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What are the beers I have to try while I am down there?
I would suggest going to one of the good local bars, Common Table, Meddlesome Moth, Strageways in Dallas, and trying as many locals as possible. I would put on my list as definites: Peticolas Velvet Hammer, the best beer in Dallas, Deep Ellum IPA, Lakewood Temptress, on nitro if possible, and their Hop Trapp. Four Corners isn't great, same with Firewheel. Rahr is solid but unless you can get a special seasonal they are not outstanding, jsut solid good beer. I often volunteer at Deep Ellum Brewing and Peticolas, its hard to go wrong with any of their beer. If you are here on a Saturday I'd suggest going to a brewery tour, PM me if you need more info, Dallas is probably one of the fastest growing craft beer spots in America right now, its a great place to be for beer.
Besides those mentioned, I'd add Franconia and Lakewood to the other breweries to checkout from Dallas. Austin Beer Works and Jester King from Austin.
Lots of great beers being produced in Texas. And several craft breweries currently set to come on line soon.
My friend Michael owns and operates Peticolas Brewing Company. He opened in 01-2012 and won gold this past year at GABF with his English Pale Ale - Royal Scandal. His Imperial Red "Velvet Hammer is very good, too.
www.peticolasbrewing.com
Great place for beer, horrible place for everything else, haha!
Hopefully the bars you list aren't full of *****etastic Ed Hardy and Tapout wannabe's. The women are as fake and stuck up as the gals in LA, for no reason whatsoever.
/Go Houston!
//Dallas Flame OFF
///For real though, good beers.
////Slashies.
Wow, I didn't know there were people who preferred Houston over Dallas that had access to the interwebs and enough education to type complete sentences haha. I lived in Deer Park until I was 18, came to Dallas for college and haven't looked back, I hate Houston, its dirty, and everyone there is fat.
The bars I listed are not *****y bars, we def have plenty of that though, the bars I listed are total beer bars, one has already eliminated all BMC products.
Can't wait for the Rangers to spank the Astros 18 times this year!
Wow, I didn't know there were people who preferred Houston over Dallas that had access to the interwebs and enough education to type complete sentences haha. I lived in Deer Park until I was 18, came to Dallas for college and haven't looked back, I hate Houston, its dirty, and everyone there is fat.
The bars I listed are not *****y bars, we def have plenty of that though, the bars I listed are total beer bars, one has already eliminated all BMC products.
Can't wait for the Rangers to spank the Astros 18 times this year!
Oh man I sure do love giving Dallas hell! But in all honesty, Other than the overrun of *****es, It's just like any big city. Bad traffic amd overpriced everything.
No love lost on the Astros, They are in for a very rude awakening this year!
Just don't tell me you are a Cowboys fan too!
I love the Astros, went to both 2005 World Series games, but in about '08 I finally gave in and became a Rangers fan. It was an easy transition as they weren't competition, they could ideally play each other in the WS, now that the 'stros are a AL West team, I have to choose, and I choose the Rangers.
No way I am a Cowboys fan, I am and always will be a Texans fan, such a great season that ended so disappointingly this year.
I also converted to Mavs, at least I have one championship team in the last decade haha.
zmanzorro said:Community Brewing literally opened up last weekend. Very solid Pale Ale but not sure how widespread their beer is yet.
My favorite beer place by far is the Gingerman and, really the only place for growler fills is Craft and Growler. Lots of Texas beers on draft. Definitely check out Meddlesome Moth and Common Table too. And +1 on Velvet Hammer and Deep Ellum IPA.
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