Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant – Dallas

Denizens' Julie Verratti Chats Their 4th Annual Make It Funky Festival
The Make It Funky Wild Beer Festival returns for the fourth year at Denizens Brewing Company in Silver Spring on September 29 from 1-5pm. The massive event features over 100 beers using Brettanomyces, Pediococcus, Lactobacillus, or other non-Saccharomyces yeast and other bacteria from over 30 craft breweries around the country. The description ... Read more

Chama River may be closed but its brewhouse is still churning out beers
The old brewhouse is still going strong at Chama River, now brewing most of the beers for Kellys Brew Pub. There are still faint echoes of the brewpub that was at Chama River. The booths are still there, the copper-top bar is still present, and much of the kitchen equipment remains. It has all gathered some dust since Chama closed its doors in ... Read more

Comparing a pair of Oktoberfests
Hey y’all, I know it’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post that’s not just my columns that get published in The Advocate newspaper. So here we go. Oktoberfest starts in Munich, Germany in a week, and the Oktoberfest beers have been hitting the shelves steadily over the past month. One that I really loved last yea ... Read more