Revolver Brewery

Revolver Brewing

As a bartender, you see many trends that come and go.  For a while everyone ordered Irish Car Bombs, then it was Jager Bombs, then Fireball whiskey.  Usually it is always a shot or a twist on a shot that gets the drinkers out and spending their money.  Now?  It is Revolver's Blood and Honey. 

The Blood and Honey beer is their take on an unfiltered wheat-ish beer.  It resembles Blue Moon, barely, but packs almost twice the punch.  At seven percent alcohol by volume, it is stronger than most of the popular beers.  My new found favorite beer made me curious to see the Brewery it came from.

I had a birthday coming up, so it seemed like a great time to ask friends and family to make the drive to Granbury, home of Revolver Brewery.  We parked in a field and walked up to a block party with picnic tables and a stage.  There was a pasture right next to the picnic area with friendly horses that attracted the kids.  The seating area also had a bean bag toss game and a giant Jenga set. 

We walked up to the garage style door and paid our $10.  We got a wrist band and a glass with their logo.  We walked up to the taps and ordered our first beer.  The woman who was working the tour used a Sharpie to make a tally on my wristband.  She told us, "You get four.  You can order four of the same or try all four flavors!"

We played games and listened to the band and before we knew it, it was last call. The people we talked to said they come out a couple of times a month and time always sneaks up on them too.  As I scrambled around the brewery looking for the tour guide, who had promised an exclusive, I ran into a man carrying a mini keg.  He stopped and said he wanted to give me a little history about the company.  We chatted for a few minutes and when he said goodbye, he said, "It was nice to meet you, I'm Rhett the owner."

I heard that the employees at Revolver were easy to work with and cared about their product, but I didn't realize how nice they would be.  They are celebrating their one-year-anniversary and I hope I can make it back out to Granbury.

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