USA, TX: Backyard Brewery Co. planning a new location in Dickinson

Backyard Brewery Co. is planning to occupy a new 4,900-square-foot building that will house a microbrewery and new restaurant by the end of 2024, the Houston Chronicle reported on December 28.

Currently located about 200 to 300 feet outside Dickinson city limits, the brewery at 1675 Dickinson Avenue is a little off the beaten path.

The new location would place the business across the street from city hall — the ideal spot for the kind of community watering hole vice president and head brewer Mike Starr has in mind.

“The idea is to move our brewing operations and the restaurant right near the heart of Dickinson,” Starr said.

The 36-year-old said he hopes to recreate what has made the brewing company a staple for craft beer enthusiasts in the Dickinson community and beyond since it opened in 2019.

With its Astro turf flooring and bamboo fencing, the Backyard experience is what its name advertises.

“We want it to feel like you’re drinking beer in your backyard,” Starr said. “I want to keep that same vibe.”

The bar and brewery will take up the first floor. The restaurant — which will include a terrace with 21-years-and-over seating — will be on the second floor, serving American-style comfort foods. An outdoor space will be open for family-friendly and dog-friendly fun, Starr said.

“Craft beer is nothing without community,” said Starr, who was a manager at Bakfish Brewing Co. in Pearland before opening Backyard.

“I’m hoping it will be the local hangout spot, the local restaurant where people know it’s going to be a good experience,” Starr said.

Starr also wants Backyard to become the kind of multigenerational tradition he experienced while visiting pubs in Germany.

“Every town has their own pub, their own brewery and bar where their beer is served,” he said. “That’s the place where you grow up because your parents eat there and you look to the time when you can have a beer, and then you come back, have a beer and food and maybe bring your kids there, and it completes the story.”

Starr hopes to break ground on the new location in spring 2024.

30 December, 2023