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By Scott Meacham Copyright © 2018, The Oklahoman There is a lot of science that goes into making beer, wine, and spirits. There is also plenty of experimentation, creativity and just plain fun. Oklahomans can get an insider’s view of Oklahoma’s emerging libations industry at the 2018 OKBio Brewfest, coming up Nov. 8 on theRead more

BrewFest attracts more than 500 people. It’s a unique opportunity for the entrepreneurial community in Oklahoma to come together for a few hours to network and enjoy tasting products from yet another emerging and nontraditional segment of Oklahoma’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. Events like BrewFest draw together people from across Oklahoma who are interested in the innovation economy here. In this casual environment, they learn things they didn’t know about making wine, brewing beer and about what’s happening in innovation across Oklahoma.

One of the metro-area’s faster-growing beer tasting events is coming up soon, and it features quite the solid list of beer vendors. The 2014 version of OKBio BrewFest is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

COOP Ale Works is among the 17 Oklahoma craft breweries, wineries and distillers that will offer samples of their products at the OKBio BrewFest on Nov. 6 at the Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark.

Last year’s OKBio BrewFest, an annual fundraiser that features local breweries, was such a success that it has moved into a ballpark.

The 2013 OKBio BrewFest on Tuesday night turned out to be an awesome event for well more than 300 people who attended the event at the Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City.

Brad Stumph is a scientist, a wildlife biologist by training. So, naturally, he’s put his scientific knowledge to work brewing craft beer as co-founder of Oklahoma City-based Black Mesa Brewing Co.

Local, Oklahoma-made craft beers will be available to beer fans who attend the Oct. 29 OKBio BrewFest at the Harn Homestead in Oklahoma City. It’s all for a good cause.

A highlight of the 2013 OKBio BrewFest was the Beer Trivia contest that challenged participants to answer 10 tough questions about their favorite subject.