Oklahoma Beer

Notoriously known as a "flyover state" in regards to alcohol, Oklahoma has a unique brewing history.

Entering the Union as a dry state, Oklahoma struggled with bootleggers and the choc beer brewers of Indian Territory.

Prohibition wasn't fully repealed in Oklahoma until 1959, when liquor sales were permitted, but a few pioneers navigated a web of restrictions to produce quality local beers.

Brewpubs opened a new chapter in 1992 as a generation thirsty for handcrafted beers led to a resurgence in the industry.

Author and proprietor of BeerisOK.com Brian Welzbacher unravels the stories behind the passionate breweries that stood up to tyranny and paved a path from Dust Bowl to full glass.