Brew News

American Craft Beer Week promises a wealth of good brews in Dallas

It’s American Craft Beer Week, which means you’re going to be drinking some seriously good beers from around the state and the country. The Libertine Bar is going all out with events each day, but if Lower Greenville is out of your way, there are still plenty of options around town.

Monday, May 13

The Libertine Bar
For the past month, people have been voting in the Community vs. Lakewood Lager head-to-head competition, and the Libertine taps the winning Vienna Lager at 7 pm.

The Common Table
The Pour Man’s Beer Dinner features Braumeister Pils, Ranch IPA, and Swing Session Saison from Victory Brewing Company. Begins at 6 pm.

The Flying Saucer—Addison
The Flying Saucer is hosting specific beers each day, but it has only released the first day so far. First up is Lakewood Brewery with Rock Ryder Cask with Lychee, Till and Toil, Rock Ryder, and Temptress.

Tuesday, May 14

The Libertine Bar
The Libertine is celebrating Brooklyn Brewery’s silver anniversary by serving limited amounts of its award-winning Black Ops bottles.

The Common Table
Double Brewsday Tuesday features Founders Brewing Co. Double Trouble, Firestone Walker Brewing Co. Double Jack, Green Flash Brewing Co. Double Stout and Avery Brewing Company Maharaja.

The Grape
The Grape has a four-course beer dinner with Stone Brewing Co. from San Diego. Dishes are paired with Saisson du Buff, Stone Cali Belgique IPA, Stone Smoked Porter and Imperial Russian Stout. The dinner is $60 and includes a take-home glass. Starts at 7 pm.

Wednesday, May 15

The Libertine Bar
There is a Texas takeover of all nine taps, with beers from Community, Lakewood, Deep Ellum, Peticolas, Rahr, Real Ale, Saint Arnold and Pedernales.

Lonestar Beverages
The Carrollton shop is highlighting 10 breweries, including No Label Brewing from Katy, Six Point Brewery from Brooklyn, Boulevard Brewing from Kansas City, and a handful of local breweries. Representatives from each brewery discuss their beers and assist in sampling. The event runs from 5-8 pm.

Craft and Growler
Fill up a growler of Abita beer from the brewery in Covington, Louisiana, and get the growler for free beginning at 6 pm. Craft and Growler is also tapping Andygator, a Helles Doppelbock, for the first time ever in North Texas.

The Meddlesome Moth
The Moth has its Wednesday tapping with Real Ale Mysterium Verum Empire at 5 pm.

The Ginger Man
The Ginger Man in Uptown hosts Dale’s Pale Ale and G’Knight Imperial Red IPA from Oskar Blues Brewery in Colorado.

Thursday, May 16

The Libertine Bar
The Libertine hosts another Rare Beer Lottery with Saint Arnold Bishops Barrel 1 & 2, Black Ops 12 & 13, Deschutes 24 and more. You get a spot and hope to get the beer you want, but it’s not like there are any losers in this group.

Friday, May 17

The Libertine Bar
The bar has both oSKAr the G'Rauch and Stone Vanilla Bean Smoked Porter on tap.

Trinity Hall
The Irish pub hosts a cask tapping of Cocoa Nib Imperial Oatmeal Stout from Rahr & Sons.

Saturday, May 18

The Libertine Bar
The Libertine is doubling down with Founders Double Trouble, Boulevard Love Child #2 and Saint Arnold Bishops Barrel #2.

American Craft Beer Week celebrates the best of small breweries from May 13-19.

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American Craft Beer Week celebrates the best of small breweries from May 13-19.

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BBQ News

Dallas sauce guy opens Hump's BBQ restaurant in Arlington

Hump's BBQ

A Dallas sauce purveyor has opened a BBQ restaurant in Arlington: Called Hump’s BBQ, it’s at 2503 W. Pioneer Pkwy. in Pantego in a space that was previously home to Jambo's Barbecue Shack where it opened in early June.

Hump’s is from restaurateur and pitmaster Antionne Ivory, a former real estate and mortgage professional who began his barbecue journey in 2017, when he started making and selling his own BBQ sauces. He opened a vendor booth at the Dallas Farmers Market in 2019.

Ivory took the next step in 2022, when he opened the first Hump's BBQ, a takeout and drive-thru in Oak Cliff at 4367 S. Hampton Rd. It closed in April after a fire, though Ivory says they're working to rebuild it.

"I grew up cooking and watched my grandfather cook, who was a World War II military vet," Ivory says. "I named the sauce and restaurant after him."

The menu includes brisket, pulled pork, beef and lamb sausage, smoked turkey legs, and pork rib tips, sold by the half pound or pound, $11 to $30, or as a sandwich for $11-$13. They also serve whole chicken wings for $3.50 each. Meats can be paired with Ivory's sauces, which include original, spicy, and honey sweet.

There's also a whole Southern side to the menu, with fried catfish baskets, turkey legs stuffed with toppings such as mac & cheese or greens & rice, plus baked potatoes you can order with one meat for $18. On Wednesdays, they do a special: their signature chopped beef sandwich with a side and drink for $13.50.

Desserts includes peach cobbler bread pudding and banana pudding. They also serve alcohol, namely margaritas, but will be adding beer.

Ivory describes his barbecuing as Texas style, but says there's also some Cajun influences woven into dishes like the fredo sauce (an alfredo sauce with Cajun spices) on stuffed turkey legs.

The space had a perfect BBQ house feel to it, with a built-in smoker. The interior is small and homey, with a walk-up counter and wood everywhere, from the walls to the ceiling to the tables and floors. There's one TV on the wall for watching games.

"My previous place didn't have seats, but I needed seats," he says. "It's a family business and we want to create a nice family vibe and have fun doing it."

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