The second in Roughtail’s quarterly rotating IPAs, it is packaged in 16 oz cans and again features the adaptable gecko on the can. This was created with all wet Mosaic hops that were on the bine 24 hours before they hit the brew kettle! Throw in a ton of dry hopping (again with wet hops) and an […]
Read more "Review: Roughtail Adaptation IPA (Batch #2, 2015)"Attractively packaged in a 500 ml bottle, I was interested in seeing what Elk Valley would do with a Bretted farmhouse. Turned out to be a perfect beer to drink during an OU game as we say adios to summer. Company: OKCITY Brewing Company Location: Oklahoma City, OK ABV: 6.2% Style/Description: Saison Price: $7 (500 ml) Appearance: […]
Read more "Review: Elk Valley Le Ferme Farmhouse Ale"I’ve been following this brewery since its inception and await all of their new releases. I may be a bit of a homer since this is Norman’s craft brewery, and I was in Cub/Boy Scouts with Jonathan and went to middle school with Trae! The glass in the picture was from one of their first […]
Read more "Review: 405 Trae P.A."Roughtail Pale Ale has been around on tap for a while, and it’s normally a go to for me when I can’t decide what I want. It’s made with 4 hop varieties: Warrior, El Dorado, Centennial, and Mosaic. When a fresh batch came out recently, this time in cans, I had high hopes so I rushed out […]
Read more "Review: Roughtail Pale Ale"Well let’s get this out of the way right up front: this is some old whiskey. Heaven Hill likes to occasionally release super-aged expressions to the masses, and this is one of their oldest. As far as I know, only Rittenhouse 25 and and the second Parker’s Heritage release, aged 27 years, carry higher age […]
Read more "Review: Elijah Craig 23 Single Barrel"Four Roses Yellow Label Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whiskey is made from a blend of ten different Kentucky straight Bourbons, each of which is distilled and aged at the Four Roses Distillery. While five of the Bourbons are made from a mashbill of 75% corn, 20% rye and 5% malted barley (the ‘E’ mash bill), the […]
Read more "Review: Four Roses Yellow Label"Pikesville Straight Rye is Heaven Hill’s newest rye expression and joins it’s Rittenhouse and Pikesville Supreme brands in the rye game. If you know me, you know that I like a good rye, and to be honest, Rittenhouse is my go-to. It’s only $18, it’s 4 years old, it’s BIB, and pretty much any time I […]
Read more "Review: Pikesville Rye"Leadslingers is a whiskey from Scissortail Distillery in Moore, OK and its release is a collaboration with Article 15, a clothing company started by Veterans as a way to support their community its struggles after returning to the country they have been selflessly protecting. It’s great to see a local company team up with a company like that […]
Read more "Review: Leadslingers Bourbon"This is one of the few Bourbons/whiskeys being distilled in Oklahoma at the moment. For all the glorious information, you can check out the interview Kris did with the Garrett, owner and distiller, here. Company: Scissortail Distillery Distillery: Scissortail Distillery Location: Moore, OK Mash Bill: Corn, Rye, and Barley. He wouldn’t tell us the exact mash […]
Read more "Review: Scissortail Bourbon"Lexington Brewing and Distilling Company is a very young distillery. The Lexington Brewing Company was acquired in 1999 by Pearse Lyons. They didn’t start distilling until 2008 when they purchased pot stills from Scotland. After four years of aging, the company started bottling and selling Town Branch. The distillery houses production for Alltech’s four spirits: […]
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