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Title: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on March 16, 2017, 09:25:50 am
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A new brewery, Welltown Brewing, has announced that it will open soon in Tulsa.

We are excited. It is me and my father-in-law Paul Whitham that are pioneering this journey,” said Jeremy Diamond founder of the new brewery. “What we are super excited about is being part of the downtown growth. There is a so much going on down there in the next five or 10 years it is going to be ridiculous.”

Welltown Brewing plans to open in the heart of Tulsa. However, since they don’t have the keys in their hands yet, they haven’t announced the location. They expect to release more information soon, likely early April.

Their brewer is Gene Collins, a longtime Fellowship of Oklahoma Ale Makers (FOAM) member and brewing award winner. Collins has been brewing for years and will be brewing up his recipes with collaboration with Whitham.

Diamond and Whitham came up with a name that they think will fit in Tulsa and also be unique to the United States.

“So, Welltown Brewing’s name originated from the 20’s when Tulsa was basically the boom capitol of the world, it was the oil capitol so it is where everybody came. We thought it was a cool era and, with all the refineries, is how we came up with our name, Welltown,” Diamond said.

Most founders of breweries have traveled outside the United States and brought back their knowledge and their experiences. Diamond is no different, although the country he traveled to is still up-and-coming in the craft beer industry, South Korea.

“I fell in love with craft beer when I was working overseas. I had a fellow engineer friend that was homebrewing at his small apartment and he had this crazy Frankenbrew system set up. I remember walking in and he offered me a ginger beer. I tried this beer and remembered, ‘Wow, this thing is really good.’ Well, it turns out he made that beer in his apartment. That is when I really started getting into beer,” he said.

“I moved back to Tulsa and my father-in-law was a homebrewer. I remember going over to his house and trying different types of beer and really, really enjoying it.”
Diamond is all about bringing the community together. His vision is for his taproom to be the focal point to make this happen.

“Welltown’s goal is to really focus on community and really focus on the taproom specifically. We are not going to be distributing right off the bat. We really want to hone in on great beer and selling in our taproom,” he said.

“I think not rushing out there and not producing something for the liquor store shelves or the next tap at your local restaurant or bar. I think that is really good to help us focus on community and bringing people to the taproom and trying our beer. In the future that might change.”

In any business there are hurdles to jump through. Breweries have more than most businesses to deal with since they have federal, state and city rules to abide by. So the process takes a lot of time.

“We are going to do our darndest to be open in 2017. We are super excited to get open, we are super excited to bring beer to the public and we are super excited to bring people to our taproom,” Diamond said.

In other news:

Marshall Brewing Co., 616 S. Wheeling Ave., will host a St. Patrick’s Day celebration with a multitude of choices of brews. They will be offering two limited release firkins and will have the NCAA Tournament games on in the Tap Room. Try the Donnybrook Porter — Cask-conditioned Big Jamoke Porter infused with Jameson soaked oak and Irish Coffee Stout — Cask-conditioned Black Dolphin Stout infused with Irish Coffee. The Firkin beers are available by-the-glass only after 4 p.m.

Oklahoma City’s Oak & Ore, 1732 NW 16th St., has been recognized as the best beer bar in Oklahoma in the annual Great American Beer Bars competition by CraftBeer.com — the National Brewers Association website for beer lovers.

A week’s worth of activities are planned to celebrate the award along with the success of its second year of business in Oklahoma City’s Plaza District. Special beer tappings and customer appreciation promotions will be held the week of March 19.

The official 2-year anniversary party will take place from 12-5 p.m. on Saturday, March 25, featuring special released beers being tapped each hour. All 36 taps will be filled exclusively with Oklahoma craft beer. There will be hourly drawings for door prizes, and attendees who purchase an Oklahoma craft beer will be entered to win a limited-edition Oak & Ore anniversary T-shirt.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-tulsa-s-brewing-industry-has-gained-yet/article_4c6a5f5d-38d9-5985-8d7b-0c7fff74e8fc.html

Holy Smoot how many does that make now? We may have to start a thread just about Tulsa breweries! I love it.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: sgrizzle on March 16, 2017, 09:45:32 am
Would be nice if it was south of the tracks for a change.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on March 16, 2017, 12:10:08 pm
Would be nice if it was south of the tracks for a change.

Although Spaghetti Warehouse would be a cool space for a brewery plus more.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on March 16, 2017, 12:34:42 pm
Although Spaghetti Warehouse would be a cool space for a brewery plus more.


Bonus to that would be getting rid of Spaghetti Warehouse....


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: saintnicster on March 16, 2017, 12:58:29 pm

Bonus to that would be getting rid of Spaghetti Warehouse....

Not been paying attention? http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21472.0 (http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21472.0)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 16, 2017, 01:59:41 pm
Would be nice if it was south of the tracks for a change.

The article says they don't have keys in hand and so haven't announced the location yet. It also says "near" downtown.

That makes 4 new breweries opening near downtown plus a taproom for American Solera (Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales) at 18th & Boston. Marshall and Dead Armadillo are currently open with Cabin Boys, Willow Family Ales (at Park in the Pearl) and Renaissance (12th & Lewis) to open soon. Then Hanson also plans some sort of brewery across from Prairie brewpub. With this new Welltown one, that'll be 7 breweries near downtown plus 3 additional brewpub/tap rooms (Elgin Park Brewpub, Prairie Brew Pub & American Solera's tap room/microbrewery). So 10 places near downtown to get a Tulsa-made brew straight from the source!

There's several other breweries in the works which I don't remember the names of and probably several I don't know about.  Really exciting time for Oklahoma craft brewing fans! I believe this is long overdue but good to see people stepping up to fulfill that demand.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 16, 2017, 02:06:47 pm
Would be nice if it was south of the tracks for a change.

Also, this is good news no matter where they put it. It's a local start up in a vastly under-served market (Springfield and NW arkansas have had more breweries than Tulsa despite being much smaller). Our laws are changing so it should make things more feasible for more breweries. Most metros with a million people or more have dozens of breweries.

We should eventually be able to support 20-30, especially with many of them acting more as brewpubs or tap rooms. I'd guess some restaurants will convert to brewing also to boost revenue (similar to how doubleshot is now brewing beer). Add Doubleshot to the list of local breweries near downtown!

Something about brewpubs makes them feel more positive socially than a bar. They foster fun environments and draw in good kinds of crowds and festive atmospheres. It's a much better alternative for young people to have the option hang out in that rather than a smoky dive bar.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Cats Cats Cats on March 16, 2017, 02:40:20 pm
Should be interesting


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on March 16, 2017, 02:43:36 pm
Would be nice if it was south of the tracks for a change.

I saw that their initial business model will be simply a taproom without distribution so they'll want a lot of walk-in traffic.  My guess is it'll be Brady or East Village near the newest apartment developments.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on March 16, 2017, 03:10:14 pm
Not been paying attention? http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21472.0 (http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=21472.0)


How do these things not show up in my unread posts section...?  Geez...  Nope, did not see that one.  And I just went through all the unreads earlier today...




Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: sgrizzle on March 16, 2017, 03:12:25 pm
Although Spaghetti Warehouse would be a cool space for a brewery plus more.

The thing I liked about Spaghetti Warehouse was the seating capacity. Even if the pope is walking down Archer while the resurrected Beatles are playing the BOK center, you can probably still get a table for 10 with no wait.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: swake on March 16, 2017, 08:38:42 pm
Cherry Street? That area could use a brewpub. Are any of the empty places there large enough?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on March 16, 2017, 08:53:15 pm
FAIK, Kolibri and Nothing's Left Brewing are also still planning to open in the Tulsa area though I've not heard anything about either of those two entries lately.  I do believe High Gravity is planning a tap room at it's new location at 68th & Memorial near Sun & Ski so there's three others not already mentioned.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Breadburner on March 16, 2017, 08:58:51 pm
Is 18th and Boston not getting a brewery.....???


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on March 16, 2017, 09:05:22 pm
Is 18th and Boston not getting a brewery.....???

American Solera, it's in the smallish stand alone building east of the fire station.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: swake on March 16, 2017, 10:04:44 pm
American Solera, it's in the smallish stand alone building east of the fire station.

Yeah, the building used to be a catering business. It's just going to be a taproom.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Red Arrow on March 16, 2017, 11:03:21 pm
I do believe High Gravity is planning a tap room at it's new location at 68th & Memorial near Sun & Ski so there's three others not already mentioned.

They are planning a Tap Room.  It's on their gofundme page.
https://www.gofundme.com/highgravitybrew



Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Breadburner on March 17, 2017, 05:57:57 am
Downtown is saturated....Good luck...


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on March 17, 2017, 07:24:33 am
Downtown is saturated....Good luck...

I thought about that but resolved it in the other direction. What makes you think it's saturated?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: saintnicster on March 17, 2017, 09:31:15 am

How do these things not show up in my unread posts section...?  Geez...  Nope, did not see that one.  And I just went through all the unreads earlier today...
Ah.

It's a hidden in plain sight thing, but when the "unread" page is empty, the blue bar says "No unread topics found since your last visit. Click here to try all unread topics.".  That "click here to try all unread topics" part is actually a link, but not highlighted/underlined like some would expect.  If you have busy days where there were actually multiple pages of unread stuff, it might have been buried.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Breadburner on March 17, 2017, 11:38:03 am
I thought about that but resolved it in the other direction. What makes you think it's saturated?

Places that are there are in the Red.....


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 17, 2017, 01:15:56 pm
FAIK, Kolibri and Nothing's Left Brewing are also still planning to open in the Tulsa area though I've not heard anything about either of those two entries lately.  I do believe High Gravity is planning a tap room at it's new location at 68th & Memorial near Sun & Ski so there's three others not already mentioned.

Ah! Kolibri and Nothing's Left were the two I had heard about but had forgotten their names!

What is FAIK? I haven't heard of that and couldn't find anything searching for FAIK Tulsa brewery.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 17, 2017, 01:25:09 pm
Places that are there are in the Red.....

It does seem saturated both in drinks and food. When you go to just about any of the non-"pillar" restaurants on a weekday evening and they're mostly empty (The pillars of downtown food places that are really popular such as McNellies, Laffa, Prairie brewpub, Dilly Diner, Chimera, etc seem to have business every time I go). Plus there are so many bars and places to get a drink, I wonder how they can all stay in business, especially with how nice a lot of them are like the Bull in the Alley or Mixco.

It must be tough to compete with so many new places opening up in a relatively short span. Luckys was great the few times we went there but never went back because there are just so many other places to go.

American Solera is popular enough with a cult-following that I think they can succeed at 18th & Boston, especially with revenue from beer sales elsewhere helping to whether any storms. Plus that is becoming a niche of the "Best of Tulsa" with the best coffee (Doubleshot), the best BBQ (Burn Co.) and now the best (rated) beer company in Oklahoma.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 17, 2017, 01:27:35 pm
Is 18th and Boston not getting a brewery.....???

As far as I understand it, they plan to brew really small batches there.

American Solera is already a microbrewery making small batches at their west 21st st location, so maybe the 18th and boston will be a nano-brewery!  :D


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on March 17, 2017, 03:52:40 pm


What is FAIK? I haven't heard of that and couldn't find anything searching for FAIK Tulsa brewery.

"Far As I Know..." Don't worry. Took me a minute, too.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on March 18, 2017, 12:14:22 pm
My shot in the dark guess at location is the bottom floor of East End Village (old Bill White Chevy).  The glass covered corner is perfect for a taproom and it would seem there is plenty of space in other areas of that ground floor for a brewhouse. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: MostSeriousness on March 20, 2017, 10:30:05 am
What about next to Classic Cigar Lounge in the Brady? I've seen construction over there, and thought it would be a restaurant/extension of Classic. But maybe it's a good little brewery spot?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: hello on March 20, 2017, 10:41:09 am
I hope not. I hate having to walk by the smokers sitting on the patio. Waste of the patios on that block.  :-\


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: shavethewhales on March 20, 2017, 12:27:22 pm
I'm also worried about the market being flooded with all these new taphouses, but it's a good problem to have. We've come a long way from just a few years ago.

Now is the time for all these places to really start diversifying more. Prairie has some good food, Elgin park has its pizza, McNellie's has the Irish pub thing down, there's the Max with the games angle, etc. etc. It's going to get interesting trying to find something to entice customers now that all the obvious concepts have been taken up. I mean, other than good beer...


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Cats Cats Cats on March 20, 2017, 12:39:30 pm
As far as I understand it, they plan to brew really small batches there.

American Solera is already a microbrewery making small batches at their west 21st st location, so maybe the 18th and boston will be a nano-brewery!  :D

If they brewed anything it will be miniscule. I think the deal is that they put some barrels there and there might be things fermented there or aged there but not necessarily brewed there.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Cats Cats Cats on March 20, 2017, 12:53:28 pm
I'm also worried about the market being flooded with all these new taphouses, but it's a good problem to have. We've come a long way from just a few years ago.

Now is the time for all these places to really start diversifying more. Prairie has some good food, Elgin park has its pizza, McNellie's has the Irish pub thing down, there's the Max with the games angle, etc. etc. It's going to get interesting trying to find something to entice customers now that all the obvious concepts have been taken up. I mean, other than good beer...


The taphouses end up basically just being bars that make their own product.  I think they end up making an extra $1 or so every beer they sell over a normal bar.  Their biggest expense of Welltown is going to be their rent.  If you get a building large enough to put a full production brewery and then just put a tap room in it you are wasting a ton of money. The market is a little saturated and we are already seeing things getting revamped. Electric Circus is getting redone, I'm assuming its going to be a concept change as well.  Enso just had a remodel. Etc Etc.  There aren't a bunch of new people yet to partake in all the new restaurants and bars.  I think the money is just getting spread out more. If the new places aren't cannibalizing existing downtown locations they are pulling from someplace else in the city. Maybe people will travel into the city and eat JUST because a new place opened.  But I generally think they are coming from out of town and will eat anywhere downtown not just one spot.  You also have several places that have Kaiser subsidized rent below market prices.  So the tap house will have to compete with that if they are by the Brady as well.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on March 20, 2017, 09:40:19 pm
What about next to Classic Cigar Lounge in the Brady? I've seen construction over there, and thought it would be a restaurant/extension of Classic. But maybe it's a good little brewery spot?

The cigar bar next to Hey Mambo! Hasn't done Hey Mambo! any favors.  There is an unmistakeable cigar odor in HM which is simply off-putting.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on April 05, 2017, 04:36:23 pm
They have announced they will be here (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1566678,-95.9951487,3a,75.1y,151.41h,88.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRE1rMAf1N_YaDFftEqT39g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656), corner of Cheyenne & Archer.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on April 17, 2017, 09:46:00 am
They have announced they will be here (https://www.google.com/maps/@36.1566678,-95.9951487,3a,75.1y,151.41h,88.63t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sRE1rMAf1N_YaDFftEqT39g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656), corner of Cheyenne & Archer.

I would never have guessed that spot,  but seems like a pretty good off the beaten path location. Pretty close to what some would call the shady part of downtown, but still technically in the Brady Arts District. It feels like the Brady sort of dies right there. I'm guessing they'll have to be a destination brewery at that spot. It'll need to be an experience with a cult following and great beer or it'll be tough to pay rent and stay open there. I doubt they'll get many people walking by or stumbling upon it there, especially on week nights. Building looks neat!

I hope that can help push development that way and down Cheyenne. Several neat old  brick facade buildings around there that have potential to be great urban developments. Would be neat to see the big parking lot between the Brady Theatre and there get developed. With the new Juvenile Detention Center going in nearby and the existing services already west of there, this is about as far west as the Brady District could ever go.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: BKDotCom on April 17, 2017, 11:28:57 am
I would never have guessed that spot,  but seems like a pretty good off the beaten path location. Pretty close to what some would call the shady part of downtown, but still technically in the Brady Arts District. It feels like the Brady sort of dies right there. I'm guessing they'll have to be a destination brewery at that spot. It'll need to be an experience with a cult following and great beer or it'll be tough to pay rent and stay open there. I doubt they'll get many people walking by or stumbling upon it there, especially on week nights. Building looks neat!

I hope that can help push development that way and down Cheyenne. Several neat old  brick facade buildings around there that have potential to be great urban developments. Would be neat to see the big parking lot between the Brady Theatre and there get developed. With the new Juvenile Detention Center going in nearby and the existing services already west of there, this is about as far west as the Brady District could ever go.

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Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on April 17, 2017, 01:47:25 pm
Seems like a huge investment to buildout that old structure and will need to draw people into the tap room for revenue.  I really hope it works.  If their stuff is good, I'll support it best I can with my drinking dollars.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on April 17, 2017, 03:25:48 pm
Gene Collins has a reputation as a very good brewer in the Tulsa home brewing community.  We will see how that translates on a commercial scale.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on April 24, 2017, 09:59:58 pm
Kendall-Whittier getting a brewery: Heirloom Rustic Ales.*

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-kendall-whittier-district-is-getting-a-brewery/article_32b4fa07-f2b4-56b0-ad30-51d811439f59.html

Since we've lately had some calls for better thread management, I'll pose this to the group: should this development get its own thread? Keep it here? Put it in Kendall-Whittier/6th&Lewis Demolition? Or start a thread on the number crop of craft breweries we're getting?

*No known connection to Rustic Cuff.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on April 25, 2017, 08:00:42 am
I think each is worthy of its own thread.  I like that they have mostly thus far gone up within a relatively close radius of one another.  We can probably support a full blown Tulsa Brewery Tour within a couple of years.  Uber downtown, bus around the various breweries over a day, end back downtown, Uber home.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on April 25, 2017, 09:20:45 am
Kendall-Whittier getting a brewery: Heirloom Rustic Ales.*

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-kendall-whittier-district-is-getting-a-brewery/article_32b4fa07-f2b4-56b0-ad30-51d811439f59.html

Since we've lately had some calls for better thread management, I'll pose this to the group: should this development get its own thread? Keep it here? Put it in Kendall-Whittier/6th&Lewis Demolition? Or start a thread on the number crop of craft breweries we're getting?

*No known connection to Rustic Cuff.

There's so many craft breweries/brewpubs opening around downtown/Pearl/Kendall areas that I think they deserve a thread for that. This thread works for that purpose if the title could change to "New Breweries/Brewpubs in midtown". With each brewpub, they aren't big projects like the Gathering Place or Santa Fe Square so we won't get many updates except for when they announce it and when it is finished so a thread for each would just clog up this board.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on April 25, 2017, 09:24:40 am
Marshall Brewing Company purchased a building on 6th street (1742 E 6th st) which they might eventually turn into a tap room.

Lets hope they can expand production and have big enough crowds to warrant renovating that into a tap room as that would be yet another rehabbed old facade building boosting the area.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on April 25, 2017, 09:55:26 am
Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa...


Always hate to rain on a parade...
Is this really that big a thing we got going?  Seems like a disproportionate amount of time/energy/money spent on the topic.  Beer and pizza is truly a great thing...well, along with many other foods.  Are there really enough people into this to support what seems to be a fairly large number of micro-breweries??   If there are, that's great, but getting a feeling it is being way over-hyped.

Just curious...



Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on April 25, 2017, 10:35:45 am
Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction - to open soon

6. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st)

7. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - under construction

8. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer

10. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - under construction

11. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018)

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Nothing's Left Brewing, High Gravity Taproom at 68th & Memorial, Indian Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown locations, that's a total of 16 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 4 years ago there were zero.

Are there any others I am missing?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on April 25, 2017, 10:52:37 am
Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa...


Always hate to rain on a parade...
Is this really that big a thing we got going?  Seems like a disproportionate amount of time/energy/money spent on the topic.  Beer and pizza is truly a great thing...well, along with many other foods.  Are there really enough people into this to support what seems to be a fairly large number of micro-breweries??   If there are, that's great, but getting a feeling it is being way over-hyped.

Just curious...


Pre-prohibition there were over four thousand breweries around the US. Afterwards, only a few hundred existed and thanks to consolidation and aggressive macro breweries with lawmakers in their pockets, the number dwindled to less than 90 in the 70s & 80s! Now there are thousands again, finally more than before the prohibition despite over two hundred million more people.

Tulsa has been so drastically far behind other cities due to prohibition-era laws in place. As those are getting lifted, the market for local craft beer is finally being met. After all of these on the above list are opened, we will have about as many as much smaller cities like Springfield, MO or Fayetteville (but still fewer than the extended Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale-Fayetteville area which is still much smaller than Tulsa). OKC is also far ahead of Tulsa with breweries.

Craft beers are a huge hobby. So many delicious styles and variations. Craft brewing has exploded because of this. It cultivates a great community environment at the brewpubs. It's not like a dark noisy smelly bar full of obnoxious drunks. They typically have great patios, games, interesting people and a laid back but festive atmosphere (food trucks, live music). If you haven't been, maybe go see what it's like first. Most the time I go, I only have 1 beer and a snack. It's about spending time with others who appreciate similar things. Currently, they have to close early (7/8pm) so getting drunk there isn't really much of a thing either.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on April 25, 2017, 11:18:35 am
Pre-prohibition there were over four thousand breweries around the US. Afterwards, only a few hundred existed and thanks to consolidation and aggressive macro breweries with lawmakers in their pockets, the number dwindled to less than 90 in the 70s & 80s! Now there are thousands again, finally more than before the prohibition despite over two hundred million more people.

Tulsa has been so drastically far behind other cities due to prohibition-era laws in place. As those are getting lifted, the market for local craft beer is finally being met. After all of these on the above list are opened, we will have about as many as much smaller cities like Springfield, MO or Fayetteville (but still fewer than the extended Bentonville-Rogers-Springdale-Fayetteville area which is still much smaller than Tulsa). OKC is also far ahead of Tulsa with breweries.

Craft beers are a huge hobby. So many delicious styles and variations. Craft brewing has exploded because of this. It cultivates a great community environment at the brewpubs. It's not like a dark noisy smelly bar full of obnoxious drunks. They typically have great patios, games, interesting people and a laid back but festive atmosphere (food trucks, live music). If you haven't been, maybe go see what it's like first. Most the time I go, I only have 1 beer and a snack. It's about spending time with others who appreciate similar things. Currently, they have to close early (7/8pm) so getting drunk there isn't really much of a thing either.


I am not condemning - just asking for the answer you just gave!  Yeah, may have to start going.  I found a chain restaurant/bar/grill in Milwaukee - Rock Bottom - that I enjoy quite a bit.  They had a homemade dark beer they said was brewed without hops - or at least very minimal.  It was magnificent!!  Only problem was they rotate it through the list and the next couple of times I was there it was not available.  Still waiting for it to rotate back through.




Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on April 25, 2017, 12:28:03 pm
There's so many craft breweries/brewpubs opening around downtown/Pearl/Kendall areas that I think they deserve a thread for that. This thread works for that purpose if the title could change to "New Breweries/Brewpubs in midtown". With each brewpub, they aren't big projects like the Gathering Place or Santa Fe Square so we won't get many updates except for when they announce it and when it is finished so a thread for each would just clog up this board.

I tend to agree. Mods, can y'all change the name of this thread?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on April 25, 2017, 01:04:06 pm
No such thing as too many micro brews. There are 230 here in Beervana, sorry I meant Oregon, and they account for almost 25% of all the beer consumed in the state and there are not that many more here than in Oklahoma, maybe 100k people more.

http://oregoncraftbeer.org/facts/ (http://oregoncraftbeer.org/facts/)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on April 25, 2017, 03:57:03 pm
There are 52 member breweries of the New Mexico Brewer’s Guild.  Within a 50 mile radius of our place, there are 7 or 8, expand that to 100 miles and it becomes 20+ breweries.

Santa Fe has a population of 70,000, they have 10 breweries or brewpubs

Taos has a population of less than 6000, they have five breweries or brewpubs in the immediate vicinity though four of those are owned by Taos Mesa Brewing and I suspect the ones in the village proper and the ski valley are merely tap rooms supplied by their primary brewery out near the gorge.

Granted, these are touristy areas so you do have more additional income coming in from other areas to try the craft beers.  It could be easy to call craft beer a fad, but it really has become more of a cultural thing which does go back to pre-prohibition when breweries were a neighborhood or regional attraction.  When Tulsa Brewing Company and Cherry St. Brewery opened in Tulsa in the 1990’s craft brewing was somewhat of a novelty.  The industry is on solid footing now. 

I keep thinking we’ve reached a saturation point with breweries, yet more keep opening.  So long as a brewery makes a good product and develops a loyal following, it’s a license to print money.  Without on-site distribution, I doubt we’d see the current expansion of breweries in the Tulsa area.  A brewery can make a lot of money with a 10bbl or less system if the majority of their sales are from their brewery rather than wholesaling.  The mark up in a pint of beer is pretty astounding considering most session beers can be brewed at +/- .50 a pint.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on April 25, 2017, 04:15:49 pm
For those of us who weren't old enough to notice, can someone provide a bit of background on Tulsa Brewing Company and Cherry St. Brewery? Where were they located? Why did they close? I wonder if there's any chance of someone buying the name and reviving the concept.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: dbacksfan 2.0 on April 25, 2017, 05:20:16 pm
For those of us who weren't old enough to notice, can someone provide a bit of background on Tulsa Brewing Company and Cherry St. Brewery? Where were they located? Why did they close? I wonder if there's any chance of someone buying the name and reviving the concept.

Tulsa Brewing Company was at 73rd & Memorial where Lanna Thai is. IIRC it was only open about three years. The food was pretty good but my favorite was the Tornado Alley Porter. They had a rotation of I think 6 or 8 beers depending on the time of year, and all of them were named for something in the area. They had a fall beer named after the state fair, can't remember the others.

Cherry Street was at 15th & Peoria in Lincoln Plaza and I think it was where Jason's Deli is now. Never went there when it was open, some friends did and found it to be too yuppie/preppie drink with your pinky in the air type place. (Can't vouch for that as true, was just a rumor I heard)  ;D


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on April 25, 2017, 06:32:12 pm
The Cherry Street Brewery was the crown jewell of the Lincoln Plaza development.  It was in the same building Jason’s Deli occupies now and, IIRC, it took up the entire building.

I believe their issues mainly surrounded the food service, based on the company overhauling its kitchen six months in (first link), that’s pretty telling.  I don’t recall anything remarkable about any of their beers but I wasn’t really much of a craft beer snob at the time.

They did have a novel idea in marketing the place.  They sold shares at $5 apiece with the goal of raising $1 million.  The idea was with shareholders they would have built in clientele and they couldn’t fail.  I was still ad director at Urban Tulsa at that time so I was usually pretty in the know about most anything happening in the restaurant and bar scene at the time.  I went to a reception at Patterson-Icenogle which was doing the stock offering and was amazed at how well attended it was.  I do recall one person I was chatting with at the reception saying he thought the stock offering idea wasn’t so sound as you would have the potential for thousands of “pains in the as$” if their food or beer wasn’t just right.

I don’t recall how long CSB lasted but I don’t believe it made it a full two years trying several management changes along the way, it was a disaster from day 1.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/cherry-street-brewery-gets-new-operator/article_023f3ca9-fe75-5365-b49e-f38e9b5bedc8.html

http://www.tulsaworld.com/archives/the-aging-process-cherry-st-brewery-survives-delays-to-opening/article_a1fbbabf-21e4-5c23-9840-d19f469953e1.html

Well look at that, here’s what I wrote about it in 2009:

http://www.tulsanow.org/forum/index.php?topic=13706.65;wap2

Still no idea why Tulsa Brewing Co. went out.  It’s main principle had been a successful restaurateur having owned the Hoffbrau House previously.  It may have simply been time for him to get out.  As I recall, the food and beer were better received at TBC.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on April 25, 2017, 07:21:46 pm
Some facebook sites to check out concerning Tulsa and Oklahoma and beer

https://www.facebook.com/events/1729671924029195/ (https://www.facebook.com/events/1729671924029195/)

https://www.facebook.com/TulsaCraftBeerWeek/ (https://www.facebook.com/TulsaCraftBeerWeek/)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/OKLTCB/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/OKLTCB/)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/386289678225544/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/386289678225544/)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1591022124459858/ (https://www.facebook.com/groups/1591022124459858/)

https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftbarrel/?multi_permalinks=1308841212497272&notif_t=group_activity&notif_id=1493159798780213 (https://www.facebook.com/groups/craftbarrel/?multi_permalinks=1308841212497272&notif_t=group_activity&notif_id=1493159798780213)

When any of the breweries have a release at the brewery only; like Prairie in Krebs people show up from as far as Dallas, especially if it is a Bomb! or derivation of Bomb! especially Pirate Bomb!  Back when Prairie was here in Tulsa, it was not unusual to meet brewers from other craft beers who had made the trip just to go to the brewery.  I have met people from all over the USA at Prairie, now American Solera, who were in Tulsa just for the beer. 

Prairie is best known for their stouts,  American Solera for their sours and fruits, over in Midwest City, Roughtail is blowing out the IPAs

There are breweries opening in Tahlequah, Ponca City, Norman, Lawton and other places in Oklahoma.

Put down the Fat Tire and go support our locals. 




Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 22, 2017, 07:43:07 am
Crazy that now there are 13 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be 3 or 4 you can walk to.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction - to open soon

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st)

8. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - under construction

9. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District

10. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer

11. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - under construction - plan to open fall 2017

12. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - plan to open March 2018

13. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018)

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Indian Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 4 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Tulsasaurus Rex on September 22, 2017, 07:49:07 am
Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd.


And the winery in the East Village


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: BKDotCom on September 22, 2017, 08:06:30 am
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Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TeeDub on September 22, 2017, 08:15:20 am
You can add the Indian brewing company in downtown BA.

Nevemind, missed that on the list...


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: rebound on September 22, 2017, 09:54:22 am
Glad it made the list, but High Gravity is at 71 & Memorial,  not exactly "within a couple of miles of downtown".

Great list though.  I may have to do a beer tour this weekend.   


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on September 22, 2017, 10:00:30 am
Glad it made the list, but High Gravity is at 71 & Memorial,  not exactly "within a couple of miles of downtown".

Great list though.  I may have to do a beer tour this weekend.   

I may be in town by then, might have to join you.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: rebound on September 22, 2017, 11:04:43 am
I may be in town by then, might have to join you.

Text me.  Would be great if it works out.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 22, 2017, 02:57:42 pm
Glad it made the list, but High Gravity is at 71 & Memorial,  not exactly "within a couple of miles of downtown".

Great list though.  I may have to do a beer tour this weekend.   

Oh yeah, I added High Gravity after the fact and took out Bricktown Brewery because it doesn't really count because they don't brew on site or in town. Also, Tulsa Airport isn't that close either.

So, 11 places to be serving their own beer within a couple miles of downtown.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: cannon_fodder on September 27, 2017, 06:58:19 am
BY way of an update, I walked by yesterday and they have switched from deconstruction to construction mode.  The brick facade is back up and it looks like they are putting on a new roof.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: AdamsHall on September 27, 2017, 09:58:51 am
BY way of an update, I walked by yesterday and they have switched from deconstruction to construction mode.  The brick facade is back up and it looks like they are putting on a new roof.

I have been watching the Welltown site too.  Not sure why they have done some of the things they have done, but work continues.  Hope they were not having to individually wash the bricks ... I understand that is time consuming.   ;D


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Yuppertin on October 02, 2017, 01:29:17 am
I'm not going to say no to a brewery...;)

Joingy (https://joingy.com)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 12, 2018, 11:29:32 am
Updated list: Now there are ~13 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be 5-6+.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction - now (finally) open

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st) - currently open

8. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - under construction - currently open

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer - to open soon

10. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - plan to open March 2018 (They have redone exterior and looks like making progress inside also)

11. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - under construction (Looks like it hasn't changed much outside lately)

12. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018/2019)

13. Fine Fermentations (4th and Frankfurt)

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Indian Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow (Apparently "Indian" was too outrageously offensive even though it was started by someone who was Native American so they're changing the name. How progressive!). Also: High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 4 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd and Oklahoma Distilling Co. is going to open at 1724 E. Seventh St, right across from Cabin Boys and Marshall.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 17, 2018, 03:25:15 pm
Update on former Indian Brewing Company which will be "Broken Arrow Brewing Co.":

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What the Ale: Broken Arrow to get first official brewery

Oklahoma distributors prepare for upcoming revisions to tiered system in current law


History is in the making in Broken Arrow. The first official brewery is nearly complete in the former and historic Broken Arrow Light and Power Co. and Ice House building, 333 W. Dallas St.

Broken Arrow Brewing Co. is owned by Broken Arrow residents Austin Ferguson, Jason Northern and Bud Farris. Ferguson is the head brewer, and Northern also brews beer.

They worked to restore the building that was built in 1906, keeping it as original as possible, including the windows.

“We want you to feel like we do when we walk in, like you are going back in history, you are going to be drinking a beer in something that has been around before BA was even a city,” he said.

Building construction is always a challenge, but they have also had to sweat the name of the brewery.

“Our original name in 2011 was Indian Brewing Co. The reason I loved that name is I am a very proud Native American. I love that part of my history and my heritage that I came from the native side of really hardworking craftsmen,” Ferguson said.

Ferguson thought the name fit and even went to his tribe to get its blessing.

“Coming up with the name and talking with family and friends and talking with the tribe, they said they just didn’t want us to use a specific tribal name. So we thought everything was fine. We love the name being in the middle of Broken Arrow. It was just a love of our culture. There were some that were offended, so we didn’t want to offend anyone so we decided to become the Broken Arrow Brewing Co. We are still proud we are natively owned and operated,” Ferguson said.

Ferguson has been brewing since he got his first homebrew kit when he was 21. That was about 11 years ago. It has been a passion ever since. He teamed up with Northern, whom he taught to brew. Northern has a background in mechanical engineering and Ferguson has a background in electrical engineering, and they did a lot of the labor to put the brewery together.

“Just putting our two heads together really made this take off for us,” Ferguson said.

Ferguson has been looking for the right location for the first Broken Arrow brewery since 2011.

“About five years ago, I looked around Main Street, I joked that I saw a tumbleweed blow down,” Ferguson said.

Now, the Rose District in downtown Broken Arrow is at capacity, with many restaurants and shops. The good thing for Broken Arrow Brewing Co.’s investment is that the city of Broken Arrow built 150 public parking spots right in front of the planned brewery.

The five-barrel brewhouse is from Portland Kettle Works, and they also have four 10-barrel fermentation vessels and one 10-barrel brite tank. The taproom will have 12 tap handles but likely won’t use all of them until they are able to brew more. The taproom capacity is at 50, with overflow to the patio at 30.

“The reason we wanted to start off small is we wanted to grow, as most companies, as organically as possible, starting small and making sure that we are meeting the needs, that everyone enjoys the beer and we grow with our community. The Rose District is blowing up right now; we want to be there with them,” Ferguson said.

Plans are in place to open at the end of February or the first of March.

They plan on starting with traditional styles — a brown ale, Saison, a traditional India pale ale and a New England-style IPA, a stout and an Imperial Porter — and will add other varieties later.

They also plan on distributing three to six months after opening, catering to the Rose District and then to neighboring states in a year and a half.

“We are going to be a customer service company that brews beer. Talking with local business guys, if you have an issue, you talk to them. It is a small-town feel. I want that to be a part of our culture here. When you come in here, you talk to us,” Ferguson said.

“The love for doing something with your hands and getting to enjoy and share with other people, that is our passion. At the end of the day, we get to share that,” Ferguson said.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-broken-arrow-to-get-first-official-brewery/article_4f5c6220-562e-56d2-bb25-735fd00757fb.html (http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-broken-arrow-to-get-first-official-brewery/article_4f5c6220-562e-56d2-bb25-735fd00757fb.html)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 17, 2018, 03:29:12 pm
Good to see the 4 breweries working together and with the neighborhood association. It was only a matter of time before someone set up a brewery crawl with so many concentrated and so many more to come. It would be logical to add in Dead Armadillo, Willow Family and Nothings Left and make it a very nice Ale Trail (or go all the way to Elgin Park and Prairie Brewpub even).

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Tulsa’s Kendall Whittier District is turning into Tulsa’s brewery district, with four breweries located within a mile of one another.

To celebrate, the Kendall Whittier Main Street Association is hosting an Ale Trail from 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 17.

Cabin Boys Brewery, Heirloom Rustic Ales, Marshall Brewing Co. and Renaissance Brewing Co., which is close to the Kendall Whittier District, will participate in the event.

Tickets go on sale at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 17.

A trolley will take you to each stop for samples. Your $40 ticket gets you samples at each brewery, a commemorative glass, the chance to win door prizes and a $5 Uber credit for getting home.

With only 50 seats available, this event will sell out quickly. For tickets and more information, visit historicKWMS.com.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-kendall-whittier-to-host-ale-trail-in/article_32481965-2879-5db8-b558-64dd664057c1.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next (http://www.tulsaworld.com/blogs/scene/whattheale/what-the-ale-kendall-whittier-to-host-ale-trail-in/article_32481965-2879-5db8-b558-64dd664057c1.html#tncms-source=article-nav-next)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on January 17, 2018, 04:20:34 pm
I wonder if anyone would get bent out of shape if I opened a brewery and called it White Boys Brewery or Whitey's Brewing Co.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on January 17, 2018, 05:11:17 pm
I wonder if anyone would get bent out of shape if I opened a brewery and called it White Boys Brewery or Whitey's Brewing Co.

Open it around 4th and Yale and call it White City Brewery?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on January 17, 2018, 05:15:56 pm
Updated list: Now there are ~13 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be 5-6+.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction - now (finally) open

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st) - currently open

8. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - under construction - currently open

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer - to open soon

10. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - plan to open March 2018 (They have redone exterior and looks like making progress inside also)

11. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - under construction (Looks like it hasn't changed much outside lately)

12. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018/2019)

13. Fine Fermentations (4th and Frankfurt)

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Indian Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow (Apparently "Indian" was too outrageously offensive even though it was started by someone who was Native American so they're changing the name. How progressive!). Also: High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 4 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd and Oklahoma Distilling Co. is going to open at 1724 E. Seventh St, right across from Cabin Boys and Marshall.

What about Growler USA?  I know it isn't a brewery yet but they have a decent selection on tap. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 18, 2018, 08:33:05 am
What about Growler USA?  I know it isn't a brewery yet but they have a decent selection on tap. 

Roosevelt's and McNellies have tremendous selection at/near the most taps in the state. I was just including places that brew their own beer since that is the thing that practically didn't exist until recently (That pizza place had a short run before getting closed down for selling stronger beer).


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 18, 2018, 08:39:49 am
Open it around 4th and Yale and call it White City Brewery?

I know you're joking but "White City" comes from the Dairy farm which was there so that shouldn't be offensive to any one. that does sound like a pretty good name for a brewery. I know people are offended by that name without knowing that it's just named after the color of barns and silos that Braden built there. (http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/districts/white-city-historic-district/ (http://tulsapreservationcommission.org/districts/white-city-historic-district/))


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 18, 2018, 08:54:10 am
The building they renovated for the BA Brewing Co is really neat. Cool to see that old of a building survive despite looking like it sat there for many a decade not being used properly. Another great thing about breweries is the preservation of property: Of the 14 I listed, 12 renovated existing buildings (mostly older pre-1930's buildings) and the other 2 are new builds.  Whatever happens with the breweries in the future, those buildings have been renovated now and add to the overall look and vibe of the community.

Besides restaurants and retail, is there another industry which re-purposes so many buildings? Maybe architecture firms. Apartments too (although that's a far larger-scale industry). As a percentage though, it looks like breweries might have the highest rate of fixing up older existing buildings in the downtown/midtown areas, especially in the commercial/industrial realm. Most in OKC are remodels also.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on January 18, 2018, 11:40:20 am
What has come of the brewery that was slated for Muskogee?  I remember reading an article on that around two years ago.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on January 18, 2018, 03:31:32 pm
What has come of the brewery that was slated for Muskogee?  I remember reading an article on that around two years ago.

I think I remember hearing about that but nothing too recently.

Remember back when Prairie was going to open way out in BFE... around Mounds or Beggs? They bought the property but didn't realize a brewery can't (reasonably) operate on a septic system without a huge expensive septic pond so they never opened there. I'm selfishly glad it never worked out because know I would've never gone out there, but also because I doubt very many would've supported it outside of a few local beer fanatics/alcoholics and the occasional beer lover.

Hard for me to believe a stand-alone brewery would work out in every single tiny town in Oklahoma like it does in Colorado or NM. It takes some more tourism and more beer lovers which you don't get as much in the sticks.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 13, 2018, 12:00:45 pm
Updated list: Now there are ~13 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be 6-7+.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction -  currently open

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st) - currently open

8. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - currently open

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer - to open June 22, 2018

10. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - plan to open 2018 (They have redone exterior and looks like making progress inside also)

11. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - currently open (Opened May 2018)

12. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018/2019)

13. New Era: Fine Fermentations (4th and Frankfurt) - Opening Fall 2018

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Broken Arrow Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow (Opening June, 2018). Also: High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 5 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd and Oklahoma Distilling Co. is going to open at 1724 E. Seventh St, right across from Cabin Boys and Marshall.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: swake on June 13, 2018, 12:20:28 pm
Updated list: Now there are ~13 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be 6-7+.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - currently open with potential expansion at 1742 E 6th st

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - under construction -  currently open

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st) - currently open

8. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - currently open

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer - to open June 22, 2018

10. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - plan to open 2018 (They have redone exterior and looks like making progress inside also)

11. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - currently open (Opened May 2018)

12. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018/2019)

13. New Era: Fine Fermentations (4th and Frankfurt) - Opening Fall 2018

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know), Kolibri and Broken Arrow Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow (Opening June, 2018). Also: High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

Other brewpubs in Tulsa area: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 5 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd and Oklahoma Distilling Co. is going to open at 1724 E. Seventh St, right across from Cabin Boys and Marshall.

Do the Bricktown locations brew onsite or is it all shipped from OKC?

There's also a brewpub being built as part of the new Osage Casino in north Tulsa


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 13, 2018, 12:30:01 pm
Do the Bricktown locations brew onsite or is it all shipped from OKC?

There's also a brewpub being built as part of the new Osage Casino in north Tulsa

Last I asked, all Bricktown Brewery beer is shipped from OKC. They had no plans to actually brew anything there so it's hardly a "brewpub" so I didn't include it in the count of 17+ brewerys/brewpubs.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on June 13, 2018, 05:47:53 pm
Broken Arrow Brewery opens this weekend. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on June 13, 2018, 11:22:21 pm
And I guess this is probably the best place to post since there is a Tulsa connection and we now have our Federal Brewers Notice: Blü Dragonfly Brewing will be opening in Cimarron, New Mexico in July.  I don't have a firm date set yet as our state licensing is still in process as well as our restaurant license.  Renovations are getting close to being finished, building the walk in cooler is the last major item and plumbing in the cooling system for the fermentors.

The food style?  BBQ.  What else would a good Okie bring to New Mexico?  The reality of how the licensing works here means we might have to open with other craft brews from around the state on tap until ours are coming out of the fermentors and phase our own in.  NM law will also allow us to sell New Mexican made wines in the tap room under our brewer's license.

It's been an interesting experience and believe it or not only been about a five month process since we signed our lease which would be unheard of in a large city.  We did happen to luck out on finding new and used available brewing equipment and not having to wait 4-6 months on the equipment.  The village is 100% behind our project.

Prost!


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 14, 2018, 12:15:02 pm
And I guess this is probably the best place to post since there is a Tulsa connection and we now have our Federal Brewers Notice: Blü Dragonfly Brewing will be opening in Cimarron, New Mexico in July.  I don't have a firm date set yet as our state licensing is still in process as well as our restaurant license.  Renovations are getting close to being finished, building the walk in cooler is the last major item and plumbing in the cooling system for the fermentors.

The food style?  BBQ.  What else would a good Okie bring to New Mexico?  The reality of how the licensing works here means we might have to open with other craft brews from around the state on tap until ours are coming out of the fermentors and phase our own in.  NM law will also allow us to sell New Mexican made wines in the tap room under our brewer's license.

It's been an interesting experience and believe it or not only been about a five month process since we signed our lease which would be unheard of in a large city.  We did happen to luck out on finding new and used available brewing equipment and not having to wait 4-6 months on the equipment.  The village is 100% behind our project.

Prost!


That is neat. Congratulations!

We've been itching to make another trip to the Enchanted Circle and also go skiing as soon as trails open. Blu Dragonfly Brewery will need to be our first stop!

That is an impressive turnaround regardless of location. Great that they let you sell NM wine too. I'm a big NM wine/beer fan. Not sure what it is but I tend to like NM breweries and wineries there more than most other places.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 14, 2018, 12:15:30 pm
Broken Arrow Brewery opens this weekend. 

Their "Grand Opening" party on the 16th is sold out though.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on June 14, 2018, 02:38:58 pm
Their "Grand Opening" party on the 16th is sold out though.
That's why I am going on the 17th.  They will be open.  I asked.  Looking forward to it. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 15, 2018, 02:13:30 pm
That's why I am going on the 17th.  They will be open.  I asked.  Looking forward to it. 

On the Lord's day!?  :o

That is cool they are basically diving right in from their "soft opening" party to being open normally the next day. Probably a good idea to have first general-public day on a Sunday to get used to it.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on June 16, 2018, 06:17:23 am
On the Lord's day!?  :o

That is cool they are basically diving right in from their "soft opening" party to being open normally the next day. Probably a good idea to have first general-public day on a Sunday to get used to it.
I don't consider paying $50 a head a soft opening.  Good for them for the sell out.  How do I define a soft opening, you just open. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on June 16, 2018, 09:31:00 am
I don't consider paying $50 a head a soft opening.  Good for them for the sell out.  How do I define a soft opening, you just open. 

My definition of a 'soft open' is an open that is by invite only and ahead of the announced "Grand Opening".  That's just me though.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 18, 2018, 11:24:27 am
My definition of a 'soft open' is an open that is by invite only and ahead of the announced "Grand Opening".  That's just me though.

I agree. That's just what they called it. They can call it whatever they want and if they sell out at $50/head and get to test out running their brewery, good for them.

Looks awesome. Great job refurbishing an old building and boosting the character.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: hello on June 18, 2018, 12:31:15 pm
My definition of a 'soft open' is an open that is by invite only and ahead of the announced "Grand Opening".  That's just me though.

Yup. I hope this brewery works out. Great rooftop. But we've gotten a lot of great new breweries and stuff like a $50/head soft open isn't going to endear you to many people.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on June 18, 2018, 01:05:35 pm
Yup. I hope this brewery works out. Great rooftop. But we've gotten a lot of great new breweries and stuff like a $50/head soft open isn't going to endear you to many people.

Exactly.  Why I won't be going.

I'll probably try BA Brewing sometime this week.  Being in the Rose District it should be neat.  I've seen the interior photos and it looks really...what's the word...eclectic maybe?


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on June 18, 2018, 01:22:41 pm
Exactly.  Why I won't be going.

I'll probably try BA Brewing sometime this week.  Being in the Rose District it should be neat.  I've seen the interior photos and it looks really...what's the word...eclectic maybe?


I have been visiting out there for decades...since the 60's really...and have always liked that little building a lot for some reason.  It is in a sucky location, 20 ft from the train.  Is oddly shaped, and was an air conditioner place for a long, long, time, but it is very cool.  Can hardly wait to see the inside.




Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on June 18, 2018, 04:42:34 pm

  Is oddly shaped, and was an air conditioner place for a long, long, time, but it is very cool. 


Air conditioner place.  It should've been cool.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: heironymouspasparagus on June 18, 2018, 06:05:08 pm
Air conditioner place.  It should've been cool.


I bet it was like the plumbers house - that always has leaky pipes.  This place may never have had air conditioning...lol...!!



Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on June 27, 2018, 10:08:25 am
Quote
New Era: Fine Fermentations to open Tulsa's largest brew pub -- and it's gluten free

http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/scenelatest/new-era-fine-fermentations-to-open-tulsa-s-largest-brew/article_32354507-9622-52fb-9d33-b34dd93b71f3.html (http://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/scenelatest/new-era-fine-fermentations-to-open-tulsa-s-largest-brew/article_32354507-9622-52fb-9d33-b34dd93b71f3.html)



Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 21, 2018, 09:17:48 am
Updated list: Now there are ~14 breweries/taprooms planned or open within a couple miles of downtown. All in an easily bicyclable-path. In the Pearl District, there will be ~!6-7.

Here is an updated list of all breweries/brewpubs existing or planned in midtown/downtown:

1. Marshall (618 S Wheeling Ave) - New taproom at 1742 E 6th st - NOW OPEN

2. Dead Armadillo (1004 E 4th St) - currently open

2.a Dead Armadillo taproom & restaurant at Tulsa International Airport - currently open

3. Prairie Brew Pub (223 N Main St) - currently open

4. Elgin Park Brewpub (325 E Mathew B. Brady St) - currently open

5. Cabin Boys (1717 E 7th St) - Pearl District - currently open

6. Renaissance (1147 S Lewis Ave) - now open

7. Taproom for American Solera (108 E 18 ST S) - Chase Healey who founded Prairie Artisan Ales - potentially with small-batch brewing (Existing brewery open on west 21st) - currently open

8. Heirloom Rustic Ales (2113 E. Admiral Blvd.) - Kendall-Whittier - under construction - currently open

9. Welltown Brewery (114 W Archer St) - corner of Cheyenne & Archer - currently open 

10. Nothing's Left Brewing (1501 E. Sixth St.) - currently open

11. Willow Family Ales (418 S Peoria Ave) - at former Park in the Pearl - currently open

12. High Gravity Homebrewing & Winemaking Supplies & Taproom (6808 S. Memorial) - currently open

13. Broken Arrow Brewing Company at 333 W Dallas St Broken Arrow  - currently open

14. Fine Fermentations (321 S Frankfurt Ave) - under construction

15. Hanson (302 N Boston Ave) - brewery across from Prairie brewpub - last heard it was in planning with pretty far out date (2018/2019)

I ordered them by opening date (or by estimated open date) as best as I could.

Other breweries planning to open in Tulsa area: FAIK (Far As I Know)

Other related places in Tulsa area which sell their own beer made at another location: Bricktown Brewery (Owasso, Brookside & South Tulsa - Beer made in OKC) and "Nine Band" (Beer made in Texas)

Excluding the Bricktown Brewery locations, that's a total of 17 places built or planned where you can buy beer straight from the source in the Tulsa area. 5 years ago there were zero.


Also related, Red Fork Distillery is going to open at 3310 Southwest Blvd and Oklahoma Distilling Co. is going to open at 1724 E. Seventh St, right across from Cabin Boys and Marshall.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: rebound on September 21, 2018, 01:18:02 pm
Solera is moving their main brewery to Sixth and Utica:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on September 21, 2018, 02:02:55 pm
Solera is moving their main brewery to Sixth and Utica:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html)

I love that they're going to use that old building.  I think this area will likely be known now as the "Beer District", given that Marshalls (and his new taproom), Cabin Boys  and now Solera will be within walking distance of each other.

And the new laws go into effect in 10 days.  Finally.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 24, 2018, 09:43:38 am
Solera is moving their main brewery to Sixth and Utica:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html)

That's great news! I was just talking about how cool that building was and how much potential it has to be an iconic place if it were renovated well. Those old casement windows are priceless but will take a lot of love to refurbish. There's nothing quite like the aesthetic of an old factory given a second life when renovated in the right way. I have no doubt AS will get it done right.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 24, 2018, 09:45:55 am
I love that they're going to use that old building.  I think this area will likely be known now as the "Beer District", given that Marshalls (and his new taproom), Cabin Boys  and now Solera will be within walking distance of each other.

And the new laws go into effect in 10 days.  Finally.

The Pearl District is already unofficially being called the brewery district. You also have Nothing's Left and Heirloom very close to all of these. And Willow Family and Dead Armadillo are just a couple blocks away from Nothing's Left. Perfect spot for an ale trail/brewery crawl.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: AdamsHall on September 24, 2018, 10:33:09 am
The Pearl District is already unofficially being called the brewery district. You also have Nothing's Left and Heirloom very close to all of these. And Willow Family and Dead Armadillo are just a couple blocks away from Nothing's Left. Perfect spot for an ale trail/brewery crawl.

Its too bad Pearl Beer doesn't have a brewery in the Pear District brewery area ...


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: SXSW on September 24, 2018, 10:52:13 am
The Pearl District is already unofficially being called the brewery district. You also have Nothing's Left and Heirloom very close to all of these. And Willow Family and Dead Armadillo are just a couple blocks away from Nothing's Left. Perfect spot for an ale trail/brewery crawl.

They have been using the hashtag #brewersblock

That whole triangle between 6th, the tracks, Utica and 8th could one day be full of breweries.  It would be awesome to see one of them build a larger operation like Boulevard Brewery in KC or Great Divide in Denver.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on September 24, 2018, 11:04:17 am
They have been using the hashtag #brewersblock

That whole triangle between 6th, the tracks, Utica and 8th could one day be full of breweries.  It would be awesome to see one of them build a larger operation like Boulevard Brewery in KC or Great Divide in Denver.

while something like Boulevard would be nice, baby steps.  I went to Boulevard before they did a remodel and it was big enough then.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 24, 2018, 12:37:15 pm
They have been using the hashtag #brewersblock

That whole triangle between 6th, the tracks, Utica and 8th could one day be full of breweries.  It would be awesome to see one of them build a larger operation like Boulevard Brewery in KC or Great Divide in Denver.

That would be neat but I'm hoping the area just gets nicer in general and a diverse array of businesses move in. It is happening in the Whittier District and in spots throughout the Pearl District. Just need a lot more infill of rehabbed places to connect the little spots of neat buildings.

It is such a large area with hundreds of homes and old factories needing renovation (or empty lots needing new builds). At the same time, tough to find anything to buy around there, especially reasonably-priced places that the average person can buy to remodel in a lower range you'd expect and be in a decent-looking spot. Some things are priced way to high but mostly just not for sale. It's an exciting prospective area though!

Glad the laws were improved to allow for the breweries to come in and renovate places like this. Before we had a few vacant factories and polluted old car shops. Now we have some beautiful buildings with nice taprooms and modern beverage manufacturing facilities.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: SXSW on September 24, 2018, 01:07:09 pm
Reminds me of what the River North (or RiNo in hipster-speak) area in Denver looked like 10 years ago when breweries were just starting to open there.  This is the industrial area north of downtown and south of I-70.  Now it’s completely transformed in many parts but still has some of the old buildings and vacant lots but probably not for long.  

I love that the Pearl is organically developing these sub-districts: the brownstones by Centennial Park, the “core” at 6th & Peoria, the redevelopments along 11th/Route 66 some are calling the Meadow Gold District and now we have the #brewersblock at 6th & Utica.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on September 24, 2018, 01:39:42 pm
They have been using the hashtag #brewersblock

That whole triangle between 6th, the tracks, Utica and 8th could one day be full of breweries.  It would be awesome to see one of them build a larger operation like Boulevard Brewery in KC or Great Divide in Denver.

Over-expansion has killed more than a few breweries recently.  The distribution market is pretty rough with so much competition.  Yet one more reason we have no plans to go into cans or bottles at our own brewery here in New Mexico, it's strictly on-site distribution.  We finally released our first beer last Friday, an APA with more to come!


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 24, 2018, 02:19:34 pm
Reminds me of what the River North (or RiNo in hipster-speak) area in Denver looked like 10 years ago when breweries were just starting to open there.  This is the industrial area north of downtown and south of I-70.  Now it’s completely transformed in many parts but still has some of the old buildings and vacant lots but probably not for long.  

I love that the Pearl is organically developing these sub-districts: the brownstones by Centennial Park, the “core” at 6th & Peoria, the redevelopments along 11th/Route 66 some are calling the Meadow Gold District and now we have the #brewersblock at 6th & Utica.

Have you heard about the plans to demolish a huge portion of the Pearl District to create a massive retaining pond?
There's one planned in the blocks north of 6th by Centennial Park (will be similar to Centennial Park pond size) and a much larger one planned around 7th and Rockford (not sure exact spot) which will dwarf the other two ponds. I saw plans of it and it is a shame to think how many old Victorian and classic homes will be destroyed to make way for a retention pond (could really hurt density in the area unless pond is surrounded by high-rises). If it's absolutely essential, ok, but didn't seem to improve the flood plain that much.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 24, 2018, 02:41:11 pm
Over-expansion has killed more than a few breweries recently.  The distribution market is pretty rough with so much competition.  Yet one more reason we have no plans to go into cans or bottles at our own brewery here in New Mexico, it's strictly on-site distribution.  We finally released our first beer last Friday, an APA with more to come!

I'm wondering about that more overall American market than Tulsa's. Tulsa had zero craft brew scene before Marshall and has plenty of room to grow still. Marshall was first and worked hard to get laws changed and so many others followed once it was a lot easier to do, as expected. While we aren't completely saturated yet, it'll probably get that way before too long. Glad many of the new local breweries are diversifying, selling a lot direct and distributing also. Also glad we have so many quality breweries filling different niches.

Tulsa should be able to support at least as many breweries as NW Arkansas. I'm thinking around 20-25 will be plenty although peak might be much higher. We will eventually start getting the Tulsa version of "Bricktown Brewery" or places like "Rock Bottom Brewpub" coming to town (Osage Casino already brought in a chain brewery location from Texas). Plenty will startup and be mediocre and have to shut down.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: joiei on September 24, 2018, 03:52:13 pm
  We finally released our first beer last Friday, an APA with more to come!

Woo Hoo, congrats on that.  Bringing some bootlegger style on your next trip to town? 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Hoss on September 24, 2018, 04:40:12 pm
Over-expansion has killed more than a few breweries recently.  The distribution market is pretty rough with so much competition.  Yet one more reason we have no plans to go into cans or bottles at our own brewery here in New Mexico, it's strictly on-site distribution.  We finally released our first beer last Friday, an APA with more to come!

Next time you are in town, I will buy the first round at Marshall's new taproom if you can somehow bring me some of that APA.  If it's as good as the amber and kolsch you brought me last time I'm sure it will be outstanding!


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on September 25, 2018, 10:15:40 pm
Woo Hoo, congrats on that.  Bringing some bootlegger style on your next trip to town? 

Sssshhh!  My attorney reads this forum.  ;)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on September 27, 2018, 09:00:51 am
Another new brewery coming soon: Rapture Brewing, 24962 W. 141st St. South, Kellyville


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: SXSW on September 28, 2018, 09:21:27 am
Solera is moving their main brewery to Sixth and Utica:

https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/scene/blogs/whattheale/what-the-ale-american-solera-brewery-moving-to-sixth-and/article_66f0cba7-dfae-5d17-8863-b1fd5dcdedea.html)

I love this old building, can't wait to see what they end up doing with it.  Do we know who the architect is? 

I imagine as part of the redevelopment they'll redo the sidewalk/streetscape along 6th and add sidewalks on Utica
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Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Conan71 on October 01, 2018, 11:53:21 am
I love this old building, can't wait to see what they end up doing with it.  Do we know who the architect is? 

I imagine as part of the redevelopment they'll redo the sidewalk/streetscape along 6th and add sidewalks on Utica
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I've been in that building many times, I can't begin to imagine how expensive that build out will be.  It's basically either building a new building inside the shell or scraping and putting up a new building.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on October 01, 2018, 04:43:50 pm
Does someone know precisely the new rules on kids at breweries?  Some have posted about it.  Cabin Boys says they are allowed in the warehouse side, where the games and TVs are, and presumably not in the actual tap room. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TylerBGoode on October 02, 2018, 09:02:54 am
Does someone know precisely the new rules on kids at breweries?  Some have posted about it.  Cabin Boys says they are allowed in the warehouse side, where the games and TVs are, and presumably not in the actual tap room. 

Was at the new Marshall brewhouse on Sunday and they have the bar area roped off with 21+ signs around it.

When I asked about it, they told me that ABLE just granted breweries the ability to be all ages as long as the actual bar area is off limits like at a restaurant. 


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on October 02, 2018, 09:23:31 am
Great, that makes sense.  Dead Armadillo posted that kids are allowed in their yard.  Makes sense that Cabin Boys and Dead Armadillo have smallish tap rooms but separate recreational spaces and it makes sense for kids to be allowed in those areas.  Nice to finally see some common sense and removal of the stigma of (gasp!) having a beer with your kids around.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: Townsend on October 02, 2018, 10:33:29 am
Great, that makes sense.  Dead Armadillo posted that kids are allowed in their yard.  Makes sense that Cabin Boys and Dead Armadillo have smallish tap rooms but separate recreational spaces and it makes sense for kids to be allowed in those areas.  Nice to finally see some common sense and removal of the stigma of (gasp!) having a beer with your kids around.

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Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on October 03, 2018, 12:15:04 pm
I've been in that building many times, I can't begin to imagine how expensive that build out will be.  It's basically either building a new building inside the shell or scraping and putting up a new building.

It does look expensive but this is the founder of Prairie Artisan Ales we're talking about. The guy who bought a pretty sizable farm in Mounds OK and made a taproom and brewery only to find out the brewery wouldn't be feasible to do on a septic system, only to abandon that plan and sell off the brewery label altogether. I think they got this, looks easy peasy.

I'm kidding though. They're an incredible brewery and they've accomplished more than most will in their entire lives and no doubt have the funds and guidance to get something like this done. It does look like a massive expensive reno, but I'm glad it's in their hands. The SOBO taproom is awesome. Their overall aesthetics seem to be on pint.

I really hope they can save the overall shell/windows because it would be amazing renovated factory with restored casement windows.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: DowntownDan on October 03, 2018, 01:21:21 pm
AT $4 a can and $10+ a bottle, they can likely afford it.  My expenditures alone may finance the rebuild.  I'm a fan.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 20, 2019, 08:54:33 am
AT $4 a can and $10+ a bottle, they can likely afford it.  My expenditures alone may finance the rebuild.  I'm a fan.

I'm a fan and glad they're moving there. It looks like they're doing their best to save the core of that old industrial building and to save the steel casement windows. They've made a good amount of progress clearing out quite a bit of the old ugly cladding.


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 20, 2019, 08:55:11 am
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Eerie Abbey Ales plans downtown brewery


Demolition has begun for Tulsa’s newest downtown brewery, located in the old Impressions restaurant near Fifth and Main streets in the Oil Capitol Building.

Co-founders Joshua Schrock and James Jankowski started Eerie Abbey Ales a few years ago and have been pouring their beers at numerous events, letting consumers try out their products. They have leased the bottom floor of the 1920s building and are tearing down walls and ceilings to make way for their brewhouse and taproom.

The central part of downtown Tulsa doesn’t have a brewery, and with a new parking garage just opening a block away, customers won’t have to worry about parking spots.

“Right now, I think New Era is closest to us, but we are the only brewery in this section of downtown; we are hoping to get a lot of foot traffic. There are several residential areas that are around us, including right above us there will be a 48-unit apartment complex,” Joshua Schrock said.

They plan on gutting the approximately 4,000-square-foot building that once housed Impressions restaurant and a beauty salon that was next door. They also plan on keeping the original tile flooring that was in Impressions.

There will be a large L-shaped bar, a walk-in cooler behind the bar and some areas for games and places for people to just hang out.

“We want to create a nice community feeling where people can feel like they can have two or three beers with us and really enjoy themselves and relax,” Schrock said.

Price Family Properties owns the building and wanted to get something that would draw people to downtown.

“Price Family Properties is proud to partner with local entrepreneurs like Eerie Abbey Ales in continuing to add to the walkability and vibrancy of Tulsa’s Deco District,” said Daniel Regan, executive vice president of leasing and operations.

“Not only has PFP recently developed the best-looking parking garage in downtown, but we are also in the process of rehabilitating more of our historic properties into affordable residential offerings and have brought some high-quality office tenants into the Deco District this year, too.

“It’s exciting to be part of all the community building happening within the Central Business District right now, and we couldn’t be more pleased to have an awesome brewery taproom opening in our neighborhood,” Regan said.

Demolition and construction plans have the opening set for this year.

“I would say if everything went perfectly, maybe August, but they always say expect delays so, realistically, October or November,” Schrock said.

“We want to get open; we want to experience downtown. I’ve talked with a lot of people that said, ‘Oh, great! This is a place that we can walk to now.”

Eerie Abbey Ales will specialize in Belgian-style beers with a twist and will also have IPAs and other popular craft beers. The owners plan on having 12 taps at all times.


https://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/eerie-abbey-ales-plans-downtown-brewery/article_396978cb-e5f9-5827-b92a-0327f6771b87.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/eerie-abbey-ales-plans-downtown-brewery/article_396978cb-e5f9-5827-b92a-0327f6771b87.html)


Title: Re: Yet another brewery in Downtown Tulsa: Welltown
Post by: TulsaGoldenHurriCAN on March 20, 2019, 09:00:21 am
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What the Ale: Tulsa's Local Cider announces grand opening Saturday

Local Cider founder and owner Hunter Gambill has been collecting apples, making and aging his ciders, and now, it’s time to officially open the taproom.

Gambill has set its grand opening from noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23, at 1724 E. Seventh St.

Gambill started OK Distilling in 2017, and he continues to do groundbreaking things in Oklahoma, including opening a cidery and a meadery next to his distillery.

The meadery is named Angry Bear Mead, and Gambill will pour that when it is ready. The nondescript building doesn’t have a lot of flavor on the outside, but there are plenty of flavors inside. Nearly across the street from Cabin Boys Brewery, 1717 E. Seventh St., and Marshall Brewing Co., 1742 E. Sixth St., the location is prime for doing something different.

Cider is fermented juice, most notably from apples but it can be made cider from pears and the like. The UK is the biggest consumer of ciders per capita.

Gambill has collected apples from a Virginia orchard and has made and aged the cider. He offers it as “Weird Cider” and includes products such as Asian Pear with an alcohol by volume of 9.3 percent; Sake Bomb, 6 percent ABV; Mint Julep, 8 percent ABV; Cantaloupe Coconut Mint, 6.7 percent ABV, and Thai Coconut Green Curry coming in at 7.3 percent ABV. There are also a few beers available.

“We call them ‘Weird Ciders’ because instead of just making something you can get somewhere else, we decided to do something more. So we have stuff like a Sake Bomb Cider, we actually make our own sake,” Gambill said.

“Everything we do is with fresh-pressed apples. We want to do lengthy aging on them to bring a really, really quality cider into Oklahoma. So for us, we know where our apples are coming from, I physically went out to Virginia to work with a fourth-generation orchardist to pick the apple varieties that are going to go into our ciders,” Gambill said.

Gambill has had a passion for all kinds of fermentables since going to school in Oregon.

“What is exciting for me is my grad thesis was actually on honey wine. I learned winemaking, distilling and brewing while I was in Oregon in the Willamette Valley. When I came back to Oklahoma, I realized there was no cider in Oklahoma. I saw all of these breweries popping up and they are doing an excellent job, but it was kind of sad that there weren’t any ciders happening here, really as a cidery,” Gambill said.

I have had a few of the off-the-shelf ciders and, as a beer drinker, they are way too sweet for my taste. Ciders are gluten-free and bubbly almost like a sparkling wine.

“Most of the ciders on the market are terrible, they are made with concentrate. For me, using concentrate to make cider or wine would be like going to a coffee shop and getting instant coffee,” he said. “For us, we are really focusing on the quality of the things and telling a story.”

Oklahoma City does have a cidery that, according to its website, will open this spring. They are called OK Cider Co.

Here are some of the events happening in conjunction with the grand opening:

Noon to 11 p.m. Saturday, March 23: Grand opening, with lots of “Weird Ciders” and barbecue from Rub, with soccer for kids provided by the Tulsa Athletics.

3–6 p.m. Sunday, March 24: Food pairing with Derek Hillman (director of operations for JTR Group) — take a tour of the world of beer and cider and sample some dishes that pair best with your new favorite brews. Seating is limited, and reservations must be pre-paid at $75 per person. Must be 21 or older to attend. Reservations must be purchased through okdistilling.com/shop.

7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 28: A drunken spelling bee for $20. Free cider while you are in the competition. Prizes also awarded to the winners. RSVP through the Local Cider and Angry Bear Mead Facebook page.

6-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 3: Moroccan Cooking Class with Shannon Smith. Smith is a chef, world traveler and jewelry artist. The menu includes spicy almond meatballs, orange and black olive salad, chickpea and chorizo tagine with sage, parsley and chiles salad, tagine chicken with apricots and preserved lemons, buttered cous cous and ghoriba cookies. Cost is $95 per person.

https://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/what-the-ale-tulsa-s-local-cider-announces-grand-opening/article_ea28e499-abc0-56de-85fb-6196ec354cc1.html (https://www.tulsaworld.com/lifestyles/food-and-cooking/what-the-ale-tulsa-s-local-cider-announces-grand-opening/article_ea28e499-abc0-56de-85fb-6196ec354cc1.html)