Asa Hanrahan, General Manager of the Houston Flying Saucer, joins the podcast to share his experiences spanning 16 years at the cornerstone beer bar and landmark of Downtown Houston! We discuss the craft beer evolution in Texas, Houston new downtown patio space along Main Street, the staying power of the franchise, and the resurgence of Euro beers. You’ll even find out the most famous people to step foot in the Houston Saucer! And if that’s not enough, Drew finally joins the Ring of Honor after 18 years!
Beers We Mentioned:
New Belgium Sunshine Wheat
Green Flash West Coast IPA
Arrogant Bastard Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale and Celebration
Live Oak Pilz
Shiner Blonde
Euro Beers: Duvel, Paulaner Hefeweizen, Weihenstephaner Hefeweizen, Guiness
Other Shout-Outs:
The First Five Texas Breweries: Shiner, Saint Arnold, Rahr, Real Ale, and Live Oak
Rodeo Goat
Paradigm Brewing
Bad Astronaut Brewing
Great Heights Brewing
Altstadt Brewing
Petrol Station & Hay Merchant
Treehouse
Doug Flutie
Adrian Peterson
Ken Grossman
Dallas Keuchel
Paul Val
Christina Hendricks
Frank the Tank
HTOWN Brewery Challenge Tracker (https://www.crossthestreamsmedia.com/show/beering-aint-easy-1/p/houston-beer-links-htownbrewery-challenge/) - See how we’re doing on our challenge to visit all breweries within 50 miles of Houston!
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