Maple Branch, Flix Mansfield among winners at 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards
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Image credits: Best of Craft Beer Awards, Maple Branch Craft Brewery, Flix Brewhouse. This past weekend, the 2024 Best of Craft Beer Awards competition was held in Redmond, Oregon, with two Tarrant County breweries landing among the winners. Now in its tenth year, the Best of Craft Beer Awards has grown to be the third largest professional brewing competition in North America. At this year's event, more than 1850 submissions were received for evaluation against style guidelines covering 55 categories and subcategories. From the entry pool, judges awarded 169 medals to 123 b ..read more
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Neutral Ground closing brewery in Fort Worth
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2w ago
Image courtesy of Neutral Ground Brewing Co. Neutral Ground Brewing Co. of Fort Worth has announced it will close its brewery in Fort Worth. Owners Sean Doublet and Stan Hudson got inspiration for the brewery's name from a historical reference to the disputed border between Texas and Louisiana after the Louisiana Purchase. The "neutral ground" was a hostility-free zone set aside to allow for safe trade until the matter was resolved. Their choice also made for a symbolic fit, since Doublet and Hudson came together to open the brewery after having been born on opposite sides the border ..read more
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Voodoo Brewing adds second NTX spot in Plano
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2w ago
The menu at Voodoo Brewing Co. - Plano features brews like Wynona's Big Brown Ale (a "spontaneous release), and Cajun-inspired food items like the Bayou Salad with Blackened Chicken. Voodoo Brewing Co. of Pennsylvania has debuted its second franchise taproom in North Texas, this time in the heart of Historic Downtown Plano. Located at 1001 14th St., Voodoo Plano is owned and operated by Jennifer and Jeremy Dartez. The brewpub sets up in a 3,900 square foot spot on the ground floor of Morado Plano, a five-story development described as an "ultra-modern" apartment community. Given ..read more
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Stub's Texas Pils leads list of new beers at Lakewood
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2w ago
Images courtesy of Lakewood Brewing Co. Lakewood Brewing Co. of Garland is adding a number of new beers to its portfolio. The first of these is Stub's Texas Pils (4.5% ABV), a year-round offering described as a "clear, crisp and refreshing pilsner with a balanced, smooth finish." “Classic beer styles have survived a long time for a good reason. Like we say in Texas, ‘If it ain't broke, don’t fix it.’ We created an uncomplicated beer, with quality ingredients, to enjoy at the end of your complicated day,” says Wim Bens, founder and president of Lakewood. “We’re going back to beer flavo ..read more
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Three Wide now wide open in Fort Worth
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3w ago
All images © Brian Brown/Beer in Big D. Three Wide Brewing Co. has opened in Fort Worth, as the business is celebrating its highly-anticipated debut with Grand Opening festivities this weekend. Located at 16230 Three Wide Dr., the brewery lies just west and within earshot of Texas Motor Speedway (TMS). For team members Matt Morriss and Tom Anderson, Three Wide represents a return from down the 'Rabbit  Hole,' if you'll recall the Alice in Wonderland-themed brewery the two helped establish just four miles down the road in Justin. With this new venture, they've joined forces w ..read more
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A first look at Tupps' new location in McKinney
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1M ago
A view from the balcony outside the rentable office space in the production building at Tupps (all images © Brian Brown/Beer in Big D). After over four years in development, Tupps Brewery is finally ready to pull back the curtain on its massive new facility near Downtown McKinney. Conversations surrounding a move and expansion for Tupps began in 2019, with an official press release announcing the brewery's plans coming in July 2020. The setting for the new showplace to be a 4.3-acre site at 402 E. Louisiana St., with the project involving the repurposing of a 1900s-era grain processin ..read more
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Uptown Rail Brewery setting up shop in Sanger
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Image: Uptown Rail Brewery. Looking to add to craft beer's presence in the northwestern part of the Metroplex, Uptown Rail Brewery has secured a spot at 204 Bolivar St. for what would be the first business of its kind in Downtown Sanger. Founded by Todd and Vanessa Benson, Uptown Rail will occupy a structure with 7500 square feet of usable space, originally built in 1903. According to Todd, plans call for amenities to be set up outside as well, with a focus on making the brewery a family-friendly destination. "We plan on having an outdoor green space and a stage for live music, with f ..read more
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Locals land 19 medals at 2024 Texas Craft Brewers Cup
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Image credit: Texas Craft Brewers Guild. Results from the 2024 edition of the Texas Craft Brewers Cup were announced this evening in Austin, with 14 North Texas breweries recognized for a combined total of 19 beers. And, for the second year in a row, a local got the nod for Brewery of the Year in the Under 600 bbl Group - congrats to Maple Branch Craft Brewery of Fort Worth! Organized by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild, the Texas Craft Brewers Cup is a competition open to all licensed and operating Texas breweries meeting the criteria of the Guild's "craft brewer" membership definition ..read more
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Royal Goat targeting Arlington for new brewing venture
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1M ago
Image credit: Royal Goat Brewing Co. If all goes as planned, come spring of 2025 an area in the heart of Downtown Arlington will become home to a new brewery with a rather noble-sounding name. Royal Goat Brewing Co. will be the culmination of a dream many years in the making for Anthony Byington, a U.S. Army veteran and longtime homebrewer who was formerly a crew member at New Main Brewing Co. of Pantego. For his own venture, Byington hopes to secure a spot within walking distance to nearby Arlington venues, with only a short drive needed to reach major sporting events in the city. "W ..read more
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Glen Echo Brewing a welcome addition to Wylie
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All images © Brian Brown/Beer in Big D. One year after initially announcing plans to establish a new brewery in Wylie, Glen Echo Brewing is now open and operating near the city's downtown district at 106 N. Birmingham St. Reading through the company's website, you get the impression owners Steve and Debbie Schoenekase are all about craft beer, conversation and camaraderie. So, it's not surprising to find upon visiting that the couple has created a space exactly in line with those ideals. An open and unified floorplan fills the interior of a 4,000 square foot structure occupied by Glen ..read more
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