Breweries

Space-Themed Brewery Slates Opening Just North of Downtown Houston

The area just north of downtown Houston, already home to Saint Arnold Brewing Company and Local Group Brewing, seems destined to become a craft beer epicenter. Bad Astronaut Brewing Company is opening in the same area — specifically at 1519 Fulton in Hardy Yards — this autumn. Chris Fall and Craig “Rocky” Keener own the […]

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Local Brewery Near Downtown Houston Gets New Owners & an Executive Chef

Local Group Brewing, the 7,500-square-foot brewpub located in Hardy Yards at 1504 Chapman, is back to making beer. Distincture Hospitality, owned by Dave Sorrell, Morgan Green and Jorge Benitez, has purchased the brewpub. Initially founded by Todd Donewar, Michael Steeves and James “Huggy Bear” Wolfe, it opened at a really bad time for food and […]

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Saint Arnold Brewing Company Ahora Ofrece Recorridos por Cervecerías en Español

A través de un comunicado de prensa debidamente enviado por correo electrónico en español e inglés, Saint Arnold Brewing Company en 2000 Lyons anunció que a partir del Sábado 31 de Julio, se ofrecerán dos recorridos en español el último sábado de cada mes. Los horarios de los recorridos son 2 p.m. y 4 p.m. […]

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Saint Arnold Brewing Company is Now Offering Brewery Tours in Spanish

A Spanish version of this article is forthcoming.  Via a press release appropriately emailed in both Spanish and English, Saint Arnold Brewing Company at 2000 Lyons announced that starting on Saturday, July 31, two Spanish-speaking tours are being offered the last Saturday of every month. The times for the tours are 2 and 4 p.m. […]

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Texas Beer Run Encourages Support for Struggling Local Breweries & Brewpubs

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to take a toll on local businesses, independently owned breweries are among those taking a hit. To help these small businesses survive, the Texas Beer Collective and Houston Beer Guide are hosting the second Texas Beer Run. Do not worry, this is not a 5k. Instead, the event organizer, Sylvia […]

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TABC Allows Brewery Restaurants to Reinstate Dine-In Services — But More Help is Needed

As previously reported, Governor Greg Abbott’s reinterpretation of the “51% rule”, which deems businesses that make at least 51% of revenue from alcoholic beverage sales as bars rather than restaurants, forced breweries to halt dine-in services at onsite restaurants. That was true even when those restaurants adhered to or exceeded the Open Texas Guidelines for […]

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Houston Brewery Restaurants Return to Takeout in Light of Texas Governor’s Ruling

On Monday, July 13, a press release from Saint Arnold Brewing Company at 2000 Lyons revealed that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reinterpreted the criteria that determines whether a business is considered a restaurant or a bar. Texas law defines a bar as a business that makes 51% or more of its revenue through alcohol […]

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Brewery Restaurant Announces 75 Layoffs Due to Governor’s New Interpretation of 51% Law

Saint Arnold Brewing Company at 2000 Lyons announced this morning that its onsite eatery, the Saint Arnold Beer Garden and Restaurant, is being forced to close due to Governor Greg Abbott’s reinterpretation of the 51% criteria, which determines whether or not a business is considered a restaurant or a bar based on its alcohol sales. […]

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Karbach Beer Pledges Support to the Southern Smoke Foundation

Karbach Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has announced a new commitment to support a charity that is in turn helping members of the hospitality industry — many of whom are out of work due to the COVID-19 situation. The brewing company will be supporting chef Chris Shepherd’s Southern Smoke Foundation through its sales […]

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