer & Brass
Shit just got real.Jester King, based in Austin, is one of the state's most popular craft breweries. The TABC (or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), also based in Austin, is one of the state's most powerful agencies. And with news that Jester King has just filed a lawsuit against the TABC, ... More >>
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September 15, 2011
Cultural Feast — Oktoberfest
Shit just got real.Jester King, based in Austin, is one of the state's most popular craft breweries. The TABC (or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), also based in Austin, is one of the state's most powerful agencies. And with news that Jester King has just filed a lawsuit against the TABC, ... More >>
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September 1, 2011
Spec’s Second Annual Brewmasters Craft Beer Festival
Shit just got real.Jester King, based in Austin, is one of the state's most popular craft breweries. The TABC (or Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission), also based in Austin, is one of the state's most powerful agencies. And with news that Jester King has just filed a lawsuit against the TABC, ... More >>
Blogs
August 10, 2011
Brew Blog: Left Coast Una Mas Amber Lager
Confusion is nothing new.I'll be perfectly honest about this. I picked up a bottle of Left Coast Brewing Co. Una Mas out of simple confusion. Even as I sat down to write this column, bleary-eyed from not enough sleep and still clearing the cobwebs from my brain, I confused myself. I penned an ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2011
Open the Taps: Houston Lobbies for Statewide Access to Better Beer
Will you support the cause?It's one thing to sit and complain about the wretched restrictions the State of Texas has placed on the sale and distribution of craft beer. It's quite another to actually do something about it. And because Houston is a city of do-ers, five Houston craft beer lovers ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
AB InBev Trademarking Our Area Code for Crappy Beer
Filling a stein with Budweiser is tantamount to filling a Riedel glass with Boone's Farm, just FYI.Anheuser-Busch is counting on civic pride to make its next product a smash seller: beer named after America's various beer-drinking cities, based on their area codes. To that end, AB has alread ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
Tuscapalooza: As if You Needed an Excuse to Drink Beer
groovehouseAll-You-Can-Eat crawfish for a cause.The string of tornados that tore across the Southern states on April 27, 2011 inflicted damage comparable to a category-five hurricane. It killed more 300 people and left thousands more homeless. The impact was especially severe in Tuscaloosa, a ... More >>
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April 29, 2011
Brew Blog: Texas Beer Fest
Despite having some really terrible beer laws, Texas has some really great beer. While efforts are currently underway to change the law, we don't have to wait to get our hands on some wonderful brews. Not only are there many bars around town serving up Lone Star libations, we now have the Tex ... More >>
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April 11, 2011
Pierre Celis, Brewer of Hoegaarden and Celis Beer, Dead at 86
Flickr user wolfworldPierre Celis, the "King of Belgian White Beer", died over the weekend. He was 86. In spite of several unfavorable transactions with major brewing companies, Celis is widely considered one of the forbearers of the craft-brewing movement in America. His self-named brewery ... More >>
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January 19, 2011
Comment of the Day
Today, Katharine Shilcutt told EOW readers about the new beer bar from the guys at Anvil, which left many salivating for more info...and probably beer. Said commenter Dacano: I think 2010 was just the beginning for the craft beer movement here in Houston and Texas as a whole with the emergen ... More >>
Music
December 9, 2010
Top It Off
Petrol Station gives Garden Oaks full-service charm.
Blogs
November 26, 2010
No Boys Allowed at Girls' Pint Out
"We're gals into grolsch. Ladies into lagers. Princesses into pilsners. Angels of ale. You get the idea." - Girls Pint Out homepage. We all seemed to arrive at the same time on Tuesday night. A collective groan emerged from the crowd as the pathway over the railroad tracks that separate Sain ... More >>
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October 15, 2010
The Full Package: Queen Vic
Where has this place been my whole life? Some friends and I rolled into the Queen Vic Pub and Kitchen (2712 Richmond) recently, and let me tell you, this place is the full package. The menu is mostly a fusion of Indian and pub dishes. The short rib samosas -- beer-braised short ribs wrapped i ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2010
We're Buzzed About Houston Beer Week
foshydogFrom October 11 to 17, local taprooms, eateries, breweries and beer aficionados will join forces to pay homage to all the creative combinations of hops, malt, yeast and water - better known as beer. The first ever Houston Beer Week will be eight days of beer magic taking place in Hous ... More >>
Blogs
September 15, 2010
Sampler Plate: This Week In Food Blogs
Each week, we put together a sampler plate of the most interesting links from both local and national food blogs. Know a blog we should be paying particular attention to? Leave the address in the comments section below. Great Food Houston: Our own Ruthie Johnson asks a very timely question over at ... More >>
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August 19, 2010
Brewery Lineup Posted Here: Brewmasters International Beer Festival
Marty.FMYes, this is a Homer beer-label mosaic. This morning I was visited by the Beer Fairy. If you haven't had the pleasure, just imagine a miniature Mike Ditka, aviator glasses and all, in a non-descript sports jersey and tutu yelling "Da Beers!" The reason for tiny Ditka's visit: Da Brewm ... More >>
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May 14, 2010
Brew Blog Interview: Rob Cartwright of Independence Brewing Co.
Rob Cartwright and his wife Amy started Independence Brewing Co. in an Austin warehouse six years ago. Today the company has nine employees, not counting two dogs. ("They don't have thumbs," he explains, "so they're not on the payroll.") Having been selling well at H-E-B stores in Austin and ... More >>
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April 29, 2010
Foodie Floats
Pass me a brew, won’t you?
Blogs
January 25, 2010
Jause, the Second Breakfast
I had some cracklins from Don's Meat Market in Scott, Louisiana and a glass of Independence Pale Ale for jause this morning. The second breakfast, known as "jause" in Austria or zweites frühstück in Germany, is a fine old tradition that I have adopted at my house. Sausage or cold cuts, serv ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Snackshot: The Lone Star State
This week's old school Snackshot comes to us courtesy of Samantha Bales and the good folks at Lone Star Beer. From the photographer's description: "peace. love. & lone star."
Blogs
June 29, 2009
Texas Traveler: Southern Star Brewery
Photos by Brittanie SheyThe canning processUp until March of last year, there weren't a whole lot of good reasons to spend a Saturday afternoon in Conroe. But now there's a least one: The Southern Star Brewing Company. Southern Star celebrated their one-year anniversary this spring with the release ... More >>
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June 29, 2009
Texas Traveler: Southern Star Brewery
Photos by Brittanie SheyThe canning processUp until March of last year, there weren't a whole lot of good reasons to spend a Saturday afternoon in Conroe. But now there's a least one: The Southern Star Brewing Company. Southern Star celebrated their one-year anniversary this spring with the release ... More >>
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May 19, 2009
A Stout Dinner at Hotel Icon
Photo by Katharine ShilcuttVoice in the Hotel IconIf you like good food but elaborate wine pairings just give you a headache, then consider this upcoming meal put together by Voice Executive Chef Michael Kramer, in which he pairs good food with craft (no Bud) beer. On May 28 at the Hotel Icon, Kram ... More >>
Calendar
April 16, 2009
Beer Wars
Ben Stein leads a live world-premiere screening and discussion on American suds
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March 5, 2009
Casseroles and Cocktails: A 1950s Themed Aurora House Party
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Blogs
February 23, 2009
Bawitda-Brew
If there's one thing that comes to mind when I'm craving a cold beer, it's a greasy, stringy, overrated singer from Detroit with a penchant for wifebeaters, sloppy seconds and further denegrating popular music. The Michigan Brewing Company apparently feels the same way, as they've jus ... More >>
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February 20, 2009
WTF Island: Jackson Five, Kid Rock, Glenn Danzig, Rock Camp and Assteroids
Even as our economy continued to go up in flames like the Toyota Center, the carnival of WTF kept trolling along this week. It seemed that every day we saw something so asinine and foolish that we couldn't keep up. Jackson Family slavery museums, rock and roll fantasy camps, Kid Rock's new beer, "As ... More >>
Blogs
November 25, 2008
Recession Thanksgiving Tip: Drink Beer Instead of Wine
Airline travel is down, grocery stores are giving away free turkeys to get customers in the door, and everybody is looking for ways to economize this Thanksgiving. But before you decide to save money by buying a jug of Riunite instead of an expensive wine, consider serving your guests American cra ... More >>
Blogs
November 24, 2008
75 Years of Beer
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
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October 30, 2008
Texas Beer
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
Blogs
October 24, 2008
Hello Budweiser American Ale
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
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October 21, 2008
R.I.P., Zima 1993-2008
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2008
R.I.P., Zima 1993-2008
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
Blogs
October 17, 2008
Rice Biology Students: Making Beer Better
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
Dining
October 16, 2008
Texas Wants Beer: Change This Law!
Raise a glass and toast the 75th anniversary of the day that Texas ratified the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution repealing Prohibition. Although the national repeal of Prohibition did not become final until December 5, 1933, the beer industry salutes Texas on November 24th for bringing us ... More >>
Dining
October 16, 2008
Texas Wants Beer!
Our state is the top beer market in the country, so why are we falling behind in the microbrewery movement?
Calendar
February 28, 2008
One for Doc Concert
HSPVA grads say thanks to Director of Jazz Studies Emeritus Dr. Robert Morgan
Blogs
November 1, 2007
The Record Ranch Looks at the Dead, While Cactus Music and Video Comes Back from It
HSPVA grads say thanks to Director of Jazz Studies Emeritus Dr. Robert Morgan
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May 18, 2006
Drink and Walk
HSPVA grads say thanks to Director of Jazz Studies Emeritus Dr. Robert Morgan
News
October 2, 2003
Beer Brawl
Starbucks tries to step on the start-up of Starbock beer
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September 21, 2000
Best Steak Dinner for Two for 20 Bucks
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June 29, 2000
Expect the Wurst
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October 22, 1998
Clubland
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