Brash Brewing Company

I absolutely love this place!!! I love the heavy metal and the dog friendly atmosphere. My only complaint (which didn’t affect my 5 stars) is that I wish they offered a lighter beer, I prefer wheat craft beers, but that is definitely my own problem. Love this place!!! Please see my hint at brewing a lighter beer. Please! ;)

Houston is becoming a great beer city.
If you like big beers then you will love brash, if you don’t, it may leave you a bit bored. Thankfully, I like big beer and I like subtle beer; when I want to be blasted by a hop bomb or swallow something dark and roasty with a high abv this is where I go. When I want something that I can drive /​walk /​cycle away from safely, I’ll hit up Karbach, St Arnold, BB etc or go to a bar with good beer.
A sociable place where most people will chat to eachother /​continually get their ass kicked or win at Street Fighter II.
It’s no biggie but if I could improve anything at Brash it would be to beef up the jukebox size /​sound system. I enjoy the selection but it would be cool to get a wee bit more variety (Doom, Math, Post Rock, Hip Hop) and on a better stereo system. Maybe even have someone playing records every now and again or playlist takeover where someone can pay like $ 20 for a few hours to play their spotify playlists over the speakers or something)
Keep fighting the good fight!

Some nitty gritty out of the way first… the brewery is a little hard to find. Once you see Flying Saucer Pie Co. the road veers to the right and you will see a Brash sign. It is behind some apartments that are still in construction… Just follow the little ally way. Odd I know, but the people that will eventually move into the apartments will either be happy for the convenience, or annoyed. Though, that has nothing to do with the task at hand… reviewing a brewery.
Tap room hours are Friday 5-​Midnight, and Saturday Noon to 1am I believe. They will have food trucks most of the time as well. This is the owner of Petrol Station’s brewery, which was contract brewed out of New York for years (I remember picking up bombers in Louisiana years ago, but they could not be distributed to Texas for whatever reason). Lets see what the guys from Petrol have in store…
Anyway, if you listen to the Brash fanboys (is that really any different than the Saint Arnold Army?), you might believe this is the best brewery in the state. If all you care about is over the top IPA’s and Stouts while head banging to heavy metal, then possibly. Personally I find them pretty one noted. Not surprisingly, I find heavy metal one noted and with a touch of over barring masculinity that tries, at all times, to prove how cool they are.
Where was I? Oh ya… The location is just a big warehouse. There is a bar to order from, with picnic tables, music playing from the jukebox that echoes, and vintage arcade games. I was a little surprised not to see the Star Trek Pinball machine that Petrol had on display for years. Oh well. I will say the attitude from the bartenders are 100% better than anything I have encountered at Petrol. They are actually engaging and will help out. Along with knowing the beers. Almost shocking.
About six house taps, and six guest taps from the likes of Lagunitas, Sierra Nevada, and Dogfish Head. The house beers can definitely be considered «brash.» The IPA’s are overly bitter, the stouts are over barring and roasted which leads to more bitterness. Though that is what they do. don’t tell them otherwise. Which there is a certain respect that I have for that. I just love me some well crafted lagers and more subtle styles. Obviously why I think Live Oak is still the best brewery in Texas. That is not to say I don’t enjoy a big Imperial Stout or IPA on occasion, just not my go to (not to mention Karbach BHH and numerous Saint Arnold Stouts are far superior IMO) .
That is not to say I don’t enjoy visiting. On a low key Saturday afternoon before the crowds show up is a great time. Though it can then degenerate when it gets crowded later at night into people holding their hands up a la Oliver Twist saying «Please sir can I have some more?» depending on what they have going on at the time.
Overall, they obviously have a niche, and for all intents and purposes they fit that niche well. I just wish they had more respect for variety and well crafted subtle styles, and not always having to revert to the «look at how Metal we are, everything has to be over the top.» I guess that is just my opinion. I will say that understanding the Houston beer seen is incomplete without a visit to Brash or Petrol. Regardless of opinion.

Totally fell in love with this place. I love that they play hard core metal music and have old school video games. They’ve got a pretty solid selection of music on their jukebox (although they need some Clutch) but overall this place has a nice vibe to it. The warehouse is huge, with one side consisting of the games, jukebox, some picnic tables and the bar area. And the other side is empty, probably to expand in the near future. The beer that they serve isn’t what I usually drink, but I loved their selections. Especially the pussy wagon IPA :-)
The venue is somewhat hidden; it’s behind a group of apartments off of cross timbers, near flying saucer pie co.
And the people are nice too, which is always a plus.

Heavy thrash metal vibe. Love the old school video games. Not a big IPA fan, but my boyfriend thinks it’s great. I settled for an Avery out of Colorado. Bare bones, but friendly staff. Wish there was more outdoor seating. Looks like there is more to come.

I had an IPA that I enjoyed. My buddies hit the higher ABV beers, which was all of them. Games are a nice attraction cool atmosphere but the deafening speed metal chased me away pretty quickly. If you are an over weight dude with a beard an affinity for old t-​shirts and no girlfriend this is your place.

This place is great. It’s tucked away in a nondescript industrial complex. Very similar to how St. Arnold and Karbach started off. When you walk in the place is pretty dark and the juke box is playing some form of heavy metal. To the right are half a dozen picnic tables, the bar, and a wall lined with classic video games. To the left is a crapload of open space (I assume for expansion possibilities) and what can be described as Brash’s flux capacitor of of fermentation tanks (see pic).
As for the beer they only serve IPAs and Stouts. Great opportunity to make your girlfriends/​spouses to suck it up and try something different! Good variety and extremely tasty. Bartenders were also friendly and helpful.
The only dig I have was the lack of signage from the road. We had to drive by three times to find the driveway. Other than than that this place rocks!

Being new to the area, I’m on the lookout for things to do within cycling distance. The brewery is little hard to find. Google Maps puts you about a block or two east of the actual location. Look for Fenn Street. Definitely a no frills location, but I’m okay with that. I was short on time so I only got to try the Pussy Wagon IPA, which I think was pretty good. I was hoping they would have some sort of «Deal» like other breweries in town. Instead, they price their beers at the same price ($ 6 per pint) you would pay at a pub having air conditioning, tables and chairs. I hope that changes, but I’ll be back in either case to try some of their other beers.

Loved the setup. Industrial feel with an assortment of arcade favorites waiting to get played. Had a few picnic tables around and has a jukebox where you can select your metal jams! Will definitely frequent this spot.
It is in a warehouse of sorts, so in hot and humid weather it can get hot in here, but they do have a large fan that provides that nice breeze.
I had the Pussy Wagon IPA and really liked it. Will come back and update this review once they are more settled. Come check it out!!!

Vulgar display of power… yummmmmmm.
Still very new… but I’m loving that there are several picnic tables, arcade games and a jukebox with heavy metal music. The beer that I had was great! The only thing missing is either a food truck or a kitchen with great food to pair these awesome beer’s with.
Also, here are some suggestions: Maybe some long string patio lights along the warehouse to soften things a little and cocktails tables and don’t forget Food! I’m sure these guys have things figured out but just in case they wanted some ideas. :)