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Monday, 23 January 2011: Cool beer for a warm January at The Ginger Man

mike — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:00:59 +0000

The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside) is a great place for a pint, especially in nice weather. See you there at 8 PM.

Monday, 28 November 2011: What Greeks Secretly Dream Of At The Ginger Man

john — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 21:44:36 +0000

Even though the tryptophan coma has been largely debunked, come join us for a refreshing post-Turkey beer at The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside). See you there at 8 PM.

Monday, 7 November 2011: Hans’ Bier Haus

john — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:19:50 +0000

Join us tonight at Hans’ Bier Haus (2523 Quenby St. at Kirby Dr.). Even if you can’t tell your boccino from your pallino (hint: they’re the same thing) on the bocce court, and there should be plenty of beer to quaff. Temperatures should be rather nice, a light jacket or sweater might be a good idea.

Monday, 24 October 2011: Beer, Tiki, and Mosquitos at Under the Volcano

mike — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 16:20:37 +0000

October 9^thwas the last time we saw appreciable rain in the Houston area. That’s just enough time for all of the dormant floodwater mosquito eggs to hatch, grow, and become the adult bloodsuckers we all hate by, oh, right about now. The good news: floodwater skeeters don’t carry the nasty human-affecting diseases like West Nile and Viral Encephalitis. The bad news: since they’re a (relatively) benign nuisance, the City doesn’t spend your tax dollars on spraying for them. They’ll be around through at least the end of the week, depending on whether we get a decent cold snap or not.

So, for now, even though the weather is otherwise temperate, let’s enjoy our libations inside, at Under the Volcano, 2349 Bissonnet Street at Morningside. UtV is a great place for beers, tiki drinks, and a jukebox with a diverse selection of actual CDs, all of which can be enjoyed under a palapa roof and inside closed or screened windows. See you there at 8 PM.

Monday, 10 October 2011: Discover Great Beer at The Ginger Man

john — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:28:57 +0000

Today is celebrated by many people, and known by many names: Columbus Day (USA/ EEUU); Día de la Raza (Latin America); Discovery Day (the Bahamas*); Día de la Hispanidad (Spain/España); Fiesta Nacional (Spain again: the day so nice they named it twice?); Día de las Américas (Uruguay/Uruguay, which yes, we know, is in Latin America); Thanksgiving Day (in Canadia/the 51st State); or Indigenous Peoples’ Day (in Bezerkeley and other leftist enclaves). Whatever you’re celebrating, there’s sure to be libations in the form of good beer at The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside). See you there at 8 PM.

*The Bahamas apparently doesn’t have a problem with definite articles, unlike touchy Ukraine. Ukraine doesn’t celebrate anything on the second Monday in October; in fact, there are no public holidays in Ukraine during the fourth quarter. We think they should have kept the “the” and taken some 4Q time off, like we do in “United States.”

Monday, 12 September 2011: Bier Haus in the Middle of Our Street

mike — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:23:56 +0000

Brush off your bocce bowling skills and join us at Hans’ Bier Haus (2523 Quenby St. at Kirby Dr.). And even if you can’t tell your boccino from your pallino (hint: they’re the same thing), there should be beer to quaff. Street parking only, in front of our castle and our keep. Meet up there at 8 PM; to do otherwise would be (ahem) Madness.

Monday, 5 September 2011: Labor Day Beer at The Ginger Man

mike — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:29:12 +0000

Take a break from your labors and join us for a pint at The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside). See you there at 8 PM.

Monday, 8 August 2011: Spender’s choice at The Ginger Man

john — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:56:31 +0000

Tonight, join us for a pint or two, hopefully a good selection on the jukebox (there are plenty of good songs on it, so hopefully nobody will craft a playlist entitled “Nobody’s written anything good since The Wall and Roger Waters ROCKS, dude!”, like last time), and some good conversation at The Ginger Man (5607 Morningside) at 8 PM.

Monday, 11 July 2011: Cool down Under the Volcano

mike — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:04:49 +0000

Hopefully y’all enjoyed the 4th last week and given the continued lack of appreciable rain, stayed safe with the whole fireworks thing. Tonight we’ll be at Under the Volcano, 2349 Bissonnet Street at Morningside, at 8 PM, for beers, tiki drinks, and a great jukebox. See you then!

Monday, 4 July 2011: Independent Beer at The Ginger Man

mike — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:49:18 +0000

Those of you not heading out to catch the fireworks and would prefer to grab a good beer instead, head over to The Ginger Man at 5607 Morningside at 8 PM. The G-Man is offering Sam Adams specials, but there are plenty of other options if you’d rather something else. Happy Independence Day!