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| The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium's newest addition. |
The Flying Saucer Draught Emporium has one aim: to be the place to go for great draft beer, especially in Texas, which boasts a neat half-dozen outposts of the watering hole. Residents of Arkansas, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee also sip suds at Flying Saucers. The newest landed in the suburbs outside Dallas.
Just over three weeks ago, the new Saucer on the Lake opened in a scenic spot overlooking Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland, Texas. "There's all these little communities out there," says Diane Willingham, director of sales and special events. "People working in Dallas drive 30 minutes to an hour to get home ... They want to go to the lake and hang out on a patio." Workers also want to drink beer, and Saucer on the Lake delivers, with more than 80 on draft and a diverse selection focused almost entirely on craft brews and imports.
But as the Saucer continues to expand, couldn't the company risk losing that independent spirit craft drinkers relish? Willingham doesn't think so: "We expand very slowly and don't franchise. Owner Shannon Wynne researches each location himself."
In fact, despite steady expansion, the Draught Emporium has no immediate plans for where they'll open next. But as long as people continue to crave craft beer, more Flying Saucers will probably invade other parts of the country.
Find this week's incredible draft list -- from Anderson Valley Hop Ottin IPA to Xingu Brazilian Black -- by going directly to the Saucer on the Lake's beer list page.
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8-19-2009 @10:19PM dragonet2 said... We are very happy with our Flying Saucer in Kansas City, MO. It is a great place to meet friends and have a beer, not too noisy, not too quite, and on the edge of the new Power and Light entertainment district.
My favorite thing to eat is their "build it yourself" appetizer plate, they offer several meats and cheeses and serve them with an assortment of toasts, crackers, fruit, pickles/olives, nuts and a bit of mustard if you order a salmi or other meat choice. And they always have some good on-tap beer deals.
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