Martin House Brewing in Fort Worth had their first Halloween and I would say it was undeniably successful. The event on October 26th featured extended tour hours and 6 up and coming brewers in addition to Martin House offerings. Martin House normally gives a great Saturday tour. They are small and intimate and have great views one the city, however this event turned things up a notch. Visitors were given a can pint glass, 3 Martin House pours plus a bonus pour of their halloween beer and had unlimited tastes from the guests brewers. Martin House has 4 house beers: Daybreak, RiverHouse, Imperial Texan and There will be Stout (an amazing pretzel stout). Their Halloween was not a traditional pumpkin ale but a version of the River House Saison with hibiscus. It was light and refreshing with herbal and floral tones and a slight fruity note. I liked it but I think it would be great warm weather choice.
Six new brewers were featured including Noble Rey, Wahoo, Rabbit Hole, Social, Grapevine Brewing, and the Collective Brewing Project. We had not gotten to try Rabbit Hole when we met them a Best Little BrewFest in Texas last June but their Rapture brown ale was worth the wait with its rich, toasty malt and slight hints of citrus. Wahoo Brewing was rotating heir taps but we got to sample their Allergeez but sadly not the IPAf'nA. Social brewing company had a nice rich and nutty brown ale. Grapevine Craft Brewery had several offerings. I tried the LakeFire which was a light but hoppy rye pale ale. My husband enjoyed the Sir Williams Brown Ale, a tradition english style brown ale which has a hearty malt and body bordering on a porter. The Collective Brewing project brought some impressive brews. We liked the Fantasikolsch and T-Rex but Perpetual Darkness was an unbelievable stout with coffee and chocolate flavors.
There were also some great costumes and a costume contest were competitors could when beer and brewery tours. Entertainment was provided by The Shady Rest Band, Old G and Devin Leigh. Other vendors sold clothing, snacks, special Halloween treats for humans and their favorite canines. The first annual boo-ery tour was great fun and I look forward to other Martin House events.
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