Review: Prairie Artisan Ales Christmas Bomb! (2015)

Hark the herald angels sing, beer geeks in Oklahoma now have an annual tradition. It’s the release of Christmas Bomb! Act fast, word is that this batch is much, MUCH more limited than last year. Definitely a more balanced beer than last year, I hope Prairie continues to dial this one in so that it […]

Review: Prairie Artisan Ales Flare

The gose style had been gaining a lot of popularity and I’m happy to see several being brewed in the state. This one is a little higher in ABV than your average gose, and served up in a 500 ml bottle. Let’s see what Prairie can do with it. Company: Prairie Artisan Ales Location: Tulsa, […]

Review: Anthem Domestique

Heck yeah a barrel aged quad from Anthem, and aged in used Festivus barrels, no less. I was uplifted by the inspirational words about the “Domestique,” the team player who only cares about the benefit of the group, and also uplifted by this boozy 10% ABV gem. Get your hands on one immediately if you […]

Review: Black Mesa Endless Skyway Bitter

You don’t see a whole lot of English style beers being brewed in the state, but Black Mesa decided early on to make this one of its flagship year-round beers. They also make a double strength version, and at some point they aged it in cognac barrels. I didn’t get to sample that one, unfortunately. […]

Review: Black Mesa Kölsch

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 […]

Barrels and Mash Hangout: Black Mesa Brewing Company

One of the best things about this whole Barrels and Mash gig is getting to talk to people that are completely passionate about what they do. It’s something I’ve seen in every single person I’ve talked to that is involved in a brewery or distillery, and that just isn’t the case for a lot of the other industries out […]

Review: Black Mesa Los Naranjos

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 […]

Review: Anthem Babalon

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 […]

Barrels and Mash Field Trip: The Patriarch

If you’ve talked to me for more than 5 seconds or so, chances are The Patriarch has come up. I love talking about this place, and while there are a ton of fantastic bars in the OKC Metro, The Patriarch has easily become my favorite place to grab a beer. Growing up in Edmond, I […]

Review: Willows Family Ales Heath Sweat Gose

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 […]