“Mashie is our awesome Wee Heavy Scottish Style Ale that we reserved for local Scissortail Distillery oak Bourbon barrels. The oak barrels smelled so good I coudln’t wait to add this great beer to them. I think you will agree local beer + local barrels = completely awesome!” – Elk Valley Slight spoiler here, I […]
Read more "Review: Elk Valley Bourbon Barrel Mashie"COOP Ale Works has been producing some great Oklahoma beer for years now. Last week Justin and I got the chance to hang out and drink a few with JD, co-founder and owner, and discuss where the brewery has been and where it’s going. We started out by walking around the brewery which is lined with what seem like […]
Read more "Barrels and Mash Field Trip: COOP Ale Works"In 2011, the Discovery Channel launched a TV show called Moonshiners which chronicles the lives and crazy happenings of a group of guys making shine in the Appalachian Mountains. While it seems like a terrible idea to let a full-on camera crew film you doing illegal things, these guys managed to make their whiskey and evade the authorities while […]
Read more "Review: Climax Moonshine"You know what they say about first impressions… I can’t really remember exactly, but I think it’s something about how first impressions are important. I found that to be a bit of a problem in my experience with Roughtail as the first beer I had by them was their 12th Round Strong Ale and I just […]
Read more "Review: Roughtail IPA"Barrels and Mash has yet to see a 5/5 review (whiskey or beer), but that’s because the site didn’t exist yet when I tried the 2013 George T. Stagg. That bourbon had it all, high proof, straight from the barrel, complexity, and just an intangible character that made it so amazing I understand why it’s one […]
Read more "Review: Stagg Jr."As I’ve started writing about bourbon and reading more and more posts and comment threads I’ve noticed an odd trend: people love to talk shit on Woodford Reserve. I don’t know why, I’ve always found Woodford to be a solid bourbon, is it just because it’s so popular which makes it “not cool” to like, or do […]
Read more "Review: Woodford Reserve Double Oaked Single Barrel Oklahoma #5"The latest canned offering from COOP Ale Works, this Double IPA is brewed with Orange Blossom Honey and has been a huge hit with everyone I’ve talked to that has had it. I recently got to try a nitro version of this as well and it really brought that honey sweetness and mouthfeel out more, but to […]
Read more "Review: COOP Alpha Hive Double IPA"When I started up this site a couple of months ago home vatting was near the top of the list of things to experiment with and write about. Well, I have done a terrible job so far of following through on it, but that’s ok, because there are awesome people out there like the nice […]
Read more "Review: Poor Man’s Pappy"Earlier this week, Justin and I visited Anthem Brewing Company, located in downtown Oklahoma City, to drink some beer, talk about beer, drink some more beer, and talk about Anthem. We hung out with Patrick, President and Brewmaster, and Ben, Anthem’s Brand Ambassador. I had been on a couple of tours of their facilities and […]
Read more "Barrels and Mash Field Trip: Anthem Brewing Company"Iron Monk is one of the newer breweries here in Oklahoma and they are hitting the ground running with the stuff they are putting out. They released their first beer, Iron Monk Milk Stout, in kegs in February as the Stillwater Brewing Company LLC, but seemed to be going by Iron Monk Brewing Company these […]
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