The blessed well water in Porter is now gracing a few new hop-charged beers, and it seems like Back Pew IPAs are turning a new leaf in 2021....
I LOVE barrel-aged beers. Stouts, sours, Belgians...
Beer Pro Tips / 28.05.2020
Why High ABV Beers Are so Expensive
We took a look into why high ABV beers are so expensive, and with the help of some local hard-hitters we came up with a few good reasons. Turns out it’s...
Beer Pro Tips, Houston Beer News / 14.05.2020
What the Funk? What is a Foeder – Some Foed for Thought
Two Houston breweries now have Foeders filled. Foeders themselves have been around a LONG time. The trend in beer, not so much. A recent renaissance in production of foeders in the last few years has made it...
Upon further inspection, aromas of cherries, chocolate, and airy-bourbon-barrel soothe my nose. It smells like a cordial chocolate out for a night on the town...
Beer Reviews / 15.05.2019
B52 Gold Bricks 1 – Barrel Aged Project
While B52 Gold Bricks 1 led me to believe I was in for a super-hot, liquor-laden beer, my first sip was an eye-opener...
Beer Reviews / 15.12.2018
Lazarus Leviticus
Lazarus Leviticus radiates elegance. Everything from the black wax coating to the fine, white, linen-textured paper and gold foil label makes Lazarus Leviticus feel like it belongs...
Beer Reviews / 20.03.2018
Aged 11 Below Big Mistake 2017
Just in time for their 3 year anniversary and the 2018 batch of Big Mistake, and this is a solid beer. I'm excited to get more this year, but I'm not aging it. I think I'm done aging beer after experiencing...
Beer Reviews / 19.12.2017
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 18
Oatmeal cookie + Whiskey + beer = Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 18. I'm typically not much for whiskey or spirits, so I really admire good balance in a BA...
Beer Reviews / 07.10.2017
Brash Brewing Hammer Smashed Face
The label art is not for the faint of heart. Death is standing on coffins that are draining blood. The devil and possibly some tortured souls are watching from the woods. A blue eyed wolf is taking off with a severed hand in his mouth like it's a bone. A headstone with a bleeding gory crucified zombie like Jesus is marked the word vivisect on the bottom and inri at the top. Vivisect means to dissect a body while it is still alive....
Beer Reviews / 29.06.2017
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 18 by Nick B
Bishop's Barrel 18 pours an opaque, ruby brown color with a thin line of off-white head. There are aromas of oatmeal, molasses, and raisin. Some of the earthy tones from...
Beer Reviews / 11.06.2017
11 Below Big Mistake by Nick B
To give you some more background on this beer, Big Mistake is a barrel aged Russian Imperial Stout that goes into 3 different types of barrels: 5 yr old Yellow Rose bourbon, 9 yr old...
Beer Reviews / 27.04.2017
No Label Perpetual Peace by Nick B
Perpetual Peace is part of the Off Label series. At certain times of the year, No Label puts out limited release beers under this label and perhaps you've seen some of them. Perpetual Peace is the only one (that I have seen in the past few years) that is barrel aged. It's a...
Beer Reviews / 19.04.2017
Saint Arnold Bishops Barrel 14 by Tam
I first laid my Asian American eyes on this rare gem at “The Flying Saucer” downtown while waiting for a friend. I call this a rare gem because this brew was created on May 28, 2015 and wasn’t released to the public’s greedy little craft beer loving hands until...
The pours they gave us were the base beer, samples from each individual barrel, the 2017 blended batch, and the batch from 2016. If you want to know why they call it Big Mistake RIS...
He and I both noted how the super-complex flavors were well balanced by the wood and vanilla notes, and the absence of cherries and spices allowed the dark fruit and banana flavors to meld well. As of 2/10/2017, they only had 3 half barrel kegs left, so if you're into big, complex, Belgian beer, go check it out. However, if you're more of a hop-head, you may want to keep your ears to the streets as there's soon to be a new kid on the block - SpindleTap...
Beer Reviews / 19.12.2016
Saint Arnold Bishop’s Barrel 16 By Tony
Saint Arnold is one of my favorite breweries in town, and it's stuff like this Bishop's Barrel 16 that make it so. This BB16 doesn't remind me of anything I've had before, but for the sake of storytelling, I like it better than the BB15. BB15 was good, but this BB16 is great and really creative, so...