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Press picks, until locals rank their own Top 5s. Sourced from the local food press. As seen in Houstonia Magazine. Updated August 2026.
Saint Arnold Brewing Company · Near Northside
Texas's oldest craft brewery, founded in 1994 by Brock Wagner, pours staples like the Art Car IPA and Amber Ale inside a large taproom and beer hall. A two time Great American Beer Festival Brewery of the Year and the anchor of Houston craft beer.
8th Wonder Brewery + Cannabis · East Downtown
A dome shaped brewery packed with Astrodome memorabilia, pouring beers named for Houston landmarks like the Dome Foam cream ale. It leans hard into local pride, right down to the shape of the building, and doubles as an EaDo gathering spot.
City Acre Brewing · Northside
Set in a quiet residential pocket north of downtown, this brewpub pairs a backyard garden feel with a genuinely good kitchen. One of the more low key, neighborhood scale taprooms in the city, about eight minutes from downtown, where the garden and kitchen make it as much a hangout as a brewery.
Eureka Heights Brew Co · The Heights
A go to taproom with more than 20 taps of approachable craft beer and plenty of indoor seating, useful for escaping Houston summers. Nearly a decade in, it has become one of the city's steady neighborhood beer halls, and its approachable lineup makes for an easy weeknight stop.