Beer Pro Tips / 15.04.2022
What is Hop Burn?
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....
Why are hops so sexy? Everybody likes to list out the Hop bill, but not the grain bill, yeast or water additions. What gives?...
Once a hop becomes commercially produced, it gets an official name. For example, Sabro was originally named HBC 438 and Strata X331. Galaxy hops...
Beer Reviews / 09.07.2020
SpindleTap Break Em Off DIPA
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...
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....
Beer Reviews / 06.06.2019
Baa Baa Brewhouse Wool Street
The super soft mouthfeel starts off with a soft wave of peaches and tangelos, while the spicy finish lingers with bone-dry grapefruit bitterness...
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...
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...
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...
Beer Reviews / 01.03.2019
Sigma Dick Jones DIPA
Sigma Dick Jones features waves of pineapple, peaches, and mango bust out of the glass like Robocop throwing Clarence Boddiker around, and...
Beer Reviews / 29.01.2019
Ingenious C800 IPA
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...
Beer Reviews / 23.12.2018
Sigma Nude Tayne
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...
Beer Reviews, Houston Beer News / 16.12.2018
Secret Beach Inspired Ales: No Plans, Dates for Grand Opening
Secret Beach Inspired Ales, huh? So no Lagers?Haha. Ales for the most part, but there always a chance a nice Double Dry Hopped...
Beer Reviews / 13.12.2018
Ingenious Peach Cobbler Double FroYo
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...
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....
Beer Reviews / 24.11.2018
Sigma Spirit Journey
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...
Beer Reviews / 18.11.2018
B-52 Before the Internet: Pay Phone
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...
Collaboration / 13.09.2018
The Future of the IPA Part 2
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...
Beer Pro Tips / 04.09.2018
10 Best Hazy IPAs in Houston Stores
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...
Uncategorized / 01.08.2018
The Future of the IPA Part 1
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...