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A Quiet Moment at Martin House

A Quiet Moment at Martin House

Fort Worth's Martin House Brewing seems to succeed despite playing against the rules for a craft brewery—or maybe by ignoring them entirely.

Posted on July 15, 2025July 29, 2025 by PaulPosted in Breweries, Events, Festivals, ReviewsTagged beer styles, Fort Worth, fruit beers, Martin House Brewing, peaches, Weatherford. Leave a comment

The Best Texas Craft Brewery No One Talks About

The Best Texas Craft Brewery No One Talks About

They are a North Texas microbrewery that has consistently good quality of house beers and scratch-made kitchen, but rarely do they appear on any craft beer fan's list of, well, anything.

Posted on February 15, 2025February 22, 2025 by PaulPosted in Breweries, ReviewsTagged breastaurant, franchise, Irving, Twin Peaks. Leave a comment

Focus: Windmills

Focus: Windmills

It was Austrian David Helbock and his jazz trio that lets you know Windmills is a new and different animal in the local craft beer scene.

Posted on February 15, 2023February 15, 2023 by PaulPosted in Breweries, ReviewsTagged Grandscape, The Colony, Total Environment, Windmills. Leave a comment

Why Beer Styles Matter

Why Beer Styles Matter

Craft beer styles are an essential component to the modern craft beer market, relied upon by brewers and consumers alike.

Posted on September 15, 2022October 15, 2022 by PaulPosted in Products, ReviewsTagged beer styles, classification, consumers. Leave a comment

Writing About Beer (How To)

Writing About Beer (How To)

With a few fundamental principles, any aspiring food or beverage writer can turn out quality pieces of original work as long as they put in the necessary effort.

Posted on August 15, 2022August 14, 2022 by PaulPosted in Reviews, Trends, WritingTagged beer books, blogging, publishing. Leave a comment

The Forgotten Stout

The Forgotten Stout

One stout style is very often overlooked and rarely found in today's market, an American stout style carved out an existence as an alternative to the English or Irish originals.

Posted on July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 by PaulPosted in Industry, ReviewsTagged collaboration, Franconia Brewing, Pink Boots Society, stout. Leave a comment

Focus: Ash & Ember Brewing

Focus: Ash & Ember Brewing

Ash & Ember Brewing opened in the summer of 2020 in the midst of our nationwide pandemic with all its associated safety restrictions but has persevered and survived.

Posted on February 15, 2022April 9, 2022 by PaulPosted in Breweries, ReviewsTagged Ash & Ember Brewing, Cedar Hill. Leave a comment

The Yuengling Mystique

The Yuengling Mystique

For those unfamiliar with Yuengling, their products, or are mystified at the social stir their arrival in Texas has created, let's break down the situation.

Posted on August 15, 2021November 13, 2021 by PaulPosted in Products, Retail, ReviewsTagged distribution, Texas, Yuengling. 1 Comment

Vector Moonsmoke

Vector Moonsmoke

The most reliable way to make me break my reclusive habits and get me out of my man-cave is to brew an obscure, historic beer style that I've never heard of.

Posted on April 15, 2021April 29, 2021 by PaulPosted in Breweries, Products, ReviewsTagged Dallas, lichtenhainer, Moonsmoke, pizza, smoked beer, Vector Brewing. 2 Comments

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