![]() Sanders said that a traditional red ale trends toward a malty finish, but they aimed for a red ale with more hops. Its a balance between hops and malt.Ĭave Dweller Red Ale is Black Mesas fourth year-round offering. ∾SB and Kölsch are really starting to gain in popularity in the United States, Sanders said. The Mountain Boomer pairs the nickname of the collared lizard, Oklahomas state reptile, with the style of beer born in Köln (Cologne), Germany. ![]() We got a nice plaque and a lot of recognition. It meant a lot because its the Olympics of beer, Sanders said. ![]() Black Mesa ESB Endless Skyway Bitter for Gazette Fall Brew Review 2016.Sanders was watching from Oklahoma via laptop livestream when the Endless Sky was awarded the gold medal in the ESB category at the 2014 World Beer Cup, beating out a brewery from South Korea and numerous breweries in England, where the style originated. When you tell them it stands for Extra Special Bitter, the person might say, Oh, I dont like that. But once you explain that is not that bitter, its more caramel, malty taste, they usually think its great. It has required some education on the part of the consumer. We dont add offshoot flavors or fruit.Įndless Sky ESB and Mountain Boomer Kölsch are examples of European styles that Sanders and Marcussen wanted to brew stateside. We want them as close to the original style as possible. Our beers are brewed in an Old World style, but we use American hops, so it gives in a modern twist. ∺merican IPA can go extreme on the hops, Sanders said. You have to sell one to stay in business.īlack Mesas is Big Wheel IPA, which is brewed in more of an English style and is an example of the brewerys mission to blend European and American flavors. Ive seen breweries that used to say theyd never brew an IPA, but they have one now. I mostly did IPAs because it is the best-selling craft beer. Like every homebrewer, my dream was to open a brewery, Marcussen said. Okie inspirationĮarly this year, Marcussen became a full partner in the business. The two stayed in touch, and Marcussen, a homebrewer for more than 20 years, has helped develop recipes including Black Mesas award-winning Endless Skyway from the beginning. Sanders and Marcussen, a retired civil engineer originally from Norway, met in 2011 when Marcussens Yeasty Boys beer club took a field trip to a brewery where Sanders had worked after he graduated from the University of Wisconsin program. ![]() Its been so important for us to come back to Oklahoma because this is my home and where I lived all my life, Sanders said, noting that his brewery will bring six to eight jobs to Oklahoma City once it opens. Sanders and partner Ole Marcussen hope to break ground on their own brewery later this year. I trusted Brian because we brew the same way, said Sanders, who graduated from a program at the University of Wisconsin sponsored by the Master Brewing Association after retiring as a firefighter.īlack Mesa returned to Oklahoma City in April and worked with Urban Farmhouse Designs when O∯allon increased its production from 15 barrels to 50. Louis after meshing with head brewer Brian Owens, even though it meant contracting outside his home state. When it came time to find a new home for Black Mesa, Sanders settled on O∯allon Brewery in St. He named his brewery after the highest point in the state, and his signature beer Endless Skyway (which won first place in the English style bitter category at the 2014 World Beer Cup) is a nod to the Woody Guthrie anthem This Land Is Your Land. Sanders, 57, a retired firefighter and Midwest City native, holds his Oklahoma roots close to his heart. and Anthem Brewing Company, went their separate ways. In the storms aftermath, the co-op, which also included Redbud Brewing Co. It trashed all of the brewery equipment. The roof lifted off the ground and came back down, Sanders said. The next morning, Sanders checked on his brewery on Sheridan Avenue, which had not even been operating a year as part of an Oklahoma City brewing co-op, and discovered his equipment, including four tanks of finished beer, was completely destroyed. The EF3 tornado that began in El Reno and affected Oklahoma City is the widest ever recorded by the National Weather Service, leaving 2.6 mile-wide path of destruction at its peak. On the afternoon of May 31, 2013, the only thing running through Black Mesa Brewing Company founder Chris Sanders head was Get out of the way.
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