Some of us see the glass as half empty. Some people see it as half full. But most people don’t ever stop to consider the glass itself. When you’re drinking fine craft brews, the type of glass plays more into the overall experience than one might think. All too often, beer drinkers just assume [...]
Meet the Brews Contrary to what the name would suggest, there’s a lot of thought that goes into the brewing process over at Braindead. According to their Facebook page, this Dallas brewery is “kinda like the hip-hop duo Black Star... but instead of making awesome rap, [they] make ridiculously good beer and food.” Take [...]
When the good people at the Bishop Cider Co. released their four original brews, it didn’t take long for one, in particular, to stand out from the pack. Crackberry, their cranberry/blackberry flavored masterpiece, has become a favorite here in the Dallas area. It’s been a hit with cider connoisseurs and made a believer of [...]
It has been said that necessity is the mother of invention. When a problem has been too big for too long, the only choice you have is to roll up your sleeves and make a solution, once and for all. This was certainly the case with Joel and Laura Malone, who finally had enough [...]
Manhattan Project Beer Company Photo provided by: Syda Productions/Shutterstock When Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer put their heads together and worked on the original Manhattan Project, the result was a game-changer that few saw coming. You could say the same thing about that other Manhattan Project, the Dallas-Fort Worth beer company [...]
Of all the brews that Dallas’ Peticolas Brewing has to offer, Velvet Hammer sits in a class all its own. This Imperial Red Ale was the first brew in the Peticolas line-up, giving it a special place in the hearts of their brewers and customers alike. THE BASICS The namesake might seem like contradiction, [...]
You don’t hear the phrase “just like mom used to make” too often in the craft brew world, but in the case of Peticolas Brewing, it certainly applies. Jacque Peticolas started filling 22-ounce bombers with her homemade Mexican style beer about two decades ago, right in the comfort of her El Paso home. Her [...]
