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Here's the Updated, Official Beer List for BrewFest

See also: Buy Tickets to BrewFest It's happening tomorrow, rain or shine. Over 250 beers will be flowing for our BrewFest beer party in the Arts District. ICYMI, doors open at 6:00 p.m. for VIP and and 7:00 for General Admission (it's 21 and up obviously), and there'll be food and music from Cody ... More >>

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

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 out. But American Craft Beer Week, which began yesterday and runs through Sunday, is an exception, nat ... More >>

Union Bear Brings Farm-to-Table to the Bar

It's locavorism for the rest of us. And lots and lots of beer.

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 >>

Dallas Beer Week Vs. Meddlesome Moth: Drama in the Craft Beer World

​After the first Houston Beer Week last year, Houstonians Cathy Clark and Jay Rascoe (aka Guns and Tacos) decided Dallas needed its own week to celebrate craft beer as well, as we first told you back in February. Since then, the events planned for Dallas Beer Week, November 12 through19, have draw ... More >>

Brewtopia, Beer Dinners, Oktoberfest and More Ways to Build Up Your Winter Beer Gut

Spaten will be among the beers available at Addison's Oktoberfest.​What with Central Market's Brewtopia beginning today, Addison's Oktoberfest starting tomorrow and several beer dinners planned for the rest of the month, there are enough brew events in the next couple weeks that your liver should ... More >>

The Full List Of Beers You Can Pour Out In Memory of Timbo

Here's to you, Timbo. RIP.​Timbo, the Dallas Zoo's oldest gorilla, died yesterday in surgery at the age of 49, and we're still bummed by the news. Even though we didn't know her personally, we still plan to mourn her the same way we've marked the deaths of friends, family members and celebrities a ... More >>

Brew At The Zoo: Where Else Can You Taste Craft Beers in the Presence of Giant Predators?

​By now you've probably noticed the banners across the top of our blogs or seen the Mixmaster post touting Brew at the Zoo September 10, but perhaps were hesitant to commit to a $30 ticket without knowing just which beers would be available. How about I just tell you that the ticket includes zoo ... More >>

There's Oddness at Oddfellows, But It's the Execution That Makes It Shine

The culinary diversions at this Bishop Arts restaurant are interesting -- as is the crowd -- but it's simplicity that makes it stand out.

A Sneak Peek at Goodfriends, East Dallas' New Burger Spot and Washer Pitching Battleground

​Amy Curry joined East Dallas at a sneak peek of the coming-soon neighborhood spot, Goodfriends. Here's her dispatch. It won't open for at least a few weeks, but Goodfriends (near Peavy and Garland in East Dallas) finally opened its patio yesterday to invite its already devoted following, who ... More >>

Why Texas' Craft Beer Bills Are Doomed, And Why They Would've Been Baby Steps Anyway

Daniel KramerMaybe it's a good thing HB 602 is doomed. Think how much longer the line for this Saint Arnold tour would be if guests could take beer home.​If you're a passionate beer drinker or state-legislation fetishist, you've probably read by now  that two of the House bills favoring Texas ... More >>

Famed Brewery Accuses Eno's Pizza Tavern of Logo Infringement

Sara KerensEno's Pizza Tavern​There's a battle brewing, and it all centers around a logo that may or may not be inspired by a famed craft beer supplier. Brooklyn Brewery owners took to their blog today to accuse an Oak Cliff pizza joint of logo infringement. The brewery claims that Eno's Piz ... More >>

Upcoming Beer Events, With Varying Degrees of Relevance To St. Patrick's Day

​Thank God we thought better of the notion of giving up beer for Lent. Not only would "grouchy and mean-spirited" be an understatement in describing what our attitude would be if faced with more than a month without a pint, but we'd miss some great events coming up -- not to mention the Meddlesome ... More >>

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 >>

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Addison, The Common Table, Meddlesome Moth And Central Market To Keep Beer Lovers Busy

Bavarian attire strongly encouraged but not required at Addison Oktoberfest.​With Oktoberfest and other fall styles hitting shelves and taps and a slew of beer-related events on the horizon (not to mention the chance to try deep-fried beer), it is starting to be a good time of the year to be a sud ... More >>

Brooklyn Brewery's Brewmaster to Bring Rare Beers to Meddlesome Moth

​Meddlesome Moth, which has already acquired a reputation for bringing interesting beers to Dallas, is now bringing to town a very interesting beer maker. Garrett Oliver, the Brooklyn Brewery's brewmaster, is leading a late-afternoon beer dinner at the Design District restaurant on September 26. ... More >>

Meddlesome Moth: Great Beer, but the Food Doesn't Make Our Heart Flutter.

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 >>

Samuel Adams LongShot Six Packs Let Homebrewers Shine, Plus Flying Saucer Events Info

Jesse HugheyMile High Barley Wine, one of three beers available in the Samuel Adams LongShot six pack.​Homebrewing is a labor of love, the creative pursuit of some new twist on beer or refinement on a standard style. Few homebrewers expect anything more than a fresh supply of tasty beer and perhap ... 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: Brooklyn Brewmaster Says In Food Pairing, Beer Is The Answer

Jesse HugheyBrooklyn Local 1 with honey-pepper salmon.​Brooklyn Beer brewmaster Garrett Oliver's visit to Whole Foods yesterday afternoon was first and foremost a cooking demonstration with beer pairing suggestions. But as Oliver described how the flavors of each brew complemented each course, he ... More >>

Hash Over: Beer Hero Makes Dallas Stops, Fair Food A Grind, Five-Sixty For Happy Hour And More

Garrett Oliver​Author, beer judge and Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster Garrett Oliver will be in town Wednesday for a couple of Brooklyn Beer-related events. One is free, while the other costs $58 per person plus tax and tip. Guess which one we'll be attending. First, Oliver will offer samples with foo ... More >>

Hophead: Prost In Plano

Mikal Beth Hughey​A liter a day keeps the doctor away. --Old German proverb (at least according to the Bavarian Grill's Stein Hour menu)Along with a handful of other local eateries, the Bavarian Grill in Plano is in the running for GermanDeli.com's designation as The Best German Restaurant in Amer ... More >>

Sloppy Seconds: Who Got the Hooch?

Whether driven by an asinine Constitutional amendment, grand notions of urban planning or draconian dietary shackles, folks who find they have to suck it up, tug at their bootstraps and get down to business -- they're the ones who make the real innovations. This week, one way or another, from hooch ... More >>

Hophead: Brooklyn Beer In 'The Brooklyn Of Dallas,' And A Question For Local Beer Lovers

At the Kessler groundbreaking ceremony last weekend, a music critic was overheard calling Oak Cliff "the Brooklyn of Dallas." It's not a new sentiment. According to an 1890 flyer by Dallas Land & Loan Co., "Oak Cliff is to Dallas what Brooklyn is to New York." Whether or not the analogy is ... More >>