I am a relative newcomer to the world of fancy dranks. Up until about three years ago, I considered a good cocktail to be a girly and syrupy cosmopolitan or lemon drop. I had no problem swilling a now-undrinkable combination of budget vodka and Minute Maid lemonade. It got the…
It was March 2013 when whispers of a cidery in Bishop Arts first slithered into the ears of thirsty Dallasites. Back then, in the middle of a Kickstarter blaze of glory, owner Joel Malone figured he’d be able to open his fledgling business a couple of months later and start…
Every couple days this summer, people pulled into an unfinished parking lot near Prestige Circle in Allen and asked whoever would listen when construction would finally be finished. “The city of Allen is behind us,” says Keith Ashley, owner of the Nine Band Brewing, soon to be Allen’s first craft…
Lemongrass, the Deep Ellum Vietnamese restaurant that survived for years at 2711 Elm despite no one you know ever eating there, is closing. It will be replaced by a bar with the last remaining clever bar name, On Premise. All future bars will simply be numbered (“Bar 1,” “Bar 2,”…
Last summer, Texas laws governing alcohol sales changed slightly — not nearly as much as they should have — allowing a brewer operating under a “brewpub” license to produce more beer and, most importantly, sell it outside of their own establishments. This is why we’re seeing a rash of new…
Videographer Kathy Tran is your guide through the beer and bratwursts of Addison’s yearly Oktoberfest. Many, many beers are contained within…
Beer is one of those paradoxical liquids that can make one feel both supremely good and devastatingly bad. In our never-ending effort to help them imbibers of Dallas maximize their good vibes and justify their wrongdoing, we’ve compiled this list of local craft beer companies that make a point of…
Want to buy a variety of brand-name wine, beer, and liquor practically at cost? Or shop an almost unprecedented number of Texas-made whiskeys, craft beers, and wines? Or choose from thousands and thousands of alcoholic beverages, a selection that dwarfs almost every other retailer in the area? Then thank the…
Steven Harrell is a Dallas freelancer. He writes about beer for the Observer. On Saturday night, more than 4,000 Dallasites descended on the Farmer’s Market for Dallas Observer Brewfest. The event made for great people watching if you want to get to know all of the different kinds of awkward…
While America begins to post about the return of the Pumpkin Spice Lattes on Facebook, craft brew enthusiasts turn their attentions to another autumn-heralding beverage — Oktoberfests. Oktoberfest-style beers (more traditionally known as Marzen) are one of the most popular seasonal releases in the craft beer market. See also: Five North…
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Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals, which is why we built this calendar of half-price food and drink specials, listing the restaurant, special and time under each date. We’ll do our best to keep you up to date on a large chunk of weekly half-priced food and drink…
There are exotic plants at the Sunset Lounge on Ross Avenue, but they’re in the wallpaper — giant, two-dimensional green leaves layered geometrically over beige paint as you look left from the bar. I’m looking at them as my attentive bartender, Rodney, who’s wearing a stylish Duck Dynasty shirt, tells…
This post marks the end of Drinking Week here at City of Ate, where we spent the week drooling over Dallas’ best cocktails, learning the secrets of the cocktail-making trade, professing our love for simple, classic drinks and our disdain for the opposite. Now, everything hurts. So we asked some…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. I had always wanted to go to Cocktails Dancing (6521 Abrams Road). On Abrams Road, right next door to a…
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It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. There comes a time in every person’s life when you realize you love Miller High Life. When you understand it,…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. *Not with with. You know what we mean. It’s hard to recall, now that your brain is sleep-starved and littered…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. Mustachioed, bowtie-and-fedora-wearing Newsies extras shaking out cocktails is so last year: This is the year of the “ladytender.” Much more…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. Sometimes you’re at a tailgate and they’ve run out of Dallas Blonde, Local Buzz and Lakewood Lager, and you’re faced…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. It may be less than a month until the official start of fall, but this is Texas, so it’s best…
It’s Drinking Week at City of Ate, which means even more stories than usual about our favorite pastime. Check back for more stories about craft beer, killer bartenders and more. “Mixology” has officially gotten a little out of hand. Who hasn’t witnessed a mustachioed barman pour 37 different ingredients into…
