Healey is making the nearly two-hour drive between the two breweries-a trip he makes at least once a week-when he calls for our interview. Meanwhile, at Prairie’s hometown facility in Tulsa, Brewmaster and Cofounder Chase Healey is testing the boundaries with inventive sours, wild ales, and other funky barrel-aged projects. On one end of the brewing spectrum, Prairie produces highly regarded, cleanly brewed beers packed with flavor and personality-including Bomb!, an Imperial stout aged on espresso beans, cacao nibs, vanilla beans, and chile peppers-at a production brewery in Krebs, Oklahoma.
And don’t forget your growler for a fill-up from the rotating options.For a brewery located square in the American heartland, “in the middle” is a phrase that doesn’t apply to Prairie Artisan Ales.
at their weekly beer tasting with Bell’s Brewery, Old Ox Brewery and Dogfish Head Brewing Company. Join Dominion Wine & Beer on Friday, July 13th from 5 to 7 p.m. Paradise is best savored sip by sip - especially considering the 13% ABV. But the flavor was all sugary vanilla upfront with chocolate, coconut and a slightly bitter finish. I got licorice, toffee, toasted coconut and s’mores in the aroma. I was reminded of a magic bar - there’s some chocolate and coconut and a whole lot of vanilla. It makes sense - they’re both dark beers brewed with coconut. When I saw this, I immediately thought of Maui Brewing Company’s Black Pearl imperial coconut porter. Paradise, imperial stout with coconut and vanilla (13.0% ABV) Whether you pour it into a glass, a Solo cup or drink it straight from the bright pink can, Vape Tricks is perfect for Summer. This is a relatively simple beer - perfect for backyard hangs. Wine red in color, this refreshing sour looks like it tastes. The sip is slightly tart with a good cherry flavor that ends with a lightly sweet maltiness. Inhaling, I get sour cherries, baking soda and lemon. Vape Tricks, sour ale aged on cherries (5.9% ABV)įirst, how awesome is that wine red color? This is a lovely sour for those who don’t care for the style. Even then it’s only evident at the end of the sip. Blueberry Boyfriend reminds me more of a tart blueberry lemonade than a sour ale as any maltiness is masked until it warms a bit. The purple-blue color is spot on with this refreshing sour. The flavor is tart with a short, fruity sip that doesn’t linger with an aftertaste. The aroma was a mix of blackberries and blueberries with a tang of malt vinegar and a bright lemon juice. So, I had no idea what to expect with this blue sour. I have not had the pleasure of exploring Prairie’s offerings, sour or otherwise.
Happily, they’ve carried over the eye-popping artwork to these beers.īlueberry Boyfriend, sour ale with blueberries and lemon zest (5.4% ABV) While not every beer they produce is canned, I want to share a few that are. Making their name on strong stouts and farmhouse sours, Prairie also stood out on shelves and in social apps with their bold, colorful labels.Ī year ago, they began canning with their coconut and vanilla flavored imperial stout, Paradise. The goal was to create a brewery that was adventurous, that pushed the boundaries. In 2012, Oklahoma-based Krebs Brewing Company started brewing under the name Prairie Artisan Ales. This week, I’m taking a look at three of their current releases. It sits at number 106 on Beer Advocate magazine’s current list of the 250 Top Rated Beers along with five other Prairie beers. You’ve probably heard of Prairie Artisan Ales’ coffee stout - Bomb! - which can be hard to get when released. It is written by Garrett Cruce, a Cicerone Program Certified Beer Server. Editor’s Note: This biweekly column is sponsored by Dominion Wine and Beer (107 Rowell Court, Falls Church).
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