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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. ....
Updated: 10:03 PM CDT May 14, 2021 FORT WORTH, Texas Bars, breweries and entertainment venues like comedy clubs are giving people options as mask guidelines were relaxed by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention for fully vaccinated people. Tony Formby, who owns Acre Distilling in Downtown Ft. Worth, said his distillery has been operating with a mask requirement, without bar stools, tables that are socially distant and a rearranged tasting room since reopening a few months ago. We closed last March, and we didn t open again until September, Tony Formby said. On Friday, the day after the CDC changed its mask guidance for full vaccinated Americans, a big step toward getting back to normal. ....
Focus Daily News After getting an invitation to a Kentucky Derby Progressive Brunch at AC Hotel in Downtown Fort Worth, I had to do some fast talking to convince my husband to join me and a group of bloggers (all women) at this festive event. The invitation suggested wearing our Big Derby-style Hats, so he pointed out “that obviously means women, not me.” But we both love Fort Worth, and he was also intrigued at a chance to tour the host hotel in downtown Fort Worth. The AC Hotel Downtown Fort Worth is an upscale new Marriott, centrally located just steps away from Sundance Square, Bass Hall, and the convention center. After I promised he could wear his favorite Ducks Unlimited cap instead of a big hat, he agreed to go with me. ....
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. ....