How to visit 19 DFW Breweries by Rail

*Updated 4-19-18

If I told you is was possible to visit 19 Breweries in DFW for only 10$ would you believe me?  YES its true!!!  We all have driven in awful Dallas traffic and wanted to start drinking already.  Are there alternatives to this nightmare for those of us that just want to visit breweries/beer stops without the headache of city traffic?  Sure, you can take UBER and pay a hefty price for getting around the metro plex or go with a group of friends.  

Another alternative that I have recently discovered: using FREE Parking at a DART rail stop, spending 5-10$ for an all day pass of exploring DFW breweries without having to use the bus! The most amazing part about this was not worrying about driving and knowing that the train does not stop and sticks to a schedule.  Here's a few facts about DART rail. 


Rail Transportation in DFW 

- 93 Mile light rail system
- 7 different lines (Red, Blue, Green, Orange, TRE, Dallas Street Car (free), M-Line Trolley (free)
- 5$ Local Day Pass for ALL dart buses and trains (East of DFW Airport)
-10$ Regional Day Pass for ALL dart buses and trains in DFW (including TRE service to Ft. Worth and DCTA to Denton).
-Train departs every 20 mins (Mon-Fri peak hours) 30-45 mins (Sat-Sun) and after 9 PM weekly.

My adventure started on a Wed Morning, I opened up my google or apple maps and selected the transit feature.  After a few searches and typing in "breweries" I discovered nearly every brewery in DFW is accessible by the DART transportation system if you don't mind taking the Rail and Bus.  I opted out of using the bus because of time.  DART rail operates every 20 mins at a stop (except weekends and after 9 pm) and you can conveniently download the "GoPASS" app on your phone to purchase tickets and plan out your route.   

I have picked out breweries that are less then 0.5 miles walking distance of a DART light rail stop.  In  a 6 hr day I was able to visit 5 different breweries and had time to travel back to my destination before 6 pm.  DART Rail hours vary but is enough time to visit breweries, see the sights, and arrive back to your destination before midnight.

*Breweries at least half a mile from Rail*

GREEN LINE - 3 Nations, Old Town Brewing, Armadillo Ale Works (May 2018) , Denton County Brewing Co., Deep Ellum, Community, Texas Ale Project

BLUE LINE- Four Corners, Malai Kitchen, Oak Highlands, Intrinsic Brewing, Bankhead.

RED LINE & ORANGE LINE- Gordon Biersch (closed Oct 2017) , Four Bullets Brewery 

(TRE)- Noble Rey, Bishop Cider, Collective, Hopfusion, Rahr. 

An even easier option for those of us that live in East TX is using Amtrak.  Amtrak has stations in Marshall, Longview, and Mineola that directly connects to Union Station in downtown Dallas. From there you can connect to any of the DART rail lines and start exploring DFW. Whichever route you choose to explore Breweries and Taprooms, we from ETBrews want you to be safe, drink responsibly and enjoy yourself.  Happy Exploring!


-The Happy Chappy (Jeff)- 

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing"

Beer Adventures for the Vagabonds: How to Make a Map

Traveling has been a hobby and a passion of mine for many years. Much of my free time and cash have gone to exploring 49 States and 9 Countries. I have made quite the habit of documenting my travels from Xanga, Myspace, Blogger, and now Facebook. I make an effort to stop at every brewery in my path when I am traveling. As I made stops, I wrote them down and pinned them on my “Brewery map” on my wall. Recently this year I discovered a new way to remember, and share, my brewery adventures. I ran across a blog post by the “Roaming Pint” explaining how to create a map digitally using google maps. To my surprise, after creating the map I realized I have been to over 100 breweries. This is a link to my map; you can also go to our webpage, “Beer Adventures” and see a few of our brewery maps.

How to Make a Map

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• Go to google.com/maps
• Log in to your account
• Click on “Menu” in the top left corner of the screen
• Click on “Your Places”
  
  
  
  
  

-Click on “Maps” then at the bottom of the screen click on “Create Map”

-Click on “Untitled Map” to changed the name 0f your brewery 

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Now you’re ready to Add Breweries! In the search bar enter a brewery’s name and click on it! Have Fun!

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• A smaller screen with the brewery profile will come up.
• Click “Add to Map” to add it to the list and you will see them on the left hand side of your screen.
• A few other features are fun to play with: You can change the icon from a pin, to a pint, or even a number.

Now you have officially started your own Brewery Map to share with your friends! You can easily repost it to Facebook, or send it to your friends and they can share the fun with you!

Create your own beer map and repost below in the comment section of the link. Let the fun begin! Cheers friends.

The Happy Chappy (Jeff)

"The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing" - Socrates