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The Original

The Houston Ginger Man is the oldest of our family of pubs, and has been serving fine beer since 1985. We're located in Rice Village, close to Rice University, the Texas Medical Center, and the West University neighborhood. Need a map?

We hope you enjoy this virtual visit to our pub, but it pales in comparison to actually stopping in for a refreshing pint.

In Memorium: Michael Jackson (The Beer Hunter)

Upcoming events

Stone Flight Special
Grab a tray of three unique brews featuring "Stone Brewery Beers". Arrogant Bastard Ale, Oaked Arrogant Bastard and Double Bastard with a Bavarian style pretzel for only $11.25 while supplies last

2nd Annual Cook-Off & Celebrate Texas Event
Sunday, February 21st
Live music, great food & dozens of raffle prizes!
Download PDF file of Details and application here
Starts at 1pm

March is Celebrate Texas Month
Celebrate Texas rich brewing culture with a special pint night each Thursday in March. Buy the beer and keep the logo glass. Starts when the doors open and ends when glassware is gone

March Beer Tasting
"Taste of Texas"
Come out and taste some of the Lone Star state's best brews including vintage and special beers. A guest speaker will be on hand to educate you on each round.
Sunday, March 14th
Starts at 3pm

St. Patrick's Day Celebration
Wednesday, March 17th
Don your green and come celebrate St. Patrick's Day at The Ginger Man with great beer, great food and live music from 4pm until midnight!
Featuring goodtrain sessions
Doors open at noon ~ No Cover

Recent events (just so you know what you missed)

December Beer Tasting
"Christmas Beers"
Saturday, December 19th
Get into the holiday spirit while enjoying an array of seasonal beers accompanied with food pairings.
Starts at 5pm
$35 per person
Reservations Recommended

Weekly events

Sunday Wednesday Thursday
Spaten Sundays

All Spaten draught beers are $3.50 a pint from 1 pm until 11 pm!

Logo Pint Night starting at 5:30 PM
Buy the beer, keep the glass (1 glass per customer) (Until we run out)
February 3rd - Harpoon glasses
February 10th - Young's glasses
February 17th - Oskar Blues glasses
February 24th - Julius Echter glasses

 

Texas Thursdays

All draught Texas beers are $1 off all day!

 

Special Event Booking

Host your next event at The Ginger Man
Birthday parties, Corporate Happy Hours, Private Beer Tastings
Corporate Happy Hours- Call or e-mail us to set up your Corporate Happy Hour. Happy Hour prices for corporate groups of eight or more with an advance reservation.
Contact us at gm-houston@gingermanpub.com or phone 713-526-2770

New beer on draught (coming throughout the month)
Sunner - "is a Kolsch style beer which is unique to Koln Germany. Like Champagne it is protected by law, so that only beers brewed in that region can bear the name. It is an ale with a stylish character derived from lagering. It is clear, pale straw coloured in appearance. The taste is refreshing, gently fruity, slightly sweet with a crisp dry finish. Sunner is the oldest brewery in cologne and has been family owned and operated for six generations. Est 1830."
http://www.beerguide.com.au/beer-reviews/Brauerei-Gerbruder-Sunner/Sunner-Kolsch

Delirium Tremens - "The name Delirium Tremens speaks for itself. The color is golden and the head is creamy and light. The aftertaste is fruity, almost cherry. Delirium Tremens has a big body, a rich mouth feel, and a long, sweet aftertaste." -- Stuart Kallen, The 50 Greatest Beers in the World
http://www.wettenimporters.com/partners/huyghe.htm

Tilburg's Dutch Brown Ale - "is a top fermented Ale. The beer is brewed with top quality barley malt, fine selected hops and yeast according to an ancient old recipe. It's fruity character can best be described as "full bodied and superb and refreshing aftertaste". Tilburg's Dutch Brown Ale is being produced in the brewery located in the small quiet village of Tilburg, near the Belgian border. The brewery is unique in it's kind, while it is situated inside the walls of the Abbey of Koningshoeven. The famous Dutch painter: "Jeroen Bosch" lived nearby the brewery.
The label is based on a detail from Jeroen Bosch’s masterpiece "The Garden of Earthly Delights"
http://www.tdba.nl/default.asp?page=TheBeerTaste

Dogfish Head Pangea - "Brewed with ingredients from each and every continet, this is slightly spicy ale, with a mouthful of rich flavors. Pangaea is a great food beer."

Our list of worldly ingredients includes:
Crystallized ginger from Australia
Water from Antarctica
Basmati rice from Asia
Muscavado sugar from Africa
South American quinoa
European yeast
and North American maize.
http://www.dogfish.com/brews-spirits/the-brews/occassional-rarities/pangaea.htm

Franconia Kolsch - "Although it is straw yellow in color, this is an ale with a light pale malt flavor, a slight nutty taste, dry with just a tiny hop bite. It is clean and easy to drink."
http://www.examiner.com/x-3242-Dallas-Craft-Beer-Examiner~y2009m5d25-A-twofer-review-of-new-Franconia-beers

Rahr Iron Thistle - "Rahr's Iron Thistle was named National Grand Champion, Scotch & Scottish Ales at the 15th annual US Beer Tasting Championships. Iron Thistle is a Scotch Ale (Wee Heavy). Very rich with little bittering 8.2% ABV."
http://rahrbrewery.com/news

Urthel Hop-It - "Superior Hoppy Blond Ale is a full and heart-warming golden special ale of 9.5%. It's very hoppy, spicy and fruity, making Hop-It a good choice for enthusiasts of Special Ales."
http://urthel.com/MNHIENG.htm

New beer in a bottle (coming throughout the month)
Ayinger Weizen-Bock - "A powerful and astonishing winter seasonal from one of the world's most respected breweries, available in the US for the first time in fall 2009. The weizen-bock style is relatively uncommon, even in Bavaria: they are wheat ales (weissebeer or weizen beer) that are brewed to be as strong as a bock - with corresponding fuller body, and enhanced flavors. They can be pale ("helles") or dark ("dunkles"), but Ayinger Weizen Bock is pale in color. Classic Bavarian weissebeer aroma suggesting spice and cloves; smooth body from wheat and from decoction mashing; extravagant, pinpoint conditioning. The flavor offers the essence of the wheat harvest, fresh-baked bread, maybe even - somehow - the sunshine of a fall afternoon. The finish is tropical fruit, cloves and banana."
http://www.merchantduvin.com/pages/5_breweries/ayinger_weizenbock.html

Current wine selection

Reds Whites Rosé
'07 Las Rocas Garnacha '08 Alamos Chardonnay '07 Red Bicyclette Rosé
'06 Louis Martini Cabernet '08 Starborough Sauvignon Blanc  
'08 Don Miguel Gascon Malbec '07 Polka Dot Medium Sweet Riesling  
'06 Chamarre Grande Reserve Pinot Noir '08 Da Vinci Pinot Grigio  
 
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