It's becoming easier to fill our pints, snifters and mugs with locally produced and roasted concoctions, from Firestone & Robertson's TX Blended Whiskey to Martin House Brewing's Day Break breakfast beer. Let the coffee connoisseurs at Avoca Coffee pour-over brew you a cup of their micro-roasted beans or have local foodie Marvin Rodak roast your beans to order to grind at home.
Beer
Martin HouseBrewing Co.
Founded by brew master Cody Martin along with David Wedemeier and Adam Myers, Martin House Brewing Co. splashed on the craft beer scene this year with the opening of their Trinity River-side brewery located just northeast of downtown. This summer the trio released 16-ounce cans of Day Break (a sweet and creamy four-grain "breakfast beer") and Imperial Texan (a red ale) in North Texas Central Market stores and select grocers and liquor stores. Visit on Saturdays for tours and tastings featuring live music and local food vendors.
220 S. Sylvania Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 76111
Rahr Brewery
Fritz Rahr says his dark and chocolatey Ugly Pug black lager is still his most popular, with the spicy Texas Red coming in a close second. It's been nearly a decade since the TCU alum launched his namesake brewery in a hidden warehouse just south of downtown, laying the foundation for a local craft beer movement that's finally gaining some momentum.
701 Galveston Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817.810.9266
Revolver Brewing
Granbury's first brewery opened late last summer and introduced Blood & Honey – a wheat ale tinged with blood orange zest and finished with local honey. Now fans can find the sweet brew in bottles, which were launched in August at Central Market.
5600 Matlock Road
Granbury, Texas 76049
817.736.8034
Coffee
Avoca Coffee
This independent roastery and espresso lounge serves single origin coffees from around the world. Beans are micro-roasted on-site with meticulous obsession. Founded by Garold LaRue and Jimmy Story (buds since high school), Avoca is a must-visit for any coffee lover. When you go, buy beans (ground or whole) for home brewing, too.
1311 W. Magnolia Ave.
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
682.233.0957
Rodak's Coffee& BBQ Grills
Have your coffee beans roasted-to-order with a quick call to Marvin Rodak, owner of Rodak's Coffee & BBQ Grills, who'll have a warm bag of beans ready when you are. The grill vendor, mechanic and coffee connoisseur works from his auto repair shop, selling high-end grills, spices and hardwood lump charcoal. He sources high-quality beans from all over the world, serving a loyal clientele with discriminating taste. Watch your beans get roasted on-site (takes about 10 minutes), and you won't go back to stale supermarket varieties.
2520 W. Pafford St.
Fort Worth, Texas 76110
817.924.6821
Whiskey
Firestone & RobertsonDistilling Co.
Troy Robertson and Leonard Firestone launched TX Blended Whiskey out of their 1920s-era Fort Worth distillery last year. Now the popular spirit can be found in liquor stores statewide. Firestone says he receives 15-20 emails daily from fans as far as California, Denmark and China who have gotten their hands on a bottle. Next for the distilling duo is the launch of their barrel-aged bourbon, anticipated for fall 2014.
901 W. Vickery Blvd.
Fort Worth, Texas 76104
817.840.9140
