Tulsa Brewery Bringing Beer Back

Beer will soon be brewed in Tulsa again.  The first real production brewery in Tulsa since before World War II is almost ready.  The News On 6's Rick Wells reports a young entrepreneur is about to turn his love of the lager into a dream come true.

They are building a dream inside an old tire warehouse on 6th Street near downtown.

Eric Marshall of Marshall Brewing Company is putting together Tulsa's first production brewery in about 70 years is not a brew pub or a brew pub restaurant, just a brewery.

"Pretty much be focused on making beer and shipping it out the door," said Marshall.

The boiler is being installed that will cook the malted barley that will eventually become the beer.

This all started in Marshall's own kitchen making little batches of beer as a hobbyist, and then came a degree from the University of Tulsa in international business and German.

"During that time I went and studied in Germany in the spring and summer semesters of my junior year and basically fell in love with the culture of beer," said Marshall.

So unlike many young men who go off to college, Marshall began to perfect the art of making beer.

After college he learned more at brewing school and apprenticeships at half a dozen German breweries.

Once the boiler is in and the painting's done he'll be right on the door step of his first batch.

"Traditionally you've got four ingredients: water, yeast, malted barley and hops," said Marshall.

Not to mention the money, time and sweat it takes to make a dream come true.

Marshall hopes to begin making his first batch of beer in a few weeks.

It will then be six weeks or so after that before you can find the new brew in local bars and restaurants.