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Promising Heights-area brewery announces last call after 10-month run
Another Houston brewery will soon pour its last pint. Black Page Brewing Co. announced that it will cease operations after service on Sunday, July 30.
The brewery’s Instagram post reads as follows:
We’d like to thank so many people who have supported us during this amazing but often difficult 10 months, most especially our staff, loyal customers, investors, food vendors, and musicians. We are incredibly proud of the beer that we’ve made and the environment that we’ve created. It is our sincere hope that this brewery will live on and that someone is willing to continue what we set out to do by embracing the history of beer while peering anxiously beyond the horizon. Please consider stopping by this week for a pint.
When it opened last fall, Black Page seemed poised for success. Named for a Frank Zappa song that’s famously difficult to perform, the brewery’s stylish location near White Oak Music Hall drew raves. Brewer Henryk Orlik brought experience from Louisiana’s celebrated Abita Brewing.
In a column for CultureMap, local beer expert Ralph Palmer praised Black Page’s facility, describing its design as “quite stunning” and hailed its Houston Hades Lager for its balanced flavors.
Co-founder Anthony Heins tells CultureMap the market for breweries has changed significantly since he first started planning Black Page. "When we started the process of opening this brewery way back in 2016 there was very little competition in the market and costs to operate were significantly lower than they are today," he writes in an email.
He encourages the brewery's fans to stop by this week for one last beer. Customers will receive $5 pints all day Tuesday - Thursday and a 25-percent discount on all merchandise through Sunday.
Black Page is only the latest Houston brewery to close after less than a year in operation. CounterCommon, a brewpub in Bellaire with a diverse food menu, closed last month just before its first anniversary.