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tap takeover “With Cottonwood, Shepherd Park and Karbach, this side of town is becoming a destination for craft beer.�
Petrol Station owner set to open Brash Brewing in March By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com Ben Fullelove – owner of the Petrol Station and the soon to be open Brash Brewing at 510 W. Crosstimbers Rd. – said someone recently called him the Godfather of Craft Beer. He eschews the title the same way his right hand brewer Vince Mandeville doesn’t like to be called a master brewer. “Chicago is an example of a city with a rich craft beer culture and Houston is at the start of one,� said Fullelove. “We just want to help push the scene along.� Come March, Fullelove and Mandeville will be doing their part with the opening of Brash Brewing Company, in a 13,000 square foot building tucked behind the concrete remains of the first Houston Whataburger. Fullelove’s wife Sacha found the building for sale online. “I almost signed a lease on Pinemont but this is a little more punk rock,� said Fullelove. The apartment complex adjacent to the site has so many Petrol Station regulars that Fullelove jokes he’s thinking of putting in a gate. It would surely be welcome. A “big party� is planned for April but first they need to concentrate on the opening. Due to permitting delays, their original summer opening was pushed back. After a recent meeting with a city inspector, Fullelove and Mandeville are hard at work retooling their boiler room. Mandeville, who worked for 11 years in all aspects of production at St. Arnold Brewery before leaving in 2014, said he was part of the move from the original St. Arnold’s location to Lyons Avenue. “I thought I knew what all the bog down points would be,� he said. The duo is taking it all in stride though, because the rest of the facility is nearly complete. There’s an enclosed brew house where the brew is cooked and a cellar with four 60 barrel fermenters. There’s also a small skid site which can brew small batches of beer between 5 and 10 gallons which they can serve in their brew pub. They just need to add tables and eventually a 80s-style arcade. Brash won’t serve food but Fullelove is hoping to host food
Photos by Betsy Denson Ben Fullelove, owner of Petrol Station, left, and Vince Mandeville, master brewer, right, are scheduled to open Brash Brewing at 510 W Crosstimbers Rd. with a big party scheduled for April of this year. Brash Brewing beer will be available at Petrol Station and various other locations.
trucks. Fullelove used to be a contract brewer with Brash Brewing Company out of Massachusetts. Now, after a change to the state beer law in 2013, he was able to get a brewpub license and also keep Petrol Station. Brash beer will now be a Houston product, available at the brewery, the Petrol Station and also through other outlets. “We have a distributor,� said Fullelove. They’ve switched up their initial Brash offerings: There will still be the hoppy Pale Ale named EZ-7 after a nearby skaters ditch, but new to the table are a Cali Green IPA and Vulgar Display of Power Russian Imperial Stout. Yes, that’s actually the name. There are 10 to 12 other new beers in the pipeline. Production is dependent on sourcing the raw materials.
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“You can’t always find the hops you want,� said Mandeville. The distinctive skull-like Brash label is designed by Fullelove’s childhood friend Rick Bailey, who lives in Philadelphia. Fullelove said he hopes to one day have Brash beer recognized by just the image. Because there are not a slew of new breweries opening in Houston, Fullelove is aware of the anticipation for theirs. “I hope a lot of people are influenced by what we do,� he said. He sees a lot of cross pollination between The Petrol Station on Wakefield and Brash Brewery. “Hopefully people will visit both,� he said. “With Cottonwood, Shepherd Park and Karbach, this side of town is becoming a destination for craft beer.�
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Residents weigh in on former MytiBurger owner using ‘Myti’ name
By Christina Martinez christina@theleadernews.com
By Betsy Denson betsy@theleadernews.com What’s in a name? For one thing, a lot of discussion about it on social media regarding the newly opened Kathy’s Myti-Express inside the Dr Gleem Car Wash at 3103 Ella Blvd. The new Express is a separate entity than MytiBurger on 43rd St., which Kathy Reynolds-Green closed in 2012 and then sold shortly thereafter to Shawn Salyers. After she closed the restaurant she told The Leader that she was staying on part-time as a consultant. Salyers told The Leader in 2012 that he wanted her involved so “I can do it right.� After Green left MytiBurger early in 2014, she said it was hard to leave the restaurant business behind. “I never really stopped,� she said. “I can’t get it out of my blood.� Former customers gave Green encouragement to undertake another venture. “I was at MytiBurger for 42 years,� she said. “I didn’t expect the response I would get.� She also said she’d been discussing a possible collaboration with Kevin Jenkins, the owner of Dr Gleem, for many years. Green has started with a soft opening for her Myti-Express. Green said the name of her restaurant reflects the fact that “people associate me with it.� Yes, there are hamburgers on the
Photo by Betsy Denson Former Mytiburger owner, Kathy Green, opened a new eatery ‘MytiExpress’ located inside the Mr. Gleem at 3103 Ella Blvd.
menu, but there will also be homemade soups, deli sandwiches and a salad bar. For now, it’s just counter service but breakfast is a possibility in the future as are call in orders. “There will be more variety,� she said. As for the online recent hoopla on the Oak Forest Homeowners Association Facebook page about her name choice, Green said she has heard about it but not read the comments yet. “It is hurtful. I haven’t yet decided how to respond,� she said. “I worked at MytiBurger since I was 15 years old.�
I drove down to Galveston this past weekend to take part in Mardi Gras festivities. The streets of downtown were painted in green, gold, royal purple and beads. Lots of beads. I don’t know if I’ll ever understand the fascination with the bead throwing and acquiring, but there is one thing I did understand. The food, and more importantly – King Cake. There was a sweet old lady selling her home made King Cake at the parade Saturday night. She looked like someone’s grandmother – an obvious selling point when buying any kind of pastry – but this grandma was a proud sales woman, and rightfully so. She was proud of her King Cake and it was the best King Cake I’ve ever tried. Mind you, the only King Cake I’ve had is from Kroger and a not-so-good tasting on Bourbon Street a few years back. Galveston-grandma’s King Cake got me to thinking and wondering what the history of the cake is and where can we get some near our neighborhood. So here’s how the history goes. According to the New Orleans Mardi Gras website, a popular custom was and still is the baking of a special cake in honor of the three kings, hence the name King Cake. Each king cake has a tiny baby inside (generally plastic now, but it’s possible the baby might be made of porcelain or even gold). The tradition of King Cake has evolved over time, and the person who receives the slice
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