TABC Allows Brewery Restaurants to Reinstate Dine-In Services — But More Help is Needed — Updated
As previously reported, Governor Greg Abbott’s reinterpretation of the “51% rule”, which deems businesses that make at least 51% of revenue from alcoholic beverage sales as bars rather than restaurants, forced breweries to halt dine-in services at onsite restaurants. That was true even when those restaurants adhered to or exceeded the Open Texas Guidelines for […]
Houston Brewery Restaurants Return to Takeout in Light of Texas Governor’s Ruling
On Monday, July 13, a press release from Saint Arnold Brewing Company at 2000 Lyons revealed that Texas Governor Greg Abbott has reinterpreted the criteria that determines whether a business is considered a restaurant or a bar. Texas law defines a bar as a business that makes 51% or more of its revenue through alcohol […]
Brewery Restaurant Announces 75 Layoffs Due to Governor’s New Interpretation of 51% Law — Updated
Saint Arnold Brewing Company at 2000 Lyons announced on Monday, July 13 that its onsite eatery, the Saint Arnold Beer Garden and Restaurant, was forced to close due to Governor Greg Abbott’s reinterpretation of the criteria that determines whether or not a business is considered a restaurant or a bar based on its alcohol sales. […]
Karbach Beer Pledges Support to the Southern Smoke Foundation
Karbach Brewing Co., a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, has announced a new commitment to support a charity that is in turn helping members of the hospitality industry — many of whom are out of work due to the COVID-19 situation. The brewing company will be supporting chef Chris Shepherd’s Southern Smoke Foundation through its sales […]
Hike Your Way to Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co. for the Food, the Beers and the View
On a warm winter day — one of those days that makes our long, steamy summers worth it — my daughter and I hiked through the Houston Arboretum to a high bank overlooking Buffalo Bayou. After our hike through a brambled, wooded landscape resembling what downtown looked like when the city was founded in 1836, […]