Pearland Texas Brewing

[mredge73]

Hello
I am new on this board as well and I have been brewing about 2 years.
I am right down the road, Seabrook TX.

 

[calebawilson]

I have bought stuff from Jeff at keg cowboy and have always been satisfied. The shop is new to carrying grain and homebrewing supplies and I'm sure when Delfalcos or Biy opened they didn't have every single item then. There at a disadvantage with missing the hop harvest last year as well. I think we should give them a chance to get stocked up and feel out the Homebrew business some they are new to it.

 

[Joshaw50]

I have bought stuff from Jeff at keg cowboy and have always been satisfied. The shop is new to carrying grain and homebrewing supplies and I'm sure when Delfalcos or Biy opened they didn't have every single item then. There at a disadvantage with missing the hop harvest last year as well. I think we should give them a chance to get stocked up and feel out the Homebrew business some they are new to it.

I think that's reasonable and I'm sure they were at a disadvantage this year.
But that doesn't lend to poor customer service and disrespect. There's always nuissances of new startups and lack of management experience but being respectful of customers should always be a priority.

I have made several purchases at Keg Cowboy and always do my best to support local brewstores.

My first experience was great. Bought a CO2 Splitter and works wonderful.

The second was for a ball lock keg that was advertised to be cleaned, sanitized, and pressure checked online. But after picking it up and taking it home, I spent about an hour cleaning out all of the soda residue, disassembling the keg, and replacing all the soda enriched seals and a bent ball lock post myself.

The third was for yeast and after looking at the online price, I was overcharged.

The fourth was to buy loose leaf hops but they don't stock them. I should have looked online first so I'll take responsibility for that one but I figured that a brewstore would have both styles of hops in inventory. Loose leaf are very popular and for many of us, a necessity for brewing.

To this day, the only thing I've ever purchased non-local has been two perlick 575 faucets. They were $60 shipped for two online as opposed to keg cowboy's price of $95 for two.

 

[El Pistolero]

A hearty welcome to HBT leadtrumpet.

As for the rest of you...this is the introductions forum...it's purpose is to introduce yourself, and to welcome newcomers. Beyond a quick "check us out" or "check this place out", any other discussion of LHBS's is really out of place here, don't you think?

 

[WhiteToad]

I think it obvious to everone at this point that Joshaw is affiliated with a competing homebrew shop just by the responses and the initial subtle attack on the other homebrew stores. Just by going through his threads you will see that he is selling equipment online a little more frequently than would be expected.

I think the manager at the new store may have recognized the post as an indirect attack (maybe no body has inquired about amarallilo in the last two weeks) and that is why he responded harshly.

just by the way Joshaw50 started out with the price as a big deal in the first post and then not a big deal after that when the tables were turned? This sounds way too hokey.

 

[Joshaw50]

I think it obvious to everone at this point that Joshaw is affiliated with a competing homebrew shop just by the responses and the initial subtle attack on the other homebrew stores. Just by going through his threads you will see that he is selling equipment online a little more frequently than would be expected.

I think the manager at the new store may have recognized the post as an indirect attack (maybe no body has inquired about amarallilo in the last two weeks) and that is why he responded harshly.

just by the way Joshaw50 started out with the price as a big deal in the first post and then not a big deal after that when the tables were turned? This sounds way too hokey.

This was my initial response about pricing. "Prices on grain at Defalco's are about the same as everyone else, a little bit cheaper than keg cowboy. I was also overcharged at keg cowboy the other day too so maybe I just have bad luck." There is no indirect attack within this statement.

I am not affiliated with any brew store in Houston nor will I ever be. I support all three of them as stated at the end of my last post. Other than one item, I have purchased everything at local Houston Brewstores. Either BIY, Defalcos, or Keg Cowboy. I've probably spent nearly $1000 upgrading my system this year and other than some perlick faucets, it's all came from one of the Houston Brewstores.

I have made several posts trying to get rid of several pieces of equipment I own. I recently upgraded my whole system and have had random spare parts sitting around along with a few unused items which aren't needed after purchasing the new setup. So far, I've only had interest outside of the Houston area so I have not sold any of it except the wort chiller. I don't want to mess with shipping the large items so not easy to get rid of this stuff.
Hence, the reason for posting more than once.

I'm only an avid brewer living in Houston. I was stating my own observations and experiences just as others were doing in this thread.

 

[calebawilson]

There actually 4 Homebrew stores there's b&g homebrewers guild in seabrook

 

[GTO_Guy]

I am gonna get with the wife and try to get the sign off on a brew day at my house some time in July. We have done 3 over here at one time but more would be fun!

 

[WhiteToad]

Yes but your responses don't match the prices shown online and they appear to target the few items that may be slightly more than the places you are referencing. As far as I can tell almost all of the ingredients are cheaper than the store you were quoting and the equipment is nearly half the price on the few items I compared. You used internet pricing to compare the perlick faucet but from what I remember they are significantly cheaper than anywhere else in Houston. You fail to mention that buying a CO2 tank at the store would be $70 less or that the kits are around $50 - $150 less than anywhere in Houston. How is it that you overlooked all of the other lower priced ingredients and the fact that all of the equipment is so much less than everyone else? Very suspicious when coupled with your used equipment listings on the web.

 

[GTO_Guy]

and if any reps from the brew stores wanna come out I am sure you could share some info or throw out some door prizes taht could be fun!

 

[Joshaw50]

There actually 4 Homebrew stores there's b&g homebrewers guild in seabrook

Good to know if I'm ever down in the area. Thanks for throwing that out there.

 

[Joshaw50]

Yes but your responses don't match the prices shown online and they appear to target the few items that may be slightly more than the places you are referencing. As far as I can tell almost all of the ingredients are cheaper than the store you were quoting and the equipment is nearly half the price on the few items I compared. You used internet pricing to compare the perlick faucet but from what I remember they are significantly cheaper than anywhere else in Houston. You fail to mention that buying a CO2 tank at the store would be $70 less or that the kits are around $50 - $150 less than anywhere in Houston. How is it that you overlooked all of the other lower priced ingredients and the fact that all of the equipment is so much less than everyone else? Very suspicious when coupled with your used equipment listings on the web.

WhiteToad,

I'm in full agreement with you. Keg Cowboy is a great place to buy kegging and brewing equipment. Just make sure they clean your kegs first! They are a ton cheaper than Defalco's. Defalco's has horrible pricing for brewing and kegging equipment. Keg Cowboy has very good pricing on CO2 tanks as well. The 10 lb tank is a great deal. If I ever get rid of my 10 lb steel tank, I'll gladly buy it from Keg Cowboy. If I ever need brewing equipment other than faucets, Keg Cowboy will be the first place I look. I am not currently in need of any of these items which is why I did not mention them. I'm to the point of only buying ingredients now, barley and hops. Since my base malt is always 2 row and I use loose leaf hops, my main point of focus is only on these two ingredients.

If you use pellet hops, then I'd go to Keg Cowboy if you live in Houston area. They're about $.50 cheaper an ounce compared with Defalco's. They're about $.50 more expensive per ounce than BIY. If you're an extract brewer, go to keg cowboy. They're $.50 a lb cheaper than Defalco's on this as well. They're $.10 more expensive than BIY. Just all depends on where you live, who you want to support, and which store has what you need.

Turns out after this thread discussion, they've decided to drop their price of 2 Row to $1.15. So now i'll be glad to say that I've "done my research" and "Keg Cowboy is now a little bit cheaper ($.10) than Defalcos". I don't suspect it's an offensive statement anymore now that it's the other way around.

Seems like some people got offended and made some unnecessary comments and assumptions.

I don't think you or several others understand the point of my posting. I was not trying to cause some major dispute on which brewstore is better. I was giving a summary and overview of what I've experienced in each place. Several people were discussing brewstores so I threw in a comment as well.

I've made many recommendations to fellow houston brewers to pay a visit to keg cowboy and I visit there myself. Which is why I was especially surprised to see Keg Cowboy make those specific kinds of rude comments to one of their patrons.

I think you'd make a good conspiracy theorist but believe it or not, I don't have my own brewstore and don't ever plan to start one.
I have one full time job and that's enough for me.