I for one am really excited to see the list of Oklahoma brewers expanding, especially with the high quality we are starting to get.
Here is the list of all the ones that I have been able to track down.
Choc Beer Co
Prairie Artisan Ales
COOP Ale Works
Roughtail Brewing Co
Mustang Brewing Co
Anthem Brewing Co
Battered Boar
Black Mesa
Dead Armadillo
Huebert Brewing
Redbud Brewing
Marshall Brewing

For those that don't mind a drive to Tulsa and have a friend that owes you a favor to serve as DD
Tulsa Craft Beer Week (http://www.tulsacraftbeerweek.com)

I for one am really excited to see the list of Oklahoma brewers expanding, especially with the high quality we are starting to get.
Here is the list of all the ones that I have been able to track down.
Choc Beer Co
Prairie Artisan Ales
COOP Ale Works
Roughtail Brewing Co
Mustang Brewing Co
Anthem Brewing Co
Battered Boar
Black Mesa
Dead Armadillo
Huebert Brewing
Redbud Brewing
Marshall Brewing

Where are all of these located? I know Coop is in OKC, Choc is in Krebs and Marshall is in Tulsa but don't know about the others. I would love to see some tasting rooms. I know Marshall has one, any others?

Not sure which have tasting rooms. Roughtail does and as a matter of fact
Roughtail Brewing First Anniversary!, Midwest City | Events | Yelp (http://www.yelp.com/events/midwest-city-roughtail-brewing-first-anniversary)

Saturday May 17th TapWerks
Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival - Let's Toast Innovation (http://www.oklahomacraftbeerfestival.com)

I've only had a couple of these.
What the Ale: Oklahoma's 10 best craft beers - Tulsa World: What The Ale (http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-oklahoma-s-best-craft-beers/collection_9f6826c0-c016-11e3-8a98-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=nogs)

I've only had a couple of these.
What the Ale: Oklahoma's 10 best craft beers - Tulsa World: What The Ale (http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-oklahoma-s-best-craft-beers/collection_9f6826c0-c016-11e3-8a98-001a4bcf6878.html?mode=nogs)

Most of them are way too hoppy for me, don't understand the current (been ongoing for a few years) fascination with hops. Had a Roughtail stout that I couldn't drink because the hops were too strong - friends agreed this was a bad beer, stouts don't need that much hopping! Having said that, Prairie does good stuff, I like their Prairie Bomb, but the Prairie Noir was better, IMO. Haven't seen the Dead Armadillo yet, might have to try that.

I've like everything by Prairie that I've tried so far.
As far as the hops go I'm starting to develop a taste for it. I have a friend that cant get enough hops. If it doesnt smell like a pinecone in an old sock he doesnt want it.

I have actually been doing a lot of research on this because I am on the board for an event we are having Friday May 2nd at the Myriad Gardens called Broadway and Brew: Broadway & Brew (http://broadwayandbrew.com/)

The event is a fund raiser for Lyric Theater of Oklahoma & we had over 500 people attend last year. Tickets are $65 for all the free beer and food from 10 local restaurants if anyone is interested!

Breweries that will be there:
COOP
Anthem
RoughTail
Dead Armadillo
Mustang
Belle Isle Brewery

I have actually been doing a lot of research on this because I am on the board for an event we are having Friday May 2nd at the Myriad Gardens called Broadway and Brew: Broadway & Brew (http://broadwayandbrew.com/)

The event is a fund raiser for Lyric Theater of Oklahoma & we had over 500 people attend last year. Tickets are $65 for all the free beer and food from 10 local restaurants if anyone is interested!

Breweries that will be there:
COOP
Anthem
RoughTail
Dead Armadillo
Mustang
Belle Isle Brewery

The website doesn't give much information about what will be offered. Are you able to add any information?

Most of them are way too hoppy for me, don't understand the current (been ongoing for a few years) fascination with hops. Had a Roughtail stout that I couldn't drink because the hops were too strong - friends agreed this was a bad beer, stouts don't need that much hopping! Having said that, Prairie does good stuff, I like their Prairie Bomb, but the Prairie Noir was better, IMO. Haven't seen the Dead Armadillo yet, might have to try that.

I'd recommend trying the COOP Grand Sport Porter. Probably the truest to style of any beef they make, and one of the most underrated beers brewed on the state (porters are a bit out of fashion these days). Personally I prefer solid non-IPA ales that are more of a medium hop profile, but everybody's into IPAs these days.

I'd recommend trying the COOP Grand Sport Porter. Probably the truest to style of any beef they make, and one of the most underrated beers brewed on the state (porters are a bit out of fashion these days). Personally I prefer solid non-IPA ales that are more of a medium hop profile, but everybody's into IPAs these days.

Thanks, already know about the Gran Sport Porter - fantastic beer, I have it on tap at Iron Starr with the quail breast appetizers and pulled pork dinner, great meal...

Great thread!

It's nice to finally have some options in our state. I won't go off on Oklahoma not being able to get some of the better beers…I'm just glad the local breweries are coming to the rescue with great, Oklahoma brews.

A friend came up from the Dallas area and as usual he brought me about 12 different beers we can't get in Oklahoma. I surprised him with as many Okie beers as I could get to. Of course we exchanged IPA's and Pale Ales cause I guess we are into those like some of you have said. He's really enjoyed the OKIE beers!

As far as IPA's being trendy or the new thing…I guess to each his own! I love 'em. They have character and a unique flavor. They are a bit of an acquired taste as well. I will ease off them a bit this summer as they tend to be heavy and when it's hot I sometimes want something lighter.

Absolutely love F5!

In Steve Lackmeyer's chat today, he said this, and I was just lurking, so I couldn't ask what he meant, but maybe someone here does:

"But the beer industry has been changing in recent years, and even one of the largest companies locally was sold to one of the nationals."

Any idea which one he was talking about? I poked around a bit and couldn't really find anything...

In Steve Lackmeyer's chat today, he said this, and I was just lurking, so I couldn't ask what he meant, but maybe someone here does:

"But the beer industry has been changing in recent years, and even one of the largest companies locally was sold to one of the nationals."

Any idea which one he was talking about? I poked around a bit and couldn't really find anything...

Our big Bud distributor sold back to Bud itself, I believe.

In Steve Lackmeyer's chat today, he said this, and I was just lurking, so I couldn't ask what he meant, but maybe someone here does:

"But the beer industry has been changing in recent years, and even one of the largest companies locally was sold to one of the nationals."

Any idea which one he was talking about? I poked around a bit and couldn't really find anything...

I'm not sure how "local" he was talking about, but Boulevard Brewery up in KC was recently sold to the Belgium company that owns Ommegang and others.

Article in the Tulsa World about Fayetteville's growing beer scene. This was an interesting tidbit:

Breweries are popping up everywhere in Fayetteville, and they still can’t keep up with the demand.

Friendly alcohol laws let breweries start without a lot of hassle. They can brew the beer, sell it on site, fill growlers for customers to take home, self-distribute if they choose, and they can have a restaurant at the brewery. Patrons can even enjoy the company of their kids and their pets while having a pint.

Ozark Beer Company’s brewmaster Andy Coates started out at a Denver brewery called the Great Divide, then moved to Goose Island in Chicago before starting Ozark.

“We chose Arkansas because the laws here are very favorable for breweries — it affords us to do multiple things: sell beer on a retail side in pints and growlers (64-ounce glass containers) to go, and we can also distribute ourselves, which is great for us,” said Lacie Bray of Ozark Beer Company.

Why has Arkansas been able to have much more progressive and favorable laws for craft breweries? Although this does make me want to check out Fayetteville's beer scene.

Fayetteville's Ale Trail offers taste of breweries in northwest Arkansas - Homepagelatest - TulsaWorld (http://m.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/fayetteville-s-ale-trail-offers-taste-of-breweries-in-northwest/article_e3d178fe-6b3d-5921-8ea7-da0754077247.html?mode=jqm)

Article in the Tulsa World about Fayetteville's growing beer scene. This was an interesting tidbit:


Why has Arkansas been able to have much more progressive and favorable laws for craft breweries? Although this does make me want to check out Fayetteville's beer scene.

Fayetteville's Ale Trail offers taste of breweries in northwest Arkansas - Homepagelatest - TulsaWorld (http://m.tulsaworld.com/homepagelatest/fayetteville-s-ale-trail-offers-taste-of-breweries-in-northwest/article_e3d178fe-6b3d-5921-8ea7-da0754077247.html?mode=jqm)

Arkansas laws depend on the county.

They have very progressive laws in much of the state, but they also have numerous counties which are completely dry. Other counties are somewhere in the middle.

Mustang is having their 5th year anniversary open house this Friday.
If you haven't tried Rocketfuel, you really should. Quite tasty.

Speaking of breweries/brewpubs/etc., I watched BeerGeeks (just got turned on to it, Channel 7 on Saturdays, 9 PM or 2 AM or whenever they feel like running it) and Great Divide Brewing Co. in Colorado had an interesting way of serving their beer *and* food, even though they're strictly a brewery - they have a tap room where they have 16 of their beers on tap for tasting/purchasing, a room with tables/chairs/benches, and food trucks that set up outside.

Been there. Great place.

So these two guys called "Brews Travelers" have been touring the country going to "365 Breweries in 365 Days." I read their blog and follow their journey because I found it really interesting and because I randomly happened to be at their send off party at Deep Ellum when I was in Dallas for the New Year. Heck they even slept in my basement when they traveled through Omaha to visit.

Anyways, they just posted their blog update on their visit to COOP Ale Works. I thought you guys might find the post interesting and maybe give the guys a follow for the rest of their trip.

#132 ? COOP Ale Works in Oklahoma City, OK | Brews Travelers 365 (http://brewstravelers365.com/2014/08/12/132-coop-ale-works-in-oklahoma-city-ok/)

So these two guys called "Brews Travelers" have been touring the country going to "365 Breweries in 365 Days." I read their blog and follow their journey because I found it really interesting and because I randomly happened to be at their send off party at Deep Ellum when I was in Dallas for the New Year. Heck they even slept in my basement when they traveled through Omaha to visit.

Anyways, they just posted their blog update on their visit to COOP Ale Works. I thought you guys might find the post interesting and maybe give the guys a follow for the rest of their trip.

#132 ? COOP Ale Works in Oklahoma City, OK | Brews Travelers 365 (http://brewstravelers365.com/2014/08/12/132-coop-ale-works-in-oklahoma-city-ok/)

That is interesting but seems to be mainly just statistical in nature instead of trying to give any evaluations.

Updating the list...

Choc Beer Co
Prairie Artisan Ales
COOP Ale Works
Roughtail Brewing Co
Mustang Brewing Co
Anthem Brewing Co
Battered Boar
Black Mesa
Dead Armadillo
Huebert Brewing
Redbud Brewing
Marshall Brewing
Iron Monk
Elk Valley
Willows Family (think its an offshoot of Prairie?)

Don't Forget 405 appears to have their first commercial batch in the fermenter. Should be coming out soon.

I sure wish more of them had taprooms. When visiting Atlanta I went to Red Hare Brewery. they do tours and tastings on Thurs, Fri and saturdays for 2 hours. they have some laws that make it so you have to purchase a glass and with the glass you get 6 tastings. I don't know if its similar to our 12oz rule and suppose to be 6x 2oz samples but they were all nearly full. Great beer and they had a band and tours of the brewery. was a great time. would love to see some of the local breweries around here do similar. I know Roughtail has a Tap room and I just bought 4 Tours on Groupon for them.. Great deal.. 24 bucks for 4 pint glasses, 24 x 2 oz samples and 4x 32 oz growlers..

Been meaning to hit up the Roughtail tasting room. Mustang has a tasting room open on Saturdays as well, been a couple of times. Actually need to get back to get a growler fill.
Marshall and Prairie each have one in Tulsa. Pretty sure Prairie shares theirs with Choc since they are both brewed out of Petes.

I need to check out Mustang then..

Updating the list...

Choc Beer Co
Prairie Artisan Ales
COOP Ale Works
Roughtail Brewing Co
Mustang Brewing Co
Anthem Brewing Co
Battered Boar
Black Mesa
Dead Armadillo
Huebert Brewing
Redbud Brewing
Marshall Brewing
Iron Monk
Elk Valley
Willows Family (think its an offshoot of Prairie?)

...and Renaissance Brewing Co. (http://www.renaissancebeer.com/) out of Tulsa.

Is Mustang brewing any significant percentage of their product in the state of Oklahoma yet? Honest question; I haven't kept up. I know a couple of years ago they had plans to replace a little bit of their out-of-state contract brewing and actually making some beer themselves, but that they had some setbacks.

it seems so
http://okgazette.com/2015/02/24/cheers-krebs-deal-allows-mustang-to-brew-all-its-beers-in-state/

Good news if true!

Roughtail taproom is a great place.. Check it out!!

I need to. Their 12th Round is one of my favorite Oklahoma brews. They're doing a great job.

Last night I enjoyed a large bottle of Anthem Count Pedro ale. It's aged in tequila barrels and finished with habanero peppers. It was really good. There was a touch of "heat/spice" but not anything very hot. Anybody know a nice bar that has Count Pedro?
C. T.

Their web page lists locations, but not what beer is available at the locations.
C. T.

Black Mesa posted renderings of the brewery they are building in Norman yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/BlackMesaBrewing/posts/1633951479995526

Black Mesa posted renderings of the brewery they are building in Norman yesterday.

https://www.facebook.com/BlackMesaBrewing/posts/1633951479995526

I saw that and was trying to picture the location, which is 3901 N. Flood in Norman.

Below is a map; you can see the new brewery will be just south of where you take the north campus exit off I-35 and just north of the OnCue.

I know at one time they were actively looking for a location around downtown OKC.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/blackmesamap.jpg

It’s just south of that pond. I thought I sent you a pic a few months ago showing where it was to be when they announced Norman.

Man I think that is an unfortunate decision, unless they plan on making this just a brewing site and opening a tasting room elsewhere, which still doesn’t make much sense. Considering the changes in the laws, tasting rooms are going to be a great way for breweries to engage with the public and to build brand loyalty, not to mention decent profit centers. And people are much more likely to visit tasting rooms and to tour breweries if they are not too far off the beaten path; even better if they are clustered with other breweries.

I say this not only as someone who has toured breweries and visited tasting rooms in cities all over the U.S. - and as someone who regularly drinks at tasting rooms in OKC - but also as someone who knows for a fact that when COOP picked their off-the-beaten-path industrial brewery location a few years ago they did so only because they bet (incorrectly) that laws would not change very soon.

They were instead focusing on a location that would allow easy distribution and expansion to other markets. They achieved this, but I’ll promise you that in retrospect they regretted not being closer to the emerging on-premises market in OKC and are now having to spend tons of cash to stay in front of local consumers via sponsored events, pay-to-play at Thunder games, etc.

Hindsight is 20/20, but I’d think Black Mesa would want to avoid cutting out the local/visitor market with an odd location.

It’s just south of that pond. I thought I sent you a pic a few months ago showing where it was to be when they announced Norman.

You probably did but the whole thing didn't register for some reason! Sorry about that.

Yeah, I don’t get this location. It’s not really near much.

Here is the rendering from the Black Mesa Facebook site :

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/blackmesa1.jpg

I kind of agree that it would probably be better to be somewhere centralized, but 405 is just up the road from there in the middle of the industrial area and it seems to be doing well anecdotally. Always packed whenever I'm there.

They may still do a tasting room downtown OKC but they are kicking around a lot of ideas for this location.

They are also taking into consideration the future of this location... And remember there is going to be a new concert/sports venue built nearby. Sometimes it’s not about the right now. It’s about the future.

Went to Stonecloud and Prairie today. Prairie's space is cool but to me a bit sterile. Also, doesn't help the beer I had was terrible.

Stonecloud on the other hand was great, the work put in to that building is amazing and the beers are great.

Prairie will be a lot better when the Vietnamese restaurant opens and they get tenants for what should be a small food court on the other side of the public space from Prairie.

Yeah I meant to quality my post with something about it being incomplete. The space is nice and well done, was just something lacking. It was also eerily quiet.

I kind of agree that it would probably be better to be somewhere centralized, but 405 is just up the road from there in the middle of the industrial area and it seems to be doing well anecdotally. Always packed whenever I'm there.
Agree with this as well as the fact mentioned by BBQ that the area is developing with the proposed athletic venue. One needs to keep in mind that this is still less than 5 miles to downtown Norman and relatively close to 405 brewing. Other considerations need to be made when opening a facility like this other than can people walk here from a restaurant/ entertainment venue. Norman is not OKC and this will not be as far flung as Coop is from the city center. The site would also allow travellers easy off-on to I-35, thereby getting those people to stop in Norman and entice them to UNP or downtown.

... Prairie's space is cool but to me a bit sterile. Also, doesn't help the beer I had was terrible.
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What were you drinking? Prairie has some great offerings right now. I am super impressed with everything the local breweries are producing. Prairie, Stonecloud, Anthem, Twisted Spike, etc. all are making adventurous and exciting beers.

My favorite part of the newly concentrated brewery situation in downtown OKC is that each brewery is developing their own little "niche" of beers. For example, Stonecloud seems most interested in testing new sours while Prairie always has a great collection of stouts.

I'm not concerned about the "sterility" of the space. Once the 8th St Market opens one or two more shops/eateries that space is going to be HOPPIN'.

Agree with this as well as the fact mentioned by BBQ that the area is developing with the proposed athletic venue. One needs to keep in mind that this is still less than 5 miles to downtown Norman and relatively close to 405 brewing. Other considerations need to be made when opening a facility like this other than can people walk here from a restaurant/ entertainment venue. Norman is not OKC and this will not be as far flung as Coop is from the city center. The site would also allow travellers easy off-on to I-35, thereby getting those people to stop in Norman and entice them to UNP or downtown.

Agreed. Less than a mile from 405, and will be a lot more visible than 405. Easy access to/from I-35, and close to a huge amount of people each way on Tecumseh. The only thing I don't like about it and the 405 location for that matter is being on basically a highway severely limits the ability to bike to the breweries. Flood/77 is still one street I generally avoid while biking.

I guess that’s really my point. Not saying it needs to be proximate to OKC breweries; being close to other breweries in Norman is great but I’d think if they both were BOTH easily walkable/bikable to each other and also to either Main or Campus Corner would be even better. For instance Main and Porter vicinity. Much better for creation of a Norman brewing “scene.”

I guess that’s really my point. Not saying it needs to be proximate to OKC breweries; being close to other breweries in Norman is great but I’d think if they both were BOTH easily walkable/bikable to each other and also to either Main or Campus Corner would be even better. For instance Main and Porter vicinity. Much better for creation of a Norman brewing “scene.”
For what it's worth, I completely agree with you.

I guess that’s really my point. Not saying it needs to be proximate to OKC breweries; being close to other breweries in Norman is great but I’d think if they both were BOTH easily walkable/bikable to each other and also to either Main or Campus Corner would be even better. For instance Main and Porter vicinity. Much better for creation of a Norman brewing “scene.”


If that were feasible I think they might have done that. In this case I know how long, and how many places, the search has covered and they were unable to find a location to fit their needs due to various reasons.

They have 2+ acres available to them at this location and they plan to use it to draw people to them for more than their beer.

Gotcha, and that’s all fair. I’m excited about the brewery itself; just wish (as much for their sake as anyone’s) that they could have found the Norman version of Sunshine Cleaners, you know?

Gotcha, and that’s all fair. I’m excited about the brewery itself; just wish (as much for their sake as anyone’s) that they could have found the Norman version of Sunshine Cleaners, you know?

Yep.... They wish they could have too. Just couldn't make it work.

Two of the spots they looked at I wish would have worked for them was in the Tower Theater and in Bricktown at the Plow building but they just couldn't do what they wanted to do logistically at either but last time I talked with them they were still looking at a separate tasting room in one of the downtown districts.

They are just excited to be in their own brewery again. They were having to brew in Missouri after the tornado took out their first location and more recently they have been brewing over at Anthem.

Black Mesa hopes to be brewing in their new home by early September. They had hoped to open the tap room by then too but right now are estimating it will be October before they get the tap room open.

Also found out they will be one of the Oklahoma beers being sold in Walmart.

Can we get an updated list of Oklahoma Breweries? I feel like we've added a few since the last list was posted.

Also, does anyone have insight as to when Vanessa House, Elk Valley, and the Angry Scotsman are set to open? By my count, once those three are up and running we will have 7 breweries in the heart of OKC. 8 after COOP! (9 if you count Bricktown Brewery but I don't feel like most folks count it)

Also, does anybody know who will replace VH, Elk Valley, and Angry Scotsman at the Brewers' Union?

(9 if you count Bricktown Brewery but I don't feel like most folks count it)

Does Bricktown Brewery actually do any brewing at that location anymore? I'm not in there frequently enough, and never see any actual brewing happening when I am. I assume they do everything off-site now, but have no idea.