Email Author Jesse Hughey
You may be taking time off work for New Year's Eve, but law enforcement isn't. It's an all-hands-on-deck weekend for troopers, says Department of Public Safety spokesman Lonny Haschel, with a focused ... More >>
Cab rides aren't cheap, but they're a bargain compared with the costs of a DWI. Fines of up to $2,000, up to six months in jail, suspension of your driver's license, having your car impounded, bail mo... More >>
Saint Arnold Brewing will roll out a limited series of a new beer next week, but don't put in a request for time off work just yet. The Icon series will be quarterly releases, rotating in style and n... More >>
The Common Table enjoys a good reputation among local beer lovers for the ever-changing array of brews it offers. But in the next few days, that reputation stands to get even better for the beers it w... More >>
The Boston Beer Co. has released its 10th anniversary batch of Samuel Adams Utopias, and it's starting to turn up on shelves around town. I spotted some in the cooler at Goody Goody on Oak Lawn Avenue... More >>
Oak Cliff's annual Blues, Bandits and BBQ this weekend isn't just an opportunity to gorge yourself on competition-worthy smoked meats. It's also a historic moment for Dallas -- the first chance to buy... More >>
I went to the Meddlesome Moth on a whim yesterday for the Wednesday special tapping, without having looked up the beer to be featured. It turned out to be Left Hand Chainsaw Ale, about which I knew no... More >>
Founder Kevin Carr plans to have Community Beer Company open in November, joining the ever-swelling ranks of Dallas and Dallas-area breweries that were little more than dreams just a couple of years a... More >>
See also: The People of BrewFest The Dallas Arts District proved to be a natural spot for a street festival during Saturday's BrewFest, even if the boozy crowd winding throughout was by and large mor... More >>
Saturday's Untapped fest combined the best of my two favorite worlds, beer and music, by putting equal importance on both. Each was strong enough to stand on its own. The beer selection is usually a... More >>
The Untapped Festival is coming up Saturday, but the September suds-swilling saturnalias don't end there. The Observer is throwing its BrewFest the following weekend, 7 to 10 p.m. (with 6 p.m. entranc... More >>
You know those great Southern rock songs that make you crank up the volume and take your hands off the wheel for some air guitar or dashboard... More >>
The visual assault of a flyer for Pro Wrestling Onslaught’s second DFW Wine Mixer symbolizes perfectly: a jarring combination of... More >>
The Dallas-area beer scene is growing almost too quickly to keep track of, with news of another brewery coming almost monthly and enough beer festivals in the near future that hardcore suds lovers sho... More >>
This is one of the most eventful weeks ever for beer aficionados in Dallas. First off, yesterday marked the release of Houston brewery Saint Arnold's Divine Reserve 12. Divine Reserve is a series ir... More >>
With Belgium's Independence Day falling on Saturday, retailers and pubs specializing in good beer are celebrating all week with specials on Belgian beers, starting last night and running through Satur... More >>
In every eating contest, there comes a moment when I suddenly realize just what I'm doing. It usually follows a particularly difficult bite, after I try to force down just a bit more than I can swallo... More >>
Tonight at 7 o'clock, the Libertine Bar offers a beer dinner featuring beers from Weihenstephaner, a Bavarian brewery -- the world's oldest, in fact. In that time, they've clearly mastered the brewing... More >>
Every time I go to a Flying Saucer beer festival, or BeerFeast or whatever they want to call them, I ask myself, "Why don't I go to these more oftenr" And then I remember -- distance. My fantasy is ... More >>
See also: Bonnaroo Thursday See also: Bonnaroo Friday Do not, under any circumstances, forget to bring earplugs to a Mogwai concert. Thank the concert gods I didn't learn this lesson the hard way du... More >>
See also: Thursday night at Bonnaroo 2012Saturday or Sunday seemed unlikely to top Friday, with Lake Highlands girl St. Vincent and the sensory overload of Radiohead's headlining set. Even the day lea... More >>
Don't come to Bonnaroo if you aren't a people person, especially if you are tent camping. It's a game of Russian roulette, whether you end up next to a party bro tent blaring dubstep at 3 a.m., a fami... More >>
Summer is just about upon us, and with it lighter session beers, wheats and wits. And while those can be complex, satisfying brews, it's still nice to take the occasional break from them for richer (a... More >>
I'm pretty sure there is a holiday honoring some sort of food product every single day, with overlapping weeks and months to celebrate others. They reach a saturation point at which I tune them all ou... More >>
Gruesome horror flick The Evil Dead and its tongue-in-cheek sequels, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness, are just about as... More >>
