Priory is a beer-centered hospitality project that uses food, collaboration, and gathering to push back against noise and chaos.

Through beer dinners, private suppers, brewery collaborations, catered gatherings, and seasonal events, we’re building toward a permanent home where thoughtful food, exceptional beer, and slower hospitality become everyday practices.

Gather with priory

Before Priory has a permanent home, we bring the table to you.

We accept a limited number of private dinners, brewery events, and catered gatherings throughout the year. Every event is rooted in exceptional beer, seasonal food, and the slower kind of hospitality that gives people room to connect.

From intimate multi-course dinners to generous shared meals inspired by the great beer halls of Europe, each gathering is designed to feel unmistakably Priory.

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To know the unknown guest

Who We Are

We exist to make space—for slower conversations, longer tables, and the kind of presence that’s easy to lose.

We exist to make space—for slower conversations, longer tables, and the kind of presence that's easy to lose.
We believe hospitality is more than good food or exceptional beer. It's the practice of making room for one another. Around a shared table, strangers become neighbors, celebrations become traditions, and ordinary evenings become something worth remembering.
In a culture that rewards speed, convenience, and constant distraction, we choose a slower way.
Priory is a beer-centered hospitality project built around gathering.
Today, that takes the shape of beer dinners, brewery collaborations, private suppers, and seasonal events. Each one is another opportunity to bring people together around thoughtful food, exceptional beer, and generous hospitality.
Every gathering is a step toward something lasting: a permanent tiny beer hall and kitchen where this way of welcoming people becomes an everyday practice.
Priory doesn't have a permanent home yet—but that's where we're headed.
We imagine a tiny beer hall and kitchen: a place for regulars and travelers, quiet afternoons and crowded evenings, shared meals, well-made beer from our friends and favorite breweries, natural wines, and a few cocktails. A place where people linger because there's no reason to rush.
Until then, you'll find us wherever people are willing to gather around the table.

Beer. Food. Community.

Practiced Slowly.

Our Team

Ben Walter

Ben Walter is a chef, creative director, and one of the founders behind Priory; where he explores the intersection of hospitality, fermentation, and community through food and drink. His cooking draws from Texas ingredients, Japanese technique and sensibility, whole-animal cookery, and the belief that the table is one of the most meaningful places people can gather. After years spent building kitchens, developing restaurant concepts, and collaborating with breweries, Ben founded Priory to create a different kind of hospitality; one rooted in patience, craftsmanship, and a slower way of living. Whether designing a tasting menu, brewing a collaborative beer, or serving a simple meal, his work is guided by the conviction that great hospitality can nourish both guests and the people who make it.

Creative + Culinary

Collin Zreet

As one of the few Advanced Cicerones across the state of Texas, Collin brings deep beer knowledge rooted in sensory analysis, style expertise, and a strong understanding of brewing techniques and ingredients. From curating and leading over 30 beer dinners across Dallas–Fort Worth, he crafts thoughtful, high-impact food and beer pairings that elevate both the dish and the beverage while delivering memorable, education-driven experiences. He excels at translating complex flavor interactions into approachable narratives for guests while maintaining technical precision behind the scenes. His experience operating a brewpub gives him a practical understanding of managing beer programs within a full-service environment, with a focus on efficiency, consistency, and execution.

Beer + Operations

Hospitality + Public Relations

John McCurdy

Big’ John McCurdy is one of the founding members of Priory, as the ‘Tall’ Fort Worth banker, John is no stranger to making connections wherever he can, and with a deep passion for beer, his knack for making friends with anyone and everyone, has served him well in the local beer scene. The term ‘Jack of all, master of none’ is not a knock on John, he actually wears it as a badge of honour because this current endeavour of Priory calls him to it. On a monthly basis, John moves from brand ambassador to kitchen staff to delivery man and back again with a smile on his face because Priory is more than any one task in the moment, Priory is a call to something deeper.