This Fort Worth distillery runs completely on solar energy Formby worked in tech in California for years and was a fellow at the Clean Tech Institute in Colorado at the National Renewable Energy Lab. Author: Morgan Young (WFAA) Updated: 10:58 PM CDT July 9, 2021 FORT WORTH, Texas — Right in the heart of downtown Fort Worth, feet away from Texas A&M's law school and the convention center, sits Acre Distilling Co. At first glance, it looks like any other distillery. It's industrial. There are barrels lined up against multiple walls. There's a bar. There's a tasting room. There's a chalkboard listing a menu and, thanks to COVID-19, a QR code for customers to pull up daily specials and food options.