President of Krebs Brewing discusses purchase of Prairie Artisan Ales and moving the brand forward

Zack Prichard, President of Krebs Brewing Co. (and Prairie Artisan Ales), posted on the Prairie blog  yesterday and recounted his first interactions with Chase Healey and Prairie beers. In his walk down memory lane he discusses the first time he met Chase about contracting at Krebs, brewing and bottling the first Prairie Ale, and all the […]

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Review: COOP Ale Works F5 IPA

Here at Barrels and Mash we’ve decided to go back to some of our favorite Oklahoma brews that came out before we started this blog and give them a review. Our one-year anniversary has come and gone and perhaps it makes one think about old friends. Today we have one of my go-to beers, my favorite to drink at concerts at venues like the Opolis and a great choice for burgers, pizza or tacos. I found a fresh-ish 14 day-old can and got to reviewing.

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Review: Jefferson’s Small Batch

Hello Jefferson’s Small Batch! (which we haven’t actually reviewed yet!) Here’s some information…. “Founded in 1997, Jefferson’s is the brainchild of Trey Zoeller and his father Chet, a famed bourbon historian. They were continuing a family tradition that goes back to Trey’s 8th generation grandmother who was arrested in 1799 for the “production and sales […]

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OKC Craft Beer Week is upon us

Holy crap are you excited!? OKC Craft Beer Week kicks off Sunday, June 12th, and will culminate with the Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival the following weekend. Oak & Ore is doing this thing right and will be hosting fun local beer events pretty much every day next week. Below is their schedule for the week and […]

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