Category Archives: Everything Else

SCN’s Spacey’s 2015 Nominees!

By Jesus Garza | Published December 16, 2015

We spent a long time discussing this year’s best of everything and finally came up with a list! Stay tuned to SCN to find out how you can help us decide on some of these categories and the winners in two weeks! Fan’s Choice: Best SCN HOST: Jesus Rex Ryan Sean Fan’s Choice: Best Houston […]

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SCN104: Return of the Ming, Untapped Recap, Re:Play, Tokyo Game Show 2015, and Fan Fair!

By Jesus Garza | Published September 16, 2015

Jesus, Ryan and Rex gather to talk about the Tokyo Game Show, Ryan and Jesus recap the Untapped Festival experience and we all talk about sad Asian commercials. Ming Chen joins us once again to talk about Comicpalooza’s Fan Fair and whipping his periscope out at it, living in an Airstream Trailer, and what Comic […]

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Houston Beer Fest V: The V is for Victory

By Jesus Garza | Published June 19, 2015

The weekend of the June 13th and 14th brought upon a torrential rain of the beer kind. While I was kept away from the festival due to the threat of actual torrential rain and flooding on Saturday, I made it out Sunday and honestly had a great day outdoor. I have no idea what deities […]

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SCN #89: Jacob Vs. Iowa, Houston Beer Fest, and 8th Wonder Brewing

By Jesus Garza | Published June 10, 2015

In this very special episode, we decided to go live again and recorded at Houston’s 8th Wonder Brewing. Jacob Calle dropped by to hangout and we had him talk to us about Iowa and a bunch of other stuff. The Houston Beer Fest then invaded our guest spot with a great interview about every HBF, […]

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Thebeerandwineguy: Op-ed “Beer Snobs vs Wine Snobs”

By Guest Editor | Published February 24, 2015

  I often get asked if I am a beer snob or wine snob. If my refusing to sacrifice quality in my beverages makes me a snob, then yes, yes I am a beer and wine snob. My job makes it easier for me to be selective in the things I choose to drink, and […]

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Thebeerandwineguy Drinks: Alexander Valley Vineyard

By Guest Editor | Published February 23, 2015

I am sure the AVV team does a great job of making friends wherever they sell their wines. It would not be hard to do with this group, but here in the Space City, there is a special bond with these folks.  I have had the pleasure of meeting and dealing with this winery staff from […]

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Thebeerandwineguy Drinks: Michael David Winery: Part 1

By Guest Editor | Published February 16, 2015

Michael David winery could be likened to Babe Ruth of Lodi California, because it seems as though this winery is always hitting homeruns. Brothers Michael & David Phillips are at the front of the pack in this fast rising AVA. I have enjoyed the wines they have brought to the market thus far, and look […]

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Thebeerandwineguy talks Super Bowl Ad

By Guest Editor | Published February 2, 2015

I watched the Super Bowl, and I saw the Budweiser commercial that made fun of the Craft Beer scene. Unlike many, I found it to be funny, in fact I found it to be very funny! I was not surprised when my social media feeds started blowing up with people in my circles who are […]

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Thebeerandwineguy Drinks: Vina Robles

By Guest Editor | Published February 2, 2015

There are a ton of different wines out there. Many mass produced to the point that the wine is synonymous with price and/ or consistency. The pleasure of my job is when I get to enjoy wines that are focused more on the nuances of the grape, and the character of the wine maker. When […]

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Thebeerandwineguy: Op-ed “Shelfies”

By Guest Editor | Published December 2, 2014

One of my favorite things about the beer business are the special releases and hard to find rare items. These beers that are often referred to by most of us beer geeks as “whales”. I find much pleasure in being able to get a customer a beer that is very hard to come by, and […]

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