SlapperCast Episode 81: Beast of Blackwater

This week on #SlapperCast: we talk with our dear friend Chris Steele, owner of O’Bannon’s Taphouse and Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. in Bryan–College Station, Texas.

  • How Chris got started in the bar industry, and how his wife Stephanie got him hooked on quality beer
  • The genesis of O’Bannon’s Taphouse and Blackwater Draw Brewing Co. (BWD)
  • The challenges that O’Bannon’s and BWD are now facing during the pandemic with the inconsistent and unreasonable restrictions being placed on bars/restaurants in Texas.
  • How alcohol laws in Texas have changed since the pandemic, and how they might (should) continue to change
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