If the Dallas Observer’s Brewfest is anything, it’s a dynamic event. The first few years the sudsy celebration was held at the zoo until someone threw a can of Dale’s Pale Ale at a flamingo and our editor out-wrestled a gorilla. Then we moved the event to the Arts District…
I don’t know Lauren’s last name, partly because I was drinking while researching this post and partly because I was drinking while I was researching this post, but I’ll never forget her answer to my question. I’d just ordered a glass of Prairie’s Funky Gold Mosaic and was blown away…
This past weekend I decided to wander around Dallas drinking all the summery local beers I could find. There were a lot of them, and I became very drunk, awaking the next morning in a haze of hoppy memories and the remnants of a Quesarito in my lap. I felt…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s 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 deals…
Even though the season won’t officially change until later his month, I believe that the weekend after Memorial Day ought to be heralded and celebrated as the first weekend of summer. Hopefully, you all behaved appropriately by eating your first snow cones, re-organizing your closet, and dumping standing water to prevent…
In 2003, I wrote in these pages about a room at 3531 McKinney Ave. that had, over the course of six decades, stood witness to the people — many of them drunk — who represented the changing societal, political and demographic realities of our city. “And pretty much everyone had…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s 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 specials…
Don’t all hangover stories start with something yada something, “but it wasn’t my fault”? As hollow as it may sound here, I feel the need to doubly express that my condition on a recent Sunday morning was not my fault. I had innocently bellied up to the bar at Pier…
Most of us drinkers stick to a fairly predictable schedule. During the week we drink when we get off work until the sun gets heavy in the sky, and then depending on how we feel we cap it off with one more at home. When Friday comes we’re more liberal:…
Winter is on its way out (fingers crossed), but Dallas is still serving up plenty of delicious seasonal spirits. I spent the past few weeks exploring some of Dallas’ winter cocktails (you can view the full slideshow here). And while all the drinks are a foolproof way to escape Dallas’…
Last week Buzzfeed unilaterally matched cocktails with US states, giving just a vague description of its research — “a combination of state of origin, popularity, and exclusivity.” Some of them made sense, earning their names from the state’s university, an infamous citizen or a major city. The Sazerac went to…
Deep Ellum Brewing Co. is launching what founder John Reardon says may be their best beer yet tonight at Goodfriend Beer Garden. After enjoying a sample bottle, I am inclined to agree. Also featured in the 6 p.m. tap takeover are 2011 and 2012 Darkest Hour (my other candidate in…
American wine no longer has the second-class status it had years ago. California wineries are widely respected. The Washington Post and the New York Daily News have both declared Virginia to be the next “it” place for wine lovers. So how does Texas wine match up against the world’s best?…
Last Saturday’s Texas Brewvolution, the kickoff party for North Texas Beer Week, featured a couple dozen Texas breweries — the most I’ve seen under one roof — some rare finds from other great craft breweries across the country, and about half the attendees it should have had. I got to…
While out with friends last Friday night, Rachel Anne Ayers found herself at The Garage, one in a chain of bars that sits in Denton’s Fry Street area and caters to one thing: “How Cheaply Can I Get Drunk?” The answer: quite cheaply. It’s the kind of bar that’s heavily…
Beer and wine certainly have the run of the alcoholic festival circuit. Home brewers competitions, wine tastings, entire dinners built out of dishes incorporating beer — the list goes on. But there’s no reason whiskey shouldn’t share some of that spotlight. Whiskey is a unique booze. In the popular imagination…
The growler is an efficient and environmentally friendly way for craft beer drinkers to indulge their potable of choice. You pick up a 32 or 64 ounce glass jug, down your favorite beer, then get it refilled. The kicker is you can’t just stick one under a tap. Your beer…
The Wall Street Journal ran an article this week about a handy little gadget you might want to get in line for. A straight line. And hold your hands down to your side. Breathometer Inc. makes a smartphone breathalyzer test that can instantly tell users if their blood alcohol level…
The last time I mentioned sour beer it was as an aside in a post about the appeal of Budweiser and other mass-produced domestic beers. I’ve always been an equal opportunity imbiber, as happy with a cold, crisp lager cranked out of a factory brewery as I am with a…
Whip out your club card (or haul ass past the greeter), because Sam’s has a sweet deal for you. Well, it’s not so much sweet as it is oaky and a little like drinking fire. Or gasoline. Or gasoline on fire. The Huffington Post, MSN and others picked up on…
With the emergence of Dallas’ craft cocktail scene, bartenders — OK, fine, mixologists — have come to expect the city’s notoriously conservative orderers utter those two magic words: “surprise me.” It’s an approach I’ve been taking more and more over the last year, and as a result I’ve been on…
Dallas loves its half-priced food and drink deals. That’s 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 specials in town…
