Originally, this dinner was slated to take place during Houston Beer Week in November, but with so many events going on Ziggy’s Grill decided it would be best to wait a few weeks to let the dust settle. There were a few reasons I wanted to attend this dinner; I want to support one of [...]

I decided to section off my posts on GABF into brewery visits, outside events, and the actual sessions. When we arrived in Denver early Thursday morning, we headed straight to Fort Collins, then we hit Rock Bottom in downtown Denver that evening, and finally, Avery on Saturday. Fort Collins: Odell Brewing Co: We ordered the [...]

After troubles with re-selling and arbitrage, Brasserie Cantillon decided that this year, no bottles of their rare lambic, Zwanze, would be sold, instead it was only on draft at certain bars around the world on Saturday September 17th, dubbed “Zwanze Day”. In a note from the brewer, Jean Van Roy, posted on their website, he [...]

Craft beer news from around the state since 6/28/11. I know I said weekly, but there is an abundance of updates around town, and Texas in general, so I had to do it sooner (that’s the best news!). Everyone have a safe and happy holiday weekend! New Houston Brewery: Another new brewery has popped up [...]

For obvious reasons, I was unable to attend most of the events for San Antonio Beer Week, but as I was in San Antonio Saturday morning for the Freetail Brewing bottle release, I decided to hang around and attend Sweet & Sour, A sour beer and cupcake pairing put on by Jeremey Banas of Ruination [...]