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The Original OKRA Charity Saloon, a collaborative idea from OKRA's founders, is finally open at 924 Congress Street in downtown Houston. Justin Yu, of Oxheart, and other members have anxiously awaited this project for months because as Yu comments, “the bar gives OKRA an outlet to support the community that supports our businesses every day”.

Once open, 100% of the bar’s proceeds will be donated to a different Houston-based organization or social cause each month. Bar patrons will have the opportunity to select which charity is chosen as a beneficiary by voting from among four nominees for next month’s elected charity. For each drink purchased, guests will receive one vote that they may cast before leaving the bar for the evening. The hope is that by benefiting a new charity each month and nominating four for the following, funding will be acquired for elected charities and awareness will be generated for other nominees. The space will also be available for events and…

From points distant and beyond we all converged on Petaluma in 1993 and '94 with an unenunciated desire to be more than we were before. The core of Lagunitas came from Chicago, St Louis, Memphis, Walker Creek, and the highlands of Quincy.

The Chicago contingent initiated the brewing and the gravitational effect of its suchness did the rest. We all loved the beer but the mission was larger than the ordinary joy of a hoppy-sweet quaff. It was driven unseen by an urge to communicate with people, to find our diasporidic tribe, and to connect with other souls adrift on a culture that had lost its center and spun its inhabitants to the four winds to wander lost and bereft with a longing to re-enter the light. Beer, we have learned, has always been a good lubricant for social intercourse!

The Lagunitas Brewing Co. was not so much an act of ordinary 'foundling' as it was willed into being by the unspoken desire of supportive beer-lovers in Northern California after whi…

The idea began a long time ago over … well … a pretty terrible beer. You see we (John from NY and Rich from Boston) met in college and had to drink what beer we could afford in those days.

As the years went by, the better the beer we consumed, the more we were consumed by it. We tried every beer imaginable. We read about beer. We talked about beer. We began making our own beer. And finally we started talking and dreaming about opening a brewery on the North Fork.

In the Spring of 2008 the dream became a reality when Rich heard about an old firehouse for sale in the Village of Greenport. Driven by thirst more than brains, we bought the building in the middle of what has been called a Global Economic Meltdown. Next we started the renovation. Did we mention Global Economic Meltdown? We tried to do most of the work ourselves and luckily got a lot of help from some good friends and family.

The promise of beer can be powerful. Our luck continued when …

In 2010, David and Andy were looking down the barrel of economic downsizing in their industry. Looking at it as an opportunity instead of a problem, the two set out to take their basement hobby to a new level. The dream of all home brewers; to go "legit" and open a commercial brewery, presented itself as a once in a lifetime opportunity. The two agreed upon a Nano Brewery (1 BBL brewhouse). Although they were hopeful it would be well received, they had no idea the amount of interest the locals had for craft beers. Along the way they found and hired on some awesome people to bring the brewery all together. Blackrocks still brews on the original 1 BBL system along with the 3 BBL pub system and 20 BBL production system.

In 1986, Summit founder Mark Stutrud set out to rediscover the traditional brewing methods behind the great handcrafted beers that once flowed throughout the Midwest. Ever since, we’ve been painstakingly brewing beer as stimulating, complex and rich in character as the people who share it.

Located in Southampton, NY, the Southampton Publick House is a landmark for beer. Unique Styles of Beer from One of America’s Most Celebrated Breweries!

2007 - 1 Silver, 1 Bronze GABF 2006 - 1 Bronze GABF, 1 Bronze WBC 2005 - 1 Gold, 1 Silver GABF 2004 - 1 Silver GABF, 1 Bronze WBC 2003 - 1 Gold GABF #1 Brew Pub Award Beer Advocate 2002 - 1 Gold, 3 Bronze GABF 2001 - 1 Gold GABF 2000 - 1 Gold GABF, 1 Silver WBC 1998 - 1 Silver GABF, 1 Silver WBC GABF – Great American Beer Festival WBC – World Beer Cup

•One of the most award-winning breweries in America— ranked in the top 20 for GABF medals won by a brewery in the last 10 years. •Excluding the big 4 breweries and chain brewpubs, Southampton is in the top 10 in medals won at the GABF in the last 10 years. •Awarded Top Brewpub in 2003 by Beer Advocate Magazine. •Ranked #8 Specialty Brewery in the World and 3 Top 50 Specialty Brews in America by RateBeer.com in 2004.