The Oklahoma Craft Beer Festival — which in normal years heralds the beginning of the suds sampling season — is upon us once more. This is the 12th year for the festival, which co-founders Jeremy Witzke and Greg Powell started in the parking lot of Tapwerks in Bricktown. It has now spread into the state’s […]
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Strain Reviews: Chem Chillz
Strain name: Chem Chillz Grown by: Lettuce Smoke Acquired from: The Lettuce Bar Date acquired: April 27 Physical traits: purple and green frosted with trichomes Bouquet: pungently gassy and earthy Review: The Lettuce Bar made it on my radar when judges were compelled to drive out to Choctaw to pick up the Cowboy Cup boxes. […]
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Strain Review: Gush Mints
Strain name: Gush Mints Grown by: Golden Blood Cannabis Co. Acquired from: Golden Bloom Cannabis Co. Date acquired: April 27 Physical traits: frosted bright green Bouquet: gassy and sweet Review: With thousands of grows and thousands more dispensaries across the state, it comes as no surprise that years after medicinal cannabis became legal in the […]
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Griiin revolution
Known for raucous DJ sets as well as being the drummers for psych-rock legends The Flaming Lips, Brothers Griiin are bringing a new dimension to their sound with their first full-length record. The digital version of Joy City will be released May 2 with vinyl and cassette copies available May 13. Three singles from the […]
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Course of art
John Newsom may have spent the past three decades in the concrete jungle of New York City but his work is still very much informed by his formative years spent in the wild landscapes of the plains states. Nature’s Course is on exhibition through Aug. 15 at Oklahoma Contemporary, 11 NW 11th St. Born in […]
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Masters of craft
These four cannabis cultivators have distinguished themselves over the past four years as experts in their field. We present to you Oklahoma Gazette’s first annual Grower’s Guild inductees. ALTVM “Higher than high and deeper than deep” is the slogan of ALTVM, who are the cultivating powerhouse behind both ElectraLeaf and Oklahoma’s Cookies arm. An eight-time […]
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Canna canoe
If this is the first time you’re seeing the phrase “seafood canoe,” you’re not alone. The chefs at Guyutes — Jarrod Friedel and Matt Pryor — married fresh fruit, fresh fish and infused coconut milk rice to bring you a tasty meal as temperatures threaten to crest the 90-degree mark. “This is something I saw […]
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Strain Review: Dirty Taxi
Strain name: Dirty Taxi Grown by: Magic City Farms Acquired from: Magic City Date acquired: March 29 Physical traits: multiple shades of green frosted with trichomes Bouquet: salty, earthy and gassy Review: Magic City didn’t invent Dirty Taxi, but it’s become the centerpiece of both its farm and its dispensary. Cultivated in five-pound crops, the strain […]
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Strain Review: Jokerz 13
Strain name: Jokerz 13 Grown by: Papa Jesus Farms Acquired from: High Voltage Date acquired: March 11 Physical traits: dense purple and green with wiry stigmas Bouquet: pungent citrus Review: This one came prepacked, so I didn’t really know what to expect except that it came highly recommended. That wasn’t much or a leap of […]
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Welcome to Beer City
While the original Beer City was a lawless and short-lived pre-statehood Panhandle town from which Beer City Music Hall took its name, the collective force behind the venue intends to bring the spirit of the town back to life in the form of a new 500-person music venue and survive much longer than the two […]