A view of the seating area and some of the brewery’s barrels. However, I made sure to capture a picture of the barrels Anthem was using for some specialty beers. The taproom is part of the brewery itself, so I didn’t feel like walking through the entire working area to get pictures. The corner of the brewery with its selection of T-shirts and other merchandise. So I found the brewery’s merchandise in a corner with a display of all its T-shirts. Taproom manager Ben Childers working on preparing a flight of beers.Īs Ben worked on preparing the flights, I took the opportunity to walk around the taproom and take a few more pictures. The brewery is a verified venue on Untappd, which means people who use the free social media app are able to check the brewery’s tap list without leaving the comfort of their home. After updating the brewery’s beer list on Untappd, he asked what we wanted to drink and then decided he’s give us a sample of everything they had on draft. Brewmaster Patrick Lively at work in the brewery.Īs Patrick finished up his work, we were greeted by taproom manager Ben Childers. standing over a brew kettle is where my wife Katie and I found Patrick when we arrived around ten o’clock. Once inside the taproom, visitors see the brew kettles and fermentation tanks you’d expect to see at an American craft brewery. The signage directing people to the taproom is humorous because the only other option is to turn around and leave. There’s even signage making sure you don’t get lost after entering the lobby and turn around and leave. Once inside the brewery it’s quite a different feeling. Visitors driving up to the brewery wouldn’t be able to tell what is inside the building without the exterior signage. According to Lively, the building was previously a transmission shop. Like many breweries, Anthem is in an industrial area with few restaurants or other entertainment options nearby. 4th Street following a 2013 tornado that destroyed the brewery’s previous co-operative location on North Meridian Avenue that it shared with OKCity Brewing, Redbud Brewing, and Black Mesa Brewing. Patrick spent five years working at COOP Ale Works before coming to Anthem, which had just relocated to its current location on S.W. Lively came on board at Anthem Brewing Company in 2014 after founder and brewmaster Matt Anthony left the company (read more about the brewery’s early history). history teacher to become a brewmaster isn’t usually in the cards for most people, but it’s the path Patrick Lively took.
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