Visiting DFW, LOOK HERE FIRST! Summer Edition

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  1. TX-Badger

    TX-Badger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,234) Jun 14, 2012 Texas
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    I saw this done in the South-Atlantic forum, thought it could be useful here. Anyone from the Southwest forum who lives in DFW, please feel free to add input here. I'm breaking these down by the Dallas side, mid-cities, and Ft. Worth side. I put these in no particular order, I'm sure I forgot a few, but this list should get us started and hopefully not get so many where do I go when I get here threads. I'm sure someone will be butt hurt I left something out, so please just add it to the thread. Hopefully, this is at least a good start. I figure in the future we can have discussions on which are the must hits vs. the solid spots vs. the if I have times.

    For those visiting DFW, listed here are breweries, beer bars, growler fill stations, and stores for buying beer.

    DALLAS
    Breweries
    1) Peticolas
    2) Community Beer Co.
    3) Noble Rey Brewing
    4) Deep Ellum Brewing
    5) Four Corners Brewing
    6) Texas Ale Project
    7) Oak Highlands Brewing
    8) Pegasus City Brewery
    9) Lakewood Brewing Co.
    10) Four Bullets Brewing
    11) 3 Nations Brewing Co.
    12) Nine Band Brewing
    13) Tupps Brewing
    14) Franconia Brewing

    Growler Fills and Beer Bars
    1) Craft and Growler
    2) On Rotation
    3) Lakewood Growler
    4) Craft Beer Cellar
    5) Whole Foods Dallas Park Lane
    6) Central Market Dallas - Growler fills only
    7) Lonestar Taps & Caps Lewisville

    Beer Bars
    1) Goodfriend Burger
    2) The Libertine Bar
    3) Anvil Pub
    4) The Common Table
    5) Flying Saucer Lake
    6) The Brass Tap Allen

    Brewpubs
    1) Braindead Brewing
    2) Humperdinks Greenville Ave
    3) Gordon Biersch

    Bottle Shops
    1) Spec's Dallas Walnut Hill
    2) Total Wine Park Lane
    3) Central Market Dallas Lover's Lane
    4) Whole Foods Dallas Park Lane
    5) Craft Beer Cellar
    6) Craft and Growler
    7) Lonestar Taps and Caps Lewisville


    Mid Cities (Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving, Southlake, Grapevine, Colleyville)
    Breweries
    1) Legal Draft Brewing - Arlington
    2) Grapevine Brewing - Grapvine
    3) Division Brewing - Arlington

    Grolwer Fills and Beer Bars
    1) Dr. Jekyll's Beer Lab - Arlington
    2) On Tap DFW - Arlington
    3) Central Market - Southlake Growler Fills Only
    4) Whole Foods - Colleyville
    5) Bru City - Euless

    Beer Bars
    1) Ron's Corner Tavern - Bedford
    2) Dallas Craft Co. - Colleyville
    3) Bedford Ice House - Bedford
    4)

    Bottle Shops
    1) Hall's - Colleyville
    2) Total Wine - Arlington
    3) Spec's - Arlington
    4) Liquor Depot - Arlington
    5) Fossil Creek Liquors - Colleyville

    FT. WORTH and Denton
    Breweries
    1) Rahr & Sons
    2) Martin House
    3) Collective Brewing Project
    4) Wild Acre Brewing
    5) Panther Island Brewing Co.
    6) Chimera Brewing Co.
    7) Cowtown Brewing Co.
    8) Hop Fusion Ale Works
    9) Shannon Brewing Co
    10) Rabbit Hole Brewing
    11) Audacity Brew House
    12) Armadillo Ale Works
    13) Denton County Brewing Co.

    Growler Fills and Beer Bars
    1) Pouring Glory Growler Filling Station
    2) Lonestar Taps and Caps - Ft. Worth
    3) Central Market on Hulen - Growler fills only
    4) Whole Foods

    Beer Bars
    1) The Brass Tap
    2) Chimera Brewing Co.

    Bottle Shops
    1) Spec's - Multiple Locations
    2) Total Wine
    3) Lonestar Taps and Caps

    Brewpubs
    1) BJ's Brewhouse
     
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  2. Abstractual

    Abstractual Initiate (0) Mar 6, 2015 New York

    Meddlesome Moth & Strangeways
     
    #2 Abstractual, May 17, 2017
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  3. Roadkizzle

    Roadkizzle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2007 Texas

    For Dallas there's also Bitter Sisters brewery, and Small Brewpub.
    On Rotation is actually a Brewpub even though they don't have food.

    In Arlington you have Dr Jekylls and On Tap as growler fills, but you forgot Kool Keg.

    World of Beer should also be included but they are a lot more expensive then the other options.

    In Fort Worth. Chimera is a Brewpub.
    For beer bars: Bearded Lady. I'm sure there are others on Magnolia but I'm not sure which ones.
     
    #3 Roadkizzle, May 17, 2017
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  4. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    For mid-cities I would add the following

    Growler Fills/Beer Bars
    Kool Keg - Arlington
    What's On Tap - Keller

    Bottle Shop
    Grapevine Beer & Wine - Grapevine
     
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  5. TX-Badger

    TX-Badger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,234) Jun 14, 2012 Texas
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    Just for clarification those are in Dallas.
     
    #5 TX-Badger, May 17, 2017
  6. TX-Badger

    TX-Badger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,234) Jun 14, 2012 Texas
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    If anyone knows of any new breweries opening or that have opened after the latest LOOK HERE edition, please add them to the thread. It would be nice to have a compiled list of breweries in DFW area for everyone, not just visitors. If we want we can sort them into the must hits vs. solid options vs. if you have time etc.
     
    #6 TX-Badger, May 24, 2017
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  7. Roadkizzle

    Roadkizzle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2007 Texas

    Well in the Mid Cities there are upcoming breweries but I have no idea when they're opening.
    -New Main (Arlington)
    -Turning Point (Bedford)
    -Dirty Job Brewing (Mansfield)
     
    #7 Roadkizzle, May 24, 2017
  8. JulianC

    JulianC Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2012 Illinois

    It'd be good to have a priority list in addition to a comprehensive list. Maybe priority by area. I'm coming in town for one night in a bit and need an idea for something relatively close to DFW, or off the orange line from DFW, family friendly (ie serves food), and all I'm coming up with on google map research is the Common Table? Glad it made your list.
     
    #8 JulianC, May 24, 2017
  9. Roadkizzle

    Roadkizzle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2007 Texas

    Well Meddlesome Moth is 0.8 miles from Victory Station on the Orange line. They have great food and beer... Depending on what sort of family you have it may not be what you're looking for though. There are also a lot of breweries right around that station. I don't think Community normally has food but its a big warehouse type taproom with a lot of families hanging out there.

    The Common Table was good but when my wife and I went there years ago the beer menu was really at odds with the food. The menu was almost nothing but imperial stouts, barleywines, and massive IPA's... Enjoyable beers but all stuff that I'd want to sip on after I finish a meal not during it.
     
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  10. jrsutton1

    jrsutton1 Aspirant (207) Nov 25, 2014 Texas

    Cobra in Lewisville goes in Denton or Dallas?
     
    #10 jrsutton1, May 25, 2017
  11. TX-Badger

    TX-Badger Grand Pooh-Bah (3,234) Jun 14, 2012 Texas
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    Would that almost qualify as midcities as well, just north of the airport?
     
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  12. ACGypsy

    ACGypsy Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2014 Texas

    It is almost like we need a "Northern Suburbs' list for Lewisville, Colony, Plano, Frisco, Allen.

    A couple of adds in the growler / beer bars section for this area...
    Thirsty Growler
    Heritage Pizza

    A brewery called Windmills is coming in soon but I have never heard of them and not sure they are true craft beer.
     
    #12 ACGypsy, May 25, 2017
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  13. Gagnonsux

    Gagnonsux Grand Pooh-Bah (4,412) May 3, 2004 Texas
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  14. 06Rubicon

    06Rubicon Initiate (0) Nov 8, 2013 Texas
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    FTW Beer Bars:
    Flying Saucer - downtown FTW
    Gingerman - Camp Bowie W. FTW
    Whats On Tap - Keller (N. Fort Worth)
    Keller Tavern - Keller Main St
     
    #14 06Rubicon, Jun 9, 2017
  15. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    Hey @headyhunter526 I saw your post in the Southwest forum and wanted to direct you here. This is a fairly good list of options available in the DFW area.
     
    #15 needMIbeer, Feb 23, 2018
  16. needMIbeer

    needMIbeer Pooh-Bah (2,178) Feb 5, 2014 Virginia
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    @TX-Badger any chance of editing the Summer Edition out of the title of the post? Information is still quite relevant and as you stated we can continue to add in new items.
     
    #16 needMIbeer, Feb 23, 2018
  17. Roadkizzle

    Roadkizzle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2007 Texas

    New Main Brewing in Arlington (Technically Pantego) just opened their doors for a soft opening. Their Grand Opening is tomorrow.

    They're just opening as a taproom right now but are working to get the money together for a brewing system and the licenses to start brewing.

    Edit: and Turning Point just got their Cert of Occupancy so they may be able to be added to the Mid Cities list of breweries for Bedford. Or at least very soon.
     
    #17 Roadkizzle, Feb 23, 2018
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  18. aschwab

    aschwab Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2009 Texas

    I sorta think that brewpubs and breweries should just be changed to "places that make beer"....the lines are too blurred these days to really make a difference (minus from the legal standpoint).
     
    #18 aschwab, Feb 23, 2018
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  19. dlphnfn

    dlphnfn Initiate (0) Aug 13, 2011 Iowa

    I'll be down in a couple weeks for my spring break pilgrimage. Thanks for the info in this thread. My wife and I have kids and sister in law as well, so I'm not really looking for "beer bars". Mostly looking for awesome beer I can't get in Iowa. Weather I need to go to eat or just drink, don't care. We do some after hours growler fills for the deck too.
     
    #19 dlphnfn, Feb 28, 2018
  20. Roadkizzle

    Roadkizzle Initiate (0) Nov 6, 2007 Texas

    New Main Brewing has started putting their own beers on tap.

    It is unpredictable whether anything will be on at any given moment because they are brewing on a tiny pilot system now but they're getting multiple beers ready for a release party this weekend.

    Hopefully they'll be able to stabilize the production soon.
     
    #20 Roadkizzle, Jul 16, 2018
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