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Cultivating the craft of Oklahoma's craft beer industry.

Brian Welzbacher

  • May 12, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • monthly NEW EPISODES
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  • 62 EPISODES


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Beer is my Calling – Caitlin Johnson of Big World Small Girl

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 57:52


Caitlin Johnson moved to the big city of Austin, TX a few years ago and hasn’t looked back. With the copious amounts of craft ...

Beer is My Calling – Greg Washington aka Daddy Porter

Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 52:11


My guest this episode is someone I relate to and glad to call a friend even though I only met him in person twice. ...

Beer is My Calling – Joy Thief Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2020 52:40


So I saw an article the other day released by the Brewers Association that said possibly 46% of craft breweries may close due to ...

Beer is My Calling – Episode 1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2020


Everyone has a story to tell. Throughout time stories have been told to share lessons and inspire its audience. Within those tales, many have ...

Episode 69 – John Scholl of the Cicerone Certification Program

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2017 57:00


I’ve written on the blog recently about always being a student in life and learning along every path you take. Beer is meant to ...

Episode 68 – Jordan “Dudeman” Coon

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2017


Welcome back to the resurrected OCB podcast. I know it’s been a while but these one man operations are tough and as a hockey ...

Episode 68 – Jordan “Dudeman” Coon

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2017 54:18


Welcome back to the resurrected OCB podcast. I know it’s been a while but these one man operations are tough and as a hockey ...

Episode 66 – Next Brewer Up at Elgin Park

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2017


Beer and baseball are simply synonymous. Heck, there’s even a Single A team called the Hillsboro Hops and craft beer has infiltrated many stadiums ...

Episode 65 – Jeremy Diamond of Welltown Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2017


In an effort to expose the general public to local breweries, I had Jeremy Diamond of the newest downtown brewery, Welltown come out to ...

Episode 64 – Brad Mullenix of The Patriarch Craft Beer House

Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2017


Our state has come far with it’s offering of locally made craft beers in the past 5 years alone. But not long ago you ...

Episode 63 – Dan Richards of Growler USA Tulsa

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2017


It’s encouraging to see what these new alcohol laws are inspiring in Oklahoma. Like myself people find their way to Tulsa through various opportunities ...

Episode 62 – Calling on 405 Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2017


Sometimes a plan takes time to develop and mature, and for legislation to play nice with your vision. Trae and Jonathan of 405 Brewing ...

Episode 61 – Blake Jarolim of COOP Ale Works

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2017


Well, unless you’ve been cooped up these past couple of months spring is practically here, irregardless of COOP Ale Works releasing their rebranded Territorial ...

Episode 60 – Vortex Alley Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2017


This is exactly what I predicted when SB424 was being talked about and put into place. Small, neighborhood taprooms in Oklahoma looking to fill a ...

Episode 59 – Rough(tail) life

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2017


Oh boy, this one went a little beyond the Pale Ale so to say. Just about my favorite brewery to date, even outside of ...

Episode 58 – John Elkins of Elk Valley Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017


What’s your dream? your passion? Can you easily answer it or do you have to think about it? I’m still finding my purpose but ...

Episode 57 – High Gravity Home Brew Supplies

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2017


Dave and Desiree Knott have been serving Tulsa homebrewers needs for the past 12 years. What started as a little hobby some 20 years ...

Episode 56 – Keith Dion of Service Brewing & Brew/Drink/Run

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016


I catch up with Keith Dion of Service Brewing and the famous Brew/Drink/Run podcast he co-hosts. Keith is the cellarman at Service Brewing, a ...

Episode 55 – First Draft OK Brewers Forum

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2016


Tom Gilbert hosts another successful OK Craft Brewers Forum taking the pulse of the recent law changes allowing local breweries to serve their beer ...

Episode 54 – Beer Bass Rob

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016


He’s back! And Snobbier than ever! BeerSnobRob is a local Oklahoma comedian that will most likely perish in a tornado while noodling. At least ...

Episode 53 – Oklahoma Born & Brewed

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2016


I had the pleasure of speaking with Bailey Gordon of the Oklahoma Hall of Fame and Jim Cowan of the Oklahoma Craft Brewers Guild. ...

Episode 52 – Applause for Vanessa House Beer Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2016


I sat down and got the lowdown on Vanessa House Beer Co. and its’ 5 members. These gentlemen collaborated together like so many do ...

Episode 51 – Hair of the Dog and OKCB Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2016


Craft beer festival season is fully upon us and in this show we showcase 2 of them coming up in early June. Hair of ...

Episode 50 – Real Okie Craft Beer Festival

Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2016


Oklahoma craft beer is continuing to grow and thrive regardless of our antiquated laws. I spoke with Mark Wilkerson, Director of Parks & Rec ...

Episode 49 – TCBW Live at Fur Shop

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2016


It’s Tulsa Craft Beer Week and I hosted my first live podcast. We had a great turnout, gave away some awesome quadruple branded mason ...

Episode 48 – Jeremy Christy of Destihl Brewery

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2016


Oklahoma liquor store shelves and floors are getting a bit fuller these days with more out of state options. Destihl is the latest to ...

Episode 47 – Learn to Brew

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2016


I went back to the basics and talked with Evan and David of the home brew store Learn to Brew located in Moore and ...

Episode 46 – BE(ER) Love Yoga

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2016


Yoga is hot. Well, yes, there is a class where people gather to do yoga and perspire in 90 degree temperatures but that’s besides ...

Episode 45 – Wes Alexander of Marshall Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2016


Wes has always been an influence on the Oklahoma craft beer market as the seller of fine German beers from Marshall Brewing. I finally ...

Episode 44 – ShamRock the Rose

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2016


St. Patrick’s Day will be rocking in Broken Arrow this year with the addition of the Craft Beer Garden. Local Oklahoma breweries will be ...

Episode 43 – Jeff Wood, Creative Director of Rahr & Sons Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2016


Hey Hoplahoma, there’s a new brewery in town. For the first time in their 12 year history, Rahr & Sons brewing has branched out ...

Episode 41 – Trey Winkle of R Bar & Grill

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2016


Craft beer has a long history of being categorized as a food, a liquid bread, if you will and preferred over water when it ...

Episode 40 – Blaine Stansel of Roughtail Brewing Company

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2016


It was only a matter of time before I had my guest Blaine from Roughtail Brewing on the show. Roughtail will celebrate their 3rd ...

Episode 39 – CBAO – Special Presentation Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2016


The conclusion to the Craft Beer Summit, or State of the Brewnion that took place January 13 at Oak & Ore. We hear about ...

Episode 38 – Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma – Special Presentation

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2016


Oklahoma is starting of the year on a positive note with the first ever Craft Brewers Association of Oklahoma beer summit. Labeled as the ...

Episode 37 – Chris Dill of Snipe Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2015


There’s that chill in the air again, well, there was until today when we hit 64 degrees in the first week of December. It’s ...

Episode 36 – Twisted Spike Brewing Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2015


Welcome to Oklahoma Craft Beer where we take the pulse of our local craft beer culture. Today we have the compelling conclusion of Bruce’s ...

Episode 35 – Twisted Spike Brewing Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2015


Labor day afforded my wife and I to take a trip over to Oklahoma City this year. We took a slight detour though over ...

Episode 34 – #OKinAR

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2015


A couple weeks ago I took a field trip with friends Scott and Kevin of LOCAL and Tom Gilbert of the Tulsa World and ...

Episode 33 – OK+ Series: Austin Clar of Sublime Imports

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2015


The beer scene in Oklahoma continuously grows every month it seems. We have several brokers and wholesalers bringing in new clients constantly. Over the ...

Episode 32 – BeerSnobRob

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2015


Rob Neville. Comedian. Somewhat home brewer. Beer Snob. Well, not really. Rob and I met up at the Patriarch in Edmond, OK to check ...

Episode 31 – Nothing’s Left Brewing

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2015


Say you’ve been homebrewing for a while with your good friend and you finally want to give it a try on a professional level. ...

Episode 29 – Celebrating 6 years of Mustang Brewing Co.

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2015


Tim Schoelen of Mustang has a natural business mentality. Something that is sacred when trying to grow a brewery in a state full of ...

Episode 30 – 2015 Red White and Brew Festival

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2015


I had the honor talking to Debra of BA Buzz and Kevin of Soldiers Wish about the July 18th Red, White and Brew beer festival in ...

Episode 28 – S#@!ShowQualls

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2015


Welcome back to the Oklahoma Craft Beer podcast where we are cultivating the craft of our local beer culture. We’ve been on a small ...

Episode 27 – Wild Brew Launch Party

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2015


One of the largest craft beer festivals will be taking place this August 22 and chances are you probably haven’t heard about it. Now ...

Episode 26: Ladies of the Craft – Haley Dennis

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2015


Lately I’ve noticed quite a few craft beer bars filled with great bartenders and wait staff. Most are quite knowledgeable in the local craft beer ...

Episode 25 – Prairie Boys

Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2015


You certainly can find a lot to do around Tulsa when you’re looking for a new career. For the past couple of months I’ve ...

Episode 24 – The Beers of Summer (Sponsored by BierGarten Wine & Spirits)

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2015


Well, that crazy time of year is slowly creeping upon us. Mayfest and Blue Dome Arts fest have roared through downtown along with the ...

Episode 23 – Red Earth Brewers Forum

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2015


To unofficially kick off Oklahoma City Craft Beer Week we were invited to record at the Inaugural Oklahoma Craft Brewers Forum hosted by the Red ...

Episode 22 – It’s Firkin Friday!

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015


Once again Tulsa Craft Beer Week is upon us and my absolute favorite event is here. Firkin Friday hosted by R bar in Tulsa. This is ...

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