With small breweries popping up like weeds it seems here in Dallas/Ft Worth, you can't throw a rock on any Saturday without hitting a brewery tour.
My favorite?
Franconia Brewery in McKinney TX.
It's a small, regional brewery that's almost 100% "Green" in every aspect. You can sample (and I mean REALLY sample....no tickets or wristband-tabs) the beers while the tour is going. They also do a great job educating the folks on the history and the processes.
Rahr Brewing in Fort Worth is one of the older breweries in the area and do 2 tours a week. The Saturday tour gets PACKED but they've expanded the area so space isn't too much of an issue. They usually have a band playing, food trucks set up in the back lot and plenty of port-a-potties!
One I kick myself in the ass for missing? Yuengling. I grew up in Central PA and never did a tour up in Pottsville, even though it was only 90 minutes or so away.
My favorite?
Franconia Brewery in McKinney TX.
It's a small, regional brewery that's almost 100% "Green" in every aspect. You can sample (and I mean REALLY sample....no tickets or wristband-tabs) the beers while the tour is going. They also do a great job educating the folks on the history and the processes.
Rahr Brewing in Fort Worth is one of the older breweries in the area and do 2 tours a week. The Saturday tour gets PACKED but they've expanded the area so space isn't too much of an issue. They usually have a band playing, food trucks set up in the back lot and plenty of port-a-potties!
One I kick myself in the ass for missing? Yuengling. I grew up in Central PA and never did a tour up in Pottsville, even though it was only 90 minutes or so away.