We visited the Shannon Brewery for the first time recently. Located in Keller, the brewery sits just off of Highway 377. There is a nice outdoor seating area, but we arrived just after a torrential rainfall/thunderstorm and everything was still pretty damp.
They offer four all-year round beers at the brewery: the Irish Red, the All-American Blonde, the IPA, and Chocolate Stout. While the husband chose a pint of the Irish Red, I decided to try a rainbow of beer! While all of it was tasty, I was particularly fond of the Chocolate Stout. (A gold metal winner in both 2015 and 2016)
It wasn't super busy when we were there, although people came and went at the bar and I saw several groups taking a tour of the actually brewery. The husband and I played games while we drank (Monty Python Fluxx, Guillotine, Gin Rummy). The young man behind the counter actually came and took our order at the table several times! Great time & great beer!
We also visited the Tupps Brewery for the second time (the first time was for my birthday last fall).
They were having an amazing special event! Beer and doughnut pairings! It was so delicious! At first, you wouldn't even think about beer and doughnuts in the same sentence. But Tupps and the Donut Kitchen worked gastronomical magic on this one. We'd take a bite of doughnut, then take a sip of beer, and the flavors just exploded! The specific pairings were: Texas Shade/Banana Pudding, Black Ale/Texas Sheet Cake, Tupps IPA/Lemon Strawberry, Northbound 75/Maple Bacon, and Full Grown Man/Chocolate Strawberry. My favorite was actually the IPA/Lemon Strawberry, even though IPAs aren't traditionally my favorite kind of beer.
For some cool reason, we always meet and talk with the most interesting people at Tupps. Perhaps it's just the atmosphere, but we hung out with several groups as they came and went at our table. After the pairings, I moved to drinking Ale Mary's (which were just as good as I remembered!) It's a mix of Zing Zhang's Bloody Mary Mix and the Northbound 75 (a poblano pale ale) Luckily for me, it was the husband's turn to be the responsible driver!
We also decided to try out the new(ish) Lone Star Taps and Caps in Denton! They were having a Game of Thrones beer and growler special, of which we availed ourselves. But we hung out with friends until the place closed, drinking beer, playing games (Epic Spell Wars of the Battle Wizards and Munchkin Smash-Up). I love Taps and Caps not only because they have a great assortment of beer, but also because you can electronically view their beer list as well as how much is left in the keg! I also had my receipt emailed to me and it included a list of every beer we tried. (Which is great if you're trying to remember what exactly you had the night before!)
All in all, it's been an awesome few months! The husband and I look forward to discovering the next great brewery or craft beer!
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