Email Author Jesse Hughey

2012 Stories by Jesse Hughey

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  Avoid a DWI: Local Attorneys Explain What to Do if You're Pulled Over Tonight

  published Dec 31, 2012

  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 >>

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  Here Are Some Numbers and Websites to Help Keep Your Drunk Ass Off the Road

  published Dec 31, 2012

  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 >>

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  Saint Arnold Starts New Quarterly Beer Series

  published Dec 03, 2012

  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 >>

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  The Common Table Will Soon Stop Serving Horrible Beer

  published Nov 05, 2012

  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 >>

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  Samuel Adams' 2012 Utopias Is Great or Awful, Depending on Whom You Ask

  published Nov 01, 2012

  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 >>

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  Four Corners Brewing Co. Puts Another "B" in Blues, Bandits and BBQ This Weekend

  published Oct 25, 2012

  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 >>

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  Forget Solitaire Quarters. Make a Game of Drinking by Your Lonesome Beer-snob Self.

  published Oct 18, 2012

  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 >>

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  Yet Another Brewery to Open in Dallas, Bringing an Award-winning Brewmaster

  published Sep 26, 2012

  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 >>

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  A Few of the Impressive Beers at BrewFest

  published Sep 17, 2012

  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 >>

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  Music and Beer at Untapped Bring Trinity Groves Alive

  published Sep 10, 2012

  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 >>

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  Presenting BrewFest's Beer List

  published Sep 07, 2012

  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 >>

• Quaker City Night Hawks

  published September 6, 2012

  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 >>

• When Fonts Collide

  published August 23, 2012

  The visual assault of a flyer for Pro Wrestling Onslaught’s second DFW Wine Mixer symbolizes perfectly: a jarring combination of... More >>

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  Martin House Brewing Company to Pour at Video Art Series, and Details on Two Upcoming Fests

  published Aug 24, 2012

  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 >>

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  What a Week for Beer in Dallas

  published Aug 01, 2012

  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 >>

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  Belgians Celebrate Independence Saturday. Brew Lovers Celebrate Belgian Beer Week Now.

  published Jul 17, 2012

  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 >>

• City of Ate Dominates Cedar Hill Enchilada-eating Contest

  published Jul 11, 2012

  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 >>

• Giveaway: Two Seats at Tonight's Weihenstephaner Beer Dinner at the Libertine

  published Jun 27, 2012

  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 >>

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  BeerFeast Was a Truckload of Fun

  published Jun 22, 2012

  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 >>

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  Bonnaroo 2012, The Wrap-Up: Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alice Cooper, Skrillex and Bouts of Vomiting

  published Jun 13, 2012

  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 >>

• Bonnaroo 2012: Friday Night Out with St. Vincent, Radiohead and More

  published Jun 10, 2012

  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 >>

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  Bonnaroo 2012: Thursday Night and Friday Morning Pre-Gaming

  published Jun 09, 2012

  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 >>

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  Smoke Out of the Holy Grail, Ride a Flying Saucer or Just Sit at The Common Table For Summer Beer Events

  published Jun 01, 2012

  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 >>

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  It's American Craft Beer Week. Here's Where You Should Go.

  published May 15, 2012

  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 >>

• You're Going To Sing, Chainsaw.

  published April 19, 2012

  Gruesome horror flick The Evil Dead and its tongue-in-cheek sequels, Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness, are just about as... More >>