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Mongoose versus Cobra conjures up a dreamy cocktail inspired by singer Roy Orbison & Blue Velvet

By Marcy de Luna

10.31.12 | 2:25 pm

While there are no pumpkin-flavored libations on the menu at Mongoose versus Cobra, the blood-red Roy Orbison cocktail seems fitting for this Halloween edition of Bottoms Up! Shafer Hall, bart ...

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Midtown entrepreneurs strike a balance between classic and modern at Mongoose versus Cobra

By Marcy de Luna

09.22.12 | 11:15 am

Mongoose versus Cobra’s motif is one part classic beer hall with wooden tables and benches, and one part modern bar with a hidden big screen TV that can be unveiled for important events and a ...

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A bar classic, but better: Can you handle this new craft beer haven's giant, head-sized pretzel?

By Sarah Rufca

07.12.12 | 6:04 am

On our first trip to Mongoose versus Cobra my friend and I made the mistake of each ordering our own pretzel. I mean, we were starving and at $6 each it seemed like the right call. But what arr ...

Boozy News

Houston's newest craft beer bar brings understated charm to Midtown in a historical building

By Sarah Rufca

05.28.12 | 6:02 am

It's been hiding behind a wall of plywood and ivy for months, but Mongoose Versus Cobra, Midtown's new craft beer and cocktail bar, is finally revealing itself to the neighborhood. The ...

Everything old is new again

13 Celsius owners plan new Midtown bar, Mongoose versus Cobra, with a nod to the past

By Sarah Rufca

12.21.11 | 2:19 pm

Sometimes it seems like everything in Midtown is new. The light rail, the clubs, the townhouses — even the Midtown moniker barely stretches back a decade. But Ian Rosenberg and Mike Sammons, ...

Shelby's Social Diary

Those 18th century libations at Rienzi pack a punch that made young professionals retreat to wine

By Shelby Hodge

10.01.11 | 7:55 am

Woo, woo! Those were killer 18th century punches that bar tenders from 13 Celsius whipped up for the sellout group of young professionals that poured through the doors of Rienzi on Thursday night. ...

Punch Party: The 18th Century Imbiber

Rienzi

09.29.11

A jolly celebration in honor of the exhibition English Taste: The Art of Dining in the Eighteenth Century, guests can travel through time to the mid-1700s for a punch party exploring historic