Benny Thunders

🍂 OCTOBER 3rd SPEED PUZZLE PLAY 🧩

The weather is finally getting better, which means Houston has officially entered its maybe we can sit outside without melting era.

Come celebrate with a little friendly competition. And by friendly, we mean until the timer starts.

🧩 Teams race to finish the same puzzle
👯 Teams of up to 4 (or more with a time penalty)
🏆 Bragging rights are very much on the line
🍺 60 taps standing by for hydration and/or emotional support
🌤️ And hopefully some glorious October patio weather

Bring your puzzle people. Bring your strategy. Bring that one friend who says, “I’m not competitive,” and then starts sorting edge pieces before everyone sits down.

📍 Benny Thunders
🗓️ October 3rd
⏰ 12 NOON

The weather is cooling down. The competition is not.

🀄 NEVER PLAYED MAHJONG? PERFECT. 🀄️

You asked, we listened! We’re adding more classes. 4 class options available in October!

Join us for an Absolute Beginners Mahjong Course at Benny Thunders!

No experience. No secret Mahjong language. No need to know your Bam from your Crack.

We’ll start at the very beginning and teach you how to:
🀄 Recognize the tiles
🀄 Understand the Mahjong card
🀄 Build a hand
🀄 Navigate the Charleston
🀄 Actually play the game
🀄 And, most importantly, have fun while you figure it all out!

Come learn a new game, meet some fun people, and enjoy a few drinks while you’re at it. 🍻

Absolute beginners only. If you’ve been thinking, “I really want to learn Mahjong,” this is your sign.

🀄 Beginner-friendly. Zero Mahjong experience required.

Grab your spot and let’s get you Mahj-ing.

Sign up link in our bio.

Our Next Chapter: Theo of Golden

Spooky season has entered the book club. Up Next: "Ask for Andrea" by Noelle W. Ihli

🥵 Houston said, “Let’s turn up the heat,” and we said, “Fine. We’ll drink about it.” 🍺☀️

B**r is like the sun: it rises in the yeast, sets in the waist. 😂

It’s HOT out there, y’all. Come cool down at Benny Thunders with a cold pour, a shady spot, and a little happy hour therapy.

🍻 Happy Hour until 6 PM
☀️ Hot day approved
🍺 Cold b**r strongly encouraged

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Next Book Club & Social 📔 on September 16, 2026 at 6:30pm.

🗓️We meet the 3rd Wednesday of every month. Come in, pour yourself a drink, grab something to eat from Nacho Wagon and socialize with fellow book lovers. We will promptly start the book discussion at 7pm.

Next up: “Theo of Golden” by Allen Levi

One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn’t explain much about where he came from or why he’s there—but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the walls, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each portrait to the person depicted. In exchange, he asks only for the person’s story. And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unforgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.
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🀄 NEVER PLAYED MAHJONG? PERFECT. 🀄️

We’re teaching an Absolute Beginners Mahjong Course at Benny Thunders!

Back by popular demand! And, in 4 days over 2 weeks, because the teach is taking a vacay. 😱

No experience. No secret Mahjong language. No need to know your Bam from your Crack.

We’ll start at the very beginning and teach you how to:
🀄 Recognize the tiles
🀄 Understand the Mahjong card
🀄 Build a hand
🀄 Navigate the Charleston
🀄 Actually play the game
🀄 And, most importantly, have fun while you figure it all out!

Come learn a new game, meet some fun people, and enjoy a few drinks while you’re at it. 🍻

Absolute beginners only. If you’ve been thinking, “I really want to learn Mahjong,” this is your sign.

🀄 Beginner-friendly. Zero Mahjong experience required.

Grab your spot and let’s get you Mahj-ing.

Cancel your Saturday plans, unless those plans involve day drinking and aggressively stamping a paper card.

Bingo is taking over Benny Thunders Saturday, Aug. 15th at exactly 12 NOON. Don’t be late. Hosted by the awesome Jorge.

We’re doing 2 sets of five games. That’s 10 whole chances to absolutely crush your friends, claim your bragging rights, and unleash your competitive side. And since it’s 100% FREE to play, you have literally zero excuses. Plus, it leaves you with more cash for the self-pour wall. Win-win.

Bring your lucky charms, bring your frenemies, and let the best dabber win.