As we started our family road trip this summer we made our way to Dallas Texas. Since we had time, we spent a checking a few rollercoasters off of my oldest sons to do list at Six Flags Over Texas. Six Flags over Texas is the first park in the Six Flags family. Opened in 1961, Six themed sections,
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Texas Shade a Wheat Beer
Texas Shade is a strange one. It pours golden and slightly cloudy as you would expect a witbier to do. The head is fizzy and short-lived. After that, the aromas of wheat and yeast flow out first followed by a blast of citrus. The taste packs a tart sour punch. Texas Shade is brewed by
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Heart O’Texas Red Ale
Heart O’Texas is very dark red-brown color with a thick cream-colored head. This beer wears its 6.3 abv very well with just a nice warmth dancing in the mix. Aromas are all malt up front, with the barest smidge of fruity hops. A hint of sweet, citrus flavor appears up front with a spicy bitterness following,
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5 O’Clock Pils
5 O’Clock Pils Pils is described as this “The pils malt is light yet with a pleasant bready character, emphasized by the decoction mash wherein a portion of the mash is removed, boiled and added back. Saaz hops, the only hop that has never been hybridized dating back to when it was first cultivated from a
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White Noise Whitbeir from Saint Arnold
This is another installment in my beers of Texas series. White Noise is a crisp Belgian style wheat beer (Whitbeir). This brew is based on the Witbier produced as a part of Saint Arnolds 2015 Icon series. That beer was based on a recipe from Celis White that added some oats added for a little
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The Beers of Texas Part 13
This is another installment of my series describing beers of Texas. I am looking at beers brewed and born here in the Lone Star State. Brewed at HopFusion Ale works in Fort Worth, TX Feisty Blonde is a bronze golden ale. This beer has deeply aromatic orange blossom honey and the flavor of pure Mexican
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Saint Arnold Pub Crawl Pale Ale
This is another installment of my beers from Texas series. This Pale Ale is brewed with a selection of hops (Centennial, Amarillo, and Centennial). The Centennial hops at the beginning of the boil for bitterness and Amarillo and Galaxy hop at the end of the bulk to bring in flavor and aroma. Pub Crawl Ale
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A Quick stop at the State Fair of Texas.
With the old saying, everything is bigger in Texas in mind I tried to do the State Fair of Texas in an afternoon. First let me say this is easily the biggest fair I have ever been to. Second, this was the most crowded fair I have ever been to. Both of those having been
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The Beers of Texas Part 7 – Saint Arnold Amber Ale
Saint Arnold Brewery’s Amber Ale is a crisp refreshing beer. It is a full-flavored ale with a pleasant caramel character that is derived from brewing with a specialty Caravienne malt. The rich body is evident when you pour the beer and it forms a nice medium head in the mug. A complex aroma of hops
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The Beers of Texas Part 6 – Shoofly Coconut Lime Ale
This is a seriously funky beer. If Jimmy Buffet was not making Land Shark Larger, he would be brewing this. This is a really tropically flavored beer. Shoofly Coconut Lime Ale is a refreshing golden ale blended with natural flavors of coconut and lime. Floral notes complement the mellow coconut and understated lime flavors. The
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