Hans' Bier Haus

Beer, beer, more beer and bocce ball

2523 Quenby St.
Houston, TX 77005

Keep it down kids

Hans' Bier Haus is free to party on: Rice Village bar keeps its liquor license, dodging closure in condo feud

By Chris Baldwin

Jul 2nd, 2010 at 8:19 PM

Fans of Hans' Bier Haus have another reason to raise a glass in celebration this Fourth of July weekend. Forget John Adams and that whole independence-from-the-British thing. Hans is still ...

Don't fight a war on two fronts

Rice Village high-rise feud with local bar takes a new twist

By Caroline Gallay

Apr 5th, 2010 at 2:13 PM

2520 Robinhood, the Rice Village high-rise on Kirby Drive that has taken its juvenile feud with neighboring bar Hans' Bier Haus to the courtroom, is about to get a new ...

Hans Bier Haus vs. Robinhood Condos

Hans' Bier Haus fights for its right (and license) to party

By Sarah Rufca

Jun 16th, 2010 at 3:03 PM

Talk about a bar fight. Judging by the events foreshadowed in day one of court proceedings, there's no love lost between warring Rice Village neighbors Hans' Bier Haus and ...

Tales from No Zoning

Bier Haus vs. Condos, round 1: Court says leave each other alone

By Sarah Rufca

Jan 14th, 2010 at 9:53 AM

Warring Rice Village neighbors got their day in court on Wednesday. After a history of harrassment, relations between Hans' Bier Haus owners and patrons and the residents next door at ...

The Village People

No Zoning blues: It's Haus vs. home(s)

By Sarah Rufca

Jan 5th, 2010 at 8:38 PM

As my mom always says, don't move to Alaska and then complain when it snows. I'll amend that to "don't buy a condo in Rice Village next ...

For the out-of-towners

A visitor's guide to Houston watering holes

By Caroline Gallay

Dec 29th, 2009 at 5:18 AM

Two things are certain about those of you visiting Houston for the holidays. One: you will need a break from your family and a beer; we all will. Two: it ...

This Week in Hating

They're paving (my) paradise to put up more parking lots

By Clifford Pugh

Jan 11th, 2010 at 9:38 AM

I love Houston, but the lack of strong safeguards to protect neighborhoods sometimes makes me think about moving to The Woodlands. I didn’t need a crystal ball to predict ...

Why you need to watch soccer

There was blood — How I became a World Cup fanatic

By David Theis

Jun 6th, 2010 at 4:08 AM

I can remember the exact moment when I became a soccer fan. For the 2006 World Cup match between the U.S. and Italy I’d gone to Rice Village ...

Popp Culture

The games of summer: Bocce ball, quoits and Stephen Colbert's favorite — cornhole

By Steve Popp

May 12th, 2010 at 11:57 PM

I like to throw things. When I was young, just like most every other kid, I particularly enjoyed throwing the baseball or football around the yard or street. On occasion ...