Houston Hall Reviews

DiarmaidBHK	3.2 Houston Hall IPA Draft at Houston Hall. Pours golden with a white head. Leaves trace lacing in the glass. Big pine on the nose and tongue. Finished clean. It could use some bitterness in the finish because it becomes boring quickly. Sunday, September 8, 2019
DiarmaidBHK	3 Houston Hall Red Ale Draft at Houston Hall. Pours light brown with a khaki head. Not much on the nose or tongue besides some thin malt notes. Finished clean. Eh! Sunday, September 8, 2019
Johnstledger8	3.2 Houston Hall Dunkel Draught. Pours a hazy amber with a fading off white bubbly head. Aroma is of biscuit, caramel, hint of dark fruits, metallic. Taste is of bread, caramel, orange, biscuit, metallic. Light oily mouthfeel, medium carbonation. Saturday, March 24, 2018
Palme	3.6 Houston Hall IPA On tap @ Houston Hall. Smells really nice this. Lots of nice piney hoppiness going on here. It’s superbly peachy, like some of the better peachy hopped beers I’ve had actually. Have to say that Houston Hall is impressing me. Tastes really good also. Peachy nectarine with sweet malty traces of biscuits. It’s nice and oily on the texture and about average on the carbonation. It’s really piney and tasty this. No lack of hops here’s. Superbly peachy, traces of mango and papaya. Refreshing and really good. Did not expect at all, so I guess that proofs that prejudice stands to fall. Nice. 15.06.2015 Tuesday, June 6, 2017
Palme	3.3 Houston Hall Angry Orchard Apple Cider On tap @ Houston Hall. This is a clear looking one, goldenish in color but no real head to writhe home about. Smells quite good. Lots of apply apple juices, soft green grades, a trace of pear also. Reminds me of apple cider when I was young without the horrible sugary sweetness that can make the best guy feel nauseous (mildly put). Tastes really good also. Apply as they come. Red apply, mild +sweetness without being sugary. Red grapes. Nice one, lightdrinkable and quenching in the heat. 15.06.2015 Friday, June 2, 2017
Palme	3.5 Houston Hall Imperial SMASH Saison On tap @ Houston Hall. This is a mild cloudy bright orange one. A tiny white islandy head on the top. Smells quite good and definitely saison-ish. Ripe fruity, lots of nice funky yeast. Cantaloupe, oranges and grass. Lots of aromas in this. Like how it tastes. This is a sweet kind of saison. It has a nice oily texture and its just below average and stingy on the small bubbles. It tastes quite good this. Imperial indeed as its not hard to identify the alcohol her. Ripe steawberries, pear juices, its really white peppery (could be the alcohol though) and I find this actually quite good. My first one from this brewer and I like it. 15.06.2015 Friday, June 2, 2017
Palme	2.4 Houston Hall Raspberry Wheat On tap @ Houston Hall. This one has the exact same color as the first beer I had from this brewer. A cloudy orange-ish body with a small white quickly sidesticking head. The nose gives me lots of butter. Butter and cold brewed coffee. Not at all what youd either expect or want in a raspberry wheat. It has a bit more raspberries in the taste though. Actually its not all that bad as the aroma suggested. Mild raspberry fruity. Its a tad thin perhaps on the texture and average on the carbonation. Soft grassy, green raspberry leafs and a hint of the green coffee beans in the finish. No masterpiece but definitely drinkable. 15.06.2015 Friday, June 2, 2017
Jow	3.3 Houston Hall Single Hop Pale Ale - Styrian Goldings Tap at Houstson Hall. Pours light orange small sudsy head. Nose is piney and some citrus. Tastes of oranges, pine, lemons, candy, and hay. Fine fairly bitter palate. Decent enough Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Jow	3.6 Houston Hall Dunkel Tap at Houston Hall. Pours light brown with small head. Nose is pale malt and caramel. Tastes of caramel, earthy bitter, malt, nutty, and straw. Clean and crisp. Pretty straightforward but enjoyable. Wednesday, June 17, 2015
blipp	2.8 Houston Hall Wheat Draft. Pours hazy golden orange with a white head. Plain wheaty malty base, light sweetness, low bitterness, and very faint lemony citric notes. Not horrible. Friday, April 3, 2015
blipp	2.7 Houston Hall Single Hop Pale Ale - Styrian Goldings Draft. Pours golden orange with a white head. Plain pale malty base, mild bitterness, light lemony notes, and a grainy malty finish. Plain and drinkable, though not a very good showcase of the single hopping. Friday, April 3, 2015
blipp	3.2 Houston Hall Pumpkin Ale Draft. Pours orange with an off white head. Sweet malts and grains, with light pumpkin spices, caramel, and toasted bread. Not bad; a fairly typical pumpkin spiced beer. Sunday, March 22, 2015
blipp	2.7 Houston Hall Red Ale Draft. Pours amber with an off white head. Sweet malty base, caramel corn, low bitterness, and light toasty notes. Not awful, but not that good either. Sunday, March 22, 2015
Koelschtrinker	3.3 Houston Hall Rye Barrel-Aged Oatmeal Stout Leicht säuerlicher Antrunk, rund malzig. Zunehmend dunkel getreidig, dabei bleibt die Säure konstant . Rund, sehr süffig. 9/11/11/11//11 Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Koelschtrinker	3.4 Houston Hall IPA Spritzig hopfiger, zunehmend blumiger Antrunk. Süffige Noten, etwas Frucht, genau die richtige malzig trockene Mischung. Spritzig, rund, typisch IPA eben. 11/9/9/11//11 Monday, February 23, 2015
ben4321	1.7 Houston Hall Single Hop Pale Ale Location: Draft at Houston Hall, 12/27/14, Sadly, I wasted my 4100th on this travesty of a beer Aroma: It has a fairly light aroma of pale malts and mild hops. Appearance: This one is murky looking and yellowish in color, with a small head, lots of lace. Flavor: It has an unpleasant, soapy flavor, dish detergent, just not good. Palate: It has a fairly light body, and an okay mouthfeel. Overall Impression: This is an okay beer except that flavor, which is kind of crucial. Seriously, flavor matters, and this beer lacks anything good in that department. Saturday, December 27, 2014
ben4321	3.2 Houston Hall Pumpkin Ale Location: Draft at Houston Hall, 12/27/14 Aroma: Pumpkin spice and nutmeg on the nose, with some light orange zest notes Appearance: Caramel colored pour with a beige head and some light lace Flavor: The taste is along the same lines, a semi artificial pumpkin spice flavor is what you get Palate: It has a pretty good mouthfeel and a medium body, a little sticky on the close Overall Impression: It is an okay example of the style, but not top notch. One of those beers where the more if it I drank the less I liked it. Saturday, December 27, 2014
ben4321	3.7 Houston Hall IPA Location: Draft at Houston Hall, 12/27/14 Aroma: Nose of citrus hops mostly, light malty notes. Appearance: Orange color with a good sized white head. Flavor: The flavor is citrus as well with a decently bitter finish. Palate: Easy drinking, with a clean feel on the mouth, and a soft carbonation. Overall Impression: This is a solid IPA overall. Citrus hops are the dominant component, and it drinks easily and nicely, making it a pretty crushable offering that works well in the beer hall environment. Saturday, December 27, 2014
mansquito	2.2 Houston Hall Peter's Pils At HH: Pours golden with white head. Herbal hops and corn. Taste is herbal and there is a bunch of corn in there. I don’t think that there is any corn in this, but there is a definitive taste of it in there. This was not good. I think people have really over-rated it here. Wednesday, December 17, 2014
mansquito	1.1 Houston Hall Single Hop Pale Ale At the hall: Pours copper with a white head. Aroma is crap. Taste is roughly the same. This is one of the most foul tasting beers that I have ever had. The hop profile or malt profile or both was just really off. I had to force myself to finish this. I would rather drink Bud (Light). Wednesday, December 17, 2014
puzzl	3 Houston Hall Baltic Porter Tap at the Hall. Light smoke, unprocessed cacao aroma. Slight bitterness. Very vegetal flavor, slight carbonic acid, fruity yeast. Tastes like an undetattenuated American porter, not a Baltic at all. Too sweet and fruity. Tuesday, March 25, 2014
puzzl	2 Houston Hall Pale Ale R&D (Citra) Tap at the Hall. Chewy, sweet malt, biscuits and corn. Minor hop presence in the nose. Flavor tastes like eating a corn fritter. No hop presence whatsoever. Gummy, sweet, and ugly. Awful. Tuesday, March 25, 2014
HisAirness	2 Houston Hall Patrick's Belgian Blonde Sunday, December 29, 2013
HisAirness	2 Houston Hall Peter's Pils Sunday, December 29, 2013
swoopjones	3.1 Houston Hall Pumpkin Ale Draft at Houston hall. Light orange amber pour. Medium nutmeg, cinnamon and allspice. Lighter bodied. Ok Tuesday, October 1, 2013
swoopjones	2.5 Houston Hall Golden Lager Draft at Houston hall. Another below average beer. Buttery toffee. Ores. Sweet malts. Clear yellow pour. Great looking place, poor beer Monday, September 30, 2013
swoopjones	3 Houston Hall Pale Ale R&D (Apollo) Draft sample at Houston Hall. Light copper, mild bitterness, sweet malts far superior to IPA. Monday, September 30, 2013
swoopjones	2.4 Houston Hall IPA Draft at Houston Hall. Bad IPA. Buttery, infected. Sweet malts. You le finishing 1/2 pint. Monday, September 30, 2013
blipp	2.9 Houston Hall Apricot Ale Draft. Pours gold with a white head. Light fruity, with faint toffee malts and low bitterness. Pretty bland and boring. Friday, September 13, 2013
blipp	3.5 Houston Hall Black IPA Draft. Pours deep brown with a beige head. Fruity hops, medium bitterness, lightly sweet and roasted malts, and hints of chocolate, citrus, and pine. Not bad. Friday, September 13, 2013
Maverick34	2.9 Houston Hall John's Dunkle Draught from HH of course. Brown pour, a little heavy on the nuttiness/malts and a bit to raosty but still an OK dunkel. Monday, August 19, 2013
Maverick34	3.6 Houston Hall Scotch Ale Draught. Brownish pour, nice malts and a bit of smokey edge. By far my favorite of the Houston Hall beers. Monday, August 19, 2013
Maverick34	2.8 Houston Hall Golden Lager Draught from HHall obviously. Gold, some grassiness and light malts. A pretty standard lager. Not too bad. Nothing incredible. Monday, August 19, 2013
Maverick34	3.1 Houston Hall Peter's Pils Draught. Reminiscent of Kelso Pilsner. grassy, clean and a perfectly acceptable pilsner. Monday, August 19, 2013
BrewBoxer	3.2 Houston Hall Black IPA Draft at Houston hall . Deep ublack color with a malty backbone but comes off hoppy like an iPa porter hybrid. Goid ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, July 19, 2013
BrewBoxer	3.5 Houston Hall Patrick's Belgian Blonde Draft at Houston hall with Elana. Pours a golden/bronze color with a head that fades fast. Taste is mildly sweet of apple and honey but in the end its just an average blonde ale. You can't do much with the style but its appropriate for a summer session . Decent ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Friday, July 19, 2013
blipp	3.3 Houston Hall Pale Ale R&D (Apollo) Draft. Pours orange gold with a white head. Fruity hops, pale malts, medium bitterness, and a light flowery bitter hoppy finish. Not bad. Saturday, July 13, 2013
yespr	3.3 Houston Hall Saison From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small whitehead. Aroma is mild peppery and light yeasty. Bitter, dry herbal and light estery to light bitter in to the finish. Medium dry finish. Monday, June 24, 2013
yespr	3.3 Houston Hall Black IPA From tap. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. roasted malty, crisp hoppy aroma. Bitter and peachy to orange fruity hoppy flavoured. Bitter and dry finish. Monday, June 24, 2013
yespr	3.1 Houston Hall Kelly's Pale Ale From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is phenolic and bitter.herbal and dry towards grassy. Ends bitter and slight herbal. Monday, June 24, 2013
yespr	3.5 Houston Hall Scotch Ale From tap. Pours clear and golden orange to brown. Roasted malty aroma. Bitter, toasted nalty and light breadish to caramelish flavoured. Toasted and medium dry finish. Monday, June 24, 2013
yespr	3.2 Houston Hall John's Dunkle From tap. Pours hazy orange with a small off white head. Roasted malty and breadish. Bitter and medium dry. Dry roasted into the finish. Monday, June 24, 2013
yespr	3.1 Houston Hall Patrick's Belgian Blonde From tap. Pours hazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is smooth fruity and light estery. Mild spiced, phenolic and light herbal. Bitter and dry phenolic /spiced finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
yespr	2.9 Houston Hall American Wheat From tap. Poursclear to lighthazy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild estery and light estery. Vague butterish.toasted malty to light cornish. Bitter and light grassy. Bitter finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
yespr	3.4 Houston Hall IPA From tap. Pours hazy orange with a thick and off white head. Aroma is peachy and smooth grapefruity. Crisp hoppy, peachy, grapefruity and citrusy. Bitter and lingering fruity into the finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
yespr	2.6 Houston Hall Golden Lager From tap. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small white head. Bitter, toasted malty and light cornish. Dry and herbal finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
yespr	3.1 Houston Hall Peter's Pils From tap. Toasted malty and light grassy. Bitter and slight herbal. Bitter herbal and grassy. Dry and bitter into a herbal finish. Bitter and dry grassy finish. Sunday, June 23, 2013
blipp	1.9 Houston Hall Golden Lager Draft. Pours golden orange with a white head.Toffee sweetness, grains, and diacetyl. Definitely off. Off to the point that I really don’t even know what style to add it as. I assume Helles, but who knows. Not good at all. Monday, June 3, 2013
jredmond	3.4 Houston Hall IPA Draft at Houston Hall with Andrew and Brendan. Pours a plain light amber body with minor head & lacing. Aroma is average pine notes and light citrus fruits. Mouthfeel is lightly bitter with notes again of pine and citrus - mainly grapefruit and lemon. Somewhat plain, but one of the stronger beers on draft. Monday, March 4, 2013
jredmond	2.9 Houston Hall Kelly's Pale Ale Draft at Houston Hall with Andrew and Brendan. Pours a light amber body with white head. Aroma is faint hop, grapefruit and flowers. Mouthfeel is medium to light with notes of bitter, floral hops, grapefruit and a decent amount of malts. Not a huge fan of this, but it was a bit better than the other offerings on draft at the time. Monday, March 4, 2013