Beer

[Urbanized]

I'll take COOP Native Amber, Roughtail 12 Round or Dead Armadillo Amber over Fat Tire any day. Fat Tire has lost a step. It will be nice if one day we get the full New Belgium line here, if only because it means that we have passed the refrigerated beer law. But for my money Fat Tire is mostly irrelevant these days.

[jrod]

Totally agree. There are plenty of much better locals than Fat Tire. And, they're all but guaranteed to be fresher, which, for an Amber, you would want.

[Uptowner]

Lagunitas has hit our market HARD. their reps are spreading it all over town. And we're getting their, albeit mass produced, but excellent seasonals like hairy eyeball.

[mattjank]

I'll take COOP Native Amber, Roughtail 12 Round or Dead Armadillo Amber over Fat Tire any day. Fat Tire has lost a step. It will be nice if one day we get the full New Belgium line here, if only because it means that we have passed the refrigerated beer law. But for my money Fat Tire is mostly irrelevant these days.

Agreed, but I do love the Lips of Faith series that they put out.

[trousers]

Quick question.

For those who have had New Belgium 1554 (I always make it a point to get a six pack of it when I go to Texas or Arkansas), what Oklahoma beer would you recommend that compares closely to it?

The only Oklahoma black ale that I am aware of is Marshall's El Cucuy. Not normally a fan of that style but its not bad at all.

[trousers]

Stout fans should check out Black Mesa's Los Naranjos. Really good stuff.

[dankrutka]

I like dark and wheaty beers over IPAs (I know, blasphemy) and my favorite Oklahoma beer is Marshall's Sundown Wheat.

[trousers]

I'm with you a 100%, most of the current IPA's out are so overcharged with hops they are almost undrinkable. I really prefer stouts, porters, dunkels, and just about anything Belgian.

[Urbanized]

The only Oklahoma black ale that I am aware of is Marshall's El Cucuy. Not normally a fan of that style but its not bad at all.

That's a black ale. He was asking about an MIO standin for NB 1554, which is a black LAGER.

[trousers]

Well considering that they actually had to relabeled it from ale to LAGER I don't see that it matters a whole hell of a lot.
Lager or Not, Ale Like You a Lot: New Belgium?s 1554

Until recently Texas had a law stating that any beer with an ABV over 5 percent must either be labeled an ale or a malt liquor. Since 1554 is kind of an ale—and because we wanted to sell 1554 in Texas—we labeled it an ‘Enlightened Black Ale

[Urbanized]

Interesting...

[jccouger]

Lets shift this focus a little bit from what kind of beers we like, to the best places to find these beers.

I'm more of a home drinker, so I'll list some of my favorite liquor stores that have a decent amount of craft beer:
The Celler in Norman
Byrons
2nd Street Wine Co in Edmond

Anybody have any hole in the walls that they usually get a decent secret stash of craft? I usually find that the bigger stores have a better selection.

[Urbanized]

Broadway Wine and Spirits (downtown OKC) has an excellent selection and extremely knowledgeable staff.

[sooner88]

Lets shift this focus a little bit from what kind of beers we like, to the best places to find these beers.

I'm more of a home drinker, so I'll list some of my favorite liquor stores that have a decent amount of craft beer:
The Celler in Norman
Byrons
2nd Street Wine Co in Edmond

Anybody have any hole in the walls that they usually get a decent secret stash of craft? I usually find that the bigger stores have a better selection.

There's a very small store close to 50th and May that carries a lot of options, especially for their size.

[trousers]

Freeman's at 44th & N Western has a great selection.

[Pete]

Broadway Wine and Spirits (downtown OKC) has an excellent selection and extremely knowledgeable staff.

Thanks for this reminder. I need to go in there and stock some good beers in my fridge.

[Teo9969]

Freeman's at 44th & N Western has a great selection.

IMO, Freeman's is the best liquor store in this city. I'm proud to call it my neighborhood store.

[TheTravellers]

Pancho's on Meridian/NW Expwy used to have a great selection, a great "beer guy" (Chris), and good prices, not sure if that's still the case, haven't been there since I quit working at Hertz.

[trousers]

I've only been to Pancho's a few times and haven't been super impressed. On the Expy I think there you can get a better selection at Sean's Wine & Spirits.

[Bill Robertson]

Every time I see this thread I smile. Just the word beer makes me happy. I haven't been on this thread since I'm boring these days beer wise. Mostly Coors light. But "Back in the day" I loved to drink different beers. Anyone remember Garfield's beer club where if you drank x number of different beers you got your name on a brass tag on a bar stool. I was one of the first ones to have my name on a stool at the Shepard Mall store. Ahhh, the old days!

[TheTravellers]

I've only been to Pancho's a few times and haven't been super impressed. On the Expy I think there you can get a better selection at Sean's Wine & Spirits.

Last time I was in Pancho's was more than 2 years ago, so they might've gotten worse. And yes, Sean's does have a great selection, they are more expensive than Pancho's, though (but if you can't get it at Pancho's, then it doesn't matter if they're cheaper )

Grand Cru on Britton/May seems to have a big selection, haven't really investigated deeply to see how big or how their prices are, though (they used to be part of Sean's, along with Bacchus on NW 173rd-ish/May, until that got broken up).

[Easy180]

I've only been to Pancho's a few times and haven't been super impressed. On the Expy I think there you can get a better selection at Sean's Wine & Spirits.

Sean's is a beer lover's paradise.

[Chadanth]

Broadway Wine and Spirits (downtown OKC) has an excellent selection and extremely knowledgeable staff.

Second this. Great people there.

[Easy180]

Highly recommend Abita Grapefruit IPA. The grapefruit kills most of the IPA taste lol.

[ctchandler]

Highly recommend Abita Grapefruit IPA. The grapefruit kills most of the IPA taste lol.

Ok, I noticed the "LOL", but really, why order an IPA that doesn't taste like an IPA?
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