10 Best Breweries and Beer Places in Spring

"With backgrounds ranging from oil & gas to theater, this group of passionate beer drinkers-turned-brewers took a barebones warehouse and transformed it into one of Houston’s most sought after breweries. These guys realize it’s sorta always hot in Houston, so the focus here is on drinkable styles that both excite and quench your thirst when it's 100 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Beer nerds can grab some tokens (3 for $10) to sip “All The Time” brews, from the sessionable 7-Iron Blonde to the ultra-hoppy Hipster Sauce IPA; plus special releases and rotating seasonals like Crazy Pilz, an infinitely refreshing summer pilsner.Key beers: 7-Iron Blonde Ale, Oso Bueno American Amber"

"Core beers: 7 Iron Blonde Ale, Oso Bueno Amber Ale, Hipster Sauce IPA, Bee Someone Honey Wheat. Seasonal beers: Dublin Me Luck Irish Red (spring), Lil' Snack Pilsner (summer), Oktoberfest Marzen (fall), Flex Appeal Strong Ale (winter). Noteworthy: 11 Below beers are widely available at grocery and liquor stores like H-E-B, Whole Foods, Kroger and Spec’s."

"Core beers: One Helles of a Lager, Kaiser Kölsch, Edelweizen Hefeweizen, Pilsnerfest, Wanderlust Altbier, Old World Heizen Hefeweizen, Dirndl Dropper Oktoberfest, Dunkel Breakin' My Heart. Noteworthy: Klaus specialized in German-style beers."

"It may not have been around long, but it doesn’t take a genius to figure out you need to make it to this brewing company. The brainchild of two homebrewers with scientific backgrounds, Ingenious’ small-batch brews prove that blending equal parts science and imagination (plus some beer knowledge, passion, and a dash of exceptionally hard work) results in some pretty outstanding brews. The air-conditioner-cooled taproom rocks 24 fresh, inspired taps every day, focusing on outside-the-box ingredients to create tart, fruited sours, hopped-up pale ales, and cakey, pastry-inspired stouts."

"Beer offerings: Currantly Cloudy Sour, Bring Donuts Oatmeal Stout, Imperial Sweet Cream Ice Cream Sundae Milk Stout, White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle Smarty Sour, Infinity Hopped 2021 IPA. Noteworthy: Ingenious doesn't have core beers and the team wants to give customers a completely different experience from visit to visit. They often brew a special beer and then never make it again."

"Beers: RedZone IPA, 21 Gun Salute, Laces Out Oktoberfest, Crapple Cranberry Apple IPA, White Walker Stout, Jaláp-in-yo Business Jalapeño IPA, Green Card Mexican Lager, Spicy Verde IPL. Noteworthy: Twisted Acre has a permanent food truck, FilipinTex BBQ, open Thursday through Sunday. Every second Thursday is bingo night and fourth Thursday is themed trivia night."

"Beers: Buckle Pants Golden Strong Ale, Downtown Shiloh Brown Ale, Fuzzy Butt Peach Blonde Ale, Good Intentions Wheat Ale, Green Monstah Hazy IPA, Kinda Lucky Irish Brown Ale, Rebel Stout, Rogue Black IPA. Noteworthy: The brewery is named after the owners' two boxer dogs."

"Signature beers: Hell's Heavenweizen, Cream Ale, Summer Craze Blonde, Sand Castle Kölsch, Slam Dunk Pilsner, Fire Ant Gold, Telgte Altbier, Crazy Ant Red Ale, Fire Ant Bock, Working Ant Porter, Market St. Brown, Destination Dunkel, Mosaic Ant Pale Ale, 2920 IPA, Double Warning (cross between a double IPA and a Belgian strong ale). Seasonal beers: Antoberfest Amber Lager, Phantom Pumpkin Amber Ale, Starkbier American Strong Ale. Noteworthy: Fire Ant has its own chef, Jay Stone, leading the taproom kitchen, serving menu items like pimento cheeseburgers and mac-n-beer cheese with hickory smoked bacon."

"Beers: Mass Appeal Pale Ale, Bunker Buster Milk Stout, Atomic Chariot Golden Ale, Stellarator IPA, Motherlode Baltic Porter with Ruby Port, Double D Coffee Stout, Peanut Butter Bunker Buster Milk Stout, Punchy NukaWeisse Sour, Irish Cream Milk Stout, BluBerry Pom NukaWeisse Sour, Unexploded Ordinance BBA Barrel Aged Stout. Noteworthy: Megaton has arcade games, video games, pool, air hockey, cornhole, Big Jenga, checkers and chess on site."

"Core beers: Blue Testament Pilsner, Lucy Hefeweizen, Tanuki IPA, Hyper Light Light American Lager, Satyr’s Swill Bock. Seasonal beers: Mutton Bustin’ Wheat Beer (February-March), Bronc Stomper Double IPA (February-March), Muddy Thames English Mild Ale (March-April), Chola Mexican Lager (April-June), Me Beer Blonde Doppelbock (April-May), Hopozuna Double IPA (May), Gangplank Sour Gose (June-September), Kingsbrau Festbier (August-September), 30 Pieces Double IPA (September-October), Act of Balor Milk Stout (October-December), Oatmeal Stout (November-December), Silly Santa Boots Spiced Imperial Red Ale (December). Noteworthy: Back Pew is located in an old church."

"Why You’ve Got to Go: Old Macdonald’s is an activity center featuring a range of fun things to do, from mini-train rides to pumpkin patches to swimming pools to a petting zoo. What to Do: Pet a range of animals including cows, sheep, emus and llamas. In addition to playgrounds and pony rides, there are slides for the young ones and a volleyball area for older kids."

"They offer a wide range of active pursuits, like swimming in their pool, tetherball, and volley ball. Here, you can also ride horses and trains. Be sure to bring the children over to one of Old MacDonald’s super playgrounds after picking your pumpkins."

"They have a fantastic petting zoo, sandboxes, zip lining, horseshoes, and so much more!. 7-Acre wood is fun for the whole family!"

"After years of success in its first location in Katy, Fusion 36 Degrees finally expanded its small chain with a second location in one of the many corners of suburban Barker Cypress. The café’s interior gleams with chandeliers and Victorian-chic furniture as it serves a variety of classically perfected smoothies, fruit teas and milk teas, topped with your choice of jelly, or their best: crystal boba. The Jasmine Milk Tea creates a perfect blend of creamy goodness without overwhelming the exquisite essence of jasmine, and is the go-to drink if you live in the area."

"Glowing testimonials from newlyweds and the parents of happy guests of honor flood Virginia’s Cakes, making it one of the most celebrates Special occasion destinations in the area. While almost all bakeries will have stock options available when it comes to cake decor themes, it’s wise to approach the bakery you ultimately choose a few weeks before the big event to nail down your order. This is especially important if you’re planning to order a completely customized cake that will require a bit of design time and tweaking."