Sad to see a good beer bar on the decline

I could eat the fried chicken skins from there until I literally exploded.

bunch of shitty beers

I'm sorry, are you drinking those beers on the regular?

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Appropriate

I was considered a good poster?

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Is the craft beer scene in Dallas anything special these days?

I know there are plenty of breweries in the metroplex, but are any putting out amazing beers consistently, or just run of the mill stuff?

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Of course I did get to try BA Ten Fiddy and a few other dark beers that were exceptional but everything hoppy and light was meh.

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I'd say Community's Mosaic, Revolver's Blood and Honey and Deep Ellum's IPA at the very least are above average. There are certainly other good beers being brewed in the metroplex as well. The local scene as a whole is fairly strong, though they do lack a signature world class type of beer for now.

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All that said, I don't think the list the OP posted is some sub-par list. Having 120 and a new Green Flash offering should be good enough to draw interest from your regular craft beer drinkers.

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Exactly this. It's not like it's some exclusive festival or tapping where they are charging people just to get in the door. They will have their always strong tap list along with a few special offerings that people in Dallas don't have regular access to. It certainly is nothing to complain about.

It is tough for craft beer bars to outdo each other. It seems like every weekend, somebody is having a special event that is fantastic. I think that what Rouge is saying is that if you're advertising a special event, you need to bring it, and have some one offs and rare stuff, if you're going to get people excited about your event.

JULY 2017 CROP UPDATE
by Steve Carpenter / Chief Operations Officer, Yakima Chief - Hopunion LLC
July 19, 2017 / Farming
There are still two full months before the early hop varieties are harvested in the Pacific Northwest, but the crop appears to be developing well in most areas. Reservoirs and snow pack are adequate in the irrigated areas, so water is not a challenge like it was in 2015. The lingering snow in Idaho and Washington delayed farmers getting onto their land, but planting was accomplished in a timely manner and baby hops look good for the most part. Washington and Idaho have experienced hot temperatures in early July which could affect bloom set. In Oregon, the spring weather was unsettled but the state is now experiencing nearly ideal hop growing weather.

There were 3,200 more acres planted in the PNW, almost half of which was planted in Idaho. Cascade and Nugget acreage is down while Citra®, Chinook, and Centennial were the most planted varieties in 2017.

There is a long time to go before harvest, but it appears the Citra bines have adequate growth in all areas to support a good crop. Chinook looks exceptionally well in Idaho, although a big bine is not always a good thing for this variety which can be difficult to pick. CTZ look very good in Idaho also.

Cascades look very spotty in all areas. There is widespread early bloom, but also some very good looking Cascades for this time of year. There is time to catch up, but I would expect the Cascade crop to be off this year.

Oregon appears to have avoided the split bloom in Centennials this year which has caused the crop to be off the past few years. Washington Centennials appear to be average to good so far.