After Dallas’ usual two weeks of beautiful fall weather the cold arrived with a vengeance and we skipped straight to an actual snowfall, in November. This means it’s time to do away with those wimpy summer beers you’ve been slurping on for the six straight months of Texas summer, run…
Recently, my esteemed colleague wrote about the lack of available and palatable session beers, those beers that can be drunk during a long hot summer’s day. Do you know what I say? The lack of session beers is simply a sign that we’re all going in the right direction. I…
This time of year (and all others), there is great joy in drinking alone. The holidays are stressful, and there’s nothing better than kicking back a few hot toddies while you figure out just exactly how you’re supposed to afford Christmas gifts for everyone you know and rent at the…
Craft cocktails are like foie gras or caviar in that they inevitably make us feel fancier than we actually are. Every time you order that top-shelf gin or that herb-infused vodka, you’re essentially making a statement that you, unlike the plebes who swill well spirits and cheap beer, actually know…
The Design District is on its way to becoming known for its beer culture as much as it is high end furniture and art galleries. The folks behind Noble Ray Brewery have announced they’ll be setting up shop as the fourth beer maker in the neighborhood. Meddlesome Moth’s seemingly endless…
This month, Deep Ellum Brewing Co. re-released their Oak Cliff Coffee Ale in cans and on tap. Oak Cliff Coffee Ale made its first appearance last winter and was generally well received, but here at the Observer we were too busy falling all over ourselves to drink as much of…
How much would you pay today in order to have three beers a day for the rest of your life? It probably depends on how long you plan to live (and how much beer might shorten said life expectancy), but a brewer in Garland is hoping that a few type-A…
I am generally skeptical of any cocktail that a bartender describes as “savory.” Drinks should not taste like dinner. That kind of sensory dissonance is fine for trying weird new foods, but getting drunk should be a much more pure pursuit. Even if I’m being interesting, the drinks that I’m…
The folks behind Fireball whiskey are in damage-control mode after European countries issued a recall. Food-grade propylene glycol is safe for consumption, according to the FDA. But that didn’t stop Norway, Sweden and Finland from pulling their product from the shelves, as false rumors spread that Fireball is actually made…
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…
