Stephen S.
Yelp
The most unwelcoming brewery in Houston!
Came with my wife and three kids early afternoon on a Wednesday during summer. Let me preface this by saying I've been to nearly 40+ different breweries. Upon arriving there seemed to be signage everywhere about no outside food or alcohol. Ok...that's understandable. But then you notice a sign is stapled to every table. Strange.
We walk to the bar where the bartenders don't acknowledge you exist when you approach them. Odd. I asked if they do flights. No. Half-pours? Nope. They serve a "full" 12oz glass. Weird. (Breweries serve 16oz pints normally) But if I want a pint I would have to purchase a souvenir cup instead. They did at least allow me to sample 3 beers, but after each sample request, I felt like I was making the bartender even more annoyed. I think he was having a really bad day and made sure I knew it. The place was pretty empty BTW so it wasn't like we were holding up the line. I sure felt like I was though lol.
Thankfully at least they'll have water somewhere available for the kids because it's Summer and it's Houston and it's hot. I asked where the water was (because every single brewery has free available water to pour for children, patrons, and pets. It's pretty much a standard.) NO. They had bottle water. So we bought the bottle water.
Later I noticed a woman had a cup of water for her kids. Weird because they told me I had to buy bottled water. Went back to the bar, asked if they just serve water in a cup. The other bartender begrudgingly said yes, but "you'll have to fill it up at the water fountain next to the men's restroom." And handed me cups. Alrighty then.
The beer itself was solid. Nothing stood out other than their Rye IPA and El Hefe Hefeweizen. The other beers were ok. Standard selection from light to heavy beers and a sour ipa which I was too scared to try.
Every time I came back to get another drink, the bartenders wouldn't say anything...like at all except to confirm my name for the tab. It was weird.
Example: I approach the bar, the bartender stares at me. "Hi, I'd like to get the El Hefe." Bartender quietly goes to fill a glass. Returns with a filled glass. Stares at me and says my name, I say "yep, that's me" and he pushes a few buttons on his screen, then goes back to staring at me.
The playground for kids seemed dangerously located next to a concrete platform and is a accident waiting to happen. Don't worry, they have signage letting you know you're responsible in case anything happens to your child in case you forget.
Overall, it was the weirdest unwelcoming brewery I've ever been to. The location seems to have been around for awhile, and it's starting to show...in a negative way. I've been to a lot of breweries and this one has to be the biggest disappointment. I was genuinely excited to visit because I have had their drinks many times at other beer gardens. Definitely never coming back and probably won't order their good tasting beer at other establishments because this experience has left a bad taste in my mouth.