The Dawn of the North Texas Distillery Golden Age
In just over a decade, North Texas spirits have come of age. Hit the distillery trail to find history, black-eyed pea martinis, and the best bourbon in the world.
By
Zac Crain, Matt Goodman, Eve Hill-Agnus, Tim Rogers, Rosin Saez, Peter Simek, and Kathy Wise
Published in
D Magazine
January
2021
Photography by Elizabeth Lavin, Jill Broussard, and Zac Crain
Just over a decade ago, the craft spirit movement in Texas began with Garrison Brothers and Balcones. Now there are as many distilleries in Texas as there were in the country when the American craft whiskey scene started gaining traction after the Great Recession of 2008.
December 18, 2020
WJCU is thrilled to recognize two great hosts with our DJ of the Month honors. Join us in congratulating Eric and Jason of NEO Rocks, as our November DJ’s of the Month! Learn about how these two local music lovers linked up to produce one of our most recognizable shows.
What’s the story of how you two were brought together to host NEO rocks here at WJCU?
JASON: This all stats with Mr. Krieger actually. Back in 2008 there was an opening – the local show, he was leaving – and I sent out an email to Mr. Simna also known as Eric and he wrote me a scathing email back explaining that he’s not Mr. Simna that’s his father’s name. Knowing Eric now, I find it funny back then I just thought he was a jerk! (laughing). So, I read this email and he said “if you have any questions about how to submit your music for the local show, cause I was in a band trying to get my music out there, contact Mr. Krieger. So, I reached out to Mark and I talked to him for abo
Express Briefing: Billionaire donates millions to S.A. organizations, first vaccine shots and more
Dec. 16, 2020
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Janie Barrera is CEO and president of LiftFund, a micro- and small-business lender based in San Antonio. LiftFund received a $10 million donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. “The beauty of this $10 million grant is that it’s unrestricted,” Barrera says.File photo
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Texas distillery building massive Alamo on steroids to house its new whiskey operation
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A Texas distillery is building a massive Alamo on steroids to house its new whiskey operation.
Whiskey Hollow Distillery, a family-run distillery north of Dallas, broke ground on the 54,000 square-foot structure in 2018. The owner gave a reporter a simple set of directions to the new site. North side of road looks like the Alamo on steroids, Les Beasley told D Magazine. No signs out front just pull up to the front come on in.
The distillery s facade indeed bears a strong resemblance to the San Antonio landmark. That was no accident.