A friend just sent this to me via Facebook

http://prairieales.com/prairie-is-coming-to-okc/

Yes!

That's awesome. Their brewpub in Tulsa's Brady District is really cool. Another great addition to the core.

Awesome! Two breweries within walking distance.

That's awesome!

A friend just sent this to me via Facebook

http://prairieales.com/prairie-is-coming-to-okc/

OMGGGGG!!! You just made me so happy!

I've known about this for a while but was trying to get a more complete story.

But yes, that old warehouse on 8th on the east side of the RR tracks was recently sold to local investors and the plan is for Prairie to go in along with another restaurant and some other space.

AHMM is pretty far along with the plans and they should be going to design review soon.

So clutch! This is my favorite beer!

Wasn't Raylyn Taylor in that building? Guessing they are gone?

This is the building...

Interestingly, originally Black Mesa was trying to go in that spot but now they are looking elsewhere downtown.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/3ne8.jpg

http://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=310-Prairie-to-open-brewery-and-taproom-in-Auto-Alley-as-part-of-new-mixed-use-development

Tulsa-based Prairie Artisan Ales has announced plans to open a brewery and taproom in a new mixed-used conversion project in Automobile Alley.


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairie1.jpg


In April, a local group of investors bought the 17,640 square foot warehouse on the northeast corner of NE 8th Street and the railroad tracks for $1.2 million.

Developers Brandon Lodge, Cale Coulter, and Patrick Murnan retained London architects AHMM to renovate the structure and soon struck a lease deal with Prairie.

Lodge told OKCTalk the project will involve opening up the large structure with a centralized pedestrian corridor that can serve as indoor / outdoor space for the brewery and future tenants. Lodge said they are currently seeking a local restaurant and other tenants.

Prairie currently operates a popular brew pub in downtown Tulsa but their operation in Oklahoma City will serve beer but not food and is to occupy 4,000 to 4,500 square feet.


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

Three artists workspaces that will also be housed in the OKC brewery, a free space for Prairie and other community artists.

Plans are being finalized and the hope is that renovation will begin before the first of the year with a spring 2017 opening.

The project is yet another in the booming east Auto Alley area, which recently saw the opening of downtown's largest apartment complex, the 330-unit Metropolitan.

In addition to the several restaurants on NW 9th (Iguana, S&B Burger's, Hillbillies) Twisted Spike brewery and taproom is slated to open later this year on NW 10th and it will also directly front the railroad tracks.

The City of Oklahoma City is in the process of implementing a 'quiet zone' which will mean trains will soon no longer need to blow horns as they pass through the area.


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairie2.jpg

Other new and newly announced projects in the area are The Yard shipping container project, a new location for Organic Squeeze and the renovation of a warehouse on 8th just to the west of the Prairie project.

AHMM recently established an office in Oklahoma City and local projects include The Plow, Level, Mosaic, OKSea, and the Hart Building, among others.

Pete - do you think they might add food here someday to make it a brewpub like in Tulsa?

I wish I liked their beer.

Pete - do you think they might add food here someday to make it a brewpub like in Tulsa?

No, I think the plan is to lure a local restaurant to be the companion food provider.

This is a photo I took a few months ago:

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairie4.jpg

I wish I liked their beer.

What all have you tried? It's my favorite Oklahlman beer.

I wish I liked their beer.

I like some of their beer, but it is a bit on the pricey side for me. If the taproom is a little less expensive, I'll definitely check out more of their selection.

What all have you tried? It's my favorite Oklahlman beer.

It's without a doubt the most popular. It's been really cool to see Prairie gain a national and international following.

Tapping into the market: Prairie Artisan Ales drafts plans for downtown OKC brewery

By: Molly M. Fleming The Journal Record August 5, 2016

OKLAHOMA CITY – Prairie Artisan Ales will be part of the renovated 3 NE Eighth St. building.

Orison Partners’ Cale Coulter and Patrick Murnan, with Lap 7 developer Brandon Lodge, are bringing new life to the old warehouse building. The 17,640-square-foot building was constructed in 1946.

Lodge said he put the building under contract, and then brought on Coulter and Murnan. Lodge said he was inspired by the other renovation work in downtown.

“I’ve watched the redevelopment process going on for the last decade,” he said. “I had this idea that I wanted to buy an old building downtown and have a local brewery be the anchor tenant.”

The redevelopment is being shaped around Prairie’s needs. Raylyn Taylor Salon is staying in the building. Murnan said there will be about 10,000 square feet of leasable space still available.

“We want a good local restaurant concept,” Lodge said. “For me, local is important to us in this building.”

Prairie Artisan Ales Sales Director Wes Morrison said the company will not serve food at its new place like it does at the brewpub in Tulsa. It will have a taproom. He said the brewery would like to be open in time for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon, which is scheduled for April 30.

Murnan said construction on the renovation will start in October, if the renovation is approved by the Downtown Design Review Committee. Architect Wade Scaramucci with Allford Hall Monaghan Morris will design the renovation.

“We’re going to spend more renovating the building than it took to buy it,” Murnan said. The building sold in April for $1.2 million.

He said it’s going to be different than anything else in Oklahoma City. Plans call for a 20- to 24-foot street-like area to be cut through the building, which can be opened when the weather is good.

Lodge said the team wanted to create a place where they would like to hang out in downtown. He said he wants to create a district within a district, like NW Ninth Street is to Automobile Alley, which is why Prairie was important.

Morrison said the company has been working on an Oklahoma City place for the last eight months. But the plan may not have moved forward without Gov. Mary Fallin signing Senate Bill 424 into law. The new regulation allows breweries to sell their high-point product by the glass at their location.

“We all feel confident that if the laws didn’t change to allow us to sell strong beer at the point of sale, we wouldn’t be doing this,” Morrison said.

Prairie is the third new brewery planned for downtown. Twisted Spike is working on its space on NW 10th Street. On the west side of downtown, the Sunshine Cleaners building will have a brewery as well.

Murnan said this won’t be the last renovation project for the team. Lodge, who lives in Edmond, said he’s already looking at downtown Edmond property.

“We’re evaluating several other projects around town,” Murnan said. “We’re looking for other retail opportunities and multifamily opportunities. We’re just looking for interesting things.”

This is the general idea, and a fantastic concept, IMO... http://www.thesourcedenver.com/#about

I spoke w/ Wes today, they're really excited about this. As some may know, the founder/head brewer of Prairie officially left (was bought out) the brewery a couple months ago (rumor is it was actually last fall). Chase is now working on a new project in Tulsa (American Solera, smaller, membership brewery). That said, his is still involved in the Prairie pub in Tulsa.

Prairie, is now really Krebs-based, not Tulsa-based. They know that Krebs is not the most accessible place, so they wanted something in their biggest market. The Krebs facility will still produce the vast majority of their beers, while this building will be the face for all of that. They plan on doing some small batch and one-off stuff out of this building, as well as limited bottle releases. They are truly making OKC the home of Prairie Artisan Ales. Exciting stuff.

Oklahoma is about to see an absolute explosion of brewery activity.

What all have you tried? It's my favorite Oklahlman beer.

A few of them, the names I can't remember them all. The Tulsa Rugby Ale is great. I got sick as hell off of Bomb. The rest the flavor combinations just annoy the hell out of me. I like beer that tastes like beer, I don't need/want all these ridiculous flavor combinations. That said, they definitely have a following. My buddies back home in Texas beg me to round up as many cases as I can up here to bring with me when I get home, and typically before I even arrive with said cases they have them all traded for other rare beers down there. Even if I don't like the beer, this is a great get.

And you really can get Prairie all over. I picked up a Birthday Bomb! for my friend's birthday at the first random place I stopped at in Denver a couple weeks ago, and the gas station/ beer store across the street carries about 6 or 7 Prairie brands (and 4 Coop brands now, but that's far less common).

I bought some while in Cincy last year at The Party Source, the nation's largest liqour store.

A few of them, the names I can't remember them all. The Tulsa Rugby Ale is great. I got sick as hell off of Bomb. The rest the flavor combinations just annoy the hell out of me. I like beer that tastes like beer, I don't need/want all these ridiculous flavor combinations. That said, they definitely have a following. My buddies back home in Texas beg me to round up as many cases as I can up here to bring with me when I get home, and typically before I even arrive with said cases they have them all traded for other rare beers down there. Even if I don't like the beer, this is a great get.

I was just curious. Try Prairie Standard if you haven't already, it's their everyday beer. I really like sour beers, and they make some of my favorite.

http://www.news9.com/story/32720206/prairie-beer-tap-room-coming-to-downtown-okc

If this place is done well it really could become a destination spot for people visiting OKC. OKC (not unlike other cities) doesn't have a lot of things that you can't find in other cities, but Prairie would certainly be one. If you have friends coming in from out of town who are craft beer drinkers, there's a good chance they'll be excited to go here. Very cool.

Coincidentally ran across this today, Prairie Bomb is #18:

http://thechive.com/2016/08/10/do-you-agree-that-these-are-the-best-beers-in-the-world-21-photos/

LOVE this project. I've been to the Prairie Pub in Tulsa. Great vibe and selection of beer.

Prairie to OKC a no-go without SB 424 (http://www.thirstybeaglebeerblog.com/2016/08/prairie-to-okc-no-go-without-sb-424.html)


Have no doubt that this move by Choc/Prairie -- really a pretty huge deal not only in local, but maybe even in national and international beer circles -- likely would not have happened without the passage of SB 424.

Don't even take it from me. Take it from Prichard. His response when I asked today if it was fair to say Prairie to OKC doesn't happen without SB 424?

"Yes."

So what's next? Raise your hand if you would not be shocked if Roughtail and/or COOP looked to open brewery/taprooms closer to the city center. (My hand is raised.) In fact, I have it on good information that just like Choc, several future brewers, bar owners and developers have been working on their plans well ahead of the go-live date on SB 424.

As one key player on the OKC beer scene suggested to me recently, those who don't already have properties or buildings locked up right now may be behind the game already.

If this place is done well it really could become a destination spot for people visiting OKC. OKC (not unlike other cities) doesn't have a lot of things that you can't find in other cities, but Prairie would certainly be one. If you have friends coming in from out of town who are craft beer drinkers, there's a good chance they'll be excited to go here. Very cool.

Absolutely. When I was in Kansas City recently, I sought out the Boulevard Brewery. Prairie, the Sunshine building, and other craft breweries in OKC will be a major draw. It's pretty darn exciting to see what can happen with a relatively simple change of an outdated law.

I hear Black Mesa has been looking for a downtown spot as well.

I hear Black Mesa has been looking for a downtown spot as well.

Would that be four breweries downtown? Prairie, Twisted Spike, Avery and now Black Mesa? That, obviously doesn't include Bricktown Brewery, which I consider more of a restaurant or Anthem since it is further west. What do our liquor laws prevent the breweries from doing currently?

Would that be four breweries downtown? Prairie, Twisted Spike, Avery and now Black Mesa? That, obviously doesn't include Bricktown Brewery, which I consider more of a restaurant or Anthem since it is further west. What do our liquor laws prevent the breweries from doing currently?

Anthem is already down near the Farmer's Market as well. Reminder that the Avery guy is calling his brewery in Sunshine Cleaner Stonecloud.

Would love to see Coop do something too.

Anthem is already down near the Farmer's Market as well. Reminder that the Avery guy is calling his brewery in Sunshine Cleaner Stonecloud.

Would love to see Coop do something too.

A friend went by Coop a few weeks ago to buy us some glasses, and he was told they would start offering their full strength beer when the law changes. I haven't been in their taproom, but I plan on visiting this fall. No idea if they already have the space to expand their taproom, but I'm a big fan of their stuff, so I would love to see them do something to accomodate a nightly crowd.

It's not going to take long for an OKC brewpub bike crawl to come to fruition... ;)

What do our liquor laws prevent the breweries from doing currently?

Selling their products directly (except for 3.2).

Selling their products directly (except for 3.2).

Are they allowed to include full strength samples for "free" with the purchase of a tour / merchandise, etc.?

Are they allowed to include full strength samples for "free" with the purchase of a tour / merchandise, etc.?

Up to 12 ounces of samples per person, per day. Or they can create a separate pub, say next door, sell their product to distributors, buy it back for the pub, and sell it.

Up to 12 ounces of samples per person, per day. Or they can create a separate pub, say next door, sell their product to distributors, buy it back for the pub, and sell it.

::facepalm::

Up to 12 ounces of samples per person, per day. Or they can create a separate pub, say next door, sell their product to distributors, buy it back for the pub, and sell it.

And SB 424 will allow the brewery to sell full strength directly to the customer without going through a distributor? I'm still trying to get a full grasp on all of this.

And SB 424 will allow the brewery to sell full strength directly to the customer without going through a distributor? I'm still trying to get a full grasp on all of this.

Yup. Here's the facebook post Marshall Brewing made when this bill passed...


Ladies & Gentlemen, The game has changed! This morning the House passed SB 424 which will allow Oklahome craft breweries to sell full-strength beers at our breweries starting Nov. 1st. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the thousands of hours that our friends at LOCAL - League of Oklahomans for Change in Alcohol Laws have spent championing this cause. Thank you also to the state legislature for their support, in particular Senator Brian Crane, who introduced this measure in 2015 and saw it through two legislative sessions. Finally, thank you craft beer lovers. We have come along way together. Today we proved that we can make a difference.

I emailed Senator Crain back in June to confirm some details, and his office confirmed brewers will also be able to sell kegs directly to consumers. However, I believe, at this point, the kegs may not be refrigerated.

I emailed Senator Crain back in June to confirm some details, and his office confirmed brewers will also be able to sell kegs directly to consumers. However, I believe, at this point, the kegs may not be refrigerated.

That would make sense, unless 792 (or 791) pass.

Not so fast....

http://m.newsok.com/craft-brewers-new-law-will-devastate-industry/article/5514507?rotator=true

Wasn't Raylyn Taylor in that building? Guessing they are gone?

I get my haircut there. Said they will be staying at that location.

First Look (http://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=330-First-look-at-new-Prairie-Brewery-in-Automobile-Alley)

Architects Allford Hall Monaghan Morris of London and Oklahoma City have released images of the new Prairie Artisan Ales brewery and taproom that will be located in a renovated building at 3 NE 8th Street in Automobile Alley.


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairienew2.jpg


As we were first to report early August (http://www.okctalk.com/content.php?r=310-Prairie-to-open-brewery-and-taproom-in-Auto-Alley-as-part-of-new-mixed-use-development), local developers Brandon Lodge, Patrick Murnan, and Cale Coulter have purchased the 19,460 square foot building and Prairie will be the anchor tenant.


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The following information is from a joint press release of AHMM and Prairie.

More from AHMM:

An existing industrial building is reimagined as a modern market hall as part of a wider regeneration of NE 8th street.
This project involves the sustainable reuse of a dilapidated historic structure, including removal of unplanned external accretions and a new streetscape on the South.
New building entrances are created on the West and East are connected with a wide shared pedestrian ‘street’.
The ‘street’ encourages pedestrian interactions due to the location of tenant entrances, dynamic landscaping and the introduction of natural light. This flexible design allows for a vibrant mixed tenancy in both size, type and shape.
East and West entrances are glazed with operable doors which allow the internal ‘street’ to be open air when weather conditions allow
A large north facing skylight is introduced to drive natural light deeper in the center of the plan and double height glazing is strategically located to take advantage of the large existing skylights
The new west entrance doubles as an exterior patio while also providing protection from harsh western sun.
The existing robust industrial appearance of the interior is contrasted with a refined palette of clear anodized aluminum, glass and plywood shingles
The generous interior volume is further activated and enhanced with two separate tenant mezzanines.
The internationally acclaimed brewery - Prairie Artisan Ales - with be housed within in a 4,000 sqft space split between the brewing operations and public tap room
Anticipated opening date is 2nd quarter 2017.

Quote from Greg Powell with Prairie Artisan Ales
‘Prairie Artisan Ales is creating a brewery, taproom<x-apple-data-detectors://0> and artist's space that will be the Oklahoma City home for our brand. Automobile Alley is a vibrant and growing district that we will be proud to join. We hope to be a valuable addition to the community by creating a space to gather and share the creative process of brewing and art that defines our brand.’


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


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairienew1.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairienew4.jpg


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That looks awesome!

Yup, basically a copy of The Source (Crooked Stave) in Denver. This is going to be awesome. They plan on using this space for special one-off tap releases and special bottle releases. You're going to see "beer geeks" lined up very early in the morning from time to time in front of this building.

Went to an event at the site last night; a kick-off for the project that featured Prairie pouring beer.

This space is really fantastic and I know AHMM will do an amazing job with it.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairie110316.jpg

Nice! Look forward to this. was just talking about it yesterday with a buddy who is moving his Tattoo shop to 9th. Telling him he will be in close proximity to good beer. His place opens Monday BTW. Black Magic Tattoo on 9th on east side of tracks in the white building behind OKlahoma shirt company.

Prairie filed for their building permit so should start to see some work soon.

These were posted on Monday:

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New rendering of the Prairie taproom. This should be pretty amazing.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/prairie021717.jpg

My apologies if I missed this previously, but do we have a date certain for opening this brewery? I have no clue how quickly or slowly the construction is progressing. If there's no date in place, does Prairie have a general goal? I seem to recall late spring 2017, but that is rapidly approaching.

My original article said Spring 2017 (as I was told by the developer) but no way is that going to happen.

My best guess would be fall but that could easily slip as well.

These adaptive re-use projects are tricky and are hard to keep on any firm timeline.

Are they planning to brew beer at this location?

Disappointing, I drive by occasionally and never noticed much going on from the outside. I had been holding on to hope that they were hard at work on the inside and were going to announce their opening date any time.

Raylin Taylor Salon moved out of this space about a month ago.

http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/8th041517a.jpg


http://www.okctalk.com/images/pete/8th041517b.jpg

Now if they could add 55 more floors on top it'd look really good!