Oklahoma City’s newest bar is upon us, and it’s not like one you’ve ever seen. The Bunker Club, the newest concept from The Pump owners Ian and Hailey McDermid, is opening very soon next door to the Tower Theater on 23rd street. The Bunker, considered a “high dive” bar, sports a Cold War-era theme and is decked out with gold […]
Read more "The Bunker Club: OKC’s Cold War High Dive"Blood Oath is back with its 3rd pact. Blood Oath comes from Luxco, currently an NDP out of St. Louis while they get their new Lux Row Distillery up and running. So far I’ve been impressed with this line and you can read my thoughts on the last pact here . Let’s let Luxco explain a little bit […]
Read more "Review: Blood Oath Pact No. 3"A keg only release for Iron Monk finally sees its launch in cans. This beer made has made some solid impressions in the Iron Monk tap room and various events in the OKC Metro. I’ve had this beer twice before, once at Oak and Ore and once at Tapwerks for Stout Day and remember it […]
Read more "Review: Iron Monk Chocolate Habanero Stout"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 […]
Read more "405 Brewing Co. Releases Brown, Taproom Opening Soon"This is the first time that I’ve sat down with a whiskey to write it up since I took a month off from booze, and man does it feel good. Also, this particular whiskey is a very exciting one to sit down with as I loved the previous Bourye offering from High West and can’t wait […]
Read more "Review: High West Bourye (2017)"February is so close I can taste it. Taking a big step back from my hobby this month has put things in perspective. I’ve realized that it’s just that, a hobby, and one that I began taking too seriously. The fear of missing out (fomo) is a hell of a thing and with constant beer releases, […]
Read more "Kris’ Dry January: Day 29"The BTAC Gods showed mercy this year and provided me with a bottle of Thomas H. Handy which is fantastic. A good whiskey friend of mine, Tim, wanted a sample of said Handy and in return hit me with some of this year’s William Larue Weller expression. The lone wheater of the BTAC line, WLW stood […]
Read more "Review: William Larue Weller 2016"Holy shit I FINALLY got a bottle from the Buffalo Trace Antique Collection. Normally things such as paying crazy secondary market prices, complicated long-term trading strategies, or standing in huge lines hoping to win a raffle are required to land one of these bad boys, but not this time. Here in Oklahoma if any of […]
Read more "Review: Thomas H. Handy Sazerac 2016"I’m surrounded by temptation. Right now I’m sitting in a comfy recliner in our Airbnb in south Denver, watching as peaceful snow falls outside of the window. I’ve got a nice blanket keeping me warm along with two dogs and a nice big, barrel aged stout. Alright, that last thing isn’t true, but I do […]
Read more "Kris’ Dry January: Day 15"I’m still alive. The booze gods did their best to temp me this week with one of the ultimate drinking opportunities: a snow day. We got a couple inches of nice, powdery snow here in the Oklahoma City area on Friday which was more than enough to cripple most of the state, causing tons of […]
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