Full disclosure: I appreciate Midnight Rambler, the bougie bar somewhat hiding in the basement of The Joule hotel. I moved downtown to the Central Business District in 2010. There wasn’t a lot, from conveniences to number of residents. We had a new place to walk dogs in Main Street Garden…
A new chapter is beginning for 3 Nations Brewing Co. as it decamps its original brewery in Farmers Branch for new, larger digs in Carrollton. The 4-year-old brewery is moving to 1033 E. Vandergriff Drive on the historic downtown square, just a mile and a half from the original spot…
There is a new spirit in town, have you heard of it? Dallas bartenders are in the know. It’s from Desert Door Texas Sotol, a Hill Country distiller founded by veterans in 2018. Desert Door has been making sotol for a year and a half in Driftwood, Texas, aiming to…
TX Tavern will offer a State Fair-inspired cocktail at their bar on Whiskey Ranch.
This is a fantastic time of year. Maybe you’re the type who rushes to the Starbucks drive-thru when the pumpkin spice latte comes out. Perhaps you’re one who starts wearing sweaters when we finally escape from triple digits. It could be you’re one who’s stoked for the State Fair of…
Receiving a tremendous amount of energetic encouragement from those closest to you is always a positive (unless they’re cheering on your plans to commit suicide, maybe, or invade Poland, or your friend’s name is Giuliani, but broadly speaking, yeah). For a budding brewery owner hoping to turn a longtime hobby…
Omni Hotels now offer a flavor map to help you order the perfect cocktail.
Primo’s MX brings our old favorite back to McKinney Ave with a unique cocktail program and a chance for guests to name a cocktail.
Regardless of the hellish temperatures, fall officially arrives Sept. 23. For many, such a calendar designation means the arrival of football season, getting settled in a new school year or even a new slate of television shows that will almost certainly be canceled within a few weeks. But for many…
Join Fogo de Chão on September 13 for $5 Caipirinhas!
It seems like people all over social media spent Labor Day weekend posting about the end of summer. Dallasites know better. Summer isn’t over yet. That’s why when this past Saturday hit 102 degrees, a cold beer was nearly mandatory. BrewFest made that easy with hundreds of beers for people…
Knife’s summer cocktail list is the perfect playlist for the end of summer.
On Sunday around North Texas, a celebratory, almost holiday-like vibe of fuzzy feel-goods accompanied many brewery staffs as they switched their lights on for the day. It was a clear, sunny day on what was indeed a holiday weekend, but Sept. 1 marked the first day Texas craft production breweries…
Beer and music. To steal an oft-used Twitter cliché, we’ll wait while you attempt to name a more iconic duo. The bands and breweries of Fort Worth have embraced that most holy of unions rather excitedly. Panther Island Brewing’s newest beer, Queso Blanco Mexican lager, a collaboration with local Southern…
The Clover Club in Dallas is named after a classic cocktail, and is making it beautifully.
Te Deseo’s The Brazillionaire cocktail will enrich your life … and not just thanks to the fake money on the rim.
We know the Dallas Observer has a broad and diverse audience of readers, thanks in part to our alt-weekly status. So we also know when we write a piece on micheladas, some of our readers will say, “Mmm, my favorite cruda drink,” while other readers will think to themselves, “What…
By 11:30 a.m. Saturday, roughly 75 people lined up outside Martin House Brewing Co. in Fort Worth. Of course, there was. The adventurous brewery — picturesquely positioned along the west fork of the Trinity River with an up-close view of the downtown skyline — unveiled what might be the most…
As exciting as a local craft beer boom is for drinkers seeking a wealth of flavors and styles, the same certainly can be said for an aspiring brewer. In terms of beginning a commercial brewing operation, what seemed unlikely, if not impossible a few years ago is now a viable…
I love Manhattan Project Beer. I keep a stash of their impeccably made, ultra-drinkable pilsner in my fridge. I chat about the beer business with one of its founders. Every few weeks, my girlfriend and I stand in front of the coolers at Central Market, awed by all the choices,…
HG Sply Co will offer a bee-saving scotch cocktail through August 31.
Texas beer lovers are about to get a new holiday. Sept. 1 marks the legalization of beer-to-go sales, meaning customers will be able to buy up to one case (288 ounces) per person, per day of beer directly from the brewery that made it. Dallas craft breweries are planning to…
