North Texas Craft Beer Events (updated 4/22/2024)

Image credits: Flying Saucer Draught Emporium, Martin House Brewing Co.,
Funky Picnic Brewery & Café, Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Celestial Beerworks.


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Highlights on this week's update of craft beer events in North Texas include the return of the area's only airplane and craft beer fest. Hop & Props, taking place at the Fort Worth Aviation Museum on Saturday, will feature products from over 15 local beverage-makers.

Elsewhere, Flying Saucer Fort Worth has a Crumbl Cookie Flight Pairing on Wednesday, while Saturday's schedule has a Pinewood Derby at Martin House Brewing Co. of Fort Worth and the Sixth Annual Adult Field Day and Science Fair at Celestial Beerworks of Dallas.

There are also crawfish boils at Rollertown Beerworks of Celina and White Rock Brewing Co. of Dallas on Saturday, and then at Hop & Sting Brewing Co. of Grapevine on Sunday.

Lastly, this is the final week of operations at Funky Picnic Brewery & Café of Fort Worth. The brewpub will end its run at the close of business on Saturday.

Cheers!



Monday, April 22

     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.
  • Local Pint, Flower Mound - 4 p.m. - Annual Fundraiser benefiting Texas Police Chiefs Association featuring a silent auction and raffle prizes (weeklong event, silent auction winners revealed Saturday, April 27, click here for more information).
  • Guitars & Growlers, Richardson - 6 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Wild Ohio Brewing of Ohio.

Tuesday, April 23

     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. 

     Brewery Special Events
  • Toasty Bros., Denton - 3 p.m. - Pop-Up at the Shop Event featuring merchandise and art sales, games, food from Blind Fox and more (takes place at the brewery's location under construction at 104 N. Bell Ave.).
  • Flix Brewhouse, Little Elm/Mansfield - 6:15 p.m. - Scott Pilgrim vs. The World FanFest featuring a themed menu and free souvenir glassware with admission.
  • Funky Picnic Brewery & Café, Fort Worth - 7 p.m. - Taco Tuesday Cookie Decorating Class with Aly's Sweet Spot ($45pp, click here to purchase tickets).

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • The Brass Tap, Allen - 5 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Brew Aleworks of Granbury.
  • The Brass Tap, Aubrey - 6 p.m. - Keep the Glass Night featuring Firestone Walker Brewing Co. of California.
  • The Brass Tap, Frisco - 6 p.m. - Keep the Glass Night featuring Hop & Sting Brewing Co. of Grapevine.

Wednesday, April 24

     
Brewery Recurring Events

     Brewery Special Events
  • Oak Cliff Brewing Co., Dallas - 4 p.m. - Taproom Release of Raspberry Ginger Lemon Kölsch.
  • Four Corners Brewing Co., Dallas - 7 p.m. - Pong Four a Cause Cup Pong Tournament benefiting The Well Recovery Center ($10/team at the door).

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • Flying Saucer, Fort Worth - 3 p.m. - Crumbl Cookie & Beer Pairing Flight featuring beers from Peticolas Brewing Co. of Dallas, Lakewood Brewing Co. of Garland and more.

Thursday, April 25

     Brewery Recurring Events

     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 Texas Ale Project of Dallas.
  • Guitars & Growlers, McKinney - 6 p.m. - Pint Night featuring Boulevard Brewing Co. of Missouri.
  • Southside Cellar, Fort Worth - 6 p.m. - Supplier Spotlight featuring a Q&A with Ryan McWhorter, owner of Panther Island Brewing of Fort Worth.

Friday, April 26
 
     Brewery Recurring Events

     Brewery Special Events
  • False Idol Brewing, North Richland Hills - 11 a.m. - Taproom Release of Cut the Red Tape (DIPA double-dry hopped with Mosaic, Sabro and Citra hops) and Mutavore (imperial stout aged for 16 months in Old Fitzgerald 19 Year barrels).
  • Celestial Beerworks, Dallas - 5 p.m. - Science Fair/Field Day Weekend Kick-Off featuring a rocket design and launch activity with Crafty Behavior ($15pp, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Outfit Brewing, Dallas - 6 p.m. - Friday Fight Night with Warlord Combat Academy featuring combat and melee exhibitions ($20pp, click here to purchase tickets).

Saturday, April 27

     Brewery Special Events
  • Division Brewing, Arlington - 11 a.m. - If It's Too Loud You're Too Old Rock of Under-Ages Music and Art Fest (click here for more information).
  • Funky Picnic Brewery & Café, Fort Worth - 11 a.m. - Closing/Final Day of Service.
  • Martin House Brewing Co., Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - Pinewood Derby featuring live music, and trophies for winners in each division. Car kits are on sale for $7 in the taproom through Friday, April 26.
  • Rollertown Beerworks, Celina - 12 p.m. - Fourth Annual Crawfish & Cornhole Tournament with Good to Geaux and Mueller Wagyu (click here for more information).
  • Tupps Brewery, McKinney - 12 p.m. - ManeGait Live: Country Fair & Concert/Benefit featuring live music, food trucks, carnival games, face painting, axe throwing, a climbing wall and more (fair admission is free, click here to purchase concert tickets for $35pp).
  • White Rock Brewing Co., Dallas - 12 p.m. - Crawfish Boil with Dallasites 101 and Shell Shack featuring live music, photo ops and more ($7-$35pp, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Celestial Beerworks, Dallas - 1 p.m. - Sixth Annual Adult Field Day & Science Fair (field day participation is free, $35-$100/team for science fair participation - click here to register).
  • Four Bullets Brewery, Richardson - 1 p.m. - Bark & Brew with No Borders Bulldog Rescue (NBBR) featuring adoptable bulldogs, raffle prizes, and $2 off your first pour with the purchase of a NBBR pint glass.
  • Turning Point Beer, Bedford - 1 p.m. - Brewery Tour with Alex Knight, CEO and director of brewing operations ($20pp at the door).

     Pubs/Restaurants/Retail
  • Fort Worth Aviation Museum, Fort Worth - 12 p.m. - Hops & Props 2024 presented by Lockheed Martin featuring live music, food trucks, local vendors, airplane rides, games and products from over 15 local beverage-makers ($4-$9pp for general admission, activity prices vary, click here to purchase tickets).
 
Sunday, April 28

     Brewery Special Events
  • Hop & Sting Brewing Co., Grapevine - 12 p.m. - Crawfish Boil & Brew with Couillon's Crawfish & Cajun Catering featuring live music ($32.95pp, sales end on Saturday, April 27, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Turning Point Beer, Bedford - 12 p.m. - Plants & Pints: A Plant Swap Party (click here for more information).
  • Celestial Beerworks, Dallas - 1 p.m. - Bass Odyssey featuring live DJs and a pop-up vendor market ($5pp advance or $10pp at the door, click here to purchase tickets).
  • Maple Branch Craft Brewery, Fort Worth - 1 p.m. - Pooches & Pints Adoption Event with Cowtown Friends of Fort Worth Animal Control.
  • Martin House Brewing Co., Fort Worth - 1 p.m. - Earth Day Market with Happily Every Sip & Shop. Also at 1 p.m. is Cornhole for Buttholes benefiting The Amanda Mann Clark Project (click here for more information).
  • On Rotation, Dallas - 2:30 p.m. - Paint & Sip with Orange Palette Parties ($35p, click here to purchase tickets).



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.