Thank you for 20 great years! 

We shipped our first keg of Amber Ale on June 9, 1994. We held our first Saturday tour two days later. Ten people attended. We were young and optimistic and excited to spread the word about craft beer in Houston.

Selling craft beer was challenging in Texas in the 90's. Our growth was painfully slow. Other craft breweries that opened around the same time closed. We achieved our title of "Texas' Oldest Craft Brewery" not by being first (we weren't) but by working hard, refusing to give up and focusing on the quality of our beer. It was a tough slog.

In the mid 2000's, something happened. We're not sure what it was although we speculate about it over beers. Our tours which had been attracting 50 people every Saturday started growing to 200 people. Then 500 people. In the heat of summer. With no air conditioning. And two toilets. We kept adding fermenters, but as soon as they were installed we realized we needed more. Eventually it was clear that we needed to build a new brewery, and thus our current location was born.

In 1993 before we opened, cofounder Kevin Bartol and I wrote down a simple mission statement: brew and sell the best beer in Texas and create an institution Houston and Texas are proud of. That was our mission then, and that is our mission today. Brew great beer and build community.

To celebrate 20 years of brewing, we are putting on a weekend of festivities. We hope you will join us for one or both of these different events.

Saint Arnold 20th Anniversary Party

Saturday, June 7 

On the evening of Saturday, June 7 from 5:00 PM to 10:30 PM, we will be hosting a giant party with Goode Company BBQ in our front parking lot, bands in our back truck park and beer all around including in the beer hall and the Investor's Pub.

Performing from our loading dock will be Hayes Carll, The Suffers, The Niceguys and Sideshow Tramps. Ticket price includes the music, barbecue dinner, our special 20th Anniversary goblet, a token for our Anniversary Barleywine and a token for one of our other beers. Additional beers will be available for purchase.

$65 plus tax - Get your tickets here: 

saintarnold.com/20

Special Saint Arnold Rare Cellar Tasting

Sunday, June 8  

On the afternoon of Sunday, June 8 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM, we will have a special beer tasting. We have dug into our cellar, pulled special one-off barrels from our barrel room and put together a selection of Saint Arnold beers you won't find anywhere else. Probably ever. At least at the same time. Here's the lineup: 

• 20th Anniversary Barleywine Ale
• Divine Reserve No. 13 aged in Bourbon Barrels
• Pumpkinator aged in Bourbon Barrels
• Bière de Saison aged in Bishop's Barrel No. 2 Barrels with Brettanomyces
• Weizenbock aged in Old New Orleans Rum Barrels
• Divine Reserve No. 5, 6, 7, 8 (choice of two)
• Boiler Room Berliner Weisse Tasting Table with Traditional Syrup Selections
• Divine Reserve No. 13
• Divine Reserve No. 14
• Divine Reserve No. 14 (Cask Conditioned)
• Bishop's Barrel No. 2
• Bishop's Barrel No. 2 Brett
• Two selections from our regular beer lineup

The Houston Dairymaids will also be here with a selection of cheeses. Admission will include a special tasting glass and a punch card that will allow you to sample these rare beers. (Minor changes in the beer line up are possible, for example if we are more excited about pulling from one barrel than another.) Food will be available for purchase from our kitchen.

$60 plus tax - Get your tickets here: 

saintarnold.com/20