*** Official Houston Beer Thread ***
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David_Puddy
12:42p, 7/22/11
I'm making my 1st visit to St Arnolds this weekend.....giddy up!
Linz02Ag
12:43p, 7/22/11
Yuengling
rschoelman
8:18a, 7/25/11
New SA beer coming soon....



quote:
New beer that we are rolling out September 1. It is called Santo, and is unique in that it has its' own look and does not fall into the traditional Saint Arnold line up as far as appearance. It is a dark kolsch style beer. It will be available (all at the same time) in 1/2 barrels, 1/6 barrels, and 12 oz bottles (4/6 cases). It will come in at around 4.90% ABV.


David_Puddy
8:49a, 7/25/11
Man, there were a lot of Aggies there on Saturday.
wessimo
9:03a, 7/25/11
Santo - dark kolsch? Does not compute. The kolsch style is all about lightness. And what are they thinking with this label? Weird one.
rschoelman
9:06a, 7/25/11
Santo means saint in spanish and according to the wiki 'El Santo' was a famous luchador, which could explain the label

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo
wessimo
9:13a, 7/25/11
Kolsch is a German style, so selling it with a spanish name linked to a wrestler only makes it weirder.
rschoelman
9:24a, 7/25/11
I'm sure Brock will explain the name and design in a press release....

I personally like that they are doing something different than the original design which is kind of boring IMO
spadilly
9:33a, 7/25/11
interesting.

i also had a friend who was at a recent SA tour and said they were talking about bottling Sailing Santas this year.
jetch17
10:01a, 7/25/11
hmmm that Santo seems interesante.

Pre-bottling Sailing Santas sounds gay. i prefer to keeps it real.
wessimo
10:09a, 7/25/11
Agreed. Pre-mixing the Santas would take the fun out of it.
rschoelman
10:10a, 7/25/11
Agreed. It's a good excuse for a 24oz. beer.
spadilly
10:12a, 7/25/11
i agree.

like i said, it's secondhand info, and i honestly cant imagine SA would waste their time doing this...

in other news, i picked up a bottle of this at Specs over the weekend...looking forward to breaking it out later this week:

jetch17
10:13a, 7/25/11
nice
Velvet Jones
11:25a, 7/25/11
Squall was nails, but then again very little that DFH does isn't.
Panama Red
7:02p, 7/26/11
Is Maharajah worth a sh*t?
rschoelman
7:31a, 7/27/11
quote:
Is Maharajah worth a sh*t?


absolutely, one of my favorite DIPA's
Head Ninja In Charge
3:44p, 7/27/11
Freetail backing out.

http://blog.chron.com/beertx/2011/07/freetail-brewpub-suspends-expansion-to-houston/
Vernada
3:48p, 7/27/11
speaking of Beer, TX:

any of yall read this story?

http://blog.chron.com/beertx/2011/07/a-tale-of-two-beers-and-the-tabc/

Great example of how ridiculous and outdated TABC is.
rschoelman
3:54p, 7/27/11
Yeah it's just ridiculous, good reason to support the new lobbying group "Open The Taps" to get things changed
notheranymore
4:04p, 7/27/11
Back to Shiner Ruby Red...now that I'm prepared for it I like it better the second go-round. Anyone else feel the same?

An Aggie's Wife and Babymomma - c/o 2033
spadilly
4:05p, 7/27/11
i actually bought another six pack of it last week and seemed to enjoy it better than the first time.
then again, i was outside in the 100 degree heat and the beer was cold.
Rugbyman93
4:28p, 7/27/11
quote:
Freetail backing out.


That really sucks. I was really looking forward to that place. So, many great spaces downtown going unused. This would have been perfect.
tremble
4:41p, 7/27/11
quote:
i was outside in the 100 degree heat and the beer was cold


+1, I wouldn't drink this on a regular basis but when its 100 degrees out, its pretty refreshing.
Linz02Ag
11:27p, 7/27/11
I picked up a 4 pack of Ayinger Celebrator Doppelbock today
spadilly
10:55a, 7/28/11
from SA's facebook:

Coming this October in 22 oz bombers and kegs to a retailer and a house of refreshment near you!



[This message has been edited by spadilly (edited 7/28/2011 9:56a).]
wessimo
10:58a, 7/28/11
Cool label. I like this beer.
rschoelman
11:12a, 7/28/11
Excited to try that stout....

After the recommendation from CATAGBQ04, I had to try a Sailing Satan... waaaay better with Stone IPA, sooooo good

Head Ninja In Charge
11:17a, 7/28/11
Bombers.
gordo97
11:33a, 7/28/11
had some "lost gold IPA" from real ale last night....... tasty!!!!
62strat
1:19p, 7/28/11
quote:
from SA's facebook:

Coming this October in 22 oz bombers and kegs to a retailer and a house of refreshment near you!


quote:
Excited to try that stout....


Isn't this just DR9? pumpkin imperial stout? At a beer festival last Oct., I remember the guy at S.A booth mentioning that particular DR would be a seasonal.
Linz02Ag
1:21p, 7/28/11
DR9 it is
wessimo
3:01p, 7/28/11
I'm guessing they are putting it in bombers so they can charge a premium. A 22oz bomber will sell for $5 but good luck selling a (non-DR) 6er for $16.
62strat
3:12p, 7/28/11
Even if it was in 6-packs, seeing as it's now now a seasonal in full production (and no longer a small, one time run DR), my guess would be it would be priced accordingly.

[This message has been edited by 62strat (edited 7/28/2011 2:14p).]
rschoelman
3:31p, 7/28/11
quote:
I'm guessing they are putting it in bombers so they can charge a premium. A 22oz bomber will sell for $5 but good luck selling a (non-DR) 6er for $16.


Imperial Stouts are expensive to make. Good luck finding a bomber of any imperial stout for $5.
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