New brewery looks to leave its footprint in Glen Rose

Texas Honey Blonde one of 10 beers on tap at Glen Rose Brewing Co. (Photos © Brian Brown/Beer in Big D).

If you find yourself making tracks in the far southwestern region of North Texas, there's a new craft beer destination for your consideration, now that Glen Rose Brewing Co. is open and operating in the city known as the "Dinosaur Capital of Texas." It's the first brewery for Glen Rose and the surrounding county of Somervell.

David Dulcie founded the company, which debuted in early July at 302 Lake View St. on a site that sits just over a mile northeast of Glen Rose's historic downtown district. There, the brewery shares an outdoor public area with a neighboring restaurant called 3B Beers, Brats & Burgers. It's a convenient co-existence, since hungry patrons can order one of the shop's build-your-own burger, bratwurst or grilled chicken baskets at the bar inside the taproom.

On that note, Glen Rose operates within a smaller structure, with the taproom and production space each taking up about half of the available square footage. A two-barrel brewing system sets up in the back, with small-batch fermenters lining the walkway along one side of the building.

From those tanks, finished recipes pour from 10 taps, with most product names calling attention to city's topography and dinosaur heritage. Among those are Brazos Brown Ale and Paluxy Pecan Porter (the Paluxy River is a tributary of the Brazos River), along with Raptor Weizen, TriceraHops Hazy IPA and Fossil Fuel Oatmeal Stout.

Of those sampled, the pecan porter (brewed with 20 pounds of locally roasted nuts) was the favorite, though the brewery's Texas Honey Blonde seemed a popular choice as well. With an ABV of 7.1%, the blonde boasts more strength than is typical for the style, the result of a happy mistake when more honey than intended was added during development, according to the beertender.

Other styles on the board included a helles lager, light lager and a bock. And for the non-beer drinkers, Glen Rose offers Big Rocks Hard Seltzer, which can be enjoyed as-is or customized with one of various flavored syrup options.

As for other amenities, the inside has barstool and community seating, along with a handful of widescreen televisions. Then outside, there are cornhole setups, Adirondack chairs and picnic tables for those wishing for a bit more elbow room. There's also a merch stand with swag featuring the brewery's hop logo centered by a three-toed dinosaur footprint, and if you bring your own growler, they'll fill it with your choice of beer to take home.

Glen Rose Brewing Co. opens for business five days a week, with hours beginning at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, and at noon from Thursday-Sunday.