Bars & Breweries

We’ve gathered our favorite yule-friendly bars to help you decide where to unwind from your family celebrations.

Cook Hall’s answer to a rich winter cocktail, the CookieChata, will make you feel like you just stepped off the slopes without the hassle of the uncomfortable boots or … you know … the cold.

The newest bar trend is adding activated charcoal to cocktails, but at what cost?

The ‘Spro Fizz isn’t just delicious, it’s sexy AF and the booze in it isn’t the only thing that will give you a little buzz.

Like most small towns, Denton has its share of secrets. The city’s local culture blog even dedicates an entire spread to its annual Secrets of Denton series. But Denton’s best-kept secret remains frustratingly unknown to the majority of its residents and visitors; even their police force is fuzzy on the…

El Rincon’s Top Shelf Margarita takes the traditional margarita recipe and pluses it up a little salty, a little sweet, a lotta booze.

Monday, Dec. 5, marks the 83rd anniversary of the repeal of the 21st Amendment — also known as Prohibition, or America’s bummer. Over the years, Repeal Day has become a bigger and bigger holiday, with cocktail bars in particular offering killer specials on Prohibition-era libations. You’ll find cheap, well made…

Deep Ellum is changing, and it’s changing fast. Almost weekly, a walk down Commerce or Elm will reveal new bars and restaurants popping up faster than you can say “Edison bulb.” The latest addition is a grand space with a massive beer selection and laid-back bar fare: Dot’s Hop House…

Instead of adding to your holiday stress to go out and gather the ingredients to make eggnog, visit Public School 214 and order one up their Winter Break.

Moxie’s signature cocktail for the Dallas location, the Avocado Gimlet, is one that you think would be … well, disgusting. Luckily, it works.

There’s something wonderful about the sound of wine being poured into a clean glass from just the right height. It could be just before it’s perfectly paired with your dinner. It might be as soon as you get home, after a long workday, before you even take time to let…

In 2010, Karl and Misty Sanford were looking to brew a special beer for their upcoming wedding. They needed something that met certain specifications, so they got together with their friend Jeremy Brodt. Together, the trio finally made a cross between an American brown ale and a Belgian beer over…

Check out Stonedeck’s wildly sour yet spicy beertail, the Habanero Razzberry Sour, to celebrate North Texas Beer Week in a whole new way.

Twenty-five years ago, the stiffest libation sold at the Dallas Farmers Market was iced lemonade. Now, market-goers can wet their whistles at half a dozen stalls — including, as of Saturday, a cozy micro-taproom from Noble Rey. The genesis of the brewpub (Noble Rey’s second, after receiving a brewpub license…

Good beer isn’t relegated to Dallas proper, which people living in the suburbs have long known. Some of Dallas’ most interesting new beer is coming from beyond 635. In honor of North Texas Beer Week, we headed to one of these suburbs to find the town’s best-kept beer secrets: Division…

Now that the election is over, it’s finally time Dallas to unite again over our favorite thing: beer. The annual North Texas Beer Week kicks off Friday with events taking place across the DFW area. But rather than digging fruitlessly through hundreds of events, here’s a rundown of events that…

Stop into Ida Claire and try out their Garden Punch, or make the fruity, herbaceous punch for your next party.

The idea is simple: give Dallas an affordable place to hang out.  With 15 beers and some cocktails on tap, it’s a laid-back place to stop for a drink or three, and really the perfect place to spend a Sunday Funday guzzling mediocre (yet well chilled) brews and playing backyard games.

III Forks, legendary steakhouse, is rolling out some seasonal features including a cold weather take on every vodka drinker’s go-to cocktail, the Apple Cinnamon Mule.

Sweet, sour, and minty, the Peach Tea Cocktail from Frankie’s is bright and approachable.

On Sunday afternoon, Luck, the craft beer bar and restaurant in Trinity Groves, celebrated its third anniversary. Over the course of the afternoon and into the evening, attendees sampled beers from no less than seven DFW breweries, which span the range of the DFW area and the entire spectrum of…

When Ten Bells Tavern co-owners Meri Dahlke, Michael Hickey and Greg Matthews opened up the Oak Cliff pub four years ago, they had plans for good drinks and food. As time went on, their cache of regulars grew – as did a colony of cats on the back patio. “I am…