Peticolas Brewing Company Taproom
Brewery · Dallas Market Center ·
Award-winning craft brews on three levels, games, and soccer viewing.
Award-winning craft brews on three levels, games, and soccer viewing.
"This former warehouse in the Design District is still home to some of the best beers in the city. It’s worth visiting to sample local classics straight from the source, like Golden Opportunity (an easy-drinking kolsch) and Velvet Hammer, their signature Imperial Red Ale. But Peticolas beers are also available at bars and in stores, so they’re never out of reach." - Courtney E. Smith
"What are we drinking? It's all about the beer. The taproom features 18 Peticolas beers on tap, all made on site in the brewery, including the legendary Velvet Hammer and the refreshing session beer, Golden Opportunity. What's the vibe at this brewery? A breezy, three-level taproom in a former warehouse, Peticolas is one of the best places to kick back and hang out in Dallas' Design District. Picture concrete and galvanized metal bar tops surrounded by wooden tables, benches and stools. The tri-level taproom offers a rotating list of delicious house-made craft beers (which have won a multitude of awards), and is also one of the best places in town to catch soccer games, from Mexican matches to the Premier League (the owner, Michael Peticolas, is an obsessive Everton fan, who admits to having a poster of goalkeeper Jordan Pickford tacked to the ceiling above his bed). But it's not just about beer and soccer; this is a genuinely pleasant place to while away an afternoon, playing everything from ping pong and shuffleboard to foosball and board games. Who tends to come here? Hopheads from across the DFW area flock here, particularly at weekends, because the beer really is that good. But the vibe is about more than just sitting at a bar and drinking—it's a family-friendly spot, too, with plenty of games to enjoy and the big doors open on nice days to let the fresh air flood in. What kinds of beers can we expect to see on tap? This is arguably the beer joint, not only in Dallas itself, but in the entire DFW metroplex. For beer connoisseurs, this is a magical establishment of Willy Wonka-esque proportions, with a real sense of fun pervading the proceedings. Here, you can sample everything from stout to nitro to fruit beer, sipping favorites like Match Day while watching soccer, or the heavyweight Sledge Hammer, a triple Imperial Red at a punchy 11.5 percent, at the end of the night. Anything good to eat, too? There is a regular series of food truck pop ups (check the website for details), while Peticolas will also happily place pizza orders for you if you ask. They also encourage you to bring whatever you like to eat in the taproom, the pervading attitude is as chilled as a perfect Czech lager. How are the bartenders? The entire "brew crew" is fun, welcoming and extremely friendly. Particularly the hands-on owner himself, Michael Peticolas. What's the real draw here? This is a superb place to kick back and catch up with friends on a weekday evening or weekend morning when the Premier League is showing. It's a great place for bigger groups, as there's so much space. An easy place to lose a few hours in great company, over great beers."
"Peticolas offers several beers that will turn beerheads up to the next level in a former warehouse in the Design District. Their signature is the Imperial Red Ale, which has a 9% ABV. This red ale is a Dallas favorite and appears on the menu of several essential bars and restaurants." - Courtney E. Smith, Alex Gonzalez
"Located in the Design District, Peticolas offers bold, well-crafted beers for hop lovers and traditionalists alike: Doctor’s Orders (10.5% Imperial IPA) is brewed with Azacca and Denali hops and delivers tropical notes but puts the hops front-and-center with a bitterness that harkens back to early-2010s West Coast IPAs, making it a must-try for hop heads; Rumble In Russia (7% red ale), first brewed for the 2018 World Cup, is an Irish-style red built on malt and roasted barley and skews drier and more bitter than many red ales, appealing to those who prefer more traditional, less sweet brews." - Eater
"I note that the beloved Design District brewery will host a second-annual Selena Brunch on March 30 — a boozy celebration of Selena Quintanilla Perez featuring micheladas and “beermosas” made with Peticolas’s Golden Opportunity brew — and that the brewery has enlisted local purveyors (including Easy Slider and Tutta’s Pizza) to bring their own takes on Perez’s beloved Whataburgers and Pizza Hut slices. Its Selena-themed brunch is presented as a newcomer to the scene of annual tributes, and the brewery itself is a family-operated microbrewery in the Dallas Design District founded by attorney-turned-brewer Michael Peticolas." - Amy McCarthy