Grapevine Craft Brewery - Going about brewing beer the right way!

I had a chance recently to catch up with the guys from Grapevine Craft Brewery and see how things are going over there.  Their brewing operation is located in Farmer's Branch.  It's an impressive operation, and the brews they've mastered are easy on the taste buds.  C.E.O. Gary Humble showed me around.  Their Lakefire Rye Pale Ale is smooth with definite hints of citrus and fruit. There's a great subtle hop flavor right at the front but fades with a smooth finish. This is a definite session beer that you could drink with friends tailgating, on the boat at the lake, or even at a nice dinner. It's available on tap all over DFW and you should be able to find it easily if you're in the Grapevine/Southlake area.  Their Monarch Filtered Wheat is a pleasant, lightly hopped wheat beer with a nice finish.  It's actually named after the Monarch Butterfly that stops in Grapevine en route to Mexico from Canada.  It too, is found all over DFW on tap.  I was lucky enough to get to try their newest beer, Lakefire Dry-hopped.  A hoppier version of Lakefire but still getting the rye flavor.  This will soon be released on tap as well.  They're brewing a Belgian Style IPA currently.  Gary says they are working on an English-Style Brown Ale infused with raspberry and cocoa that they are planning to have available for the Untapped festival in Fort Worth this year.  The theme with Grapevine's beers are that they are brewing beers that are easily enjoyed.  Gary says "By en large Grapevine Craft Brewery is approachable and sessionable". I definitely got that impression when sampling their beers.  They will soon have these beers available in cans and are targeting early April for release of their canned beers. Brewmaster Caton Orrell spent 10 years at Boulevard Brewing before deciding to come back to Texas.  The day that I was there, a truck was headed down to Waco and Austin to deliver to those areas.  They're now delivering to 60 accounts throughout DFW, Waco, and Austin. The growth they've had in only 8 weeks is positive and I'm looking forward to more good things from Grapevine Craft Brewery.  To find out where you can get Grapevine Craft brewery's beer near you, click here.  Thanks to the guys at Grapevine Craft Brewery. Follow me on twitter at @DFWBeer and on untappd at Cldaggie. 

Grapevine's brewing operation

From Left BrewMaster Caton Orrell, Assistant BrewMaster Jon Powell, C.E.O. Gary Humble(on right)