Harvest Moon

Farm to market: Moon Dog Farms breathes new life into Houston's growing sustainable food movement

By Tyler Rudick

05.03.13 | 10:08 am

You could say the story of Moon Dog Farms starts sometime in the late '90s with one Galveston-area man's dream of having his own tree farm. "These were all planted by the father of ...

Magical Moments

A giant step for craft beer in Houston: Take an inside look at how the beer world changed

By Darla Guillen

12.31.12 | 1:31 pm

Editor's Note: We asked CultureMap staffers and contributors to recall their favorite moments of 2012. Darla Guillen recalls becoming a small part of the microbrewery movement in Houston. ...

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Company's "Rock Out with Your Gingerbread Stout Out"

11.28.12

The happy dudes behind Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. wouldn't dream of releasing their Gingerbread Stout without throwing a rowdy fete. To usher in a limited supply of the Christmas spirit in a gla

Getting Crafty

Christmas in a glass: Buffalo Bayou Brewing puts its special holiday beer on tour

By Joel Luks

11.16.12 | 10:51 am

Thanksgiving hasn't arrived yet, but businesses already have set their eyes on the infusion of cash that is the gift-giving season. Shopping centers have been decorated, holiday musak is unapol ...

Lock, stock & barrel

Bourbon beer, gingerbread beer & banana split beer: New brews from local breweries get barrel bold

By Sarah Rufca

10.22.12 | 6:31 pm

Like a fine wine, some things just get better with age. Among those things: A fine beer. Barrel aging is the newest trend for Houston's craft breweries, allowing the flavors to grow bolder and ...

Secessionist Beer

It's the Christmas of beer! Buffalo Bayou Brewing brings joy to the world — five months early

By Joel Luks

07.26.12 | 10:53 am

Call me Scrooge, but I am not much of a Christmas kind of dude. The unsightly sweaters, the incessant muzak, pounds of fruitcake — these are things I can live without. Though one taste of Buf ...

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. "Christmas in July"

07.25.12

Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., Houston's fifth brewery, is releasing a limited quantity of whiskey-barrel-aged Gingerbread Stout and won't be releasing any more until it's bottled later thi

Calendar Closeup

The best Fourth of July parties in Houston: Where to see fireworks, major music and more

By Joel Luks

07.02.12 | 4:21 pm

Let freedom ring, so they say. Don't let this Independence Day morph the land of the free into the land of the couch potatoes. The city at large has many parties, gatherings and celebrations to ...

Smiles & Ukuleles

Best birthday party ever? Mortar turns milestone into a rollicking, food truck delight, bar crawl

By Joel Luks

06.15.12 | 12:43 pm

What's a birthday party without friends? On the occasion that men's fashion boutique Mortar turned a young two years old, owner Sacha Nelson called on his business neighbors Hay Merchan ...

Like a ton of hops

Craft beer takes over Houston: Your guide to the very best week of the year

By Tyler Rudick

05.16.12 | 4:32 pm

As both the local food and handcrafted beer movements continue to grow, Houston brewers have found themselves in a bit of a perfect storm . . . and a lucrative one at that. With American ...