10 Best Breweries 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."

"Core beers: Viking Blonde, Watchtower Wit, Impaler Pale Ale, Big Hefe, Battering Ram Smash’d IPA, Fortbrau Pilsner. Seasonal beers: Shadow Porter, Harvest Amber Ale, The Deuce. Noteworthy: Fortress Beerworks serves crawfish on the weekends throughout the season."

"Core beers: Zero Fox Cream Ale, No. 48 Porter, Aunt Rose Red Helles Lager. Rotating beers: Let It Ryed Pale Ale, Bearded Vixen Stout, Bearded Fox Chupacabra IPA. Noteworthy: Bearded Fox beers are also available at bars and restaurants in Tomball, Conroe, Spring, Katy and Cypress."

"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."

"This delicious Chinese restaurant, located off 59 near the Deerbrook Mall, started in 1996. In 2002, they added in Hibachi Grills and have been a roaring success since then."

"Houston Premium Outlets has over 145 luxury and high street stores which sell all sorts of things. Clothing, athleisure, jewellery, footwear, home decor, toys, accessories, perfumes, tech products, skincare and more are sold at discounted prices, meaning that shopping in Houston gets a little cheaper. Moreover, you can also buy food items like chocolates, cookies, coffee etc. here."

"If bargain hunting is what you're after, you can't go wrong with Houston Premium Outlets. It's a bit of a drive to get there — the strip is about a 30-45 minute drive from downtown — but with roughly 150 outlet stores, it's well worth the trip. Armani, Burberry, Kate Spade and Michael Kors are just a few of the high-end brands in the mall."

"If you are good at hunting for deals when it comes to shopping then Houston Premium Outlets is a paradise for you. You will have to drive for a bit to reach that place; you will easily take 40 minutes from downtown Houston. But with almost 150 retail stores the trip is worth it."

"to 1 p.m., the Woodlands Farmers Market features local vendors showcasing garden fresh fruits and vegetables, artisan goods, health products and prepared foods within the Grogan Mill Center. Find goodies from Breezy Hill Sustainable Farms, Whitman Farm and Tejas Heritage Farm, among others. As far as on-site snacking is concerned, the market hosts one food truck every week."

"14900 Telge Road, Cypress 77429 This 57-acre preserve is a great place to see some indigenous wildlife, from birds to butterflies to reptiles. Expect a more rustic atmosphere than other county parks; the trails are not paved, but you can use jogging strollers and there are benches near the wetlands along the trails. There is a one-mile interactive trail with information signage that involves a QR reader as well as a .7-mile non-interactive trail."

"20634 Kenswick Drive, Humble 77338 Spend the day at Jesse H. Jones Park and Nature Center, which runs next to Spring Creek in Northeast Houston, and your family won't run out of things to do. Aside from the actual Nature Center learning building, there are numerous trails (all of which are wheelchair accessible) that range from 1.2 to .29 miles long. Check out the map to plan which trails you would like to hit during your visit."

"This 275-acre park wraps around portions of Cypress and Spring Creeks and seeks to preserve the terrain as it existed in the days of Native Americans and early settlers. The park includes forest, beach, bog, and meadow ecosystems, and specimens of Gulf coast cypress and scrub brush represent southeast Texas in the wild. The park offers guided tours and holds special educational events every week."