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First Look: Lakewood Brewing Gets a Kitchen

First Look: Lakewood Brewing Gets a Kitchen

First Look: Autonomous Society is A Proper Neighborhood Pub

First Look: Autonomous Society is A Proper Neighborhood Pub

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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 of 2022

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 ...
Four Decades On, JR Bentley's in Arlington Gets a Refresh

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Apr 26, 2022

JR Bentley’s has a long history in Arlington and has gone through quite a few changes over the decades. The English-inspired pub has always been popular ...
The Best Things To Do In Dallas, April 20-26

By Merritt Martin
Apr 20, 2022

Ready to grab your movie hoodie and get back in the theater? You’re in luck. It’s time for the 52nd Annual USA Film Festival at Angelika Film Center (5321 E. Mockingbird Lane) from Wednesday through Sunday. Opening night on Wednesday features a double feature of short Texas documentaries The Portal and the Park and Texas Wines, as well as features The Pact (based on a true story) and The Phantom of the Open (starring Mark Rylance and Sally Hawkins).
10 Best Foodie Finds This Weekend: A Brewery Bike Tour and Barrel Week at Strangeways

By Alyssa High
Apr 14, 2022

DFW is coming into some fabulous weather just in time for Easter weekend with lots of events to fill your time off. We’ve got a scavenger hunt for adults at Oak Highlands Brewery
Peticolas to Host Block Party for Willie Nelson's Birthday

By Alyssa High
Apr 13, 2022

Texas legend Willie Nelson is turning 89 on April 29 and Peticolas Brewing Company is sparing nothing for the occasion.
Vector Brewing Celebrates a Hard Fought Two Years

By Amy Meyer
Mar 30, 2022

It’s been two years since Vector Brewing opened its doors in the Lake Highlands neighborhood, and they’re gearing up for a big birthday bash this Saturday, April 2. They have a lot to celebrate — the awards they’ve received, the events they’ve hosted, the collaborations with neighboring breweries — but...
Legal Draft Beer Co. in Arlington Shutters

By Lauren Drewes Daniels
Mar 25, 2022

Central Arlington lost a local brewer this week. A letter posted on Legal Draft's website thanked everyone for an outpouring of love and support over the past six years.
Community Beer Co.'s New Taproom Is a Mecca For Beer Lovers

By Chris Wolfgang
Mar 10, 2022

Beer lovers can rejoice; Community Beer Co.'s new taproom is finally open on Commonwealth Drive. The taproom had quietly been serving suds for the last half of February, and Saturday, March 5, marked the official grand opening party with live music, food, new beers to try and a crowd happy...
Give Us a 'Hell Yeah': Stone Cold Steve Austin is Teaming with El Segundo for New Beer

By Chance Townsend
Mar 3, 2022

California-based brewing company El Segundo is tag-teaming once again with Texas-born WWE Hall of Famer “Stone Cold” Steve Austin for a new collaborative ...