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More Than a Brewery, Community Beer Co. Launches Society Spirits

By Chris Zimmermann
Feb 21, 2023

While Community Beer Co. is known its award-winning beers such as the Mosaic IPA and even its non-alcoholic beer NADA,
Texas Wineries Can Deliver, But Craft Breweries Can't; A Proposed Law Seeks To Change That

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Feb 15, 2023

Laws regulating the Texas craft beer industry are back in the mix at the Texas legislature. Once again, craft brewers are trying to update some archaic practices. Laws so old and stodgy they wear knickerbockers and use words like drats.
The Thirsty Growler Is a Craft Beer Gem

By Chris Zimmermann
Jan 24, 2023

Nestled in a small strip of buildings along the service road of Highway121 across from The Grandscape, The Thirsty Growler, or “Thirsty” as many of its patrons lovingly refer to it, is entering its seventh year, but is still one of the best-kept secrets of the area.
H-E-B in Plano is Now Open, Here's a Peek

By Jack Moraglia
Nov 2, 2022

The pristine new aisles of H-E-B in Plano opened to the public Wednesday morning.
Celebrate Four Orbits Around the Sun with Celestial Beerworks

By Chris Zimmermann
Oct 21, 2022

The stars are bright, and so is the future at Celestial Beerworks.As they gear up for another trip around the sun, the folks at Celestial are sending year four off in style. Their actual anniversary is Halloween Day,
Cheers to More Years: Community Turns 9 (Again) with a '90s-themed Party

By Chris Zimmermann
Oct 19, 2022

This weekend one of the OG breweries in the Dallas craft beer family wants to pour you a pint and take you back to the ‘90s. Even though Community Beer Company has been around for nearly
Abundance of Choice is Key to Craft Beer’s Popularity Among Millennials

By Jack Moraglia
Oct 6, 2022

New research shows that the abundance of choice explains why millennials gravitate toward craft beer, changing prior perceptions.
Recent CO2 Shortage is One of Many Hurdles for Local Craft Breweries

By Jack Moraglia
Oct 3, 2022

Is flat beer the next craft beer craze? Hopefully not. The purse strings at local breweries continue to be stretched and this time it's the cost of bubbles.
First Look: Lakewood Brewing Gets a Kitchen

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Sep 26, 2022

Lakewood Brewing has long been one of our favorite beer destinations in Dallas. In addition to its first lady of local craft beer, The Temptress ...
First Look: Autonomous Society is A Proper Neighborhood Pub

By Chris Zimmermann
Sep 14, 2022

While driving around The Cedars neighborhood in South Dallas, it’s easy to notice that there is lots of living space, but not many spaces to commune together outside of a few eateries,
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, September 7–13

By Merritt Martin
Sep 7, 2022

Plenty of contemporary plays have women in them. But in his biting new satire, Mathew Posey of Ochre House Theater (825 Exposition Ave.) actually wants to focus on them. Using song and dance and even some vaudevillian tricks, the Ochre season opener is all about exploring roles of oppression and oppressor.
Haze Is Not a Phase at Dallas Breweries

By Chris Zimmermann
Aug 24, 2022

Love 'em or hate 'em, hazy IPAs are here to stay. Although traditional craft beer enthusiasts may have originally cast them off as a gimmick, New England IPAs are officially a mainstay in the world of beer.
Autonomous Society Brewpub Opens This Saturday in The Cedars

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Aug 12, 2022

There's always room for another brewery at the table. Craft beer in North Texas continues to grow and this weekend it will get a little bigger.
Tito's Vodka Just Flipped Off Your Cooler Full of Seltzer

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Aug 3, 2022

Tito's Vodka is not having it with all these canned seltzers. For a bit of a back story: seltzers are trending. Bigly. And you don't need to go to a 10U baseball tournament in Waco or any driveway neighborhood gathering to see that.
In Stores Now: Peticolas Brewing

By Doyle Rader
Jul 29, 2022

North Texas beer drinkers rejoice. The long wait is finally over. Peticolas, the beloved Dallas brewery, is making three of its beers available in stores throughout North Texas.
Grant Wood of Blood and Honey Fame on His New Gig and Swinging for the Fences

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Jul 18, 2022

Grant Wood's brewing portfolio spans many decades and miles. After graduating from Texas A&M he started his brewing career at Pearl Brewing Company in ...
A True Texas Two-Step: Two Distilleries Release First Collaboration in 2022 Series

By Danielle Zachariah
Jul 14, 2022

The makers of Shiner Bock have teamed up with Garrison Brothers Distillery for the launch of their limited-edition, 24 oz. Barrel-Aged Doppelbock.
Winning the Lotería at Four Corners Brewing

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Jun 8, 2022

Four Corners is one of the originals in the Dallas craft beer scene. They were part of a seedling crop, much like walking through a dense jungle
Bishop Cider Buys Wild Acre and Legal Draft, Brings Grant Wood of Revolver Back

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
May 25, 2022

Dallas-owned cidery, Bishop Cider, is expanding operations in multiple arenas. According to a press release from May 23, the company has acquired Wild Acre Brewing in Fort Worth, Legal Draft Beer Co. in Arlington and has secured several other properties across North Texas ...
Dallas, Meet Charola Preparada: The Beer and Shrimp Tray You Never Knew You Needed

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
May 17, 2022

When perusing menus at new restaurants, oftentimes we’ll look for outliers, maybe the most expensive thing or something we’ve not heard of before ...
Stay Crafty, Dallas: Our Thirst for Local Beer Continues More Than a Decade into the Craft Brewery Boom

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
May 11, 2022

Strong gusts whipped through Community Beer Co.’s large biergarten just northwest of downtown Dallas on an overcast Saturday afternoon in April. A glass of beer toppled ....
The Essential Dallas-Area Breweries

By Amy Meyer
May 11, 2022

North Texas has close to 100 breweries to choose from. Despite our best efforts, we haven't tried each, nor every beer at each, but below are some shining examples of what our local craft beer ...