Several area restaurants are capitalizing on the trend by offering special lists as part of their New Year’s Eve events.
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Cover story: Drink sustainably! Get tipsy without stumbling over Mother Nature
From state-made brews to recycling programs, booze fans and businesses now often work in tandem to save precious resources.
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Locals awash in trend of naturally sweetened rums
When a wine broker recently asked the Oklahoma Bartenders Guild what the state lacks, the answer was nearly a consensus: aged Demerara rum.
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Booze clues
Sipping on low-point (3.2 percent) beers while strolling around the city is legit. But festivals have special permits, and you can’t bring your own beer within the zone in which these events are held, although some will offer drinks to buy. As usual, any place (including restaurants and indoor performance venues) selling beverages won’t let […]
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Drinking Games / From the Head
Not the psychological thriller it pegs itself as being, Drinking Games takes place largely in a college dorm room the night of Snowmageddon, the big party before winter break. Richard (Blake Merriman, who wrote it) is writing a paper and dealing with a family tragedy, whereas his roommate, Shawn (Nick Vergara), wants to use their […]
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Lush life
Culinary Kitchen Credit: Mark Hancock If so, you’re not alone. And just to prove it, every year at Oklahoma Gazette, we serve a sampling of articles that celebrate the swigging of tasty, big-people drinks. This year, more than any, I’ve been drawn toward a certain level of sustainability, increasingly aware of the importance in reducing […]
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Toby Keith — Hope on the Rocks
For many years, on my late, lamented Colorado-based radio show, Damaged Hearing, whenever I felt like especially annoying the decidedly unpatriotic community-radio audience, I would sing along, loud and proud, to Oklahoma-born Toby Keith’s “Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue.” Of course, the more I would sing along to the song, the more I […]
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Do blondes have more fun?
The American-style blonde ale was released in mid-August. Black Mesa Brewing co-owner Brad Stumph said he and his brewer, Chris Sanders, are working on another style for later this year. “There are a couple recipes we’re happy with,” Sanders said. “Based on time and season, we’re probably going to go with a black lager.” Black […]
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Thunder-drunk
Brad Gregg Wait, that came out wrong. After the Oklahoma City Thunder ran roughshod over those poor Mavericks, the team’s become the toast of the town. And with everyone thundering up, it’s only natural that you will be throwing playoff parties or drinking yourself silly at a local alehouse as the team now takes on […]
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Green guzzling
Of the three main categories of booze — wine, beer and spirits —the former is by far the most difficult to produce organically, at least in the U.S. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s certification process, organic wines cannot contain added sulfites, which are chemicals added to wines to inoculate against bad bacteria. “American […]