Wild Acre Brewing, Fort Worth, Texas

The Snobs were invited to attend the launch event for the new Wild 

Acre Brewing opening soon in Fort Worth.  We asked our own St. 

Bernardus to attend and give his impressions of the new brews.

The number of craft breweries in Texas,especially the DFW area is 

growing at a dizzying pace.  However, keeping track of this ever 

expanding market was made a little easier this past Saturday 

thanks to our friends at the Flying Saucer in Fort Worth, who 

sponsored a launch party for the newly opened Wild Acre Brewing.  

The launch party featured their inaugural beer selection which is 

made up of a nice cross section of different styles from light to dark. 

This included a wheat, an "indian" red ale and finally a stout, easily 

accommodating the varying taste preferences among your local beer 

snobs (as well as those who are just thirsty).

For this review, the first 

beer sampled was the 

Wild Acre Moonlight

Shine, an American 

Wheat Ale (5.7% abv). 

I found Moonlight 

Shine to be crisp,light, 

and refreshing, with 

subtle notes of citrus 

combined with bread 

giving it a flavor 

reminiscent of a Belgian style blonde (think Affligem). The finish is 

slightly hoppy leaving a mild bitter back, but not overly offensive.  

Moonlight Shine is a nice, fresh beer, perfect for the summer 

months,especially in the sweltering heat famous for Texas.  I 

understand that some minor retooling of the recipe is in the 

works with the expected results being a more pronounced 

vanilla aroma, but with little change in flavor from what I had.

Next up, Wild Acre 

Tarantula Hawk India 

Red Ale (6.5% abv) - 

Described as an “India 

Red Ale,” which as I 

understand, is more 

of a hybrid from your
traditional red ale. 

This beer is created 

from both Mosaic 

and Amarillo hops which account for both its reddish color and 

hoppy flavor with leanings more in the direction of what you 

would expect from an IPA rather than a Red Ale. While hoppy, 

it’s not in-your-face hoppy, and can be enjoyed by both hopheads 

and non-hopheads alike.  A nice balanced flavor that goes well 

with any occasion or food pairing.

For the finale I had 

the Soul Pleasure 

Southern Stout 

(6% abv) – When 

thinking of chocolate 

stouts, the first thing 

that usually comes to 

mind is abeer with a 

thick, heavy body and 

big flavor; a beer 

best suited for the 

cold winter months and enjoyed in a cozy, warm pub among 

friends. Soul Pleasure departs from that description a bit with 

a lighter, less turbid consistency yet imparting the subtle notes 

of chocolate and espresso you would expect to find in a chocolate 

stout.  The consistency reminds me of an Abita Turbo Dog, but 

with a more complex and refined flavor like that of say, Sam 

Smith’s Organic Chocolate Stout. 

Their taproom and beer garden to open soon.  Finding Wild 

Acre Brewing should be easy enough, as they occupy some 5,000 

square feet of space at the facility formerly home to Ranch Style 

Beans just south of downtown.

Look for a new Lager to be released soon. - Cheers, St. Bernardus

http://wildacrebrewing.com/