Black Mesa has been making inroads into the Oklahoma beer game, especially with their limited one-off coffee stouts. This Kölsch is one of their year round staple brews. The Kölsch style is definitely not one of the first styles I reach for, but I hadn’t tried one in ages and was craving a little Euro […]
Read more "Review: Black Mesa Kölsch"Los Naranjos Coffee Stout is the 3rd collaboration between Black Mesa Brewing and Elemental Coffee Roasters of Downtown OKC. For the past few years I’ve basically lived off of Elemental’s Purusha, so sign me up when a local brewery teams up with them for an adjunct. Black Mesa was nice enough to invite us to the launch […]
Read more "Review: Black Mesa Los Naranjos"Troy & Sons is named for Troy Ball and her three sons. She and Charlie, her husband, started by making moonshine. “She’s the fourth female distillery owner in the country, and the first to make moonshine” according to Garden and Gun, you can read the whole article here. “Blonde starts with heirloom Turkey Red Wheat […]
Read more "Review: Blonde Whiskey"Anthem’s second batch of Babalon just hit the shelves, and man have I been ready for this one. I wasn’t fortunate enough to get any of last year’s incredibly limited run, so I made sure to grab a few of these to compensate. I would love to tell you I was sitting here rocking a […]
Read more "Review: Anthem Babalon"On a recent visit to Colorado, Kate and I hit up Laws Whiskey House for a tour, and it blew away the other distilleries we visited. The tour guide was phenomenal, and the distillery has a great, honest feel to it, which can be hard to find these days. After having a successful run in the […]
Read more "Review: Laws Four Grain Bourbon (Batch 1 Re-Release)"Old Forester 1897 Bottled in Bond is the second expression in the Old Forester Whiskey Row Series. The barrels for this bourbon are selected from a single distilling season. For more information check out Kris’ review of the first one, here. Company: Brown-Foreman Corporation Distillery: Old Forester Location: Lousiville, KY Mash Bill: 72% corn/18% rye/10% […]
Read more "Review: Old Forester 1897"The Parker’s Heritage collection of small batch bourbons is a series of rare, limited-edition bourbons that are crafted in tribute to Master Distiller Parker Beam and his five decades of experience distilling whiskey. Each year, Parker Beam and Heaven Hill select a special expression of whiskey to release under the Parker’s Heritage Collection label. This […]
Read more "Review: Parker’s Heritage 2015 Malt Whiskey"I’m a sucker for puns, especially puns relating to 90s R&B stars, so I quickly grabbed a bottle of Heath Sweat. I’ve been pleased with all of the other Willows Family offerings and was keen to try their take on the gose style. Seems a tad pricey at $15 for a 4.5% brew, hopefully they’ve […]
Read more "Review: Willows Family Ales Heath Sweat Gose"It’s hard to believe that it has only been three years since Prairie came on the Oklahoma beer scene. They decided to do a raspberry fermented version of their Prairie Ale farmhouse to celebrate, packaged in 500 ml bottles. Company: Prairie Artisan Ales Location: Tulsa, OK ABV: 8.4% ABV Style/Description: Farmhouse Ale Brewed With Raspberries […]
Read more "Review: Prairie Artisan Ales 3rd Anniversary Ale"With all of the great breweries producing beer in this state of ours, I’m surprised we haven’t seen more Imperial IPAs. A flagship for many of the great breweries across the country, I’m glad to see one brewed right here in Oklahoma. Make sure to check out our field trip to Iron Monk as well as […]
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