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BEER REVIEWS
Black
Strap stout by Don "Darius" Riney
Fireman's
#4 Blonde ale by Don "Darius" Riney
Live
Oak Pale ale by Thomas
Buchanan
Lone
Star beer review by Kate McKeon
Miller
Chill by Kate McKeon
Paulaner
Oktoberfest beer by Kate McKeon
St
Arnold Brown Ale by Kate McKeon
Shiner
Blonde by Don "Darius" Riney
Shiner
Bock beer review by Kate McKeon
Shiner
Hefeweizen by Thomas
Buchanan
BREWERY, BAR AND BREWPUB REVIEWS
American
Airlines Center, Dallas,
Texas by Kate McKeon
Doubledays
Sports Bar by Rod, Laguna Vista, TX
Gezellig
Bar, Dallas, TX by Kate McKeon
Guide
to Texas Breweries
and their various beers
Lee
Harvey's, Dallas by Kate McKeon
Ozona
Bar and Grill by Kate McKeon
The
Baker Street Pub and Grill by Tertius, Fort Worth, TX
The
Ginger Man Dallas, TX by Kate McKeon
Up-n-Smoke
BBQ by Aubrey, Keller, TX
ABOUT THE TEXAS DELEGATES
Texas
Kate McKeon
is our Beer Delegate for Texas. That's Texas the COUNTRY, in
case you thought it was part of a grander scheme like, say, the USA...
...meanwhile, Don "Darius" Riney,
whose alias is totally unexplained (any chance you could clear that up,
Don?), likes nothing better than a beer with his cigars...
...and Thomas Buchanan lets beer do the talkin'. They keep telling him to 'have just one more six pack'. OK, Thomas. The beer told you to do it.
You know you've got your hands full when a delegate application includes the words: "My country is not listed: please show me with a Texas Flag."
Them's fightin' words! As fortune would have it, your Secretary-General had just finished reading "Texas" by James Michener, so he knows a little more than the average thirty-something Brit from the Shires about that state.
I won't bore you with a history lesson. Suffice it to say that Texans are proud of their fair state and pretty feisty when the going gets tough...
Kate's just started a consulting practise. If your business needs help, then check out Paladin Principals.
And for life coaching advice, go to Miss Mentor. Top advice on turbocharging your career and more! (This Kate person wears a lot of hats, it seems.)
Many months after Kate became our first really keen Beer Delegate (no offence to any of the less active applicants who came before her), Thomas Buchanan stepped up to the plate to become her colleague.
There's already trouble brewing in paradise, as Thomas would like the right to reply to Kate's review of Shiner Bock yellow label. Shiner Brewing is one of his favourite companies, it seems.
After a brief EGM at UNOB Towers, we decided to launch a special fund to raise the money necessary to set up a Texan mud wrestling match between the two Delegates, the winner to either drink or throw away a case of Shiner Bock! Any votes for such a concept?
More than a year after Thomas joined us, Don "Darius" Riney stepped up to the bar and ordered a place at UNOB Towers. He doesn't explain why people don't call him Don, but hey, we're open-minded here.
The important point is that he's smart, he knows his beer and wants to share the best of Texas brews with the world. Great to have you, Don. Or is it Darius?
Enough yappin'. Here's their proposal speeches!
Kate's proposal speech
For Porters and Stouts, I'm your gal. No
matter how crowded my bar of choice, my drink is poured
before I reach the bar.
Do I tip well? Yes, I tip easily. That's the trouble with stilettos.
Who else could lead an entire wedding full of aged South Koreans in NYC on a conga tour of the neighborhood?
That's right, there is only ONE... Kate, Kate the Great.
Thomas' proposal speech
Let me get right to it: I love beer.
I could talk about my years of experience in writing and editing around the world, which is true, but dull. Well, it's dull compared to the joy of waking up to discover that you still have one frosty brew waiting patiently for you in the fridge behind that milk carton that hasn't moved since the Clinton era.
I love beer.
I've sipped some of the best beers in the world and some of the worst, but I found something worth sharing in each one. And I want to write about it.
Don/Darius' proposal speech
In the 1600s, men and women drank beer every day because it was considered healthier than water. Today I drink beer every day because it tastes better than water, especially in north Texas.
I like beer. I like drinking beer, I like making beer. From
the luxuriant
head on a pint of Guinness to the baseline bock from Shiner, Texas, I just
like beer. I have set myself a goal to try and review as many beers as
I
can. Hopefully I can make the tours at all the breweries here in Texas
as
well.
To those who say they don't like "beer", I say, quit drinking cheap s#!@ and you will find the right brew for you! If you don't know an IPA from MGD come to the UNOB, we're here to help!
Welcome, Texans!
Would you like to be a Beer Delegate?
You can help Kate and Thomas by applying for Beer Delegate status for Texas, or apply for a different country, province or state, by going to our Beer Delegates page.
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