It’s that time of year again, y’all. The school doors are fresh with WD-40 and the cars are accidentally turning north onto Elm St. again. School is back in session and with it, a new crop of Dentonites have flooded our city limits. Will these fresh, young faces become lifelong Dentonites or never step foot outside of their college campus? Only time will tell, but we’ve decided to do our part to get them to become a part of the former group, by providing them with some insider knowledge. Below are a collection of precious WDDI secrets that those new to Denton (and some folks that have been living here for a while) might not yet know. It’s time for Secrets of Denton County VII. Got a Denton secret of your own? Add it to the comments!
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THE DEN10: OCTOBER 28TH 2015
Denton is always a special kind of festive during the days leading up to All Hallows Eve, and we cannot get enough of it. There are new events popping up left and right, things happening all around us and just when we thought the fun was going to fall short, Day Light Savings hits us on Sunday. Just what we needed. An extra hour of costuming, partying, and drinking on Halloween night.
With that said, here are our top ten event picks for the next seven days of your ghoulish lives. Spooky stories, comments, and mostly just future events can be directed to sara@wedentondoit.com
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Story and video by Addison Day
Denton has its fair share of beer-related events. In fact, we'd venture a guess that our ratio of citizens to beer parties rivals that of heavy drinking towns such as Austin or Dallas. Few small communities in Texas have the healthy culture of bars, brewers and beer fans than the ones that reside in the shadow of the Morrison's sign. While we've been used to seeing the occasional craft beer tastings at music festivals, World Market or even Kroger, we were surprised when we discovered that our beloved Midway Mart offers weekly booze tastings hosted by the local reps from craft brewers across the nation.
In the video above, Brent Hodgson of Oskar Blues Brewery let's us sample three of their seasonal releases, and gives us interesting beer-related tips along the way. The brewery has an "all cans" distribution model which apparently preserves the beer longer while simultaneously saving costs.
You can join the "i heart MIDWAY MART" Facebook group for updates on free weekly tastings and new releases, or just stop by and talk to the knowledgeable dudes working the counter.
Addison Day is a video contributor to WDDI and a talented filmmaker living in Denton. Almost all of his work features beer, and he generally won't show up anywhere unless there's a keg. You could ask him about the rare, unreleased Armadillo Ale Works brewing footage he's always threatening to post, but after a few beers he'll probably tell you about it regardless.