Is there a darth of beer selection in Texas!

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Can you Texans or former texans helpe out here? My stepson who is just out of college, just moved to Dallas for his new job with Texas Instruments. One of his passions outside of electronics is beer. He fancies himself a beer connoisseur. Fortunately for mine, and my wife's peace of mine he's a very responsible drinker. Anyway, we were talking to him on the phone today, and he was complaining that there are very limited options in Dallas for buying beer other than the big name domestic varieties. It's been a culture shock for him since we live near Philadelphia where you can not only get an unlimited variety of micro brews, but almost any foreign beer you want.

Is he just a Texas newbie and don't know where to look, or is he going to have to start drinking Bud?
 
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Timbo said:
Can you Texans or former texans helpe out here? My stepson who is just out of college, just moved to Dallas for his new job with Texas Instruments. One of his passions outside of electronics is beer. He fancies himself a beer connoisseur. Fortunately for mine, and my wife's peace of mine he's a very responsible drinker. Anyway, we were talking to him on the phone today, and he was complaining that there are very limited options in Dallas for buying beer other than the big name domestic varieties. It's been a culture shock for him since we live near Philadelphia where you can not only get an unlimited variety of micro brews, but almost any foreign beer you want.

Is he just a Texas newbie and don't know where to look, or is he going to have to start drinking Bud?
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Tell him there is a restaurant in Garland which has several choices. The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium - www.beerknurd.com
 
I was under the impression that it was a cardinal sin punishable by slow hanging to drink anything other than "Lone Star" there. WOW! Times have changed! Just uttering "Bud" could get one flogged.
Charles
 
Some Texas breweries are:

The Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Armadillo Brewing Company, Bay Brewery, Boardwalk Bistro, Bosque Brewing Company, Celis Brewery, Dallas County Brewing, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Frio Brewing Company, Galveston Brewery, Houston Brewery, Independence Brewing Company, Laboratory Brewing Company, Live Oak Brewing Company, Old City Brewing Company, Padre Island Brewing Company, Rahr and Sons Brewing Company, Salado Creek Brewing Company, Spoetzl Brewery, Strand Brewing Company, Texas Brewing Company, Village Brewery, and the Yellow Rose Brewing Company

Joe
 
You might suggest to him that he stop into a "home brew" store. Not only do many of those stores carry hard to find beers, but they also will have people there who can tell him about local microbrews that would be worth trying. And who knows? He might even decide to give home brewing a try....that's the way to make a beer that's just perfect for him, or satisfy an ever-changing taste preference.
 
Ratebeer.com -- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

third place down is a beer store... has good rating too... (94!) cant speak for it personally as its pretty far from home, but whenever i travel, before we leave home i always check ratebeer to find the top rated shop in the city where im heading... so far it has proved effective, although sometimes expensive.. ;) try explaining to customs how 18 bottles of beer can cost as much as a few 24s when you come back into canada... they never really believe it :eek:

as a fellow beer geek i wish him good luck in finding some good brews!

--Dave
 
Focushere said:
Timbo said:
Can you Texans or former texans helpe out here? My stepson who is just out of college, just moved to Dallas for his new job with Texas Instruments. One of his passions outside of electronics is beer. He fancies himself a beer connoisseur. Fortunately for mine, and my wife's peace of mine he's a very responsible drinker. Anyway, we were talking to him on the phone today, and he was complaining that there are very limited options in Dallas for buying beer other than the big name domestic varieties. It's been a culture shock for him since we live near Philadelphia where you can not only get an unlimited variety of micro brews, but almost any foreign beer you want.

Is he just a Texas newbie and don't know where to look, or is he going to have to start drinking Bud?
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Tell him there is a restaurant in Garland which has several choices. The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium - www.beerknurd.com
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Thanks. I'll pass it on.
 
Joe Burns said:
Some Texas breweries are:

The Saint Arnold Brewing Company, Armadillo Brewing Company, Bay Brewery, Boardwalk Bistro, Bosque Brewing Company, Celis Brewery, Dallas County Brewing, Fredericksburg Brewing Co., Frio Brewing Company, Galveston Brewery, Houston Brewery, Independence Brewing Company, Laboratory Brewing Company, Live Oak Brewing Company, Old City Brewing Company, Padre Island Brewing Company, Rahr and Sons Brewing Company, Salado Creek Brewing Company, Spoetzl Brewery, Strand Brewing Company, Texas Brewing Company, Village Brewery, and the Yellow Rose Brewing Company

Joe
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I'll pass it on Joe. Thanks.
 
OOPS said:
You might suggest to him that he stop into a "home brew" store. Not only do many of those stores carry hard to find beers, but they also will have people there who can tell him about local microbrews that would be worth trying. And who knows? He might even decide to give home brewing a try....that's the way to make a beer that's just perfect for him, or satisfy an ever-changing taste preference.
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Good suggestion. Thanks.
 
ve3bax said:
Ratebeer.com -- Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

third place down is a beer store... has good rating too... (94!) cant speak for it personally as its pretty far from home, but whenever i travel, before we leave home i always check ratebeer to find the top rated shop in the city where im heading... so far it has proved effective, although sometimes expensive.. ;) try explaining to customs how 18 bottles of beer can cost as much as a few 24s when you come back into canada... they never really believe it :eek:

as a fellow beer geek i wish him good luck in finding some good brews!

--Dave
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Cool site. Thanks.
 
Sorry, can't help teasing the spelling in the subject.

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Try these out.

(512) Brewing Company, (website) - Austin.
Adelbert's Brewery, (website) - Austin.
Armadillo Ale Works LLC, (website) - Denton.
Austin Beerworks, (website) - Austin.
Buffalo Bayou Brewing Co., (website) - Houston.
Circle Brewing Company, (website) - Austin.
Deep Ellum Brewing Company, (website) - Dallas.
Franconia Brewing Company, (website) - McKinney.
Fredericksburg Brewing Company, (website) - Fredericksburg.
Freetail Brewing Company, (website) - San Antonio.
Hops and Grain, (website) - Austin
Independence Brewing Company, (website) - Austin.
Jester King Craft Brewery, (website) - Austin.
Karbach Brewing Co., (website) - Houston.
Lakewood Brewing Company, (website) - Dallas.
Live Oak Brewing Company, (website) - Austin.
New Republic Brewing Company, (website) - College Station.
No Label Brewing Co., (website) - Katy.
Peticolas Brewing Company, (website) - Dallas.
Rahr and Sons Brewing Company, (website) - Fort Worth.
Ranger Creek Brewing & Distilling, (website) - San Antonio.
Real Ale Brewing Company, (website) - Blanco.
Revolver Brewing, (website) - Granbury, Texas
Rogness Brewing Company, (website) - Pflugerville.
Saint Arnold, (website) - Houston .
South Austin Brewing Co., (website) - Austin.
Southern Star Brewing Company, (website) - Conroe.
Spoetzl Brewery, (website) - Shiner Commonly referred to as Shiner, this is the oldest independent brewery in Texas. Most known for their beer, Shiner Bock.
Thirsty Planet Brewing, (website) - Austin.
Twisted X Brewing Company - Tex Mex Beer, (website) - Cedar Park.
Wicked Beaver Brewery, (website) - Lubbock.

Brew Pubs

Some Texas pubs and grills that brew on site (but may not, by law, sell for off-site consumption) are:

Abilene Brewing Company / Cypress Street Station, (website) - Abilene, Texas.
Big Buck Brewery & Steakhouse, (website) - Grapevine, Texas.
Black Star Co-op Pub and Brewery, (website) - Austin, Texas.
Blue Star Brewing, (website) - San Antonio, Texas.
City Acre Brewing, (website) - Houston, Texas. Opening October 2012.
Dancing Bear Pub, (website) - Waco, Texas.
The Dodging Duck Brewhaus, (website) - Boerne, Texas.
The Draught House Pub & Brewery, (website) - Austin, Texas.
The Edelweiss Brewery & Restaurant, (website) - Alpine, Texas. Has recently shut down.
Eola School and Lodge, (website) - Eola, Texas.
Humperdink's, (website) - Dallas, Texas.
Jaxon's, (website) - El Paso, Texas.
Lovejoy's Tap Room, (website) - Austin, Texas.
North by Northwest, (website) - Austin, Texas.
Padre Island Brewing Co., - South Padre Island, Texas.
The Triple J Chophouse & Brew Co., (website) - Lubbock, Texas.
Two Rows Classic Grill, (website) - Allen, Texas.
Uncle Billy's Brew and Que, (website) - Austin, Texas.
 
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