Just like the city itself, Houston’s craft beer scene is jumping off hard. We manage to have an excellent mix of old mainstays and a steady stream of PYTs, all of which play nice with each other (and help us play nice with each other... until we have too many and start playing not-nice). While every brewery in town works hard and has mad potential, we’ve compiled a list of the 10 finest, then ranked them in order of whose brews you should be imbibing most regularly:

Galveston

With eight-10 excellent brews -- ranging from the Blue Bridge Amber with caramel and citrus notes to the flagship Tiki Wheat with hints of coriander and honey sweetness -- this fresh-faced brewery has become an Island hit. Visit the tap room for tours, tastings, and crawfish boils. And to IG a pic of the recycled keg/urinal in the men’s bathroom.