Breweries

Shmaltz Brewing Company In Dallas for Two Events This Week

The quirky kosher craft brewer that all started out as a Chanuka experiment back in 1996, Shmaltz Brewing Co., will be in town later this week to promote their latest beer, chat about old ones and, in general, get acquainted with the locals. As a bonus founder Jeremy Cowan will also give lessons in ... More >>

Grapevine Craft Brewery Taps Friends and Fans (i.e. You?) for Final Funding Push

Previously we told you about the Grapevine Craft Brewery. Gary Humble fell in love with Grapevine about the same time he fell in love with craft beer, so he decided to open up a (rather swank) craft brewery, which they've recently broken ground on. It'll be the craft beer stop on the wine circuit. ... More >>

Big Texas Beer Fest Was Even Better the Second Time. Here's Why.

More than two hours in to the second iteration of Big Texas Beer Fest, I ran into organizer Chad Montgomery and asked him what beers he'd had so far that really impressed him. The answer shocked me: He hadn't had a sip yet, he was so busy.  Montgomery's dedication to making the event run smooth ... More >>

Armadillo Ale Works to Brew at DEBC, Despite No Good Armadillo Stories

Yiannis "Yanni" Arestis and Bobby Mullins of Armadillo Ale Works in Denton have been trying to pull this thing together for quite some time. But, building a brewery isn't necessarily easy. Well, backtrack. Building a brewery might actually be the easy part. Building a sustainable and successful beer ... More >>

Spoon Bar & Kitchen Opens, Il Cane Rosso Announces a Second Location and More From November

While a handful of restaurants popped up in the DFW area last month, November wasn't nearly as busy as October for restaurant openings and closings. Read on for the full list and be sure to share tips about new and/or dead restaurants in the comments section below or at dish@dallasobserver.com. Spo ... More >>

A Temptress Imperial Milk Stout and Cherry Bourbon Milkshake? Yep, That's What the Man Said

The Common Table is a big advocate of the local craft beer movement and, they happen to have a pretty steady hand in the kitchen. Impressive dual qualities, right? They often host special dinners, but this Monday's beer dinner is going to be extra-super-duper-fragalistic special. It's a four-course ... More >>

The Guys from Goodfriend are Opening a Retail Craft Beer Store in East Dallas

Eater Dallas posted an interview on Wednesday about a new East Dallas retail craft beer store that is the brainchild of Matt Tobin and Josh Yingling, co-owners of Goodfriend Beer Garden and Burger House. We've swooned about their burgers and neighborhood bar qualities a lot here at City of Ate. Th ... More >>

Five Beers to Try at the Big Texas Beer Fest

Don't forget: Big Texas Beer Fest is 1 to 6 p.m. tomorrow, and noon for the VIPs who paid $25 more for the opportunity to be first at the taps and close down the event at the Deep Ellum Brewing Co. after-party. But if you haven't gotten around to obtaining a pass, you've still got a few hours t ... More >>

The Village at Fairview Hosts Franconia Beer Walk Tonight

Any time St Patrick's Day falls on a weekend, you know you're in for trouble. It's just like that friend you have whose birthday always seems to stretch into a week-long celebration while everyone else is content to have a single dinner out with friends. St Patrick's Day on Saturday essentially mean ... More >>

Party's Holy Trinity

Dr Pepper Boycott Spreads to the West Coast

Facebook​Over the weekend I dropped into the office to jot down some thoughts on a recent meal and checked out the #boycottdrpepper feed I've been keeping an eye on. This tweet popped up just as I was watching: ​DrPepper @Galcos pulls all Dr. Pepper/Snapple products from shelves after @ ... More >>

Dallas Beer Festival Canceled

​NOOOOOO!Citing lack of advance ticket sales and overcommitment with the simultaneous Dallas and Houston Beer Weeks, Cathy Clark Rascoe confirms that Saturday's Beer Festival was canceled Tuesday afternoon.  "It was a really hard call," she said about an hour after making the decision. "We tr ... More >>

A Day by Day Guide to Dallas Beer Week

​Considering that I don't get paid by the word here on City of Ate, there is simply too much going on during Dallas Beer Week to list every event taking place this Saturday through the November 19 Dallas Beer Festival in Fair Park (which warrants its own post, coming soon). And that's not even tak ... More >>

Oddfellows Chef Brady Williams on What Dallas Needs and Where He Eats

Kelsey Foster​In part one of our three-parter with Oddfellows' Brady Williams, we tracked his course from hockey goalie to chef. Today: The Dallas restaurant scene. What do you like most about the Dallas restaurant scene? From the industry side, the people I gravitate to are really trying t ... More >>

The Little Golden Ticket

Need to Train For Beer Week? These Events Will Help You -- And Texas Craft Brewers

Friends of Texas Craft Breweries​You're going to need your palate and your liver to be in tip-top shape for Dallas Beer Week in November. Fortunately, there are plenty of training opportunities coming up -- as well as a chance to support state House Bill 602, which would allow craft breweries to c ... More >>

Final Thoughts On Season's Holiday Beers, And Reasons To Hang On Till Saint Patrick's Day

​The holidays are over, and unless you've got Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Presidents' Day off, there aren't any work holidays until Memorial Day on May 30. Christmas and holiday beers are disappearing from taps and shelves faster than your New Year's resolutions. But before you put a gun in you ... More >>

Pour Your Own Beer: A Gimmick That Works...At Least in Tampa

​Craft-beer bar chains are nothing new. As a matter of fact, they might be the most beloved chains of all. Relatively small in size, like local fave Flying Saucer, they offer a consistent quality par excellence. When I learned from my brother-in-law in Florida that a craft-beer restaurant-bar ... More >>

The Rahr of the Crowd

Breweries Whose Best-Known Beers Are Also Their Least Interesting

​Ask for a Shiner in any Texas bar and you're almost certain to get a Shiner Bock without any need to clarify, despite the array of other brews offered by the Spoetzl brewery under the Shiner name. In fact, Shiner Bock is so synonymous with Spoetzl that many casual beer drinkers may not even be aw ... More >>

Which Format Is Superior: Bottle, Tap Or Can?

Jesse HugheyCan you tell which of these Fat Tires came from a bottle, draft or can? ​Cans are starting to catch on in the craft-brew world, with more and more microbreweries offering their products in the once-maligned format -- even in Texas. Shiner has long offered its bock in cans, and upstart ... More >>

Hophead: Beer Of The Year

​It's almost time to pop the cork on your favorite bottle of bubbly (and surely anyone reading this column will know that beer is bubbly too). That means it's time for Hophead's contribution to City of Ate's endless stream of Year In Review posts. While I may not have sampled all of them (some hav ... More >>

Hophead: New Belgium's Hoptober, Paulaner's Oktoberfest And Sam Adams' Octoberfest--A Three-Way Rocktober Smackdown!

​As it is now officially Rocktober, Oktoberfest beers are replacing summer brews on store aisles, bar coolers and tap walls. Apparently, though, not all brewers have the traditional Oktoberfest German Marzen-style amber lager in mind for this month. New Belgium, best known for Fat Tire, has introd ... More >>

Hash Over: Get Stoned At The Libertine, Tequila'd At Lambert's, Barbecued At Cobb Switch And Opened At Carolina's

Why in the world would anyone leave San Diego to visit Dallas in late June? Well, if you're Stone Brewing Co. head brewer Mitch Steele, leading a beer dinner at Dallas' best bar and the restaurant with the best bar food is enticement enough. The Libertine Bar (2101 Greenville Ave.) will be the host ... More >>

Hophead: Camping Out In The 'Broo-er's Festival' Tent At Bonnaroo

Mark C. AustinHophead wasn't the only one thirsty for beer at Bonnaroo last weekend. Hophead spent a four-day weekend at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. The music, comedy, people-watching and general chaos of the thing made for an outstanding trip. But one of the hig ... More >>

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