Oklahoma Craft Beer

I had the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Gordon of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Jim Cowan of the Oklahoma Craft Brewers Guild. The 2nd Annual OK Born & Brewed takes place at the Gaylord Pickens Museum with a limited attendance of around 300 people at $65/ person. We

I sat down and got the lowdown on Vanessa House Beer Co. and its’ 5 members. These gentlemen collaborated together like so many do over beer and the hobby of homebrewing and decided to take the next step. Listen to hear their plans of contract brewing and eventually implementing an

Craft beer festival season is fully upon us and in this show we showcase 2 of them coming up in early June. Hair of the Dog is in its 2nd year as the folks of STASH Goods in Norman will have 8 Oklahoma craft breweries attend with over 500 in

Oklahoma craft beer is continuing to grow and thrive regardless of our antiquated laws. I spoke with Mark Wilkerson, Director of Parks & Rec in the city of Muskogee and chair of the event. They held the inaugural event in 2015 with a great turnout of over 500 people that

It’s Tulsa Craft Beer Week and I hosted my first live podcast. We had a great turnout, gave away some awesome quadruple branded mason jar glassware and had a fun time talking about the future of craft beer in Oklahoma. If you missed it, well, here is the edited version

Oklahoma liquor store shelves and floors are getting a bit fuller these days with more out of state options. Destihl is the latest to drop with their line of Belgian style beers and widely popular Wild Sour series. I had the pleasure to speak with Jeremy, resident graphic artist and

I went back to the basics and talked with Evan and David of the home brew store Learn to Brew located in Moore and Oklahoma City. We tackled a bunch of topics from new technology, style guidelines and how the hobby has advanced since they’ve opened. Check out their store at:

Yoga is hot. Well, yes, there is a class where people gather to do yoga and perspire in 90 degree temperatures but that’s besides the point. Yoga has been around for over 1400 years and has outgrown the word trend. It’s a way of life. Yoga is a physical, mental

Wes has always been an influence on the Oklahoma craft beer market as the seller of fine German beers from Marshall Brewing. I finally got to pick his brain on why the craft market is so prolific in Oklahoma and what other passions keep him so busy.

St. Patrick’s Day will be rocking in Broken Arrow this year with the addition of the Craft Beer Garden. Local Oklahoma breweries will be pouring from 5-9 pm on Saturday, March 12th and showcase their local brews. VIP tickets will get you access to more beers, food and other amenities

Hey Hoplahoma, there’s a new brewery in town. For the first time in their 12 year history, Rahr & Sons brewing has branched out to their neighbor to the north, Oklahoma. I talk with Jeff, their Creative Director in charge of labels, merchandise and promotional products. In short…my ideal job.

Craft beer has a long history of being categorized as a food, a liquid bread, if you will and preferred over water when it wasn’t as pure like the present day. Tulsa is home to a restaurant and bar where craft beer and locally sourced cuisines walk hand in hand.

It was only a matter of time before I had my guest Blaine from Roughtail Brewing on the show. Roughtail will celebrate their 3rd anniversary this April 9th in Midwest City and I can’t wait. Since they’ve released their line of aggressively hoppy beers there has been a consistent demand

The conclusion to the Craft Beer Summit, or State of the Brewnion that took place January 13 at Oak & Ore. We hear about how craft beer fared in 2015 by Micki, Prairie Artisan Ales new event coordinator. Adam Marshall talks about current laws and what we as consumers need

Oklahoma is starting of the year on a positive note with the first ever Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma beer summit. Labeled as the “State of the Brewnion”, local craft breweries from Oklahoma gathered to discuss the past, present and future of their artisanal craft at Oak & Ore in

There’s that chill in the air again, well, there was until today when we hit 64 degrees in the first week of December. It’s been a while since our last show but it’s been a busy time as well. Doing this on my own is no small feat and paying

Welcome to Oklahoma Craft Beer where we take the pulse of our local craft beer culture. Today we have the compelling conclusion of Bruce’s brewery and how Twisted Spike came to be. But first a few items to mash out…Fall is here, REJOICE! Pumpkin and Oktoberfest beers have taken over!

Labor day afforded my wife and I to take a trip over to Oklahoma City this year. We took a slight detour though over to the neighboring city of Edmond. Winding through the burbs and pleasant neighborhoods you’ll find what most have taken to as a major hobby these days.

A couple weeks ago I took a field trip with friends Scott and Kevin of LOCAL and Tom Gilbert of the Tulsa World and What the Ale blog. Our mission: infiltrate the AR craft beer scene by sampling and purchasing high strength beers on their premises. First stop was food

The beer scene in Oklahoma continuously grows every month it seems. We have several brokers and wholesalers bringing in new clients constantly. Over the past couple years we’ve seen Founders, Green Flash, Lagunitas, Evil Twin and now Lazy Magnolia out of Mississippi joins the portfolio of American craft products. I’ve