Any word on when he's going to open and/or have some suds available?
I checked the Web site, and it hasn't been updated in weeks.
I'm getting mighty thirsty.
Still waiting on a few electrical tie ins and we were waiting on water on our part. I'll ask our foreman and see if he's got an idea.
I'd bet he's still a month out. It's been one nit-picky detail after another. Give that man a medal for wanting to do this in Tulsa.
Is it just me or shouldn't we strive to make it easy to do business in our city/state/country?
It is anything but! Just to RUN a business that complies with the different levels of government compliance - never mind insurance, payroll, and then actually DOING business.
When this is all up and running..... somebody needs to buy this guy a few trips to Tahiti for the trouble it sounds like he is going to. Aaaaaahhh I can't wait!!
Hello Tulsa Now forum users, a friend told me there was a post on here inquiring about the status of the brewery. I just wanted to jump on here real quick and tell you all that I am getting very close to beginning production. My electricians are wrapping up their end of things and I have a couple of other small details to work out and a final city inspections and we will be good to go!
I have spent the last two days testing pumps and lines and everything seems to be working just fine, which is good news to me. My German buddy is coming back soon to officially do the start-up and hopefully there will be no looking back from then on! Thank you all for your interest and hopefully you will be enjoying my beer very soon.
Eric Marshall
Brewmaster
Marshall Brewing Company
Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Originally posted by MarshallBrewing
Hello Tulsa Now forum users, a friend told me there was a post on here inquiring about the status of the brewery. I just wanted to jump on here real quick and tell you all that I am getting very close to beginning production. My electricians are wrapping up their end of things and I have a couple of other small details to work out and a final city inspections and we will be good to go!
I have spent the last two days testing pumps and lines and everything seems to be working just fine, which is good news to me. My German buddy is coming back soon to officially do the start-up and hopefully there will be no looking back from then on! Thank you all for your interest and hopefully you will be enjoying my beer very soon.
Eric Marshall
Brewmaster
Marshall Brewing Company
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Woohoo!
Thanks a ton Eric. Both for the update and an advanced thank you for the beer. Be sure to let us know where we can get our hands on it! What types of brews do you plan on putting out (ale, lager, light dark, all of the above?)?
Our of curiosity, how has the city been? Have they made it easy to get into business or somehow otherwise?
OK so I'll be the first... what would it take to get a private TulsaNow brewery tour? :) From what I understand there can be no tasting, etc.. I don't care. I'd love to see it!
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Originally posted by EricP
OK so I'll be the first... what would it take to get a private TulsaNow brewery tour? :) From what I understand there can be no tasting, etc.. I don't care. I'd love to see it!
+1
no tasting? That sucks (sometimes this state drives me nuts). But if you left us in a room with all sorts of tasty treats - bubbles bubbles everywhere but not a drop to drink. You could trust us and leave for a few minutes. [;)]
+1 for tour idea.
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
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Originally posted by EricP
OK so I'll be the first... what would it take to get a private TulsaNow brewery tour? :) From what I understand there can be no tasting, etc.. I don't care. I'd love to see it!
+1
no tasting? That sucks (sometimes this state drives me nuts). But if you left us in a room with all sorts of tasty treats - bubbles bubbles everywhere but not a drop to drink. You could trust us and leave for a few minutes. [;)]
Just watch out for those sharp fan blades at the top of the room, Charlie!
+1 for tour
+95 for a tour.
Please let us advertise you on the web for free!
tour would be great.
Does anyone know the exact location or which building the brewery is at?
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tour would be great.
Does anyone know the exact location or which building the brewery is at?
Update on his Myspace page: http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=211574326
Thanks to everyone who continues to check back on this site! I have been unreal busy trying to get loose ends tied up and get things rolling, but happy to report that we should be brewing by the end of next week (April 25, 2008)! Assuming city approval and my occupancy permit, you all should expect beer around the "teens" of May. Please spread the word and drink my beer!I think the brewery is a rebuilt warehouse around 7th and Utica. Dunno if anybody will actually get access, guess we have to wait and see!
Short blurb on kotv.com.
Beer in stores in mid-May!
Kotv.Com Story on Brewery (//%22http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8232037%22)
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Originally posted by BierGarten
Short blurb on kotv.com.
Beer in stores in mid-May!
Kotv.Com Story on Brewery (//%22http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8232037%22)
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!! Time to demand my local stores carry it!
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Originally posted by BierGarten
Short blurb on kotv.com.
Beer in stores in mid-May!
Kotv.Com Story on Brewery (//%22http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8232037%22)
despite the crowds and the horrible service, i guess i'll have to hit mcnellies to get some... prolly make it a day or weeknight...
Ranch Acres Win and Spirits had a Marshall brewing sticker on their checkout counter.
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Originally posted by BierGarten
Short blurb on kotv.com.
Beer in stores in mid-May!
Kotv.Com Story on Brewery (//%22http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8232037%22)
despite the crowds and the horrible service, i guess i'll have to hit mcnellies to get some... prolly make it a day or weeknight...
I was about to say, we must be going at different times.
hit the "beerfest" in front of mcnellies last night it was great...
left hand and choc and a few others on tap...
but we were thrilled to see marshall there...
tried the mcnellies pub ale- very good, a medium amber, premium bitter in a classic british style, very drinkable... and had several... the first one makes you want the next that much more...
also had their sundown wheat- it was excellent, a golden american unfiltered wheat with a nod to classic belgian witbiers... just a hint of coriander, orange and yeast banana esters without coming off too floral... very refreshing... and most importantly, the wife loved it...
absolutely freaking impressive beer made by some really nice guys... i cant wait to be able to get this regularly...
Drink Local.
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Bruno is quite a beer connoisseur. I just pour it down too fast to taste any of that.
What does the beer taste like? Beer.
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy."
Benjamin Franklin
Beer Snobs....Ha....
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Originally posted by Breadburner
Beer Snobs....Ha....
i'm no snob... i like all beer... some more than others...any given day in my fridge, you'll find cans of miller light next to a bottle of chimay...
I tried making my own beer for a while. It was like making soup and then waiting weeks to enjoy it.
I have tried lots of different beers at Caz's and McNellie's. When I travel, I always try as many local brews as I can.
My problem is that I just don't drink very much. I like the flavor of all of them, just wish that they came in smaller portions. I wish you could buy beer in four ounce portions.
One of my favorite Tulsa events is Wild Brew, held each summer at the fairgrounds. I tried a couple of ounces of at least two dozen beers last year.
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I tried making my own beer for a while. It was like making soup and then waiting weeks to enjoy it.
I have tried lots of different beers at Caz's and McNellie's. When I travel, I always try as many local brews as I can.
My problem is that I just don't drink very much. I like the flavor of all of them, just wish that they came in smaller portions. I wish you could buy beer in four ounce portions.
One of my favorite Tulsa events is Wild Brew, held each summer at the fairgrounds. I tried a couple of ounces of at least two dozen beers last year.
Order the beer flights at McNellies. You get to try six different beers in four-ounce glasses. My favorite is the Belgian flight.
I am going there tomorrow after work. Thanks!
At Blue Dome Fest on Sunday I had the chance to try two Marshall beers...got there just as they announced free beer til the end of the show (45 minutes)!!! If only I was 20 years younger they would have had to pry me off the taps.
Both beers were great but the wheat was a better match for the warm weather.
I tasted an English Bitters at the Blue Dome on Friday and thought it was very nice.
the pub ale and sundown wheat went on the tap yesterday at mcnellies... great stuff... go check out a real local beer...
I went to McNellie's today to check out the Marshall product.
The pale ale is excellent, as good as my favorites from Schlafly's and St. Peter's.
But I think the diamond in the rough is the wheat. I normally don't care for wheat beers -- they're either too watery or sweet. But Marshall wheat has body and is refreshing.
The bartender says that McNellie's will have an India-style pale ale in the next week or so.
The bar (and others, a manager told me) is thrilled at the prospect of getting fresh, local beer. And based on the two varieties I've tasted, it appears Marshall Brewing Co. has a potential hit on its hands.
I think we should all go to McNellie's and order as many glasses of Marshall beer as we can drink. Let's start a run on it and buy it all out as fast as possible.
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Here's to Tulsa
by: JEFF POSTELWAIT World Staff Writer
6/4/2008 12:00 AM
Brewer, pub owner hoist their local taste
A new local beer-maker and the ownership of McNellie's Public House are teaming up to release a Tulsa-centric brew that Oklahomans can be proud of.
Eric Marshall of Marshall Brewing Co. said his 7,300-square-foot facility is now brewing three beers, including McNellie's Pub Ale, which is available on tap at McNellie's Pub, 409 E. First St.
Marshall's brewery, which he says is the first commercial facility in Tulsa since World War II, also brews Atlas India Pale Ale and Sundown Wheat Beer.
The brewery at 618 S. Wheeling Ave. will begin bottling its beer in about a month and distribute to a more diverse group of establishments at that point, Marshall said.
"We're just getting started," he said. "It's been quite a bit of time spent on construction and licensing. We started brewing about six weeks ago and selling beer about a week ago."
Elliot Nelson, owner of McNellie's and a handful of other restaurants and bars downtown, said McNellie's Pub Ale is brewed in the style of a British bitter.
"It's an amber-colored ale, and a little flatter than your average beer â€" less carbonation," Nelson said. "It drinks really smoothly. It's what's called a session beer in that you can get a full session of drinking out of it."
While anyone will be able to buy and sell the beer â€" it will not be exclusive to McNellie's â€" Nelson said he's excited to have the name of his pub on the product.
Marshall said his plan is to introduce a total of four core beers and then roll out seasonal brews in smaller batches.
The recipe of Marshall's fourth beer is still being worked on, he said, adding that it could follow the style of a light German pilsner.
"We're always experimenting. I started out as a home brewer, so having roots in home brewing, I'm always looking to try something new," Marshall said.
Sundown Wheat Beer, Marshall said, is designed to be his company's mass-appeal beer.
"I tried to model it on American wheats and Belgian wheats," he said. "We tried to come up with something new that hybridizes the two â€" Belgian influence and American style."
The beer could be comparable to Blue Moon, a Belgian-style white beer marketed by Molson Coors Brewing Co., he said.
Atlas India Pale Ale has a more intense hop flavor than Marshall's other brews, he said.
"IPAs are typically hoppier, and hop flavor usually denotes bitterness," he said. "It's mild, and not over the top. It's got a more bitter characteristic than any of my other beers, but it isn't offensive to the palate."
Marshall said he had to change the recipe of his India pale ale due to the increasing cost of hops on the world market.
"We got hit with all the prices coming into it, whereas other breweries will be able to gradually increase their prices," he said. "What I would have paid $5.50 for a few years ago I now pay $14 a pound for. That has limited me on what I can and can't do."
Economic factors such as the price of ingredients affect smaller breweries more than the large, national distributors, he said.
Still, introducing his beers to the Tulsa area is something that Marshall takes personally. He said he plans to meet with bartenders and liquor store owners one-on-one as a means of increasing word-of-mouth advertising for his locally produced product.
"We initially plan to exploit the newness of what we've got going on here," Marshall said. "Locals can expect to have fresh local beer. We like to think with our distribution that our beers will hit the taps sooner than anyone else."
In addition, he said he hopes people will respond with pride in their city and their state having its own line of handcrafted beers.
"Word of mouth is a big thing to us," he said.
Marshall Brewing Co.
618 S. WHEELING AVE.
ERIC MARSHALL, OWNER
760-4704
Beers
Sundown Wheat: Modeled in the style of American wheat beers and Belgian-style white beers, it’s an approachable beer with wide-ranging appeal.
Atlas India Pale Ale: A balanced ale with a pronounced hop flavor.
McNellie’s Pub Ale: A drinkable amber-colored ale with a moderate “kick� of hop flavor.
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Eric Marshall, owner of Marshall Brewing Co., says his operation plans to introduce a total of four core beers and then roll out seasonal brews in smaller batches.
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Tap handles display the names of two beers produced at Marshall Brewing Co.
Copyright © 2008, World Publishing Co. All rights reserved
Does anybody know how the Marshall beers have been doing at McMellie's?
Eric, how's businness? Any chance you'll have a 'mug' to offer for Pint nites?
I drank of few glasses of The Sundown Wheat and the McNellie's Ale last night at the Local Bites party last night. I hand a chance to shake Eric's hand and thank him for making such a nice product.
I decided I need to drink more. Drinking can be fun.
I like the product, it's on par or better with any other micro or import I've ever tried.
I get that no one owe's MBC a thing, but I'd think in community spirit and wanting to feed on each other's success, it would be a slam-dunk to get MBC's beer in all local restaurants and bars...not necessarily the case.
I'm pretty irked with a few bar owners I reagulary patronize I've talked to about Marshall. I'm not an employee of Marshall's but my company did some work on the brewery and I now consider Eric to be a friend and myself to be a cheerleader for MBC.
The excuses I've heard is: "I've got limited tap and keg space, I'm waiting for bottles." another is: "Why the **** would someone start brewing beer in Tulsa? That's not long for the world." The third seems to be: "I'll wait and see if this outfit makes it." Sheesh, talk about paradigms contributing to prophecy, if no one sells his beer, well, use your imagination.
Seems to me if a local brewery started up and was willing to invest in Tulsa (and they invested a ton using local contractors), that others would support him, especially if it is a quality product, which it is. He only has kegs at the moment, not bottles. Seems to me that a bar could take it's slowest seller off tap and add Marshall's. What could it hurt? It should at least drive sales due to the novelty of a new, local beer.
Last I talked to Eric a few weeks ago, sounds like LDF has picked him up (Coors, Miller, and other imports and micros).
I think I'll just quit supporting these local bars and restaurants who don't have a vision or won't support our local brewery. I think I'd like to see if these establishments make it first before I go back. I mean why the **** would some idiot want to go into the bar or restaurant business in Tulsa? That's not long for the world.
So, if you want to help grow this brewery, lobby your bartender, manager, or owner into putting MBC on tap, it's not necessarily going to happen on it's own.
/rant
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Originally posted by Conan71
I like the product, it's on par or better with any other micro or import I've ever tried.
I get that no one owe's MBC a thing, but I'd think in community spirit and wanting to feed on each other's success, it would be a slam-dunk to get MBC's beer in all local restaurants and bars...not necessarily the case.
I'm pretty irked with a few bar owners I reagulary patronize I've talked to about Marshall. I'm not an employee of Marshall's but my company did some work on the brewery and I now consider Eric to be a friend and myself to be a cheerleader for MBC.
The excuses I've heard is: "I've got limited tap and keg space, I'm waiting for bottles." another is: "Why the **** would someone start brewing beer in Tulsa? That's not long for the world." The third seems to be: "I'll wait and see if this outfit makes it." Sheesh, talk about paradigms contributing to prophecy, if no one sells his beer, well, use your imagination.
Seems to me if a local brewery started up and was willing to invest in Tulsa (and they invested a ton using local contractors), that others would support him, especially if it is a quality product, which it is. He only has kegs at the moment, not bottles. Seems to me that a bar could take it's slowest seller off tap and add Marshall's. What could it hurt? It should at least drive sales due to the novelty of a new, local beer.
Last I talked to Eric a few weeks ago, sounds like LDF has picked him up (Coors, Miller, and other imports and micros).
I think I'll just quit supporting these local bars and restaurants who don't have a vision or won't support our local brewery. I think I'd like to see if these establishments make it first before I go back. I mean why the **** would some idiot want to go into the bar or restaurant business in Tulsa? That's not long for the world.
So, if you want to help grow this brewery, lobby your bartender, manager, or owner into putting MBC on tap, it's not necessarily going to happen on it's own.
/rant
+10000
The fact that Eliot Nelson saw fit to carry Eric's beers right off the bat just proves that Eliot is 1,000 times the businessman and Tulsan than these other yahoos.
I consumed a fair share of MBC brew last night at Local Bites and later at McNellie's. Excellent beer. Even if I end up drinking something else later in the evening, I will order at least one pint of it every time I'm out at a place that carries it.
It'd be nice if there was a card or handbill that we could leave with wait staff and bartenders...what it is, who to call, etc. I'm thinking about carrying around printouts of their main page.
http://www.marshallbrewing.com/
I was at Chalkboard not too long ago and they had no freakin' clue what I was talking about, "you mean Choc, right?"
Love the wheat. Pub ale great. MBC makes me proud...and stuff; I tell the taxi drivers all about it.
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Originally posted by AVERAGE JOE
I consumed a fair share of MBC brew last night at Local Bites and later at McNellie's.
Now I know who you are. For an average joe, that was an above-average lampshade you were wearing.
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Originally posted by Chicken Little
It'd be nice if there was a card or handbill that we could leave with wait staff and bartenders...what it is, who to call, etc. I'm thinking about carrying around printouts of their main page.
http://www.marshallbrewing.com/
I was at Chalkboard not too long ago and they had no freakin' clue what I was talking about, "you mean Choc, right?"
Love the wheat. Pub ale great. MBC makes me proud...and stuff; I tell the taxi drivers all about it.
Excellent idea, CL. I've talked to Eric about different ways people like us can help promote his beer and get it into new places. Eric are you listening?
I talk it up wherever I go. I think a microbrewery is one of the essentials which adds to a communities hip factor. I believe Boulevard's started up in much the same way and look where they are now. It takes support though to get it through the lean first years.
A lot of us are at odds on politics, religion, and social issues, but the one common denominator:
Beer [8D]
I would like to thank you all and let you know I really appreciate all of your support! I will tell you what, it is a great feeling to know there are people out there enjoying what you have worked so hard to create. All of the kind words and the strong following, makes what I am doing feel that much more worthwhile. I chose to bring my skills and talents back to Tulsa, because I love this city and it's people and I am excited about the potential Tulsa has to become a great mid-sized city. I hope that Marshall Brewing Company's beers can help add to the identity of Tulsa and be something that locals can be proud of.
Just a little update on our progress, we began selling a few weeks ago and right now we are currently on tap at McNellie's (Tulsa & OKC), Soundpony, and El Guapo. We should be going on tap at many more places either this weekend or next week. The beer has been selling very well, in fact Elliot let me know that after a few days of being open in OKC the Atlas IPA and the McNellie's pub Ale were #2 & #4 respectively in top sales. # 1 of course being Guinness. That was great to hear. Also, Mike & Josh at Soundpony have been very pleased with how quickly the Sundown Wheat is flying through their taps! If you haven't checked that place out, you should.
I am working on trying to get out to as many places as possible to sell my beer, but I can't be everywhere at once. So, like Conan71 said if your favorite local place does not have my beer, then tell them they should carry it and then let me know who I need to go see! Thanks again for your support and I will be sure and let everyone know when we start doing tours. I would like to be able to put a face to some of the names out there!
Cheers-
Eric Marshall
Great beers.
I definitely plan on drinking as much Marshall wheat as humanly possible this summer. McNellie's was out of it last time I was there. Hopefully that doesn't happen too often.
I was very impressed with the sundown wheat I had at McNellie's and will definitely order it again. I noticed in that article you plan to have 4 core beers, please let that forth beer be a stout. Then we could make a drink with the pub ale and the stout and call it the "Tulsa Black and Gold"
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Originally posted by OSU
I was very impressed with the sundown wheat I had at McNellie's and will definitely order it again. I noticed in that article you plan to have 4 core beers, please let that forth beer be a stout. Then we could make a drink with the pub ale and the stout and call it the "Tulsa Black and Gold"
Sorry OSU, no stout yet, but I will do one down the road at least as a seasonal offering!
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Originally posted by MarshallBrewing
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Originally posted by OSU
I was very impressed with the sundown wheat I had at McNellie's and will definitely order it again. I noticed in that article you plan to have 4 core beers, please let that forth beer be a stout. Then we could make a drink with the pub ale and the stout and call it the "Tulsa Black and Gold"
Sorry OSU, no stout yet, but I will do one down the road at least as a seasonal offering!
I'm a fan of stout as well. Offering it as a seasonal would be a nice touch and much appreciated.
When I was a child, I was aften called stout. Other times I was called husky.
I never did like those words.
I say we all make a point of it to drain every last drop of Marshall beer out of this town as soon as possible. If he sells out, he will be forced to make more and we all win.
I challenge TulsaNow posters to drink at least one of his beers as soon as possible. Tonight is soon enough for those who are gainfully employed.
For those not gainfully employed... beat the rush and start now.
I had a chance to sample the brews at the Bite of Tulsa event. I enjoyed them both very much.
If there were a print and clip info page on the Marshall Brewery website, so that those who are all street booster that way could make wallet size info sheets to leave with restaurant and bar owners, I would be one of those people who printed, clipped, and freebie marketed.
I also would like to suggest naming a brew with T-Town, Tullsey, Gilcrease, Osage or some other tippin' hat moniker. It's one thing to have a "local crafter beer named blah blah" on your tap. It's a whole other to have something that has your town's identity wrapped around it.
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Originally posted by dayzella
I also would like to suggest naming a brew with T-Town, Tullsey, Gilcrease, Osage or some other tippin' hat moniker. It's one thing to have a "local crafter beer named blah blah" on your tap. It's a whole other to have something that has your town's identity wrapped around it.
I'm pretty sure that was the idea behind "McNellie's Pub Ale" and "Atlas IPA." The beers seem to be named after McNellie's and the Atlas Life Building. While we're on the subject, I have some other possible suggestions for future Tulsa-based beer names:
Cherry Street Wheat (hopefully better than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat)
Tulsa Crude (stout), as someone already suggested
Golden Hurricane (a pilsner)
Comfortably Cosmopolitan (Chimay-style)
Work of Art Deco (extremely rich, flavorful taste)
I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
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Originally posted by JoeMommaBlake
I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
Nice! [:D]
Great news JoeMomma!
I FINALLY got the chance to get over and try some Marshall Brew. I only had time for a couple pints, but I fell in love with the MPA. Low carbonation, crisp, real hoppy/bitter taste. Damn fine ale.
I need to get my keg fridge back up and rolling and find a way to get a keg at my house. I'd be the coolest guy on the block. [;)]
Thanks for getting the ball rolling, good things will continue to happen if my beer drinking skills have anything to do with it! I'll pester the Colony to carry it (same owner... different taps).
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Originally posted by JoeMommaBlake
I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
Outstanding!
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Originally posted by JoeMommaBlake
I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
word on the street is that the LDF boys a paying to have a mural of the sundown label put up in your joint...
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Originally posted by MarshallBrewing
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Originally posted by OSU
I was very impressed with the sundown wheat I had at McNellie's and will definitely order it again. I noticed in that article you plan to have 4 core beers, please let that forth beer be a stout. Then we could make a drink with the pub ale and the stout and call it the "Tulsa Black and Gold"
Sorry OSU, no stout yet, but I will do one down the road at least as a seasonal offering!
skip the stout and go for a true american pilsner, a working man's beer...
every brewery makes a stout, and some can be really marginal... even if they are great they are always considered inferior to a guinness...
very few brewers make a great pilsner...
like a yuengling, brooklyn pilsner, or (im sure you know this one) victory's prima pils...
just to add, your joint looked great... impressive operation and tasty beverages...
well done...
you guys should be proud or what youve done so far...
cant wait until the bomber line and then the bottler gets rolling...
we're making an effort to drink as much as we can every thursday down at mcnellies...
we'll be ordering a couple of kegs very shortly...
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Originally posted by perspicuity85
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Originally posted by dayzella
I also would like to suggest naming a brew with T-Town, Tullsey, Gilcrease, Osage or some other tippin' hat moniker. It's one thing to have a "local crafter beer named blah blah" on your tap. It's a whole other to have something that has your town's identity wrapped around it.
I'm pretty sure that was the idea behind "McNellie's Pub Ale" and "Atlas IPA." The beers seem to be named after McNellie's and the Atlas Life Building. While we're on the subject, I have some other possible suggestions for future Tulsa-based beer names:
Cherry Street Wheat (hopefully better than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat)
Tulsa Crude (stout), as someone already suggested
Golden Hurricane (a pilsner)
Comfortably Cosmopolitan (Chimay-style)
Work of Art Deco (extremely rich, flavorful taste)
no offense but i think overly local names are corn pone...
im fine if someone wants to make a subtle nod to the origins of there product but anything "tulsa" "t-town" "tullsey" is just hokey and just too obvious... not to mention some of those would be tough to market...
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I also would like to suggest naming a brew with T-Town, Tullsey, Gilcrease, Osage or some other tippin' hat moniker. It's one thing to have a "local crafter beer named blah blah" on your tap. It's a whole other to have something that has your town's identity wrapped around it.
I'm pretty sure that was the idea behind "McNellie's Pub Ale" and "Atlas IPA." The beers seem to be named after McNellie's and the Atlas Life Building. While we're on the subject, I have some other possible suggestions for future Tulsa-based beer names:
Cherry Street Wheat (hopefully better than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat)
Tulsa Crude (stout), as someone already suggested
Golden Hurricane (a pilsner)
Comfortably Cosmopolitan (Chimay-style)
Work of Art Deco (extremely rich, flavorful taste)
no offense but i think overly local names are corn pone...
im fine if someone wants to make a subtle nod to the origins of there product but anything "tulsa" "t-town" "tullsey" is just hokey and just too obvious... not to mention some of those would be tough to market...
Just depends where it's being marketed. Coach's "Boyd Street Wheat" is a favorite in Norman and sold at Coach's, Louie's and The Library. Nothing wrong with a local name if you're staying local.
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Originally posted by dayzella
I also would like to suggest naming a brew with T-Town, Tullsey, Gilcrease, Osage or some other tippin' hat moniker. It's one thing to have a "local crafter beer named blah blah" on your tap. It's a whole other to have something that has your town's identity wrapped around it.
I'm pretty sure that was the idea behind "McNellie's Pub Ale" and "Atlas IPA." The beers seem to be named after McNellie's and the Atlas Life Building. While we're on the subject, I have some other possible suggestions for future Tulsa-based beer names:
Cherry Street Wheat (hopefully better than Sam Adams Cherry Wheat)
Tulsa Crude (stout), as someone already suggested
Golden Hurricane (a pilsner)
Comfortably Cosmopolitan (Chimay-style)
Work of Art Deco (extremely rich, flavorful taste)
no offense but i think overly local names are corn pone...
im fine if someone wants to make a subtle nod to the origins of there product but anything "tulsa" "t-town" "tullsey" is just hokey and just too obvious... not to mention some of those would be tough to market...
I disagree--when done correctly, it can be a selling point on its own. My favorite--Polygamy Porter by Wasatch (out of Utah)--with the slogan "Why have just one" and "Take one home to the wives". My husband collects beer bottles (yeah, I know--very immature), and he will buy one just based upon its label. It kind of like collecting match books or post cards, something to show where you've been (and had a beer).
i said it is fine when subtle but hokey when overt... polygamy porter (yeah, i've had it) would be more of a subtle regional cultural reference... but still gets into the gimmicky territory...
I know I refuse to drink Boston Lager, St. Pauli's Girl, Shiner Bock, or Old Milwaukee because their names are too focused locally. [:D]
Ditto on the pilser requests.
I was back in southwest Illinois over the weekend, and converted an upstate New Yorker to the local Stag beer, much to my surprise. I guess my taste in suds are better than I thought.
But the experience does cause me to echo bruno's sentiment that Marshall should make a basic, refreshing, working-class beer. I love the local product, but I think we need a brew that the crowd at the It'll Do Tavern will like. You know ... the type of tavern that has two Hanks in the jukebox. The type of folks who remember when Falstaff ruled the roost.
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Ditto on the pilser requests.
I was back in southwest Illinois over the weekend, and converted an upstate New Yorker to the local Stag beer, much to my surprise. I guess my taste in suds are better than I thought.
But the experience does cause me to echo bruno's sentiment that Marshall should make a basic, refreshing, working-class beer. I love the local product, but I think we need a brew that the crowd at the It'll Do Tavern will like. You know ... the type of tavern that has two Hanks in the jukebox. The type of folks who remember when Falstaff ruled the roost.
+1 or 3 or 4 or whatever it's up to on the pilsner.
I love the MPA and wheat. I've never developed a real taste for IPA, but got to give them their props on that one, though it's not a variety I commonly order.
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i said it is fine when subtle but hokey when overt... polygamy porter (yeah, i've had it) would be more of a subtle regional cultural reference... but still gets into the gimmicky territory...
My point is to sell a local beer, you need to tell people it's a local beer. A bad slogan is a bad slogan, whatever the reason. As for gimmicky, aren't most slogans "gimmicky"? Isn't that kind of the point?
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I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
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word on the street is that the LDF boys a paying to have a mural of the sundown label put up in your joint...
Your finger is truly on the pulse, my friend. Who do you know? I don't know that we're doing the label, but rather the logo of Marshall by itself. Though the sunset wheat has an awesome label and would be really cool. We're doing two murals inside our quasi-outdoor front patio and another big mural on the side of the building viewable from 1st street.
I've called LDF and am pretty sure they're in to pay for the thing as long as we're pimping their beers with our murals.
Nice.
Should be started soon on those, so come by and check it out.
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quote:Originally posted by JoeMommaBlake
I'm proud to announce that Joe Momma's will carry Marshall beers on tap at our new downtown location.
Construction is coming right along, so get ready to come drink it up at Joe Momma's.
Had the opportunity to meet Eric, by the way. He showed me his place and educated me up on the process of making beer.
If you can get over there for a tour, you should.
Great beer and great comments about locals carrying the kegs. There's no excuse for not supporting the local brewery.
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From Brunoflipper:
word on the street is that the LDF boys a paying to have a mural of the sundown label put up in your joint...
Your finger is truly on the pulse, my friend. Who do you know? I don't know that we're doing the label, but rather the logo of Marshall by itself. Though the sunset wheat has an awesome label and would be really cool. We're doing two murals inside our quasi-outdoor front patio and another big mural on the side of the building viewable from 1st street.
I've called LDF and am pretty sure they're in to pay for the thing as long as we're pimping their beers with our murals.
Nice.
Should be started soon on those, so come by and check it out.
i saw the inside of your space a couple weeks back... very ambitious project... but it has got me very excited to see your end product...
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I know I refuse to drink Boston Lager, St. Pauli's Girl, Shiner Bock, or Old Milwaukee because their names are too focused locally. [:D]
if the brewery were called the tulsa brewing company, i'd take no issue... but is not...
i never said i refuse to drink anything... cause i dont refuse a beer, ever... i have purchased, drank and even made lots of beer... all types and all makes... its kind of one my things.
it is hard enough to market a beer but if you are trying to market a beer and a town, that many people consider podunk, it would be that much more difficult...
i think the marshall gang may be going for something with an appeal that will hopefully be more than just local...
having been in kc when boulevard came on line, and i spent many hours of my youth in the tasting room and on the brewery floor, i can tell you the word about a good local beer seemed to get around just fine...
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Originally posted by cannon_fodder
I know I refuse to drink Boston Lager, St. Pauli's Girl, Shiner Bock, or Old Milwaukee because their names are too focused locally. [:D]
if the brewery were called the tulsa brewing company, i'd take no issue... but is not...
i never said i refuse to drink anything... cause i dont refuse a beer, ever... i have purchased, drank and even made lots of beer... all types and all makes... its kind of one my things.
it is hard enough to market a beer but if you are trying to market a beer and a town, that many people consider podunk, it would be that much more difficult...
i think the marshall gang may be going for something with an appeal that will hopefully be more than just local...
having been in kc when boulevard came on line, and i spent many hours of my youth in the tasting room and on the brewery floor, i can tell you the word about a good local beer seemed to get around just fine...
I tried Boulevard the first time at a wedding reception in KC back in '90, I think. Couldn't get it anywhere in Tulsa at the time. I stuffed the trunk with as much Boulevard as I could fit for the trip home. I was real popular with my friends for a month or so after that.
I've drank my fair share of micros over the years and MBC is off to a great start as far as his craft, I just hope they can get it marketed on a state and regional level fairly quick.
Glad to see so much enthusiasm for our local guy and his beer in spite of a few pr!ck bar owners who just haven't "gotten it" yet.
Any word on when it will be available in bottles? Who will be carrying it?
A few more weeks and we should start bottling! I am waiting on my labels at the moment.
Eric
If that is the only reason we are waiting, I'll buy you some name tags.
I could run down to Office Depot and be back real quick. You could call the beer "welcome" or "Hello, my name is".
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A few more weeks and we should start bottling! I am waiting on my labels at the moment.
Eric
Can't wait. Do you have any idea if Parkhill Liquor will carry it?
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A few more weeks and we should start bottling! I am waiting on my labels at the moment.
Eric
Have 8 year old, will make him color if it comes to that. Let me know.
The McNellies Pub Ale is really good. I love that style of beer. Haven't tried the others yet, guess I'll just have to go back...can't wait for Marshalls to be in bottles.
I want a sundown right now. Kudos on the beer; I've entertained several visitors to Tulsa lately and they were very impressed after I talked them into and they tried the Marshalls.
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A few more weeks and we should start bottling! I am waiting on my labels at the moment.
Eric
Can't wait. Do you have any idea if Parkhill Liquor will carry it?
I don't see why they wouldn't. But, I'm almost positive Ranch Acres will have it.
According to another website, Marshall Brewing's 4th core beer has been brewed - Old Pavilion Pils. Probably available sometime in September.
Can't wait for the Pilsner
FYI, Midtown Liquor at 18th and Yale will help you order a keg of Marshalls. Now if I only had a keg box.
This is one horse that needs to be beaten... any update on when bottles will be available[:P] It has been a few weeks now[:D]
Indeed, we're choosing establishments per their carrying Marshalls.
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According to another website, Marshall Brewing's 4th core beer has been brewed - Old Pavilion Pils. Probably available sometime in September.
Hurry up September!
Channel 6 in Tulsa had a live broadcast from Marshall Brewing to celebrate the grand opening. He's been brewing and selling for a couple months, but this week was the "official" grand opening. See the broadcast at the link below.
http://tinyurl.com/6ouunt
Bump to add that the new Oktoberfest is fantastic. Not typically my favorite style, but this one impressed. Good work, Eric.
Just got back from a tour of the brewery. Eric had the new pilsner ready for tasting and I found it to be wonderful.
As to bottling, he said that 22oz bottles will be ready in two weeks and that his 12oz bottler (which will spit out 70 bottles a minute) is being delivered in three weeks. Can't wait to buy Marshall's at the liquor store.