Exploring the wonderful world of craft beer with my trusty taste-tester dog Cisco & his faithful butler Arfred

Texas Beer

Martin House – Vanilla Skies

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Vanilla Skies, a 12% whiskey barrel aged imperial blonde with vanilla beans. When I realized the can art was the silhouette of Tin Man choking out a flying monkey, I went bananas. My…

Buffalo Bayou – Thin Mint Stout

Today Arfred is serving Buffalo Bayou – Thin Mint Stout, a 8.2% self-explanatory brew. I have an unhealthy addiction to girl scout cookies, which was exacerbated by the best little salesperson in the world who knew that making it a…

Martin House – De Nada

Today Arfred is serving Martin House Brewing – De Nada, a 6.7% agave and guava sour. Well it’s Thanksgiving week so that means it’s time to start thinking about what we’re thankful for. Raise your hand if you just said…

Ingenious Brewing – Stout Chocula and Boo Berry Fluff

Today Arfred is serving Ingenious Brewing – Stout Chocula and Boo Berry Fluff, a 10% milk stout with chocolate and marshmallow and a 6.8% sour with blueberry and marshmallow. It’s finally here, my favorite day of the year. We said…

Martin House Brewing – Bubble Gum Eyez

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Bubble Gum Eyez, a 5.2% bubblegum lactose sour. The rest of the world – “who would ever think of bubblegum-flavored beer?” Texans – “Y’all heard of Martin House?” Yeah, it’s another mad scientist…

Old Sheepdog Brewery – 1920 Thrasher

Today Arfred is serving Old Sheepdog Brewery – 1920 Thrasher, a 7.3% farmhouse ale. Honestly I have no idea what the name of this beer means. To me, the term thrasher will always be synonymous with skateboarding. As a kid…

Martin House – Orange Cinnamon Roll

Today Arfred is serving Martin House Brewing – Orange Cinnamon Roll, a 5.2% sour with orange, cinnamon, and lactose. I actually liked this one a lot more than I expected to. Hell, I even went back to get more, which…

Martin House Brewing – Saint Rita

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – Saint Rita, a 8% margarita sour with strawberries. Like St. Jude, St. Rita is known for being a saint of impossible causes, which seems fitting, as it’s impossible not to like Martin House….

Martin House Brewing – The Statement of Purpose

Today Arfred is serving Martin House – The Statement of Purpose, a 8% peanut butter golden stout. Never did grad school, so I never had to write a statement of purpose, but the thought of it terrifies me. Imagine if…