On your mark, get set, beer to go!

Image credit: Texas Craft Brewers Guild, CraftPAC.

It's really happening! After over a decade of legal wrangling, production breweries in Texas are finally able to sell beer to go as of Sunday, September 1. And, judging by the number of events on tap that day, it looks to be a time of celebration all around North Texas. In fact, many breweries usually closed on Sunday will have special hours in honor of the occasion.

Details on where and when you can go, what you can get and more are provided below, with links to additional information included where available. Of course, there are also some relevant rules to be aware of, per the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC), so those are listed here as well.

Things to know:

• Purchases are limited to 288 ounces of beer per person/per day, regardless of format (any combination of bottles, cans, crowlers, growlers).
• Current restrictions do not allow for to-go beer sales at Four Corners Brewing Co. of Dallas and Revolver Brewing of Granbury.
• Companies operating under an alternating proprietorship arrangement are not able to sell beer to-go at the host facility. This applies to Manhattan Project Beer Co., Toasty Bros., and Trinity Forest Brewing Co.

Cheers!

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10 a.m.

3 Nations Brewing Co., Farmers Branch - Straight Outta Farmers Branch: Beer to Go.

• Six-pack cans.

Community Beer Co., Dallas - Beer-To-Go Day.

• Debut of Super Mosaic Triple IPA (taproom exclusive).
• Six-pack cans, crowlers.

Lakewood Brewing Co., Garland - Beer-To-Go Celebration.

• Debut of B-Funk (barrel-aged Brett saison).
• Bombers, six-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

Oak Highlands Brewery, Dallas - Break the Chains Beer-To-Go Party.

• Special taproom-only release (details to be announced).
• Six-pack cans.

Tupps Brewery, McKinney - Beer-To-Go Day.

• Debut of Full Grown Beast (Full Grown Man aged on coffee and chocolate).
• Re-release of DDH IPA Series 2 and Northbound 75 Poblano Pale Ale.
• Four/six-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

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11 a.m.

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth - Beer-To-Go Launch.

• Special tappings: Baril de Blue (chardonnay barrel-aged kölsch with blueberries), Barrel-Aged Regulator Doppelbock and Iron Joe.
• The brewery will also institute permanent taproom hours occurring Wednesday through Sunday starting on September 4, with additional featured beers during launch week.
• Six-pack cans, crowlers.

Wild Acre Brewing Co., Fort Worth - Beer-To-Go Taproom Release Party.

• Special taproom-only release (details to be announced).
• Six-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

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12 p.m.

Armadillo Ale Works, Denton.

• Four/six-pack cans.

Bitter Sisters Brewery, Addison.

• Debut of Awkward pHaze New England IPA.
• Six-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

Deep Ellum Brewing Co., Dallas.

• Labor of Love 8 Homebrew Competition & Festival at 5 p.m. ($10pp, click here to purchase tickets).
• Six-pack cans, crowlers.

Deep Ellum Funkytown Fermatorium, Fort Worth.

• Crowlers.

Four Bullets Brewery, Richardson - Beer-To-Go Celebration.

• Specials on merchandise.
• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Hemisphere Brewing Co., Rockwall

• Crowlers (pending), growler fills.

Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine - Beer to Go Begins.

• Launch of Dixon's Hazy Pale Ale in cans benefiting Dallas Pets Alive (taproom exclusive).
• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Legal Draft Beer Co., Arlington.

• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Martin House Brewing Co., Fort Worth - Riverside Lounge Birthday/Beer-To-Go Party.

• Special tappings: Tequila Barrel-Aged Acheron, Who Wants Cream and Lemon Icebox Pie.
• Two/four/six-pack cans.

Nine Band Brewing Co., Allen

• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Oak Cliff Brewing Co., Dallas.

• Growler fills.

Old Town Brewhouse, Lewisville

• Raffle for first ever six-pack to go on the house.
• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Peticolas Brewing Co., Dallas - Can and Take it.

• Four-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

Texas Ale Project, Dallas.

• TAP Packs (mixed six-pack cans), growler fills.

Thirsty Bro Brewing Co., Royse City - Beer to Go, Bro.

• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Woodcreek Brewing Co., Rockwall

• Six-pack cans, crowlers, growler fills.

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1 p.m.

Franconia Brewing Co., McKinney - Oktoberfest Kick-Off.

• Oktoberfest tapping, re-release of Franconia Wheat (brewery exclusive).
• Six-pack bottles.

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1:30 p.m.

Four Corners Brewing Co., Dallas - Tour de Beer2Go with Bikes & Growlers.

• Tour stops: Oak Cliff Brewing Co., Pegasus City Brewery and Peticolas Brewing Co.
• Four Corners and will only be selling beer for on-premise consumption.

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2 p.m.

Pegasus City Brewery, Dallas.

• Six-pack cans, growler fills.

Railport Brewing Co., Waxahachie - Growlers Leaving the Station Celebration.

• VIP entry at 12 p.m., commemorative glassware ($50pp, click here to purchase tickets).
• Growler fills.

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The Trinity Forest is calling, with beer

Image credit: Trinity Forest Brewing Co.

Debuting in late July, the region's newest brand of beer is one that hopes to promote the protection of a local urban oasis some North Texans may not know about.

Trinity Forest Brewing Co. (TFBC) is a Dallas-based company whose namesake is the Great Trinity Forest, a 6000-acre woodland that stands as one of the largest urban hardwood forests in the country. Located a mere 10 miles southeast of Downtown Dallas, the park's trails and bounding waterways (Trinity River, White Rock Creek) are home to a variety of outdoor activities.

It's also an area being eyed by TFBC for a permanent location, a seemingly suitable site choice for a brewery built on the concept of enjoying the outdoors with a craft beer in hand.

"We know where we want to be," says Ricky Del Bosque, co-founder and head brewer at TFBC. "Our long-term goal is to establish a destination brewery just outside the City of Dallas near the Great Trinity Forest."

While development activities continue on that front, TFBC will brew its recipes under an alternating proprietorship agreement with Hop & Sting Brewing Co. of Grapevine. An initial offering, Trinity Forest SMaSH IPA, is already out on the market, as is Trinity Forest Blonde Ale. Others, including a hazy IPA, will roll out as TFBC expands its lineup over the next few months.

"I want to brew all around good beers, but also beers that are trending at the moment, hence the upcoming Trinity Forest Haze IPA." explains Del Bosque. "Beyond that, I'm looking to get label approvals for a red ale, a porter, and a double IPA for fall and winter."

As for availability, TFBC's beers will be draft-only to start, but consumers can expect limited runs of packaged products in the near future.

"We're going to stick with kegs for now while we build our brand," says Del Bosque, "but we're able to can at Hop & Sting, and it would be crazy not to take advantage of that!"

For now, though, seek out TFBC brews on tap at select locales in and around Dallas.

August brings Peanut Butter Temptress, latest Lion's Share from Lakewood

Images courtesy of Lakewood Brewing Co.

Not one, but two new releases are on the way from Lakewood Brewing Co. of Garland, just as it prepares to host its Seventh Anniversary Party on Saturday, August 10.

The first of these is the latest batch of Peanut Butter Temptress, a beer that made its Seduction Series debut in 2018. Set to be on shelves as soon as this week, Peanut Butter Temptress will be sold on tap and in four-packs of 12-ounce bottles.

"When we started getting angry calls from fans last year, we knew we had a hit on our hands," says Wim Bens, president and founder of Lakewood. "We actually had someone call the brewery and say ‘I heard you guys had a hard time making that beer. FIGURE IT OUT!' Well, this year we made about 50% more and used a literal TON of peanuts to make enough."

As for the second beer, Lion's Share VII is the company's anniversary ale. The 2019 edition is a grisette, an easy-drinking style of beer originating in the Hainaut region of Belgium.

"When we brew our annual Lion's Share beer, we make sure to make it very special," explains Bens. "This year we brewed an imperial grisette and aged it in Sauvignon Blanc barrels. We then blended it with a fresh batch, fermented in stainless. We also adjusted our brewing process to make a beer that draws inspiration from the hazy IPA craze. The result is a beautiful combination of old and new world beer styles.”

Lion's Share VII will also be available on draft, but Lakewood has a surprise in store for consumers looking to pick up the product at retail.

"The other unique thing about Lion's Share VII is the packaging," says Bens. "Traditionally Lion’s Share beers have come in a collectible, boxed 22-ounce bottle. This year we wanted to change it up and make a ‘share-pack’. There will be two 12-ounce bottles in a collectible box, so you and a friend can share…or not.”

Second Rodeo concept coming from builder of By the Horns, Beard Science

Second Rodeo Brewing Co. will exist along the western edge of Mule Alley in the
Fort Worth Stockyards (Stockyards Heritage Development Co., click image to enlarge).

Details are starting to emerge related to a third brewing operation being developed by Jason Boso, the man behind Twisted Root Burger Co. and Truck Yard.

Second Rodeo Brewing Co. is currently under construction along Mule Alley in the Fort Worth Stockyards. According to a Proposed Tenant Plan posted by Stockyards Heritage Development Co. (dated July 16, 2019), Second Rodeo will occupy a 14,740 square foot space that backs up to Marine Creek. The project is described as a brewpub/music hall, with features to include seating under a retractable roof.

Current projections suggest a grand opening of the Mule Alley venue will occur in early 2020. As for Boso's other brewpub concepts, By the Horns Brewing Co. opened this past January in Mansfield, while Beard Science (expected to be a wild and sour beer house) is still being built at Truck Yard The Colony.