St. Arnold Brewery Hosting North Village Pub Crawl Tomorrow Night

This from the St. Arnold Brewing Company website (http://www.saintarnold.com/)

OUR 15th ANNUAL CHRISTMAS ALE PUB CRAWL, PART I, WILL BE THIS FRIDAY, NOV 20
This will be our North Village Pub Crawl with a civilized 4 stops. We are utilizing our “open house” schedule for the first 3 stops. This means that we will be signing tickets at all three of the first three stops for three hours so people can split up between the establishments. You will get your ticket at whichever stop you decide to visit first. But, VERY IMPORTANT, we will only be handing out the tickets between 6 PM and 7 PM. Thus, you still need to start between 6 and 7. Then, at 9 PM, everybody will gather at one final stop and that is where we will award the glasses. The prize for making all four stops will be our St. Arnold pub crawl pint glass. We will have a large but limited supply of glasses. And as always, designated drivers are both eligible for the award and encouraged to attend! So here is the layout and our vague directions, now with 100% more hints!

The first three locations (at which we will be simultaneously between 6 PM and 9 PM):
One will be somewhere on Dunstan between Kelvin and Morningside. Sounds like a Scottish pub.
One will be on Kirby between Robinhood and Quemby. Think of New Orleans nicknames.
One will be on Quemby between Kirby and Kelvin. Half of Hans and Franz.
At 9 PM, we will proceed from these three locations up Morningside to Bissonnet and look for someplace to congregate! There will be bratwurst with sauerkraut available here as well. Think: hot lava.

Now, for our annual tips for maximum enjoyment:

1. PRECOATING: Try to eat something before commencing the crawl.

2. PACING: Too many Christmas Ales at the first stop is a critical strategic mistake. This is known as "Sprinting Too Early" which is not advisable in this, a distance event. Can have negative repercussions later.

3. MANNERS: Be patient with bar staff. Remember, 700 or so people will be descending upon a poor crew. They will be working as fast as they can. Also, it is considered very good manners to tip well everywhere you go. This creates good “beerma”.

4. CASH: Bring cash! This pleases the bar staff and the people standing behind you. Cash is fast. Credit cards are slow. They cannot run tabs for 700 people.

5. BUDDY SYSTEM: Make sure that you are always in contact with a couple of people you know. One of you is bound to notice that the pack is starting to move on to the next stop. This prevents the disoriented feeling of looking around an empty bar and realizing that the only three people still in there are guzzling some inferior malted beverage and may be related to the missing link.

6. MAKE NEW FRIENDS: As everyone on this crawl will be intelligent and good looking, this is an excellent place to meet new people. Also, you will note that some people become better looking as the crawl wears on. If this occurs, be sure to consult your Buddy System partner.

7. DESIGNATED DRIVER: Yes, we encourage this strongly. You never know when you might decide to run for president. And even the designated drivers on the crawl qualify for the prize. While pregnant wives are perfect for this role, it is known to be poor judgment for a husband to claim that this is the best part of her being pregnant. See "Mood Swings."

8. ENJOY ST. ARNOLD'S BEERS: It is in poor taste to be seen quaffing anything else. Ever. See "Curse of Saint Arnold."

This is the North Village Pub Crawl. There will also be a South Village Pub Crawl on December 11, so mark your calendars for that one as well.

The Guy Expo Comes to Houston, TX This Weekend

This from The Guy Expo Website http://www.theguyexpo.com/

You can’t beat it! Beer, power tools and no line forming outside the Ladies Room. You got your geeky gadgets, choice home theater equipment and hobby stuff lined up right there along with As-Seen-On-TV stuff. Serious high-end gear, test products and stuff you can’t ever find is everywhere you look, just waiting to join the stuff already in the free shwag bag. If you weren’t such a guy, you could start your Christmas shopping early.

Is your Fortress of Solitude ready for a make over? Studies show that 62% of all guy lairs, man caves and finished basements are not able to reach their full potential without some major ampage and overt 3D statements of home team allegiance. The Guy Expo is the place for your home within the home. There are only two good reasons to leave the lair. One of them is grilling. Check out the grills, smokers, utensils, paraphernalia and a ton of tailgating gear.

Who’s ready to hoist one? Sample 6 beers for 5 bucks at The Guy Expo’s very own Beer-a-thon, where you can vote for your favorite. Then move on into the Novemberfest Beer Garden for full-size beers and a bevy of big screen TVs for your game viewing pleasure. Yes, it’s all about you. Grab a fresh cold one & visit the Tricked-Out Garage. You’ll want to move in!

The Houston stop on The Guy Expo tour will be showcasing local St. Arnold beer. Over there you’ll see a gaggle of beers go head-to-head in the Beer-a-Thon competition. Sample and vote for The Guy Expo Beer of the Year. Then step on into the "NovemberFest" Beer Garden where you can do more than just sample. While you’re there, check out The 50-Yard Line Viewing Area to catch your favorite games and a yard of beer to quench your thirst.

Don’t miss the live music, the celebrity appearances, cheerleaders and more cheerleaders from all your favorite local teams, and all the goofy contests that make us proud to be men. Like Beer Can Stacking, now that takes skill. Motor on into The Guy Expo and get hit with a mile-long midway of stuff to see and do: presentations, exhibits, clinics, demos, laser rifle range, cars, tailgating, music, recreation, pro sports teams, and your chance to win free beer and wings for a year!

All of this takes place at the George R. Brown Center this weekend (Nov. 6-8) in downtown Houston.

St. Arnold Brewery Opens in Downtown Houston

This update from the St. Arnold Brewing Company website http://www.saintarnold.com/

Tours are every Saturday at 1:00

ALL TOURS ARE NOW AT OUR NEW LOCATION: 2000 LYONS AVE. NEAR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON, TX.

Come visit Texas' Oldest Craft Brewery, Saint Arnold Brewing Company! We have public tours EVERY SATURDAY at 1:00pm. The cost for the tour is US $7.00. No reservations are required, there is a beer tasting after each tour, and all paid attendees receive a souvenir tasting glass.

Local Brewery Readying for Move to Downtown Houston

After 15 years in operation, St. Arnold Brewing Co. will bid farewell to its original brewery at its annual Oktoberfest celebration on Oct. 3.
The company — which won a gold medal for its St. Arnold Summer Pils at the recent Great American Beer Festival in Denver — is relocating from its current 30,000-square-foot space at 2522 Fairway Park Drive in North Houston into a redeveloped 90,000-square-foot former HISD warehouse located at 2000 Lyons Ave. near downtown.
Construction crews are completing a $6 million, year-long renovation of the historic building.
St. Arnold’s offices are expected to move in early October and brewing operations will follow in November.
The new brewhouse, which will feature beer-making equipment imported from a defunct brewery in a Bavarian monastery, will increase the Houston-based company’s brewing capacity by 60 percent to 40,000 barrels a year. The facility also offers the ability to grow production to 100,000 barrels per year.
Saint Arnold’s brewery attracts about 50,000 visitors a year, but with a new location close to downtown, St. Arnold’s founder Brock Wagner expects to attract twice as many in future.