Category: Beer
Win Tickets to Brenner’s 2011 Beer Festival!
nce again Houston-area beer lovers and connoisseurs are invited to sample over 50 artisan brews paired with chef-crafted culinary delights at the 2011 Brenner’s Beer Festival on Saturday, October 8, hosted on the grounds of Brenner’s Steakhouse on the Bayou, just off Memorial Drive.
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From Pint to Plate with Chef Kent Rathbun
Rathbun’s is the kind of success story every cook dreams of. At age 14, he entered the restaurant world. Lying about his age and claiming to be 15, Rathbun got a job as dishwasher. He introduced himself to the night chef and three weeks later he was cooking. In 34 years he hasn’t done anything else. And on this evening he was cooking with beer.
Continue readingChocolate and Beer? You Betcha!
Beer: Discover Brewtopia at Central Market
Since tonight is the official start of the NFL regular season (Who Dat?), Joe fixed burgers, queso and guacamole. A quick meal so we could get down to the business of watching football. When I asked if we were having wine, he said, “This meal would be better with beer!” Did you know that last year there were nearly 1600 breweries operating in the United States? (Read more at Another Wine Blog)
Continue readingIf Passed, HR 5034 will Cheat Wine Consumers
While most consumers hurried to finish taxes by the April 15th deadline, something sinister was afoot in the United States House of Representatives. A move to take away your rights to buy wine directly from the winery. To limit your choices to whatever is sold in your local store.
Continue readingGreat Finds in Grocery Store Wine
Amazing. You can put your name on a list for wine or beer that sells out in 10 minutes. Now that’s customer service. The kind you might expect at a small store in the older neighborhoods of a big city or a small town. Or if you’re an important customer at the big wine retailer. Not a huge mega-store that sits along the freeway in the suburbs. It’s the kind of service that builds clientele, not just customers.
Continue readingProject Y-ine on Texas: Part II, The Texas Beer Scene
hey came. They saw. They conquered. The ladies of Project-Yine have taken on Texas, and lived to tell about it. We thought we’d let them tell it in their own words. So, without further ado, here Shana and Ashley give us their take on Texas, and the Texas Beer Scene …
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