405 Brewing Co. Releases Brown, Taproom Opening Soon

Gather ’round, children. It’s time for some news! Trae and Jonathan down at 405 Brewing in Norman have been busy dudes. Their newest bottled offering, a brown ale simply called Brown, rolled out of the brewery this week and should be available at your favorite booze retailer in the next day or two. Brown was one […]

Drink Smart: The Hudson Whiskey Flight at Pub W

Starting Thursday, September 1st, Pub W will be offering a new whiskey flight, and this time it will be 3 whiskeys from the Hudson line. Before you go read all the sweet facts and things below, you should head on over there, order up a flight, then read along whilst you sip. You’ll even find […]

424 is gonna taste so good

Many Oklahomans have become armchair lawyers and lobbyists in the last few months due to the huge amount of attention that the state’s alcohol law reform discussions have been getting. As with any issue this impactful, booze-loving people are quickly choosing sides and taking to the streets (well, mostly the internet streets) to voice their opinions and berate any that […]

Wild Turkey is Alright, Alright, Alright

Last Tuesday a teaser was posted to Wild Turkey’s social media channels stating the following: “Change is coming to Wild Turkey on August 1st. But don’t worry, we’re not talking about the bourbon.” Most people posting comments on the vague statement still seemed to believe it would be about the bourbon, its packaging, or the retirement […]

2016 Woodford Reserve Master’s Collection: Brandy Cask Finish

We are smack dab in the middle of the summer heat right now, but fall is coming, and as it approaches so do many of the special releases from the big distilleries. TTB labels are starting to hit, and the label for this year’s Master’s Collection expression from Woodford Reserve was just approved. It looks like it’ll […]

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 […]

Barrels and Mash Presents: The 2016 Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival Awards

Another Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival has come and gone, and it was a damn fun one! Since this is the first year of OCBF that Barrels and Mash has been a thing, we were trying to figure out how we should mark the occasion as the 3 of us were walking around drinking things all […]

SB 424 and SB 383 Signed By Governor Fallin Today

Governor Mary Fallin signed into law today SB424 and SB383, marking a giant shake up in the Oklahoma craft beer scene. These bills have been in the works for years, passed in May by the Oklahoma House and Senate and signed by the Governor today. Barrels and Mash has not reported much on these bills, […]

Repeal Day with The CBAO at Oak & Ore

Next Thursday, April 7th, marks repeal day here in Oklahoma. It’s crazy to think that Prohibition lasted until 1959 in this state, and on the 57th anniversary of that great day there will be some cool things going down at Oak & Ore in the Plaza district. The Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma will be […]

Some Stitzel-Weller juice is on its way, start selling everything you own!

A recent TTB label approval is sending waves through the community of Bourbon lovers and their future bank accounts as this label shows Diageo is most likely planing to release a 24 year-old single barrel Bourbon under the Blade and Bow label. The Bourbon looks to be distilled at the mythological Stitzel-Weller Distillery in 1991, the […]