Deep Ellum Brewing Company head brewer Jeremy Hunt is a Godsend. He moved to Austria years ago to finish his studies and become a priest. But while there, God introduced Hunt to Belgium craft beer and BAM. He was a convert. He returned home not only a brewer, but married…

Four Corners Brewing Co. will hit the friendly retail shelves for the first time this weekend. The brewery in Trinity Groves with the proud rooster painted on its not-so-broad-side has been busy canning all three of its All Day Ales, which will be available in 12-ounce six-packs featuring a new…

Smoke and Chicken Scratch chef Tim Byres recently put his culinary soul on paper. And the James Beard Foundation just tipped its hat at the effort. Byres’ book, Smoke: New Firewood Cooking, released last year, was nominated for a book award in the category of general cooking…

If you consider yourself a whiskey snob, or have aspirations of becoming one, you might want to find your way to Balcones’ Waco distillery this weekend. Founder Chip Tate recently announced a special fifth-anniversary, straight single-malt release that only 100 folks will get to enjoy. Yes, only 100. It’s a…

Imagine a nice spring day, sipping a beer mere feet from the tanks in which it was brewed — perhaps across the table from the brewer — devouring the remnants of a meal from a food truck just yards away. No chains. No multi-national conglomerations. Everything conceived, contrived, made and…

Peticolas Brewing Co. in the Design District has consistently provided some of the best beer in the city and has the hardware to prove it. Recently we got to chat with Michael about his job, what’s in his fridge right now and Wisconsin cherries. What’s the greatest misconception about being…

Downtown Dallas brewery Peticolas Brewing Co. is making a name for itself, not only for its beer but for its beer names. Like “Sit Down or I’ll Sit You Down” (an Imperial IPA), which, while a mouthful, is certainly the start to a few good jokes. This week Peticolas is…

This Saturday at Untapped in Fort Worth, indie music and craft beer will collide for one lovely day. Last year’s event was great: Sara Jaffe headlined and lots of beer, in small amounts, helped set the mood. There are also Untapped Festivals in Houston and Atlanta, so the kinks are…

Lakewood residents better get their best growler-drinking pants out. Appealing to not only craft beer lovers but also throwback drinking vessels, Lakewood Growler (6448 E. Mockingbird Lane) opens today. Stacie and Dale Czech are the proprietors of this, the second growler-only stop in Dallas, after Craft and Growler near Fair…

There are a few things you should know about Fritz Rahr. First of all, his great-great grandfather started brewing in Wisconsin after immigrating from Rhineland, Germany, to sate not only his own thirsty palate, but also fellow Europeans in the area. What basically started as a hobby grew to a…

You know how at the beginning of Gravity (spoiler alert) George Clooney is tooting around space on a jetpack, which at a fatally important time loses all its juice? Clooney slowly and helplessly floats into space, somewhere high above the Serengeti. There’s a metaphor here (somewhere) about the cupcake trend…

For this new weekly series, we’ll delve deep inside the minds of North Texas’ craft brewers to talk shop, find out what’s hiding in the back of the fridge and maybe even dig up a few skeletons in their beer closet. Who’s thirsty? Franconia Brewery founder Dennis Wehrman’s brewing roots…

Armadillo Ale Works out of Denton (although until they get their own brewery, out of Deep Ellum Brewing Co.) needs a little help with the heavy lifting. They’ve entered a contest through FedEx Small Business for a $25,000 grant that would do wonders for the company. See Also: Armadillo Ale…

News broke recently that world-famous, Seattle-based doughnut maker Top Pot is expanding to Dallas this spring. This adds another notch in the city’s budding doughnut fascination, which includes a handful of classic spots and newer, sleeker models like Hypnotic and Glazed Donut Works. Top Pot will plop down in a…

Last week we told you the marriage of local beer and music in Fort Worth, the happy couple being Martin House Brewing Company and The Toadies. All of this is in commemoration of The Toadie’s re-release and subsequent tour of the platinum-selling album Rubberneck. Band members Vaden and Rez worked…

Fort Worth is getting a highbrow food and wine event this spring. The four-day eating and drinking parade will start on March 27. The aim, other than to consume a lot, is to “infuse historic venues and homegrown flavor” with local chefs, wine makers, craft breweries and the like. The…

The Toadies are hitting the road this year to promote the reissue of their 1994 album, Rubberneck. Surely they’re taking count of guitar picks, snacks, clean socks and whatever other provisions rock bands need for a comfortable road trip. And they also wanted to create an “official” beer to take…

If you dabble in craft beer legislative issues, it might not surprise you that Deep Ellum Brewing Company is mixing beer and politics. And if you just enjoy craft beer, now might be a good time to start dabbling. Texas craft beer and lawmakers have a complicated relationship. To explain…

Rabbit Hole Brewing is the latest craft brewery to open in the North Texas area, bringing the total number of beer makers up to about 17 in all, which is 16 more than there were 10 years ago (Rahr opened in 2004). Rabbit Hole is located in the small town…