The Top 13 Beer Bars in Dallas
The best beer bars in Dallas, by the professional record: Dallas Observer and D Magazine have both weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Cold Beer Company comes out on top.
Dallas Observer shows up on more of this list than any other guide, with D Magazine next.
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Rank 1. Cold Beer Company
Beer Bar
A grilled pimento cheese sandwich and 24 taps anchor this low-key beer garden on the east end of Deep Ellum, where the patio comes equipped with heaters in winter and misters in summer, which is thoughtful given that Dallas has about nine months of summer. The beer selection runs deep into local cans and rotating taps, the bartenders actually know what's on them, and Wednesday brings a small Miller High Life with a Jameson shot for anyone who needs a Wednesday reason.
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Place to Day Drink · Best of Big D
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Rank 1. Community Beer Co.
Beer Bar
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Local Beer: Honey Citrus Blonde · Best of Dallas
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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Rank 1. Dubliner
Irish Beer Bar
The long wooden bar and a crackling fireplace in winter tell you everything: this is a cozy Irish beer bar on Lower Greenville that has been around forever. Guinness, Harp, and Smithwick's anchor the taps, the whiskey shelf leans heavily toward the Emerald Isle, and the dart board sees real use. Food is American bar grub, which is fine, because nobody came here for the sandwiches.
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Rank 1. Four Corners Brewing Co
Beer Bar
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bar Game Night · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
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Rank 1. Katy Trail Ice House
Texas Beer Bar
A sprawling patio bar right off the Katy Trail, the kind of place cyclists arrive at with good intentions and leave an hour later than planned. Nearly thirty Texas beers on draft and a solid lineup of Texas whiskeys keep things local, while the kitchen handles dark-beer venison chili for anyone who needs ballast. The patio is large and loud in the best communal way. Exactly what Dallas was missing before it existed.
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Spot on the Katy Trail · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Bar Patio · Best of Big D
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A craft beer bar and vinyl shop sharing the same floor in Deep Ellum, Off the Record started as a browsing-and-drinking concept and became something louder. The exposed brick and crates of records are still here, but the DJs took over, and now the dance floor fills fast and stays full. A back patio exists for anyone who'd like to finish a sentence.
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Rank 1. Peticolas Brewing Company
Beer Bar
Peticolas runs a split-level taproom out of an industrial building in West Dallas, with English, Irish, and Scottish-style ales brewed on-site. It's a semi-official FC Dallas supporters' bar, showing everything from Champions League to regional Mexican matches, which explains the noise level on a Tuesday. When there's nothing on the screens, the upstairs has foosball, ping pong, and shuffleboard to fill the gap.
- D Magazine 2025 · Best Taproom · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Local Brewery · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Brewery · Best of Big D
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Rank 1. Strangeways
Beer Bar
The Yelp complaint that someone left about the music not being changeable is basically the place's mission statement. Strangeways is an East Dallas neighborhood craft beer bar with a patio, walls covered in eclectic art, and a vibe that has no interest in pleasing everyone. The beer selection earned a Dallas Observer nod. Watch for flight nights and pop-up dinners when they surface.
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Beer Selection · Best of Dallas
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Rank 1. The Libertine Bar
Beer Bar
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Rank 1. The Old Monk
Beer Bar
Pendant lights salvaged from a European monastery hang over the bar, which tells you everything about how seriously this place takes atmosphere. An old-school beer bar and pub on Henderson Avenue, The Old Monk pours drafts from around the world alongside a rotating cast of locals, with fish and chips that regulars treat as a birthright. Weekday happy hour runs until seven and has a reputation for extending the evening considerably past anyone's original plan.
- D Magazine 2024 · Best Bar for Beer · Best of Big D
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Fish and Chips · Best of Dallas
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Rank 1. Three Links
Beer Bar
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2025 · Best Bathroom · Best of Dallas
- D Magazine 2023 · Best Live Music Venue · Best of Big D
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Rank 1. Truck Yard
Beer Bar
A massive patio bar tucked off Lowest Greenville where the menu is deliberately short: Philly cheesesteak, a sandwich, nachos, and that's the whole argument. The beers on tap include brews from their own By The Horns brewery in Mansfield, which gives the place a little more personality than your average outdoor bar. It draws the kind of crowd that would rather eat outside on a Tuesday than anywhere fancy on a Saturday.
- Dallas Observer The Ultimate Dallas Bar Guide
- Dallas Observer 2023 · Best Philly Cheesesteak: Steak Me Home Tonight Kitchen · Best of Dallas
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Rank 1. Whiskeys
Beer Bar
Around 700 whiskeys line the shelves at this Exposition Park bar, and the team takes the curation seriously enough that it shows. Dark, warm, and a little seductive inside, Whiskeys sits across from Fair Park in a stretch of Dallas most people drive past without stopping. Flights let you move through the collection systematically, including one that honors Uncle Nearest Green, the man behind Jack Daniel's original recipe.