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See 300-plus beers you can sample at Untapped Festival in Dallas

The first Untapped occurred in Trinity Groves in 2012. The 3rd annual event will be at Gilley's South Side complex . (Elizabeth Erickson)

With less than two weeks until third Untapped craft beer and indie music festival in Dallas, we thought you might be getting thirsty. Behold, the official festival beer list.

More than 80 breweries will descend upon Gilley’s/South Side event center with 300-plus beers, ranging from pilsners and ciders to sours and barrel aged delicacies, alongside a healthy helping of India pale ales.

This year’s beer list is testament to the rise of Texas craft beer, with 27 Lone Star breweries represented and 15 from D-FW.

You’ll notice some of the beers listed below are TBA, which means fun surprises for festival attendees. For one, Jester King Brewery, out of Austin, is known for bringing some of its freshest and most exclusive batches. (Last March it was the Cerveza de Tempranillo at Untapped Fort Worth.)

Bands Cake, Deltron 3030, Rogue Wave and more will be playing during the daylong event. Tickets to Untapped are currently on sale in three tiers — concert only ($35), concert plus beer tasting ($42) and VIP ($65), which includes early entry, access to rare tappings, 20 percent off all merchandise and the privilege to go in and out of the festival. Untapped runs from 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The gates open to VIP ticket holders at 2:30 p.m.

Untapped is one of the featured events of North Texas Beer Week, which runs October 31 to November 9. For more coverage of the week and its happenings, click here.

Beer list: Untapped Dallas 2014

Elizabeth McCalley, Anthony Brookshire, Julie Gowin and Ryan Miller (from left) at Untapped on Saturday, September 7, 2013 in Dallas, Texas. (Elizabeth Erickson)

512 Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Six (Dubbel)
Pecan Porter (porter, 6.8% ABV)

903 Brewing Co. (Sherman, TX)
Land of Milk & Honey (stout)
Crackin’ Up Pecan Porter (porter)
Sasquatch (imperial stout, 10.3%)
Chosen One (coconut ale, 6.3%)

Abita Brewing Co. (Abita Springs, LA)
Andygator (strong pale lager/imperial pils, 8%)
Abbey Ale CASK (abbey Dubbel, 8%)
Legendary Gator (Helles triple bock, 10.25%)

Ace Ciders (Sebastopol, CA)
Pineapple (cider, 5%)
Berry (cider, 5%)
Joker (cider, 6.95)
Pumpkin (cider, 5%)

Adelbert’s Brewery (Austin, TX)
Black Rhino (Belgian ale, 5.6%)
Tripel B (Tripel, 9.3%)
Flying Monks (Quadrupel ale, 9.3%)

Alaskan Brewing Co. (Juneau, AK)
2004 Smoked Porter (porter, 6.5%)
Black IPA (black IPA, 6.4%)
Hopothermia (imperial IPA, 8.5%)
Icy Bay IPA (IPA, 6.2%)
White Ale (witbier, 5.3%)
Amber (altbier, 5.3%)

Angry Orchard (Cincinnati, OH)
Crisp Apple (cider, 5%)
Apple Ginger (cider, 5%)

Armadillo Ale Works (Denton, TX)
Quakertown Stout (imperial stout, 9.22%)
Greenbelt Farmhouse Ale (saison, 5.2%)
Brunch Money (imperial golden stout, 10%)

Avery Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO)
Rumpkin (pumpkin ale, 15-18%)
Lillikoi Kepolo (fruit beer, 5.6%)
Ellie’s Brown (American brown ale, 5.5%)
White Rascal (Belgian white ale, 5.6%)

Ballast Point Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
Even Keel (session IPA, 3.8%)
Grapfruit Sculpin IPA (IPA, 7%)
Grunion (pale ale, 5.5%)
Victory at Sea (imperial porter, 10%)
Dorado (imperial IPA, 9.6%)
Sculpin (IPA, 7%)

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Bourgogne Des Flandres (sour red/brown, 5%)
Wells Banana Bread (fruit beer, 5.2%)
Blanche de Bruxelles (witbier, 4.5%)
Belhaven Black Scottish Stout (stout, 4.2%)

Big Sky Brewing Co. (Missoula, MT)
Moose Drool (brown ale, 5.1%)
Powder Hound Winter Ale (English strong ale, 6.2%)
Big Sky IPA (IPA, 6.2%)

Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO)
Love Child No. 4 (sour/wild ale, 9%)
Tank 7 (saison, 8.5%)
Pop-Up Session IPA (session IPA, 4.2%)

Breckenridge Brewery (Denver, CO)
Christmas Ale (American strong ale, 7.4%)
Avalanche (amber ale, 5.4%)
Vanilla Porter (porter, 4.7%)

Brooklyn Brewery (Brookyln, NY)
2012 Monster (barley wine, 10.3%)
Black Chocolate Stout (imperial stout, 10%)
Blast! (imperial IPA, 8.4%)
Brooklyn Lager (lager, 5.2%)
Post Road Pumpkin (pumpkin ale, 5%)

Community Beer Co. (Dallas, TX)
Ascension Vanilla Coffee Porter (porter, 6.90%)
Legion (Russian imperial stout, 10.00%)
Mosaic (IPA, 7.50%)
Community Witbier (witbier, 5.10%)
Public Ale (premium bitter/ESB, 5.50%)

Deep Ellum Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
Belgian IPA (IPA, 8%)
Hatch Chile Stout (sweet stout, 7.1%)
Oak Cliff Coffee Ale (dark crown coffee ale, 7.5%)
Dreamcrusher (imperial IPA, 9.7%)
Dallas Blonde (American blonde ale, 5.2%)
Deep Ellum Pale Ale (oatmeal pale ale, 6%)

Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
Black Butte XXVI (strong porter, 10.8%)
Fresh Squeezed IPA (IPA, 6.4%)
Mirror Pond (pale ale, 5%)
Chainbreaker White IPA (white IPA, 5.6%)
Mirror Mirror (barley wine, 11.2%)

Dogfish Head Brewery (Milton, DE)
120 Minute IPA (imperial IPA, 15-20%)
Kvasir (ancient ale, 10%)
Positive Contact (fruit beer, 9%)
60 Minute IPA (IPA, 6%)
Burton Baton (imperial IPA, 10%)
Birra Etrusca Bronze (ancient ale, 8.5%)

Epic Brewing Co. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Big Bad Baptist (imperial stout, 12.1%)
Smoked and Oaked (Belgian strong ale, 9.5%)
Epic Imperial IPA (imperial IPA, 9.4%)

Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA)
Velvet Merlin (stout, 5.5%)
Velvet Merkin (stout, 8.5%)
Double Barrel Ale (ESB, 5%)
Wookey Jack (IPA, 7.5%)
Pivo Hoppy Pils (pilsner, 5.3%)

Firewheel Brewing Co. (Rowlett, TX)
Midnight Ninja (brown ale, 8%)
Roady Root Beer (maple syrup root beer)
Texas Style Pale Ale (pale ale, 5.5%)
StrIPA (IPA, 6.5%)

Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Kentucky Breakfast Stout (imperial stout, 11.2%)
Dirty Bastard (Scotch ale, 8.5%)
Breakfast Stout (imperial stout, 8.3%)
Centennial IPA (IPA, 7.2%)
Founders Porter (porter, 6.5%)
All Day IPA (IPA, 4.7%)

Four Corners Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
La Bajada (brown ale, 5%)
Block Party (porter, 5.7%)
El Chingon (IPA, 7.6%)

Franconia Brewing Co. (McKinney, TX)
Tripel Dunkel (Dunkel, 10.3)
Oak Aged Fallen Bock (Doppelbock, 7.5%)
Franconia Lager (lager, 4.8%)
Franconia Amber (amber ale)
Franconia Wheat (Hefeweizen, 4.8%)
Koelsch (Kölsch, 4.8%)

Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR)
Wreck The Halls (IPA, 6.5%)
Session Fest  (lager, 6.2%)
Premium Lager (lager, 5.1%)

Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago, IL)
312 Urban Wheat Ale (wheat ale, 4.2%)
312 Urban Pale Ale (pale ale, 5.4%)
Bourbon County Barley Wine (barley wine, 12.1%)
Bourbon County Stout (imperial stout, 14.2%)
Bourbon County Stout Coffee  (imperial stout, 13.4%)
The Ogden (Tripel, 9%)
The Muddy (imperial stout, 9%)
Matilda Lambicus (sour/wild ale, 7%)
Madame Rose (sour/wild ale, 6.7%)
Juliet (sour/wild ale, 8%)
Lolita (sour/wild ale, 8.7%)
Honkers Ale (bitter, 4.3%)
Rambler IPA (IPA, 6.7%)
Goose Island IPA (English IPA, 5.9%)

Grapevine Craft Brewery (Farmers Branch, TX)
Lakefire Rye Pale Ale (American pale ale, 5.5%)
Sir Williams (brown ale, 4.9%)
Nightwatch (sweet stout, 6.3%)
La Saison des Festivals (saison, 7%)
Dry-Hopped Lakefire (pale ale, 5.5%)
Wood-Aged Nightwatch (oatmeal stout)

Great Divide Brewing Co. (Denver, CO)
Hibernation Ale (old ale, 8.7%)
Oak-Aged Yeti (imperial stout, 9.5%)
Fresh Hop (pale ale, 6.1%)

Green Flash Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
Green Bullet (imperial IPA, 10.1%)
Double Stout (imperial stout, 8.8%)
West Coast IPA 2014 (imperial IPA, 8.1%)
Le Freak (Belgian strong ale, 9.2%)

Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)
UFO R.A.Z. (fruit beer, 4.8%)
Leviathan IPA (imperial IPA, 10%)
UFO White (Belgian white, 4.8%)

Independence Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Ten Anniversary Ale (barley wine)
Power & Light (pale ale, 5.5%)
Stash IPA (IPA, 7%)

Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX)
Aurelian Lure CASK (sour/wild ale, 5.4%)
Surprise Beer TBA
Surprise Beer TBA

Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Dexter, MI)
Oro de Calabaza CASK (Belgian strong ale, 8%)
Calabaza Boreal (sour/wild ale, 7%)
Luciernaga (The Firefly) (Belgian ale, 6.5%)

Karbach Brewing Co. (Houston, TX)
Bourbon Barrel Aged Hellfighter (imperial porter, 9.8%)
Mother-In-Lager (Dunkel, 5.8%)
Hopadillo IPA (IPA, 6.6%)

Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
Little Sumpin’ Sumpin’ (IPA, 7.5%)
Imperial Red Ale (American strong ale, 7.8%)
Lagunitas IPA (IPA, 6.2%)
Dogtown Pale Ale (pale ale, 6.4%)

Lakewood Brewing Co. (Garland, TX)
The Temptress (imperial stout, 9.1%)
Bourbon Barrel Temptress (imperial stout, 10.2%)
Holiday Bonus Festive Porter (porter)
Bokkenrijders (altbier, 8.5%)
Manimal Red Farmhouse Ale (farmhouse/saison)
DFW: A COllaboration of Two Breweries (Belgian-style Dubbel, 6.4%)

Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. (Kiln, MS)
Jefferson Stout (sweet stout, 5%)
Southern Pecan (brown ale, 4.39%)
Southern Hops’pitality (IPA, 6%)

Left Hand Brewing Co. (Longmont, CO)
Milk Stout (sweet stout, 6%)
Fade To Black, Vol. 1 (imperial stout, 8.5%)
Warrior IPA (IPA, 7.3%)

Martin House Brewing Co. (Fort Worth, TX)
Noble Coyote Pretzel Stout CASK (stout, 6.5%)
Imperial Texan (imperial red, 9%)
Turtle Power (fruit beer, 7%)

New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
Salted Chocolate Belgian Stout (stout, 9%)
La Folie (sour/wild ale, 6%)
Ranger IPA (IPA, 6.5%)
Snapshot (American wheat, 5%)

New Holland Brewing Co. (Holland, MI)
Dragon’s Milk (imperial stout, 10%)
Mad Hatter Ale (IPA, 5.25%)
Monkey King Saison (saison, 6.6%)

No-Li Brewhouse (Spokane, WA)
Wrecking Ball (imperial stout, 9.5%)
Jet Star (imperial IPA, 8.1%)
Rise & Grind Ale (sweet stout, 6.1%)

North Coast Brewing Co. (Fort Bragg, CA)
Barrel-Aged Rasputin XV (imperial stout, 11.9%)
Red Seal (amber ale, 5.4%)
PranQster (Belgian strong ale, 7.6%)
Brother Thelonious (Belgian dark strong ale, 9.3%)

Oasis Texas Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
London Homesick (pale ale, 4.9%)
Bogue (English dark ale)
Possum Porter (porter)

Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
180 Shilling (American strong ale, 9.6%)
Comes And Gose (gose, 5.5%)
Isolation Ale (English strong ale, 6.1%)
Mountain Standard (Black IPA, 9.5%)
90 Shilling Ale (Scotch ale, 5.3%)
Odell IPA (IPA, 7%)

Omission Beer Co. (Portland, OR)
Omission IPA (IPA, 6.7%)
Omission Lager (lager, 4.6%)
Omission Pale Ale (pale ale, 5.8%)

Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY)
Three Philosophers (Quadrupel ale, 9.7%)
Scythe & Sickle (Belgian ale, 5.8%)
Hop House (Belgian ale, 6%)
Gnomegang (Belgian ale, 9.5%)
Houblon Chouffe (Belgian IPA, 9%)
Liefman’s Goudenband (Flanders Oud Bruin, 8%)

Oskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, CO)
Barrel-Aged Sour Cherry Old Chub (sour/wild ale, 8%)
Mama’s Little Yella Pils (pilsner, 5.3%)
Deviant Dale’s (IPA, 8%)
Dale’s Pale Ale (pale ale, 6.5%)
Old Chub (Scotch ale, 8%)
Old Chub Nitro (Scotch ale, 8%)

Pedernales Brewing Co. (Fredericksburg, TX)
Classic Hefeweizen (Hefeweizen, 5.2%)
Honey Pilsner (pilsner, 5%)
Lobo Negro (Dunkel, 5.5%)

Peticolas Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
Dry-Hopped Sit Down or I’ll Sit You Down (imperial IPA, 10%)
Dry-Hopped Velvet Hammer (American strong ale, 9%)
Bourbon/Oak Alfred Brown CASK (English brown ale, 5.5%)
Black Curtains (imperial stout, 11%)
Irish Goodbye (Irish ale, 6.5%)
Beer Week Beer TBA

Rabbit Hole Brewing (Justin, TX)
Mike Modano’s 561 (Kölsch, 4.7%)
Rapture (brown ale, 5.7%)
10/6 (English IPA, 6.5%)
Off With Your Red (American strong ale, 7.9%)

Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. (Fort Worth, TX)
Visionary Pumpkin (pumpkin ale, 8.7%)
Pride of Texas Pale (pale ale, 5.8%)
Midnight Cab (farmhouse/saison)

Real Ale Brewing Co. (Blanco, TX)
Scots Gone Wild (sour/wild ale, 9.7%)
The Kraken (barley wine, 11%)
Fireman’s #4 (golden ale/blonde, 5.1%)
Han’s Pils (pilsner, 5.3%)
Devil’s Backbone (Tripel, 8.1%)
Lost Gold IPA (IPA, 6.6%)

Redhook Brewery (Woodinville, WA)
Long Hammer IPA (IPA, 6.5%)
Audible Ale (pale ale, 4.7%)
ESB (ESB, 5.8%)

Revolver Brewing (Granbury, TX)
Mullet Cutter (imperial IPA, 9%)
Blood & Honey (American wheat, 7%)
Revolver Bock (bock, 6.5%)
Fracker Barrel One (stout, 7.75%)
Sidewinder (pale ale, 6%)
Sangre y Miel (sour/wild ale)

Rogness Brewing Co. (Pflugerville, TX)
Mudcat (American brown ale)
OST (porter, 5.7%)
Holiday Winter Spice Ale (American strong ale, 9.6%)

S & H Marketing
Stiegl Grapefruit Radler (fruit beer, 2.5%)
Staropramen (Czech pilsner, 5%)
Hofbrau Marzen (Märzen, 5.8%)

Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (Houston, TX)
2013 Pumpkinator (pumpkin ale, 10%)
Divine Reserve 14 (Belgian strong ale, 10%)
Endeavor (imperial IPA, 8.9%)
Boiler Room (Berliner Weisse, 3.7%)

Sam Adams/Boston Beer Co. (Boston, MA)
Kosmic Mother Funk (sour/wild ale, 8%)
Merry Maker (gingerbread stout, 9%)
Winter Lager (lager, 5.6%)
Boston Lager (lager, 4.8%)

Santa Fe Brewing Co. (Santa Fe, NM)
Happy Camper IPA (IPA, 6.6%)
Java Stout (imperial stout, 8%)
Oktoberfest  (Märzen, 5.8%)

SanTan Brewing Co. (Chandler, AZ)
2013 Sex Panther (porter, 6.9%)
Heavy D (imperial IPA, 9.2%)
Devils Ale (pale ale, 5.5%)

Shiner (Shiner, TX)
Holiday Cheer (fruit beer, 5.4%)
Bohemian Black Lager (Schwarzbier, 4.9%)
White Wing (witbier, 4.7%)

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
Northern Hemisphere Harvest (IPA, 6.7%)
Hoptimum (imperial IPA, 10.4%)
Narwhal (imperial stout, 10.2%)
Torpedo (imperial IPA, 7.2%)
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale (pale ale, 5.6%)
Harvest Single Hop (IPA, 6.5%)

Ska Brewing Co. (Durango, CO)
Modus Hoperandi IPA (IPA, 6.8%)
Decadent (imperial IPA, 10%)
True Blonde (blonde ale, 5%)
Euphoria (pale ale, 6.2%)

Smuttynose Brewing Co. (Hampton, NH)
Finest Kind/Smuttynose IPA (IPA, 6.9%)
Robust Porter (porter, 5.7%)
Vunderbar! (pilsner, 5.1%)

Southern Tier Brewing Co. (Lakewood, NY)
XNTX Special Ale (pale ale, 5.9%)
Choklat (imperial stout, 11%)
Live (pale ale, 5.5%)

Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA)
Coffee Milk Stout (sweet stout, 4.2%)
Ruination IPA (imperial IPA, 8.2%)
Stochasticity Project Quadrotrticale (Quadrupel, 9.3%)

Strangeland Brewing (Austin, TX)
Sanctum (Dubbel)
Last Gentleman (bourbon porter)
Dewi Sant (Braggot)

Summit Brewing Co. (St. Paul, MN)
Sága IPA (IPA, 6.4%)
Winter Ale (English strong ale, 5.9%)
Extra Pale Ale (pale ale, 5.1%)

Texas Ale Project (Dallas, TX)
50 Foot Jackrabbit (IPA, 7%)
Somethin’ Shady (porter, 5.5%)

The Traveler Beer Co. (Burlington, VT)
Curious Traveler (fruit beer, 4.4%)
Illusive Traveler (fruit beer, 4.4%)
Jack-O Traveler (pumpkin ale, 4.4%)

Uinta Brewing Co. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Birthday Suit (sour/wild ale – 6.30%)
Baba Black Lager (Schwarzbier, 4%)
Cockeyed Cooper (barley wine, 11.1%)

Unibroue (Chambly, Quebec)
La Fin du Monde (Tripel, 9%)
Maudite (Belgian strong ale, 8%)
Trois Pistoles (Belgian strong ale, 9%)

Upslope Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO)
Thai Style White IPA (IPA, 6.5%)
Craft Lager (lager, 4.8%)
Upslope Pumpkin Ale (pumpkin ale, 7.7%)

Victory Brewing Co. (Downington, PA)
Wild Devil Ale (sour/wild ale, 6.7%)
Hop-Devil IPA (American IPA, 6.7%)
Prima Pils (pilsner, 7%)

Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
Kill Devil ’13 (brown ale, 9.5%)
Blacklight (black IPA, 4.2%)
Upheaval (IPA, 7%)

Woodchuck/Vermont Hard Cider Co. (Middlebury, VT)
Chocolate Raspberry (cider, 5.5%)
Hopsation (cider, 5%)
Winter Cider (cider, 5%)

Quiz: Uncanny beer name or obscure band name?

Photos by Johannes Eisele AFP and Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News

October may mean cooler temperatures and costume shopping to some. But for those of us who can’t take our minds off that six-pack chilling in the fridge it means something else — the countdown to North Texas Beer Week is officially on!

North Texas Beer Week is billed as 10-day local celebration of all things craft beer. More than 160 events — from beer dinners to brewer meet-and-greets to free tastings and art showcases — will take place in 20 cities across the metroplex from October 31 to November 9.

This year, The Dallas Morning News is co-presenter of North Texas Beer Week, along with “The Ticket.” One of the week’s signature events will be Untapped craft beer and indie music festival on November 1 at the South Side Events Center in Dallas. DMN subsidiary CrowdSource purchased the festival earlier this year.

In its third year, Untapped pairs more than 80 local, national and international breweries with tunes from Cake, Deltron 3030, Cayucus, the Polyphonic Spree, Shovels & Rope and more.

To get you excited about the event, we thought we’d test your craft beer and indie band know-how. In the quiz below, guess if the name listed is a beer or a band name. (Note: Not all beers or bands will actually be at the festival.) We all know this will be much more fun if you don’t cheat, so go ahead close Google.

For more information about North Texas Beer Week, visit our coverage of the upcoming events here. Good luck!

Here’s the list of breweries that will be pouring at Untapped Festival in Dallas Nov. 1

The first Untapped occurred in Trinity Groves in 2012. The 3rd annual event will be at Gilley's South Side complex . (Elizabeth Erickson)

Dallas’ 3rd annual Untapped indie music and craft beer festival takes over the Gilley’s South Side complex on November 1. The fest is something of a kick-off to North Texas Beer Week (October 31-November 7), so its only fitting that the brewery list is bigger than ever before.

More than 80 breweries will be pouring 300 different beers at the festival to the tune of Cake, Deltron 3030, Cayucas and The Polyphonic Spree, among other bands.

Below is the (almost) full list of participants that will be at Untapped. A handful of additions will be announced closer to the event, including Atlanta’s Sweetwater Brewing Co. and Michigan’s New Holland Brewing Co. if they can gain TABC approval in time. We’ll update you when those changes occur.

Tickets to Untapped are currently on sale in three tiers — concert only ($35), concert plus beer tasting ($42) and VIP ($65), which includes early entry, access to rare tappings, 20 percent off all merchandise and the privilege to go in and out of the festival. Untapped runs from 3:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. The gates open to VIP ticket holders at 2:30 p.m. Check out the review of last year to get a feel for the event.

Untapped Dallas 2014 brewery participants

(512) Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Abita Brewing Co. (Abita Springs, LA)
Ace Hard Ciders (Sebastopol, CA)
Adelbert’s Brewery (Austin, TX)
Alaskan Brewing Co. (Juneau, AK)
Angry Orchard Hard Cider (Cincinnati, OH)
Armadillo Ale Works (Denton, TX)
Avery Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO)
Ballast Point Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
Big Sky Brewing Co. (Missoula, MT)
Blanche de Bruxelles (Belgium)
Boulevard Brewing Co. (Kansas City, MO)
Breckenridge Brewery (Breckenridge, CO)
Brooklyn Brewery (Brooklyn, NY)
Community Beer Co. (Dallas, TX)
Deep Ellum Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
Deschutes Brewery (Bend, OR)
Dogfish Head Craft Brewery (Milton, DE)
Duvel (Belgium)
Epic Brewing Co. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Firestone Walker Brewing Co. (Paso Robles, CA)
Firewheel Brewing Co. (Rowlett, TX)
Founders Brewing Co. (Grand Rapids, MI)
Four Corners Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
Franconia Brewing Co. (McKinney, TX)
Full Sail Brewing Co. (Hood River, OR)
Goose Island Beer Co. (Chicago, IL)
Grapevine Craft Brewery (Grapevine, TX)
Great Divide Brewing Co. (Denver, CO)
Green Flash Brewing Co. (San Diego, CA)
Harpoon Brewery (Boston, MA)
Hofbrau (Munich, Germany)
Hops & Grain (Austin, TX)
Independence Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Jester King Brewery (Austin, TX)
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales (Ann Arbor, MI)
Karbach Brewing Co. (Houston, TX)
Lagunitas Brewing Co. (Petaluma, CA)
Lakewood Brewing Co. (Garland, TX)
Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. (Kiln, MS)
Left Hand Brewing Co. (Longmont, CO)
Maredsous (Belgium)
Martin House Brewing Co. (Fort Worth, TX)
New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
No-Li Brewhouse (Spokane, WA)
North Coast Brewing Co. (Fort Bragg, CA)
Oasis Texas Brewing Co. (Austin, TX)
Odell Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)
Brewery Ommegang (Cooperstown, NY)
Oskar Blues Brewery (Longmont, CO)
Pedernales Brewing Co. (Fredericksburg, TX)
Peticolas Brewing Co. (Dallas, TX)
Pyramid Breweries (Seattle, WA)
Rabbit Hole Brewing (Justin, TX)
Rahr & Sons Brewin gCo. (Fort Worth, TX)
Real Ale Brewing Co. (Blanco, TX)
Redhook Brewery (Woodinville, WA)
Revolver Brewing (Granbury, TX)
Rogness Brewing Co. (Pflugerville, TX)
Saint Arnold Brewing Co. (Houston, TX)
Samuel Adams (Boston, MA)
Santa Fe Brewing Co. (Santa Fe, NM)
SanTan Brewing Co. (Chandler, AZ)
Shiner (Shiner, TX)
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. (Chico, CA)
Smuttynose Brewing Co. (Towle Farm, NH)
Southern Tier Brewing Co. (Lakewood, NY)
Staropramen (Prague)
Stiegl (Austria)
Stone Brewing Co. (Escondido, CA)
Summit Brewing Co. (St. Paul, MN)
Texas Ale Project (Dallas, TX)
Timmermans Brewery (Belgium)
Uinta Brewing Co. (Salt Lake City, UT)
Unibroue (Quebec, Canada)
Upslope Brewing Co. (Boulder, CO)
Victory Brewing Co. (Downingtown, PA)
Wells & Young Brewery (United Kingdom)
Widmer Brothers Brewing Co. (Portland, OR)
Woodchuck Hard Cider (Middlebury, VT)

Several D-FW breweries collaborating on releases for North Texas Beer Week

dfw lakewood rahr collab beer

DFW: A Collaboration of Two Breweries will be available on draaft and in 22-ounce bomber during North Texas Beer Week. (Courtesy photo)

Craft beer aficionados often point to a lack of collaboration beers between D-FW breweries as evidence of how young the scene is. But as brewers and drinkers gear up for the biggest North Texas Beer Week yet, beginning October 31, several local establishments have come forward with details about specialty collaboration brews to expect throughout the event’s 10 days.

Lakewood Brewing Co. and Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. announced Wednesday they will release a beer aptly called DFW: A Collaboration of Two Breweries.

Thursday, Four Corners Brewing Co. divulged it will release two yet-to-be-named collaboration beers during NTXBW — one in conjunction with Grapevine Craft Brewery, the other with soon-to-come brewpub Braindead Brewing. 

Fritz Rahr, founder and president of Rahr & Sons, described DFW (the beer) as a Belgian-style Dubbel ale that combines both his brewery’s and Lakewood’s heritage. The brew uses German malts alongside Belgian yeast and candi sugar, which results in a malty and sweet flavor. It sits at 6.4% alcohol-by-volume and will be available on draft and 22-ounce bombers the week of October 27.

The Four Corners/Grapevine brew is an imperial golden stout (9-10% ABV) brewed with coffee and cocoa nibs, giving it a roasty flavor profile, according to Zach Petty, Four Corners’ brewmaster. The beer made in tandem with Braindead is a rye Scotch ale, which is much maltier and has a spicy complexity introduced by the rye, Petty said.

Both beers will be small-batch releases during North Texas Beer Week, available at the Four Corners taproom in Trinity Groves. The imperial golden stout may be released on a larger scale post-NTXBW, Petty added.

These are just two of 10 new beers Four Corners plans to release during North Texas Beer Week.

George Esquivel, co-founder of Four Corners, said collaborating with other brewers seems like a natural way to celebrate North Texas Beer Week.

“[Local brewers are] a community and we’re here to raise the level of brewing culture,” Esquivel said. “Collaborations, aside from ya know proving that statement, show we’re here and working together.”

A few other breweries are preparing special recipes to debut during North Texas Beer Week. We’ll have details on those in the coming weeks.

Fest so hard: 3 craft beer festivals you don’t want to miss

TJ Glowicz holds his glass of beer wearing pretzel necklace during the Untapped Indie Music & Beer Fort Worth at Panther Island Pavilion at Fort Worth, TX on March 8, 2014. (Kye R. Lee/The Dallas Morning News)

Get out your road map. The next couple months feature three huge craft beer festivals, each with a different twist. If you’ve never attended a beer festival, now is the time. There is no better way to explore the craft beer world. Small samples poured by hundreds, if not thousands, of brewers truly allow you to hone in and identify those brewers and styles you like best (and those you don’t).

Texas Craft Brewers Festival

First up is the Texas Craft Brewers Festival on September 27 at Fiesta Gardens in Austin. This festival focuses exclusively on Texas craft brewers and 57 of them will attend the event this year. Brewers outside of Texas are not even invited. You won’t find a better opportunity to experience Texas craft beer, as no other festival features as many Texas craft brewers. Each brewery will pour two of its best beers and a rotating tap will feature rare beers from 16 of these brewers. The rotating tap will dispense a new beer every 30 minutes throughout the festival.

Great American Beer Festival

Next up is the granddaddy of them all, the Great American Beer Festival (GABF), held October 2-4 in Denver. Over 1,300 breweries will pour more than 5,700 beers. The GABF is the biggest beer festival in America. Not only does it last an entire weekend, but the GABF features the greatest beer competition in the world. Brewers submit their beers in one of 90 separate categories for judging, all in hopes of winning the biggest award in the craft beer industry — a GABF gold medal. There is no greater validation of a brewer’s skill than receipt of a GABF medal.

Untapped Dallas

Last, but certainly not least, is the Untapped festival on November 1 in Dallas, at Gilley’s South Side complex. Untapped is a truly unique festival featuring the combination of beer and music. Local and national brewers pour beer while indie music fills the air on multiple stages throughout the complex. Brewers typically bring their rarest beers to Untapped, which entices even the biggest beer connoisseurs’ attendance. The musical lineup is dynamite in its own right. From local staples, such as the Polyphonic Spree, to international superstars, Cake, this year’s Untapped festival is sure to be a true gem.

Michael Peticolas is a fifth generation Texas trial attorney and owner/operator of Dallas’ Peticolas Brewing Company.

Over 35 craft brewers coming to Dallas for inaugural Brewers Ball on November 7

Tickets for the inaugural Brewers Ball go on sale August 1, 2014.

Editor’s note: This post has been updated from its original form to include the full lineup or Brewers Ball attendees.

Earlier this month, I provided the full list of local restaurants providing food for the inaugural NTX Beer Week Brewer’s Ball, going down Friday, November 7 at the beautiful Renaissance Hotel. While tickets go on sale this coming Friday, August 1, the time has finally come to announce some of the local and national brewery heads you’ll get a chance to rub elbows with at this one-of-a-kind celebration of craft beer and local grub.

I could go on and on about the incredible list of craft beer “celebrities” you’ll have the chance to meet (many of whom have never been in North Texas), or call out the handful of breweries making their NTX debut, but I feel it’s best to let the list speak for itself. So, without further ado, here is the latest lineup of beer aficionados that will be here in November.

  • Abita Brewing Co. — Jaime Jurado, brewmaster
  • Austin Beerworks — Will Golden, co-founder/head brewer
  • Ballast Point Brewing Co. — TBD
  • Boston Beer Co. — TBD
  • Boulevard Brewing Co. — Steven Pauwels, brewmaster
  • Breckenridge Brewery — Todd Usry, brewmaster/director of brewery operations
  • Community Beer Co. — Kevin Carr, founder, and Jamie Fulton, head brewer/technical expert
  • Deep Ellum Brewing Co. — Jeremy Hunt, brewmaster
  • Deschutes Brewery — Gary Fish, founder CEO
  • Epic Brewing Co. — David Cole, founder
  • Firestone Walker Brewing Co. — David Walker, co-founder, and Matthew Brynildson, brewmaster
  • Four Corners Brewing Co. — Zack Petty, brewmaster
  • Franconia Brewing Co. — Dennis Wehrmann, founder/brewmaster
  • Goose Island Brewing Co. – Brett Porter, brewmaster
  • Grapevine Craft Brewery — Gary Humble, founder/CEO
  • Harpoon Brewery — Rich Doyle, co-founder
  • Lagunitas Brewing Co. – Don Chartier, Northern Hemispherical vice captain of vectored marketing analysis
  • Lakewood Brewing Co. — Wim Bens, president/founder
  • Lazy Magnolia Brewing Co. — Mark Henderson, founder
  • Martin House Brewing Co. — Cody Martin, founder/brewery engineer
  • Maui Brewing Co. — Garrett Marrero, founder
  • New Belgium Brewing — TBD
  • New Holland Brewing — TBD
  • No-Li Brewhouse — TBD
  • Odell Brewing Co. — Doug Odell, founder
  • Oskar Blues Brewery — Dale Katechis, founder
  • Peticolas Brewing Co. — Michael Peticolas, founder/brewmaster
  • Prairie Artisan Ales — Chase Healey, founder/brewmaster
  • Rahr & Sons Brewing Co. — Fritz Rahr, Jr., founder/president
  • Real Ale Brewing Co. — Brad Farbstein, founder
  • Revolver Brewing — Rhett Keisler, owner, and Grant Wood, brewmaster
  • Saint Arnold Brewing Co. — Brock Wagner, founder
  • SanTan Brewing Co. — Anthony Canecchia, owner/brewmaster
  • Ska Brewing Co. — David Thibodeau, co-founder
  • Smuttynose Brewing Co. — TBD
  • Stone Brewing Co. — Mitch Steele, brewmaster
  • Sweetwater Brewing Co. — TBD
  • Uinta Brewing — Steve Kuftinec, co-owner, and Will Hamill, co-owner

We’ll be filling in the “TBD” attendees as we get closer to the event, but know it will be either a founder, brewmaster or owner from each of those breweries. Tickets for the inaugural Brewer’s Ball will go on sale Friday, August 1 on the NTX Beer Week website with special Renaissance Hotel room rates available.

Matt Dixon co-founded Dallas Brew Scene in February 2012 on a mission to help cultivate and grow the craft beer scene in North Texas through interaction and education. Dixon is also on the board of directors for NTX Beer Week.

Dallas Morning News goes big on craft beer as co-presenter of NTX Beer Week

NTX Beer Week is a 10-day celebration of craft beer with hundreds of events across every corner of the region. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News)

North Texas Beer Week, a regional 10-day celebration of craft beer, announced a newly formed partnership with The Dallas Morning News Wednesday. The media company will act as co-presenter of the festival, slated for October 31 through November 9.

Through this media partnership, The Dallas Morning News will produce and distribute more than 200,000 copies of a Beer Week-focused pull out in the print newspaper, which it anticipates will exceed 50 pages of in-depth coverage of the local craft beer movement.

“We are excited to work with the North Texas Beer Week team to continue growing interest and support of craft beer events in and around North Texas,” Alison Draper, president and general manager of CrowdSource, the events marketing arm of The Dallas Morning News, said in a press release.

NTX Beer Week also announced a renewed partnership with The Ticket SportsRadio (1310 AM and 96.7 FM).

Formerly Dallas Beer Week, the weeklong festival was overtaken by a board of locally-based directors in 2013 and renamed to more adequately encompass the regional craft beer community. Last year, the fest’s eight days included nearly 200 events at bars, restaurants, breweries and retail businesses across 16 cities in the metroplex.

NTX Beer Week has since expanded to 10 days and includes new events, such as the Brewer’s Ball, an intimate evening with 40 of the nation’s most esteemed brewery owners and brew masters at the newly-renovated Renaissance Hotel in Dallas. Only 500 tickets, priced at $125, will be available for this event. A preliminary lineup of participating brewers will be released Monday, July 28 before tickets go on sale the following Friday, August 1. (See which local businesses will be serving eats.)

Last month, DMN’s CrowdSource purchased a majority share of Untapped indie music and craft beer festival, which will also be one of the week’s featured events. On November 1, more than 80 breweries will dole out samples at the outdoor Gilley’s complex on Dallas’ South Side. Musical headliners include Cake, Deltron 3030 and Cayucas. (See the first round of Untapped Dallas performers.)

Additionally, The Ticket is curating a special tap takeover with brand new recipes from some local breweries.

“The Board of NTX Beer Week could not be more excited about partnering with these two incredibly well respected and influential tastemakers,” said Corey Pond, board member and owner of The Common Table bar/restaurant. (Pond is also helping produce Untapped.) “Together, they will be instrumental in helping us create the awareness and responsible consumption of craft beer in North Texas.”

Events will be listed on the NTX Beer Week official website. For more information, keep up with NTX Beer Week on Facebook.

Full disclosure: Craft Beer Insider Matt Dixon is also on the board for NTX Beer Week.

Grab preliminary details about NTX Beer Week Brewers Ball this fall

About a month ago, I gave some behind the scenes insight on the work being done on this year’s NTX Beer Week. One of this year’s premier events will be the inaugural Brewers Ball, held Friday, November 7 at the newly remodeled Renaissance Hotel ballroom. Limited to just 500 tickets, this will truly be an intimate, one of a kind evening with some of craft beer’s elite.

A full list of attending breweries and special guests will be available soon as well as information on purchasing tickets and special room rates at the Renaissance. But first, it is my pleasure to announce the list of local restaurants that will be providing food for the event. Eats are included in the price of a ticket ($125). Tickets go on sale August 1.

Drum roll please …

As you can see, we wanted to not only include some of the finest food establishments in NTX, but to have a diverse selection of grub that pairs well with craft beer. The inaugural Brewers Ball is shaping up to be a special event, the likes of which have yet to be seen in North Texas.

Follow or like NTX Beer Week and watch this space to stay on top of things as they develop.

Matt Dixon co-founded Dallas Brew Scene in February 2012 on a mission to help cultivate and grow the craft beer scene in North Texas through interaction and education.

DMN-owned CrowdSource buys majority share in Untapped music and beer festival

Untapped Dallas boasts musical acts in addition to over 70 breweries, including the Fancy Lawnmower brew from Texas' oldest brewery, Saint Arnold at the event in Dallas, Texas on Saturday, September 7, 2013. (Elizabeth Erickson)

A company owned by The Dallas Morning News is the majority owner of Untapped indie music and craft beer festival, according to an announcement Monday.

Event marketing company CrowdSource, which was created by The Dallas Morning News in 2012, recently purchased majority ownership of the festival. The company did not report the percentage it owns.

CrowdSource will facilitate the production and marketing of Untapped festivals in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, as well as Canned craft beer festival in Denton, Texas. The company also plans to expand the event to new cities in 2015, according to General Manager Alison Draper.

“While we have no intention of changing these popular festivals, we are eager to get to work with a team at Untapped to grow the brand and further enhance the attendee experience,” Draper said. New locations for the festival have yet to be decided, she added.

CrowdSource will work with Spune Productions, the local concert promotion and production company that founded Untapped, and Corey Pond, owner of Dallas bar and restaurant the Common Table, to produce the festivals.

“Partnering with CrowdSource will provide us with the resources to realize our dream of growing this event regionally and nationally,” said Matthew Harber, chief executive officer of Spune.

In 2013, Spune partnered with Paste magazine, the primary sponsor of Untapped in Dallas, Fort Worth and Houston, with the intention of throwing festivals in Atlanta and Nashville. Paste’s sponsorship was not renewed and the publication has no current involvement with the festival, Spune said.

Untapped originated in Dallas in 2012. The festival, which complimented North Texas’ burgeoning craft beer scene, sold out in its first year. In 2013, more than 4,500 people attended the Dallas event to sample beer from upwards of 70 breweries and listen to eight internationally-renown musicians, including indie rock band Delta Spirit and hip-hop duo Blackalicious. The same year, CNN listed Untapped as one of the country’s best beer festivals.

This year, Untapped Dallas takes place November 1 and coincides with North Texas Beer Week. The Dallas Morning News will produce a guide to North Texas Beer Week featuring more 300 beer-centric events in D-FW.

Through these initiatives, Jim Moroney, the paper’s publisher and chief executive officer, said he hopes to attract new audiences within the craft beer scene.

“Among the goals we had when we formed CrowdSource was to extend our reach to certain consumer segments like Millenials, and to create or acquire events that could scale,” Moroney said, adding that he looks forward to growing Untapped festival in existing and new markets.

Get a behind the scenes look at what it takes to plan NTX Beer Week

Full disclosure: I am on the Board of Directors for NTX Beer Week and, thus, will be a bit biased about the awesomeness of the things we’re working on. The purpose of this, and subsequent articles in the series, is to give you a peek “behind the curtain,” so to speak, at the inner workings of NTX Beer Week.

NTX Beer Week, now in its second year, will return Friday, October 31 through Sunday, November 9. For those of you keeping track, that’s a full 10 days of craft beer revelry (last year was a mere eight-day celebration). It’s not just the number of days that will be expanded. There are some incredibly awesome things in the works that will take Beer Week to the next level and introduce more North Texans to the wonderment that is craft beer than ever before.

Last year saw an organizational change (the week is now organized by a group of local craft beer enthusiasts who volunteer their time), as well as a name update (you might remember Dallas Beer Week) to reflect the week as a celebration of better beer across the entire North Texas area.

A massive, and sometimes downright overwhelming, amount of work was done behind the scenes to make NTX Beer Week happen last year — more than a dozen board meetings, hundreds of emails and phone calls, etc. Having assisted in Dallas Beer Week in its final year, Dallas Brew Scene co-founder Jordan Moon and I had seen first hand some things that worked well and others that didn’t. Through this insight, the collective knowledge and experience of the board (which is purposefully comprised of folks from just about every facet of our local scene), and the aforementioned countless hours of work, NTX Beer Week began to take shape. When all was said and done, we had created sponsorship packages, advertising/marketing plans, a website, an Untappd badge, 10,000 written guides, a T-shirt program including every local brewery, and more. There were nearly 200 events at nearly 50 venues, numbers that should increase this year.

Clearly craft beer is alive and well in North Texas.

But enough about the past; let’s talk about some of what’s in store for NTX Beer Week 2014. Some big announcements will be coming very soon, but one of this year’s additions that I’m personally giddy about is the inaugural Brewer’s Ball, taking place Friday, November 7 at the newly remodeled Renaissance Hotel in Dallas. Limited to just 500 tickets, the intimate event will allow attendees to truly rub elbows with some of the biggest names in craft beer, many of who will be making their first visit to the area. Look for more information on this in the near future, including a list of participating breweries/special guests and tickets.

Inaugural Brewers Ball to be part of NTX Beer Week (NTX Beer Week)

Hopefully I will be able to share some of the other exciting things in the works soon. Trust that all of the work being done by the Board of Directors and other volunteers is for the purpose of helping North Texas become a world class beer destination by increasing the awareness and responsible consumption of craft beer in the area.

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Matt Dixon co-founded Dallas Brew Scene in February 2012 on a mission to help cultivate and grow the craft beer scene in North Texas through interaction and education.