With the craft beer boom galloping around town every which way, a brush with a local brew is inevitable -- whether you're into beer or not. As a beer novice, I wanted to expand my brewing knowledge.

The smells of hops, yeast and wet grain wafted into the air one Saturday at the Backyard Home Brewers and Education Center in Humble. Owner Adam Mathews talked hops, sanitation and beer “gravity” as ...

One of the most incredible machines I have seen is the one that puts beer into bottles and caps them for shipping. The one that fills the cans is a close second. I don’t have a clue how either works.