Beer Paws News and Posts — OKC
Partner Spotlight: Bricktown Brewery
Posted by Brian Frederick on
A simple mission — great taste. While there’s definitely something to be said for creativity and diversity, when it comes to brewing beer, there’s really only one thing that matters: does it taste good? If you’re talking about Bricktown Brewery in Oklahoma City, then the answer to that is a resounding yes. Dating back to the stone ages of craft beers, way back in 1992, Bricktown Brewery has built a reputation across the region for crafting some of the finest beers an Okie can find to whet his or her whistle. For those dry and dusty Oklahoma (or Texas, or...
Partner Spotlight: Roughtail Brewing
Posted by Brian Frederick on
This ain’t your daddy’s beer. Remember the dark ages of beer? Back about 20 years ago when your only choices were flavorless domestic lagers (insert NSFW Monty Python joke) or over-priced and not particularly interesting imports? Thankfully the craft beer revolution has changed all that. Today’s brewers are limited only by their skill and imagination. Take for example, Roughtail Brewing Company. One of the foremost brewers on Oklahoma City’s exploding microbrewery scene, Roughtail lives by the motto “Beers with character.” And they have character in spades. Start off with the Everything Rhymes with Orange IPA. Perfectly walking the line between...
Partner Spotlight: Elk Valley Brewing Company
Posted by Brian Frederick on
Simply beer you’ll love. In this age of hipsters and microbreweries, does it ever feel like some brewers are creating weird concoctions just for the sake of being different? Like they don’t really care what the resulting beer tastes like as long as no one else is brewing a radish-cactus saison? Isn’t it refreshing (in every sense of the word) when you find a brewery that is really only concerned with making great beer? Let me introduce you to Elk Valley Brewing Company in Oklahoma City. Elk Valley has a simple philosophy: make the beers they love to drink, and...
Partner Spotlight: Mustang Brewing
Posted by Brian Frederick on
Wild beer can't be tamed It wasn’t that long ago that Oklahoma was past the boundaries of civilization. Cowboys, gunfights and the Wild West, it’s the stuff of legend and a big part of who this country is. And now there’s a brewery capturing that spirit and bottling it — Mustang Brewing Company. Located in Oklahoma City, Mustang Brewing was founded in 2008 in the way of all great adventures — with handwork and a dream. And they’ve earned every bit of their success, largely because their beers are amazing. Stop into their taproom and order up a pint of...
Partner Spotlight: Anthem Brewing Company
Posted by Crystal Wiebe on
Stand out for all the right reasons. We craft beer lovers are sometimes unfairly categorized as snobs or hipsters. To the old domestic-swilling beer drinkers, they look at our love of hoppy or nuanced beers with suspicion, like we’re looking down on them. But they’ve got it all wrong. We’re not against Bud Light or Miller High Life – we’re just adventurous souls looking for beers with a taste as unique as our personalities. If you’re in Oklahoma City, you’ll find that beer in one place – Anthem Brewing Company. A brewery that prides itself on standing out from the...