Does Glassware Matter?
If you’ve been around craft beer for any amount of time, you will notice that there are several different types of glasses being used. Some are tall, and some are short. Some are straight; some are curvy. Some breweries even have specific glasses just for one beer (see the Strange glass made just for Kölsch style)! But every beer glass is made for a purpose. Below, we will explore the various design aspects of craft beer glasses and why particular glasses have their own specific design.
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What Inspired Funky Picnic to Start Brewing
Below is a list of some of the many beers, breweries, and bars that have been foundational in making Funky Picnic Brewery & Café what it is today. Some of these were specific beers that we modeled ours after, and some were places that gave us the spark to do the things we do.
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All About Beer Judging
I was honored enough to judge the first annual Brewers’ Cup put on by the Texas Craft Brewers Guild down in Austin this late January. This is the first state-wide professional brewing competition and awards gold, silver, and bronze medals for 27 beer style categories ranging from American Light Lager to English-style Barleywine.
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Taco the Brew Dog’s 5 Best Hikes in DFW
While Dallas-Fort Worth may not be nestled in beautiful mountains, there are still plenty of hikes to be found nearby. Whether it is rolling prairies, ancient forests, or lakeshore trails, Taco the Brew Dog knows all the best places to enjoy some sunshine and dirt between her paws.
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What is this Craft Beer? Farmhouse Ales
Farmhouse Ales seem like a very nebulous category to many, and rightly so. Even the BJCP and Brewers Association descriptions vary widely in color, alcoholic strength, and flavor profile for Saison, Grisette, Bière de Garde, and other Farmhouse or Rustic beer styles. To truly understand this, we need to look back and understand what Farmhouse ales truly are.
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What Makes A Good IPA?
IPAs have been a popular style in America for many decades. True to our roots, Americans are accustomed to creating “new” styles by turning up different characteristics of classic styles to fit their tastes.
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Winter Beers
If you drink your beer seasonally, you will notice that certain beer styles only come around at specific times of the year. Especially here in Texas, lighter low abv beers tend to come out more in the heat of summer to quench the thirst from any outdoor activity. But in the cooler winter months, beers tend to be darker and higher abv. This comes from a much older tradition of keeping warm during the winter, well before the invention of central heating.
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