COOP Ale Works receives Texas license at Dallas address

Overview

Updated Oct 31

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission recorded a type-BW license for COOP Ale Works at 1315 S Ervay in Dallas, dated October 26, 2026. The record is a single permit approval, not proof the business is open or fully cleared. Aggregators Ribbon Leads and BoozeReports list the same application as filed October 1 and still in review, so the issue date is unconfirmed.

COOP and Four Corners Brewing combined operations as Frontier Beverage Collective, according to an April 1, 2026 letter to distributors. Both brands keep separate identities and taprooms. Ribbon Leads reports that 1315 S Ervay held a Four Corners Brewing license from 2017. What COOP plans at the address is not in any record found.

Why it matters

An Oklahoma craft brewer with a Texas license could put its F5 India Pale Ale on Dallas shelves and taps, if it actually operates.

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Key Indicators

Texas license record

Type-BW TABC permit for COOP Ale Works at 1315 S Ervay, dated October 26, 2026. Aggregators list the filing as October 1, 2026, still in review.

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Organizations Involved

COOP Ale Works

Craft brewery

Holds a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission license at 1315 S Ervay, Dallas, dated October 26, 2026. Since April 2026 it has operated alongside Four Corners Brewing as Frontier Beverage Collective.

Oklahoma City craft brewer known for F5 India Pale Ale and Native Amber, now licensed at a Dallas address.

Four Corners Brewing Co.

Craft brewery and taproom

Operates a taproom at 1311 S Ervay, Dallas. Combined operations with COOP Ale Works as Frontier Beverage Collective in April 2026. Ribbon Leads reports 1315 S Ervay held a Four Corners license in 2017.

Dallas craft brewery whose taproom sits next to COOP Ale Works' licensed address.

Timeline

April 2026 October 2026

3 events Latest: October 26th, 2026 · 2 weeks ago

October 2026
COOP Ale Works files Texas license at 1315 S Ervay
Latest Licensing

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission filed a type-BW permit for the Oklahoma City brewer's Dallas address.
October 26th, 2026
BW application for 1315 S Ervay listed as in review
Licensing

Aggregators Ribbon Leads and BoozeReports list a BW application for COOP Ale Works LLC at 1315 S Ervay as filed October 1, 2026 and in review. This conflicts with the October 26 issue date in the TABC record.
October 1st, 2026
April 2026
COOP and Four Corners combine operations
Corporate

A letter to distributors said the Dallas and Oklahoma City breweries combined as Frontier Beverage Collective, effective immediately. The companies said the move was not a sale and that both brands keep separate teams and taprooms.
April 1st, 2026

Scenarios

COOP Ale Works opens a Dallas taproom at 1315 S Ervay

Possible Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: No public statement from COOP Ale Works; inferred from the taproom-heavy block and Four Corners' adjacent location

If COOP intends a consumer taproom beside Four Corners, it needs this license plus local approvals. An opening would mark its first Texas location and put its core beers, including F5 India Pale Ale, on Dallas taps.

1315 S Ervay becomes COOP's Texas distribution warehouse

Possible Resolves by End of 2027

Discussed by: No public comment; a reading of the type-BW permit as a storage and wholesaling authorization

The type-BW permit may cover beer storage for Texas wholesalers rather than on-site sales. COOP would ship Oklahoma-brewed beer to the Dallas warehouse, then to Texas retailers and bars, without a taproom.

COOP lets the Dallas license lapse unused

Unlikely Resolves by Q2 2028

Discussed by: No public prediction; a standard possibility for any single permit filing

The permit could sit dormant if COOP delays plans or shifts strategy. Texas licenses expire and require renewal; an unrenewed permit signals the Dallas move stalled.

Historical Context

One moment from history that rhymes with this story — and how it unfolded.

2012

Four Corners Brewing opens in Dallas (2012)

Homebrewers opened Four Corners Brewing in Dallas in 2012. The craft brewery later established a taproom at 1311 S Ervay, in a historic carriage house south of downtown.

Then

Four Corners became a fixture of the Dallas craft beer scene, pouring its own beers on site.

Now

Its taproom helped anchor the South Ervay block as a brewery destination.

Why this matters now

COOP Ale Works' licensed address at 1315 S Ervay sits on the same block, putting a second brewery next to an established taproom.