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Beer Styles Explained: From Lagers to IPAs. A Real Drinker’s Guide

Beer Styles Explained: From Lagers to IPAs, A Real Drinker’s Guide You walk up to a bar. The tap list reads like a foreign language. West Coast IPA, Märzen, Hazy DIPA, Cerveza Negra, Gose, Saison, Oatmeal Stout. The bartender is waiting. You point at something. You have no idea what’s coming. Sound familiar? You’re not […]

Texas Bar Owner’s Draft Beer Guide

The Texas Bar Owner’s Guide to Draft Beer Pricing & Margins (2026) If draft beer isn’t your highest-margin pour right now, your pricing strategy needs a hard look. That’s not a dig — it’s an invitation. Because the data heading into 2026 is telling a story that every Texas bar and restaurant operator needs to […]

What Is a Mexican-Style Lager? The Cultural Story Behind the Craft Beer Trend

A full Four Corners Brewing Co. branded pint glass of golden beer on a lotería-style coaster on a weathered wood table, with a second pint glass being held in the background.

What Is a Mexican-Style Lager? The Cultural Story Behind the Craft Beer Trend Close your eyes for a second. It’s July in Dallas. The kind of July where the heat sits on your shoulders like a wool blanket and the air shimmers above the pavement. Now imagine cracking open a cold, pale lager — ice-cold, […]

Summer Craft Beer Sales: The Dallas Operator’s Playbook for Peak Season

Summer Craft Beer Sales: The Dallas Operator’s Playbook for Peak Season The window is open. From Memorial Day to Labor Day, Dallas turns into one of the most beer-thirsty cities in America — patios packed, strings lights glowing, and guests who aren’t just looking for a cold drink, they’re looking for an experience. Summer craft beer […]

Light Beer vs. Craft Beer: Breaking Down the Myths

Light Beer vs. Craft Beer: Breaking Down the Myths It’s a Saturday afternoon. Maybe you’re in someone’s backyard, maybe you’re tailgating before the game, maybe you’re three songs deep at an outdoor concert and the sun is doing what Texas suns do. Somebody reaches into the cooler and hands you a cold one. You crack […]

Craft Beer Distribution 101: What Every Texas Retailer and Bar Owner Needs to Know

Craft Beer Distribution 101: What Every Texas Retailer and Bar Owner Needs to Know The beer doesn’t just teleport from the brewery to your tap line. Here’s what’s actually happening. You’ve had the conversation. Maybe it went something like this: a customer raves about a local craft beer they tried at a friend’s place, or […]

The ROI of Putting a Local Craft Beer on Your Restaurant’s Tap List

A bartender's hand tilts a pint glass under a chrome draft tap handle branded with the Four Corners Brewing Co. logo, filling it with a hazy golden beer, with a row of additional taps visible in the background.

The ROI of Putting a Local Craft Beer on Your Restaurant’s Tap List If a single tap handle could lift your average check, drive repeat visits, and upgrade your brand perception — what would that be worth to you? That’s not a rhetorical question. It’s a P&L question, and most restaurant operators have never sat […]

ABV vs. IBU: What These Numbers Actually Mean for the Beer in Your Hand

Golden beer being poured from a tap into a Four Corners Brewing Co. branded pint glass held by hand outdoors

ABV vs. IBU: What These Numbers Actually Mean for the Beer in Your Hand You’re holding a cold one. On the side of the can it says 7.3% ABV and 72 IBU. You know it’s beer. You know it’s going to be good. But what do those two little number combos actually mean for what’s about to hit your palate? […]