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Originally Posted by KC native

Deep Ellum IPA is good (it's a twisted thistle clone IMO).

The breweries here don't make bad beer, but they're not very original or don't tend to push the envelope.

Rahr, which is here in Fort Worth, tends to water styles down to make them more palatable to more people. Jesterking, out of Austin, is pretty good but they have a limited range (mostly Saisons/farmhouse ales with one imperial stout for what I've seen). Real Ale is similar to Rahr but has some better individual offerings than Rahr. St. Arnold's is the same as Rahr and Real Ale. Deep Ellum seems to just make copies of other breweries' beers (plus they've been slightly inconsistent due to turnover). Peticolas is really good but he is an attorney and brews as a hobby so he doesn't bottle his beer due to Texas laws. Community is pretty good and they just started bottling (I know the head brewer there. He's a ****ing douche but he makes good beer).

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