After the bills supporting small breweries in Texas each died a slow, torturous death while being chipped away by compromise in the most recent legislative session, we drowned our sorrows, saddened to see our cynicism about the corporatocracy ruling our state proven correct once again, and tried to forget about…
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…
There are people who will tell you that when it’s more than 100 degrees out, you need to drink water because alcohol will dehydrate you. Ignore those buzzkills — especially today, it being International Beer Day, making for two international beer holidays in a row. Here are some of our…
If you haven’t checked your 2011 Calendar of Made-Up Food Holidays, today is International IPA Day. (It’s also National Catfish Month, National Peach Month, National Water Quality Month and National Picnic Month, so consider that when deciding on food pairings with your IPAs.) We’re on the fence about this. Just…
With its gargoyle logos and its cocky slogans and beer names, not to mention its intensely bitter IPAs, Stone Brewing Co. — which celebrated its 15th anniversary Tuesday — may try to maintain a bad-ass image. But a couple of new collaborations coming out this summer show that they’re really…
Sunday is National Tequila Day, a “holiday” Dallasites can celebrate with extra exuberance as residents of the city that fucked up margaritas forever. Mariano Martinez birthed the margarita machine here, 40 years ago, after a frightening opening night nearly handed him his ass. Turns out his bartenders couldn’t figure out…
Where: Burger Girl, 4444 McKinney Ave. When: 3-10 p.m. daily, all day Sunday What: $2 canned beer, $4 you-call-it Why: Because burgers and beer are synonymous with summer, and if a backyard barbecue isn’t an option, cheap booze and a decent menu will do in a pinch. Beer priced at…
Like St. Patrick’s Day, Cinco De Mayo and Bastille Day before it, Belgian Independence Day is gaining in popularity with revelers (beer drinkers, in this case) as an excuse a perfectly legitimate reason to toss back a few pints this week.Tomorrow marks the anniversary of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld becoming the…
Back in March, I shared my thoughts on the two versions of Stone Brewing Co. Old Guardian barleywine, as you’ll recall. Part of the brewery’s Odd Beers For Odd Years campaign, this year’s “Odd Beers” are dubbed “BELGO” versions, tweaks on two Stone standbys using Belgian yeast. Finally, Stone BELGO Anise…
Wednesday night at the Libertine Bar’s Avery beer dinner, I did something I’ve never had to do at a beer dinner: turned down a refill.That sums up the tone of the dinner, which seems perfectly appropriate. The Libertine, after all, is a bar that kicks down any barrier between highbrow…
Thanks to all the readers who entered this month’s contest for tonight’s beer dinner at the Libertine Bar, featuring Avery Brewing Company. While some of the comment entries were pretty half-assed, there were still a few thoughtful entries. Nick started things off suggesting one of my favorites for those celebrating…
The Libertine’s June beer dinner Wednesday night features Colorado’s Avery Brewing Company, including a couple of rarer brews like Samael’s Ale and Collaboration Not Litigation. Chef Taylor McCreary came up with a five-course menu of French cuisine inspired by the likes of Bernard Loiseau, the Troigrois Brothers, Paul Bocuse and…
Where: Malai Thai-Vietnamese Kitchen, 3699 McKinney Ave. #319 When: 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Friday , all day Sunday What: $5 specialty cocktails, $5 selected wines, $3 beers Why: Because the post-work happy hour can go boring quickly, going to the same old pub week after week. Since it’s been…
One thing successful beer fests have in common with unsuccessful beer festivals is that they involve a lot of standing in line. Another is disappointment when a coveted brew runs dry. Achieving the right balance of good beers and a good-sized crowd is crucial to making sure everyone has a…
Where: Fraternal Order of Eagles, 8500 Arturo Drive When: 5-7 p.m. Monday through Friday, What: $2.50-$4 liquor, $2.25-$3 beer Why: Because we like helping handicapped kids. And if that involves knocking back a few beers after work, consider us dedicated philanthropists. A fully nonprofit organization, FOE has funded medical research,…
Angela Hunt, Dwaine Caraway, Dave Neumann and the rest of the Dallas City Council may not agree on everything, but you know what can unite them? Beer. Michael Peticolas’ zoning change request, which we mentioned back in March, was unanimously approved at yesterday’s council meeting. The change allows for the…
Let Happy Hour help quench your thirst by pointing you to some of the city’s best drinking deals. Where: Mextopia, 2104 Greenville Ave. When: 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Saturday What: $3 house margaritas, $2 Tecate Light, Firemans #4, $2.75 domestic bottles Why: Because we like cheap booze and love bacon…
I thought I was lucky back in 2009 when The Boston Beer Company sent a sample-sized bottle of the remarkable but ruinously expensive Samuel Adams Utopias. But in drumming up pub for the 2011 release, the company outdid itself and sent a full 24-ounce decanter, along with a fine Riedel…
Sadly and all too predictably, House Bill 602 was never put to a vote as yesterday’s deadline for House bills expired. Texas lawmakers found time to legalize catfish noodling and criminalize falsifying the weight of a fish caught in a tournament, but somehow just didn’t get around to voting on…
Thanks to everyone who contributed their suggestions on which beer to drink in toasting a Mavericks return to the NBA Finals in this item about three upcoming beer dinners. Nick made a valid Rick James-endorsed point and appealed to our love of hops with his suggestion of Sierra Nevada Celebration…
Three of Dallas’ premier beer bars have planned three very interesting beer dinners in the next few weeks, including a chance to meet the founder of a leading American craft brewery, a unique beer-vs.-wine dinner and a post-American Craft Beer Week dinner celebration with an eclectic food and brew menu…
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 craft brewers are dead, and things ain’t looking too hot for the last one. HB 602, which would allow relatively small breweries to let consumers take home a…
