Educated as a research scientist, Paul is now a freelance writer for science, technology and educational topics, as well as for beer and the brewing industry. He is a certified beer judge as well as a reasonable homebrewer.
What beer should you choose for the Big Game this Sunday? Keeping with our tradition, let the breweries of their respective home regions of each participating team decide the winner in the DFW Super Bowl of Beer III.Unlike years...
No sooner does Deep Ellum Brewing get a solid foothold and strong start on the hearts, purses and palates of Dallas craft beer consumers than a second brewer come barking at their heels. With only a single beer on the...
Several locations around North Texas have been breaking out their kegs of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA recently, so I felt it was time for a little cellar raiding on my part. The only Dogfish Head 120 left to me...
Where to find good beerImagine my surprise that I have yet to hear anything positive said about our new Dallas Spec’s location, much to the finger-wagging shame of my craft beer friends. The only impressions and opinions...
Some beers you just don’t drink. Some beers you have a relationship with, like a life-long friend that you only see once every year or so. You randomly run into them and spend the evening talking as...
With only a few select beers out the doors, the defining characteristic of our new local Deep Ellum Brewing Company is becoming apparent. By intent or not, it seems Deep Ellum is throwing the style guidelines out the window.After...
It’s top-ten list time again and at the rate the North Texas beer market is growing, this is becoming an increasingly difficult task—with all indications it will only become more difficult in the future.As...
An early Christmas present for craft beer consumers arrived this week with a summary judgment against the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC). A suit was brought against the TABC by an Austin group that includes the Jester King Craft Brewery...
One might think with Deep Ellum Brewing hosting their first official public tour and tasting this weekend, that event would be the focus here. But they seem to be doing just fine, so I will steal a little of their...
This is a Christmas tale of yet another extreme beer by a local craft brewery. This story is a little different than what you might expect, as the end result turned out not brash or extreme at all but instead...