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…
American Craft Beer Week is fast approaching, so you’d better save your beer money. You can start by taking $10 off the advance price and $20 off the door price by buying your North Texas Beer Festival tickets today, as the event’s Facebook page is offering admission to the Saturday…
May is shaping up to be an eventful month, beerwise. First off, don’t forget about the Belgian Tea Party at The Common Table Saturday, May 14, or about the two previously mentioned festivals, the Spring Beer Festival noon to 10 p.m. Saturday at Flying Saucer on the Lake and the…
Not everything is Tecate and tequila with a smattering of high-pitched mariachi howling on Cinco de Mayo — not anymore at least, thanks to the rise of Mexican craft breweries. The individuals behind these operations aren’t going the usual lager route, as the Los Angeles Times reported earlier this month…
Lady Hophead visited an estate sale on our street recently and picked up what has to be the greatest, most hilarious example of misguided beer marketing I have ever seen: a 1974 pamphlet from Schlitz full of food and “cocktail” recipes featuring the malt liquor. Oddly, all the food recipes…
At noon on May 14, The Common Table will throw a Belgian Tea Party and take a stand against bland beer through an act of rebellion sure to stir some controversy: Owner Corey Pond and manager Jeff Fryman will dump out the bar’s last-ever keg of Stella Artois.”This defiant act…
OK, we’ll be the first to admit that the whole idea of turning 4/20 into a pot-smoking holiday is pretty stupid. If you’re an adult, you should be able decide if and when you want to smoke on your own, without a numerical coincidence putting any extra emphasis on the…
Lots of Brews News and Brews Clues to drink in after the jump.For starters, Flying Saucer on the Lake has announced the lineup for its spring beer festival as well as an opportunity to taste Brewdog Tactical Nuclear Penguin. There’s a beer festival a-brewin’ in Plano. The Common Table is…
Houston brewery Saint Arnold cracked this year’s just-released Brewers Association Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies list, coming in just ahead of a fellow Texas brewery No. 49 Real Ale (Blanco) but well behind the only other Texas company on the list, the No. 4-ranked Spoetzl (Shiner) — which also earned…
