Another challenging year for the North Texas craft beer industry has come to a close. Yes, there are still headwinds. Yes, breweries are still struggling. Yes, growth is still stagnant (for the fourth year running), but a flat growth curve is better than one in a downward spiral, and North Texas is still holding firm (give or take) in terms of overall brewery numbers.
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As for other big anniversaries, no fewer than 10 North Texas breweries celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2025, with another, Barley & Board of Denton, closing just six months shy of the 10-year mark.
- 3 Nations Brewing Co. of Carrollton
- Bitter Sisters Brewing Co. of Addison
- Division Brewing of Arlington
- Four Bullets Brewery of Richardson
- Intrinsic Smokehouse & Brewery of Garland
- Ivanhoe Ale Works of Denison
- Oak Highlands Brewery of Richardson
- On Rotation Brewery & Kitchen of Dallas
- Texas Ale Project of Dallas
- Tupps Brewery of McKinney
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Cool new quaffs of 2025:
(unique and interesting beers encountered that were either new-to-market, or newly discovered, with a couple of tasty classic styles tossed in for good measure)Brian Brown, Beer in Big D (December 27, 2025)
- 3 Nations Woodsmen Oaked IPA
- Armor El Fumador (smoked hefeweizen with Spanish cedar)
- Beard Science Wild Huckleberry Sour
- Black Hawk Winter Ale (blonde barleywine brewed with wheat and honey malt)
- Celestial Opalite (barrel-aged Dubai chocolate-inspired imperial stout)
- False Idol/Southern Roots Old World Oath (Czech dark lager fermented on white oak)
- Forney Hoppy Brown Ale
- Lakewood Lion’s Share XIII (Belgian imperial stout with proprietary Trappist yeast)
- Martin House Hearts on Fire Russian Imperial Stout
- Oak Highlands Quad Bless Texas (barrel-aged Belgian quadrupel)
- Odd Muse Old Jolly (barrel-aged barleywine/imperial stout blend)
- On Rotation Loyal Wingman ESB (brewed with Burtonized water)
- Rollertown Cabra Bock
- Vector/Murphy’s Law Saath (West Coast IPA with curry spices)