Continuing my beers of Texas series this week I am trying Orange Show from Saint Arnold Brewing Company in Houston Texas. Orange Show is a blonde ale brewed with almost 2,300 pounds of blood oranges. These are puréed and for each batch. This works out to about half-pound of purée per gallon of beer. A strong
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Heart O’Texas Red Ale
Heart O’Texas is very dark red-brown color with a thick cream-colored head. This beer wears its 6.3 abv very well with just a nice warmth dancing in the mix. Aromas are all malt up front, with the barest smidge of fruity hops. A hint of sweet, citrus flavor appears up front with a spicy bitterness following,
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Saint Arnold Brewing Summer Pils
Saint Arnold Brewing Summer Pils has so much more taste and “depth” to its taste compared to the other pilsners I’ve tried,. I thought it was just another one of those hipster beers, but I’m glad I tried it; it goes down smooth and is pretty tasty. Definitely worth trying out. I love most Saint Arnold beers,
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White Noise Whitbeir from Saint Arnold
This is another installment in my beers of Texas series. White Noise is a crisp Belgian style wheat beer (Whitbeir). This brew is based on the Witbier produced as a part of Saint Arnolds 2015 Icon series. That beer was based on a recipe from Celis White that added some oats added for a little
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F5 IPA from COOP Ale Works
This IPA is assertively hoppy, delivering ample hop pungency and flavor without shying away from bitterness yet still keeping it in balance with pale malt sweetness. Grapefruit, pith, floral hop flavors, sharp citrus. Mouthfeel is a little over-carbonated but it’s forgivable. Slightly coarse, wet, medium-bodied, refreshing. Not gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.
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Mosaic IPA, Beers of Texas Part 12
Brewed in Dallas, Mosaic IPA is very dark for an IPA compared to the norm. Color is similar to tea. Head is also a little darker than normal. The nose is THICK of hops as is the taste. The follow-up taste is bitter but it finishes quickly with a white pepper taste. Mosaic gets its
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Art Car IPA,The Beers of Texas Part 11
The Art Car IPA name is inspired by the fleet of Art Cars. These cars are created by local artists for Saint Arnold. The label artwork is designed by renowned Houston graffiti artist GONZO247. He painted four Saint Arnold Art Cars. Art Car IPA is an American IPA that was created in a contest between
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The Beers of Texas part 10 Saint Arnold Endeavor Double IPA
This is a very good beer. Double-IPA, very hoppy but tasty. The color is so beautiful, “coppery gold” like another person described. I feel like this is the definition of a very good beer (at least for me): “bold and hoppy” (like its label says), very tasty (malty/hoppy IPA), beautiful color and aroma and, last
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The Beers of Texas Part 7 – Saint Arnold Amber Ale
Saint Arnold Brewery’s Amber Ale is a crisp refreshing beer. It is a full-flavored ale with a pleasant caramel character that is derived from brewing with a specialty Caravienne malt. The rich body is evident when you pour the beer and it forms a nice medium head in the mug. A complex aroma of hops
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La Rubia Blonde Ale from Wynwood Brewing Company
Wynwood uses only premium products in all of their beers. They procure the best malts from the US and use them as the base malt and mobile them with British and German Malts to create their caramel malts. They seek the finest hops from the US, England, Germany, New Zealand and Czech Republic. Wynwood puts
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