Originally Posted by
NotDuncan
It's been a while, but I've had a couple different Franconias. For some reason, they just never got a foothold in Fort Worth, where I am. Maybe they decided Dallas alone was a big enough market for them.
I liked Revolver Bock, also. A really good fairly new one is Billy Jenkins, from Wild Acre Brewing. Unfortunately, Shiner if still the king, even if it's just a lager with some food coloring added, IMO.
Franconia is hard to find in Dallas county except for Dunston's and Saltgrass with each chain having a different Franconia on tap. More places in Collin county have multiple Franconia beers on tap. Costco has the beer in a local rotation. My wife's favorite beer is the Franconia Kolsch.
I remember Shiner as the $1.75 pitcher beer at Double Dave's wild and woolly Wednesday during my college day. All you could eat pepperoni rolls washed down with an upgraded beer besides Milwaukee's Beast.