8th Wonder in Cans

EaDo brewery expands with launch of Wonder-ful beer in cans and plans for blowout celebration

As it prepares to celebrate three years of operations with a blowout "Celebr8tion" on Saturday, 8th Wonder Brewery has a new way for Houstonians to enjoy its Houston-themed, easy-drinking brews. Beginning Monday, drinkers will be able to find 8th Wonder in cans.

"We wish we would have canned three years ago, but a canning line isn’t cheap," co-owner Ryan Soroka tells CultureMap. "The biggest enemies of beer are light and oxygen. A keg is the most efficient form of packaging, which we’ve been doing for three years — 100-percent keg only. A can is a mini-keg, and we finally have the ability to can our beer."

Three of 8th Wonder's beers are available in can at launch: Dome Faux'm, a "throwback cream ale;" Hopston, a Texas IPA; and Rocket Fuel, a Vietnamese coffee porter. Hopston and Dome Faux'm are available in 6-packs, while Rocket Fuel comes in 4-packs. Initial distribution is to H-E-B, Spec's, Randalls, and Kroger stores across the city. Prices will vary by retailers, but it should be well under $10.

"Basically, Dome Faux’m and Rocket Fuel are our two flagships, and you’ve got to have something for the hopheads, so Hopston is available as well," Soroka says.

The introduction of cans comes at a time of rapid expansion for the EaDo brewery. Over the last year, 8th Wonder has expanded from its initial 5,000-square feet to take over an entire 15,000-square foot warehouse and transformed its one acre backyard into the "WonderWorld" beer garden.

Open every day, the taproom serves 8th Wonder's full lineup and with food from a revitalized Eatsie Boys food truck. Once again under the direction of truck manager Miles White, the new Eatsie Boys menu has been designed around dishes that complement 8th Wonder's beers.

Houston's beer scene has exploded in the last few years, and new breweries are opening all the time. Soroka describes it as "friendly competition" among the local brewers for consumers' dollars, but 8th Wonder definitely has a plan to continue to grow in the marketplace. That starts with the beer, of course, and soon it will release Haterade, a German-style gose brewed with coriander and sea salt. 8th Wonder has also followed the lead of Saint Arnold and others by using events to wins fans.

"We’re big believers that communities were formed around breweries and breweries are formed around communities. It’s been happening for centuries, and we’re doing a modern Houston take on it," Soroka says.

The next of those events happens Saturday, when 8th Wonder holds its third anniversary "Celebr8tion" featuring performances by Black Joe Lewis, The Hot 8 Brass Band, Fat Tony, and Say Girl Say. Tickets start at $30 for general admission or $125 for a VIP that includes "all the beer you can responsibly drink" as well as unlimited food and access to special releases.

8th Wonder co-owner Ryan Soroka shows off the brewery's new cans.

Photo by Eric Sandler

8th Wonder co-owner Ryan Soroka shows off the brewery's new cans.

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Houston's most pretty-in-pink restaurant quietly closes in Upper Kirby

Photo by Jenn Duncan

You'll see a lot of pink at PostScript.

PostScript, Upper Kirby’ posh pink restaurant, has quietly closed, CultureMap has learned.

Although the restaurant is still accepting reservations on OpenTable — and is, as of this article’s publication, listed as open on both Yelp and Google — reports circulated on social media this weekend that it had abruptly canceled diners’ Mother’s Day reservations. In addition, its dining room in the Shops at Arrive mixed-use development has been emptied of furniture.

PostScript opened with considerable fanfare in February 2024. Owners Veeral Rathod and Obi Ibeto, brought their experiences as partners in the Dallas-based GAP Hospitality to the project, which operates establishments such as XOXO Dining Room, Lyla, and Drai’s Dallas. Particularly inspired by XOXO Dining Room, they created an ode to pink that included pink exterior and interior walls, a pink quartz bar, and a pink grand piano. “Push for Champagne” buttons added to the lively spirit.

Chef Bryan Caswell created the menu. Best known for his pioneering Gulf Coast seafood restaurant Reef that closed in 2019, Caswell’s menu included fried chicken with hummus, oysters three ways (raw, roasted, and fried), a sushi roll, and the double smoked pork chop that was a Reef staple. A doughnut topped with caviar became a customer favorite.

Since Caswell was only consulting on the project, he left a couple of months after opening. Latuli, Caswell’s new Gulf Coast-inspired restaurant in the Memorial area, is expected to open soon.

CultureMap has reached out to PostScript via email, phone, and Instagram message for comment on the decision to close the restaurant. We will update this article if they reply.

PostScript’s closure follows that of Cru, which ended a 13-year run in December 2024. On the other hand, Kira, a sushi hand roll concept from Houston’s Comma Hospitality that’s also located in the development, is thriving, having earned the No. 4 spot on Texas Monthly’s list of the state’s best new restaurants. The development is also home to beloved Indian restaurant Pondicheri, an outpost of the steakhouse chain Eddie V’s, and top tier Houston shopping destination Tootsie’s.

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