North Texas Craft Beer Events (updated 4/29/2024)

Image credits: Tupps Brewery, False Idol Brewing, Four Bullets Brewery, King of the Hill BBQ Competition,
Wise Guys Pizzeria, Fort Brewery & Pizza, 3 Nations Brewing Co.

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Highlights on this week's update of craft beer events in North Texas include birthday bashes at three local breweries on Saturday. Nine Year Anniversary parties will be happening at Four Bullets Brewery of Richardson and Tupps Brewery of McKinney, while False Idol Brewing hosts its Four Year Anniversary Party in North Richland Hills.

Also on Saturday is the Dallas Observer Burger Week Kick-Off Party at 3 Nations Brewing Co. of Carrollton, the King of the Hill BBQ Competition & Festival at Oak Highlands Brewery of Dallas, and the Third Annual Craft Beer Roundup at Wise Guys Pizzeria Roanoke.

As for other weekend activities, check the listings below for details on events celebrating The Kentucky Derby and Star Wars Day - a.k.a. May the Fourth Be With You - on Saturday, and then Cinco de Mayo on Sunday.

Cheers!


Monday, April 29

     Brewery Recurring Events
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 11 a.m. - Fill the Fridge Mondays featuring 15% off all beer to-go.
  • HopFusion Ale Works, Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - OG Mondays featuring $6 pours on brewery originals.
  • Turning Point Beer, Bedford - 12 p.m. - Case of the Mondays featuring 15% off case purchases.
  • Four Bullets Brewery, Richardson - 1 p.m. - All Day Happy Hour Mondays featuring $5 pours.
  • Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine - 3 p.m. - Beer To Go Special: $6 six-packs of Armored Pig American Lager.
  • Lakewood Brewing Co., Garland - 3 p.m. - You Call It featuring $5 pours of Bourbon Barrel Temptress.

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • Southside Cellar, Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - Hophead Monday featuring $2 off all IPAs.
  • Guitars & Growlers, Richardson - 6 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Outlaw Brewing of Montana.

Tuesday, April 30

     Brewery Recurring Events
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 11 a.m. - Steal the Glass Tuesday. Selections vary.
  • HopFusion Ale Works, Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - Tejano Tuesdays featuring draft and to-go specials on Tejano Lager and El Gran Pepinillo.
  • Four Bullets Brewery, Richardson - 1 p.m. - Time Out Tuesday featuring select $4 drafts.
  • 3 Nations Brewing Co., Anna - 3 p.m. - Beer To Go Tuesdays featuring 10% off all cans and growlers. Beer Hall Bingo Night follows at 7 p.m.
  • 3 Nations Brewing Co., Carrollton - 3 p.m. - Beer To Go Tuesdays featuring 10% off all cans and growlers.
  • Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine - 3 p.m. - Beer To Go Special: $9.95 six-packs of Irish Teapot Stout. Music Bingo Night follows at 7 p.m.
  • Vector Brewing, Dallas - 4 p.m. - Joyful Hour featuring $1 off all full-size draft pours, house wines and apps (ongoing event through Friday).
  • Martin House Brewing Co., Fort Worth - 7 p.m. - Bangers Only Music Bingo Night.
  • Tupps Brewery, McKinney - 7 p.m. - Music Bingo Night. 

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • The Brass Tap, Allen - 5 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Denton County Brewing Co. of Denton.
  • The Brass Tap, Aubrey - 6 p.m. - Keep the Glass Night featuring Yuengling Brewery of Pennsylvania.
  • The Brass Tap, Frisco - 6 p.m. - Keep the Glass Night featuring Peticolas Brewing Co. of Dallas.

Wednesday, May 1

     Brewery Recurring Events

     Brewery Special Events
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 11 a.m. - Star Wars Lightsaber Beer Flight with It's a Trap (Berliner weisse with butterfly pea flower and tangerine), Hello There (Berliner weisse with blue spirula and honey), There Is No Try (New England IPA with matcha) and I Am The Senate (New England IPA with tart cherry).

Thursday, May 2

     Brewery Recurring Events

     Brewery Special Events
  • Community Beer Co., Dallas - 6 p.m. - Denim & Dreams Benefit Concert with Crystal Yates benefiting Texas Lawyers for Children featuring live and silent auctions, raffle prizes and more ($100pp advance or $125pp at the door, click here to purchase tickets).

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • Thirsty Growler, The Colony - 11 a.m. - Thirsty Thursday featuring select discounts on growler fills.
  • Guitars & Growlers, Flower Mound - 6 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Outlaw Brewing of Montana.
  • Guitars & Growlers, McKinney - 6 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Fort Brewery & Pizza of Fort Worth.
  • Southside Cellar, Fort Worth - 6 p.m. - Supplier Spotlight featuring a Q&A with Matt Reynolds, owner of Celestial Beerworks of Dallas.

Friday, May 3
 
     Brewery Recurring Events

     Brewery Special Events
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 11 a.m. - Taproom Release of The Holopuck (New England DIPA double dry-hopped with Sabro, Simcoe and Mosaic hops), Rule of Two (imperial stout with maple, marshmallow and pecan), and Ashla (barrel-aged imperial stout with coconut, caramel and vanilla).
  • On Rotation, Dallas - 2 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta featuring Frozen Metafizzics Margaritas, Jalapeño Saison Micheladas, Jalapeño Lime Mules, and the return of Blue Agave Mexican Lager.

Saturday, May 4 - Kentucky Derby Day/May the Fourth Be With You

     Brewery Special Events
  • Fort Brewery & Pizza, Fort Worth - 10 a.m. - Kentucky Derby Watch Party featuring live music, $6 Mint Julep Seltzers, a best fashionable hat competition, and Stick Horse Derby racing.
  • Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth - 10 a.m. - Backyard Pitmasters' RibsU ($139pp, click here to register). May the Fourth Be With You featuring live music, local vendors, dog adoptions, special glassware and more follows at 12 p.m.
  • Community Beer Co., Dallas - 11 a.m. - Derby Day: Kentucky Derby Watch Party featuring mint juleps.
  • On Rotation, Dallas - 11 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta featuring Frozen Metafizzics Margaritas, Jalapeño Saison Micheladas, Jalapeño Lime Mules, and the return of Blue Agave Mexican Lager.
  • Tupps Brewery, McKinney - 11 a.m. - Ninth Anniversary Bash featuring live music, food vendors, local artisans, birthday cake, birthday beer shots and more ($21-$44pp, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Celestial Beerworks, Dallas - 12 p.m. - May the Fourth Be With You featuring food truck specials, a retro market (12-5 p.m.), and Salsa & Bachata Dancing with Salsa at the Gardens (5-8 p.m.).
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 12 p.m. - Four Year Anniversary Party/May the Fourth Be With You featuring Star Wars-themed live music, food trucks, an art market, over 30 beers on tap and more ($25-$35pp, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Four Bullets Brewery, Richardson - 12 p.m. - Nine Year Anniversary Party: The Brewery Strikes Back featuring live music, the Fish & Fizz Food Truck, special releases and more.
  • Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine - 12 p.m. - Star Wars Cantina Party featuring live music, food trucks, gift cards for best-dressed, and $2 off draft beers for patrons wearing Star Wars gear.
  • HopFusion Ale Works, Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - Festival of the Corgis benefiting North Texas Corgi Connection featuring local vendors, raffle prizes and more.
  • Oak Highlands Brewery, Dallas - 12 p.m. - King of the Hill BBQ Competition & Festival featuring live music, BBQ plates and more ($25pp, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Turning Point Beer, Bedford - 12 p.m. - May the Fourth Be With You featuring four specialty beers on tap, including Cantina Rita (margarita-inspired beer slush), A Nu Hope (A Nu Start IPA with marshmallow), Nebula (Power Play Blonde with prickly pear), and Not the Droids (Reverend Green IPA with glitter).
  • Keyworth Brewing Co., North Richland Hills - 2 p.m. - Small Business Vendor Pop-Up Market.
  • 3 Nations Brewing Co., Carrollton - 5:30 p.m. - Dallas Observer Burger Week Kick-Off Party featuring live music (7 p.m.) and a draft beer and burger special.

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • Wise Guys Pizzeria, Roanoke - 12 p.m. - Third Annual Craft Beer Roundup featuring live music and beer from over a dozen local and national breweries.
  • The Bearded Monk, Denton - 1 p.m. - Sith Happens featuring live music, live screen printing, raffle prizes and light saber duels.
  • Beer Geeks, Fate - 2 p.m. - Salsa Competition (free entry, $10pp to judge, click here for more information).
  • Harvest House, Denton - 6 p.m. - Star Wars Bar Crawl featuring stops at The Bearded Monk, Andersons, East Side, Oak St. Drafthouse and others (click here for more information).
  • Central Market Lovers Lane, Dallas - 6:30 p.m. - Manhattan Project Beer Dinner featuring a six-course pairing menu ($135pp, click here to purchase tickets).
 
Sunday, May 5 - Cinco de Mayo

     Brewery Special Events
  • Deep Ellum Brewing Co., Dallas - 9 a.m. - Backyard Pitmasters' BrisketU ($139pp, click here to register).
  • Fort Brewery & Pizza, Fort Worth - 10 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring live music, $10 taco plates, $5 pints of Los Muertos Mexican Lager, and tortilla tossing competition.
  • Community Beer Co., Dallas - 10:30 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring brunch (until 3 p.m.), themed food items, margarita fights and more.
  • On Rotation, Dallas - 11 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta featuring Frozen Metafizzics Margaritas, Jalapeño Saison Micheladas, Jalapeño Lime Mules, and the return of Blue Agave Mexican Lager.
  • Second Rodeo Brewing, Fort Worth - 11 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring live music, food and drink specials, and a tapping of MexTex Mexican Lager.
  • Odd Muse Brewing Co., Farmers Branch - 11:30 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring live music, a food truck, special small batch tappings and the release of La Lucha Mexican Dark Lager.
  • Rollertown Beerworks, Celina - 12 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Celebration featuring food vendors, drink specials, a piñata for the kids, and a tapping of Hombre Lobo Mexican Lager.
  • Turning Point Beer, Bedford - 1 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Salsa Showdown ($10 entry fee, click here to register by Friday, May 3).
  • Rahr & Sons Brewing Co., Fort Worth - 2 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo with Saving Hope Animal Rescue featuring a live DJ, food truck, dog adoptions, and special glassware.
  • Celestial Beerworks, Dallas - 5 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring food truck specials a live DJ.
  • Craft and Growler Brewing Co., Dallas - 5 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring taco specials, half-off growler fills and more.

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • The Bearded Lady, Fort Worth - 11 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring food specials and $5 flavored margaritas.
  • Flying Saucer on the Lake, Garland - 11 a.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring food and drink specials, $5 house margaritas, tequila flights and more.
  • East Side, Denton - 12 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Party benefiting G.O.A.L. featuring drink specials and more.
  • Beer Geeks, Fate - 2 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo featuring Mexican-themed beverages on tap.
  • The Ginger Man, Irving - 5 p.m. - Cinco de Mayo Fiesta featuring live music, taco specials, cocktails and a tapping of TexMex Lager from Big Country Organic Brewing Co. of Pflugerville.


Further Out



Note: Coverage is primarily limited to special events. Some items recurring weekly, such as trivia nights, yoga classes, band bookings and the like are generally not included unless associated with a featured brewery or beer release.

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