New Year’s resolutions, you had a good week. But unfortunately, we have a trio of weekend events you’re gonna want to check out. First, tonight (Thursday 1/10) from 5-8, we welcome in Frank with Saint Arnold, as we’ll have their French Press and Daydream on tap, along with package samples of White Noise and Bishop’s Barrel 22. Then on Friday the 11th, don’t miss Lakewood as we celebrate their 2018 Bourbon Barrel Temptress on tap. We’ll also have their All Call Kolsch on tap and selling bottles of the 2018 BBT (Limit 1). Finally, on Saturday the 12th, we round out the trio of events with our January Brewery of the Month, Real Ale. We’ll have their Moonwalk Brut IPA on tap, and be sampling their canned beers.
Speaking of which, choose from a quartet of Real Ale 6 packs for our BotM sale. All month long, Hans’ Pils, Fireman’s 4, Axis IPA, and Devil’s Backbone are $6.99.
Finally, it’s time to get classy. And gourmet. Don’t miss our fancy cheese and mead pairing at 7:00 on Monday, 1/14, with Meridian Hive. For $25, show up and get four pours of their tasty mead, along with four different cheeses (and crackers) to create some culinary combos. Tickets can be found here.
Special Events at WhichCraft Tap Room
Thursday, January 10th
5-8pm: Don’t miss Saint Arnold for our first tasting event of the year. We’ll sample their Daydream and French Press on tap, along with White Noise and Bishop’s Barrel 22 in package. Yum and yum.
Friday, January 11th
5-8pm: Lakewood BBT! On draft and in package! Holy cow! And their All Call kolsch also on tap? Holier cow!
Saturday, January 12th
4-7pm: We welcome in our Brewery of the Month, Real Ale, as we offer their Moonwalk Brut IPA and Nitro Coffee Porter on tap, along with samples of the special 6 packs.
Monday, January 14th
7-8:30pm: Didn’t you read above? It’s a mead and cheese pairing with Meridian Hive! $15 gets you four 5oz mead pours and four corresponding fancy cheeses.
Wednesday, January 16th
7pm: Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night! Weekly free event that puts your useless knowledge to the test. Prizes and good times are included!
New Beers This Week
Back In Stock: Lake Austin Juicy IPA, 5 Stones Camo
903 Birthday Sasquatch – Dark chocolate milk stout with double fudge and toasted marshmallow. 10.3% ABV / Sherman, TX / Availability: Good
3 Nations Devout (Horchata) – Imperial milk stout with horchata. 8.3% ABV / Farmer’s Branch, TX / Availability: Good
Stone Tropic of Thunder Lager – Mainstays Citra & Mosaic along with newcomer Cashmere hops are joined by their juicy tropical aromas of citrus, pineapple and coconut. 5.8% ABV / Escondido, CA / Availability: Decent
Oskar Blues Can-o-Bliss – Tropical IPA. 7.2% ABV / Longmont, CO / RateBeer 85 / Availability: Good
Lagunitas Undercover Shutdown – This especially bitter ale is brewed in dedication to all the world’s would-be astronauts, in remembrance of the 2005 St. Patrick’s Day Massacre on the Brewery Party Grounds and also in joyous celebration of their 20-day suspension that following January. 9.8% ABV / Petaluma, CA / RateBeer 97 / Availability: Decent
Real Ale Bomber Sampler – Mixed six pack, each containing two 12oz bottles of their Black Quad, Commissar, and Real Heavy. Varied ABV / Blanco, TX / Availability: Good
Rogue Straight Outta Newport – Double IPA bursting with juicy, tropical hop dankness. 8.7% ABV / Newport, OR / RateBeer 97 / Availability: Good
Avery The Reverend – This beer is strong willed, assertive, and pure of heart, a heart of candy sugar. It contains as many authentic imported Belgian specialty malts as the brewers could cram into their mash tun, and lots of Belgian dark candy sugar stirred into the brew kettle. A divinely complex and beautifully layered beer with hints of dark cherries, currants, and molasses, complimented by an underlying spiciness. Sinfully smooth, considering the high alcohol content. 10% ABV / Boulder, CO / RateBeer 89 / Availability: Decent
Sierra Nevada Resilience IPA – Resilience Butte County Proud IPA, a fundraiser beer for Camp Fire relief. They committed to brewing the beer and donating 100% of the sales to the Sierra Nevada Camp Fire Relief Fund, aimed at long-term community rebuilding support. And they asked every brewery in the country to do it with them. More than 1,400 breweries signed up to brew Resilience. Suppliers donated ingredients to every brewery nationwide. Wholesalers and retailers agreed to carry the beer and donate every dollar they received. All of them agreed to do this for free to benefit people they had never met. 6.7% ABV / Paso Robles, CA / Availability: Decent
Real Ale Double Dry Hopped Axis – A fantastic mix of hops and more hops. 7% ABV / Blanco, TX / Availability: Decent
5 Stones Shepherd Warrior – Double IPA with Mosaic, Citra, and Simcoe hops. 8% ABV / Brenham, TX / Availability: Limited
Deschutes Da Shootz – American pilsner. 4% ABV / Bend, OR / Availability: Good
New Beers on Draft at WhichCraft Taproom
Full Draft List Available on our Website
Pinthouse Pizza Electric Jellyfish – Brewed with some exciting hop varieties featuring Citra, Simcoe, Azacca, and Galaxy hops, Electric Jellyfish enjoys a bright tropical citrus character along with notes of orange, lemon, lychee, and a floral backbone. The Jellyfish is a hazy, new-school IPA focusing on the juicy hop flavor and aroma while keeping the bitterness balanced and refreshing. 6.5% ABV / Austin, TX / RateBeer 100
Blue Owl Dapper Devil – Sour Raspberry Belgian Strong Ale. It’s classy and sophisticated with a just a hint of sinister. 8.5% ABV / Austin, TX
Spindletap Houston Haze – Bursting with orange and grapefruit flavor from heaping amounts of Citra, and pineapple, mango and other tropical fruit notes from Galaxy, Houston Haze is a 6.5% double-dry-hopped delight. 6.5% ABV / Houston, TX / RateBeer 94
Lakewood All Call – This clean, crisp, super-drinkable brew is perfect for any occasion that brings people together. A portion of the proceeds benefits the Guns & Hoses Foundation of North Texas and The 100 Club of Central Texas, organizations that provides support for the families of fallen officers and firefighters in our community. Hear that? It’s an all call to craft beer. 5.2% ABV / Garland, TX
Lakewood 2018 BBT – Everything you love about their Imperial Milk Stout, but boozier and nicely-aged. One could go so far as saying Bourbon Barrel Temptress is the “cougar” of milk stouts. Hints of vanilla, oak, toffee, caramel, and roasted coffee intertwine for a boozy, dangerously smooth treat. Take your time with her and she’ll reward you. 11.3% ABV / Garland, TX / RateBeer 98
Hops & Grain Lactose Porter – In comparison to their Porter Culture, with Lactose Porter they changed the malt bill, removed a few other ingredients and introduced lactose during the brewing process. Provides similar flavor notes of coffee, chocolate, raisin and a deeper finish of tobacco – with a rounded out velvety-smoothness thanks to the Lactose! 6.7% ABV / Austin, TX
Martin House Broken Wing – Easy drinking Czech style Pils. Light body, balanced, smooth finish. 4.2% ABV / Fort Worth, TX
Oskar Blues Can-o-Bliss – Tropical IPA. 7.2% ABV / Longmont, CO / RateBeer 85 / Availability: Good
This Week’s Specials
- Real Ale! January Brewery of the Month! Hans’ Pils, Fireman’s 4, Devil’s Backbone, and Axis IPA 6pks! $6.99! Holy cow!
- WhichCraft Happy Hour is now every gul-durned day from 4-6pm. Come and check the big board for current specials.
Parking at WhichCraft Mueller. The garage behind us on McBee is free to use.
