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Woodshed Smokehouse

When friends and family visit Rebekah and I in Fort Worth, one of our favorite places to take them is the Woodshed Smokehouse.  However, it always comes with a disclaimer:  This is not your typical Texas Barbeque hole-in-the-wall.

On one occasion, my Aunt Debbie and Uncle Bob traveled from Pennsylvania just to come to the Woodshed!  Well, maybe their trip also had something to do with my cousin (their daughter) Lynn, her husband Nick and their boys that live on the other side of the Metroplex.  Anyway, our whole group loved the meal, including my two young nephews, who nibbled the very last specks of corn off the leftover cobs.

Recently, Rebekah and I hoped to share a delicious dinner with Rebekah’s close friend, Mary Beth during her Fort Worth visit.  Again, the atmosphere, food and service (by our server Taylor) did not disappoint!

The Woodshed's Woodshed

The Woodshed’s Woodshed

Actually, the Woodshed may not even be a Barbeque restaurant, with offerings as varied as bulgogi (Korean) beef tacos, red fish, 3 kale salad, and even paella, a Texan take on the traditional Spanish recipe, including mussels, clams, shrimp, rabbit-rattlesnake sausage, and game bird.  Nationally-known chef Tim Love takes a new perspective on Barbeque.  This is the only pit experience that comes complete with linen napkins!  But different can be equally delicious!  The Woodshed serves the barbeque staples:  brisket, sausage and ribs, each smoked with different woods (pecan, mesquite, oak and hickory), pairing the meat and wood perfectly.  As you can see, the Woodshed does not mess around with their food.

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Chasing Caravaggio – The Cardsharps

Every Friday we take a break from our regular blogging schedule to allow the authors an opportunity to feature a certain topic they are passionate about. Through this and other future posts we hope you’ll enjoy reading, we hope to share with you our personalities, passions, and interests on a more personal level.

As part of our continuing desire to bring beauty into focus, From Texas to Beyond will periodically feature brilliant pieces of art that have influenced our lives.  We are excited to showcase these universal works of beauty with you.

As a follow-up to my earlier review of the Kimbell Art Museum, there is one artwork by one artist in particular that I absolutely love:  The Cardsharps by Caravaggio.

Discovering Caravaggio

Caravaggio’s creations reignited my love of art.  As a child, I always loved art.  However, in 8th grade, I quickly learned that others were much more talented than myself.  Gradually I lost interest as I realized I would never be a great artist.  Or a good artist.  Or even a mediocre artist.

What I learned recently is a simple truth: you do not have to be an accomplished artist to appreciate the artwork of others.

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Texas Craft Brewery List – What to Drink in Texas

Texas Craft Beer is blowing up!  The options are almost endless, with new brews and breweries popping up every month.  Each brewery is different, with unique beers and distinct experiences. And we want to try them all, right?  Right.  And with our Texas Craft Brewery List, that goal just got easier!

I tried to find a current comprehensive list of all craft breweries in Texas, and failed.  Thinking I might not be alone in this search, I had the great idea to come up with my own list. The only problem, I greatly underestimated the number of craft breweries in Texas.  By my count, there are 128 breweries currently operating in Texas, with more breweries trying to open their doors.  128 breweries!  That is huge.  And I am not including gastropubs, places that brew small quantities of beer to sell along with their food options.  I will have to make a second list of these in the future. We hope you find this resource a helpful tool for your quest to find your favorite Texas brew.

A few notes about our Texas Craft Brewery List:
  1. The list of breweries is broken down by geographic region.
  2. Tried and True: Breweries in italics indicates that at least one of From Texas to Beyond’s authors have sampled this brewery’s beer.
  3. Been There. Done That.: Breweries in bold and italics indicates that at least one of From Texas to Beyond’s authors have visited this brewery.
  4. We will update this list as new breweries open.
  5. If you have any modifications to this list, please email me directly at david@fromtexastobeyond.com. We appreciate any help in making this list a great tool for all to use!
  6. I have compiled our Texas Craft Brewery List from multiple different sources and personal research.  Feel free to use this list, but please be kind and cite our page as your source.
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The Texas Craft Brewery List was last updated on August 2, 2018.

Introducing Feature Friday

Today we are taking a “break” and I want to introduce to you what, behind the scenes, we have been calling “Feature Friday”.

Every week, we’re bringing you content and that’s all well and good, but we thought it best to interrupt that normal content and shake things up a bit. I am now so happy to introduce “Feature Friday”.

When we first started this joint venture, we decided it would be good to know what each other is passionate about and our interests. Yes, we are all interested in travel and love to explore new places, but what else did we have in common? That led to each of us intentionally writing a list of topics that we are interested in and sharing them in more detail with each other. We did this at the very beginning, before even launching our blog but didn’t really have a plan with how to use the information.

As we started talking more and more about scheduling and strategies that we had found or read were effective, we began to think about how we could use the information about our interests to our advantage. As a way to incorporate those interests, and so that you can learn a little more about us individually, we thought we would start a series where each author could have the freedom to write about whatever they wanted. You’ll hear from each of us monthly and our features will provide an outlet of sorts to get to know each of us more individually. Don’t worry, each feature will somehow tie into our overall theme of travel and/or Texas!

We hope you enjoy these glimpses into our lives, our interests and thoughts outside of the regularly scheduled programming.

Thanks for reading, commenting, and being a fan of From Texas to Beyond. We are so glad you are a part of our journey.IMG_1250

 

Martin House Brewing Company

When I moved from Austin a couple of years ago, with so many choices for Texas Craft Beer, I could not believe that there was only one craft brewery in Fort Worth.  At the time, Rahr & Sons Brewing  was the only option.  Rahr brews David’s favorite beer, Ugly Pug, and I enjoy some others as well.  However, when Martin House Brewing Company opened, I was so excited to try something new.  Martin House quickly became my favorite brewery in Fort Worth!  Their style of beer fits my taste buds better.  I have visited the brewery twice and really enjoyed both of my experiences.

Let’s take a look at Martin House Brewing Company based on our Brewery Grading Scale.Martin House

Logistics:  5 Every Saturday from 2-5pm and Thursday evenings from 6-8 the brewery is open and ready to welcome you.  Parking, like at most breweries, is tricky, but something that is so great, is that each time I have been, there are volunteers in front of the brewery that direct you to the available parking areas.  This first impression is such a great personal touch, making it easy to visit.  On their website, a Google map shows you where you can and cannot park.  Want to take the train and then bike to the brewery?  Check out their train/bike map for that too! Continue reading

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