![]() ![]() “The one great thing about ,” said Beecroft, “is that unlike the Germans or the English, we have the freedom to do whatever we want to do-and Black IPA is a style that came out of that.” (They can also be known as India Black Ales, or simply Black IPAs.)Īnd starting in the beginning of 2015, they’ll be brewing it full time and on a larger scale than ever before in their new headquarters at the corner of 4th and Madison, right in the shadow of downtown Tulsa. The style has only recently been recognized by the Beer Judge Certification Program (a respected beer standards and styles guide) as being worthy of its own distinct categorization- that being, Cascadian Dark Ales. Save for the seasonal El CuCuy brew from Marshall’s Brewing Company, few to none in Oklahoma are commercially making Black IPAs-and no one does them on a schedule of year-round availability but Dead Armadillo. Smells of coffee & dark chocolate-like 80% cacao. The tasting notes that inspired this interview are laudatory: “Huge head. They also have a beer branded in collaboration with the Tulsa Athletic Soccer Club-an English bitter–style session beer called the Dead Ball Hooligan.īut it’s that Black Hop IPA that entices me most, and makes me fixate on this brewery. There have been other brews, but owing to the limited capacity of their old facilities, they so far have been limited to small batches for special, local events, like Oklahoma’s Wild Brew festival. Throughout that first year-and-ahalf of production, they have primarily been known for their American Amber Ale-the first recipe produced by the company during its initial days as a home-brewing endeavor operating, quite often, out of Peck’s garage. The duo of Mason Beecroft and Tony Peck launched their first official commercial distribution as Dead Armadillo in Tulsa during June 2013. So yes, by my metric, this beer, and the brewers who make it, are worth keeping an eye on. Words I come up with are bold, ambitious, unexpected. Consider setting boards in a V-shape leading into the trap to lure the armadillos inside.Tulsa’s most exciting new brewing company, Dead Armadillo, can be referred to with the same terms one might use to describe what I consider to be their best beer-and I’m referring here to the year-old company’s sophomore success story, their impressive Black Hop IPA.The bait also may attract raccoons or other unwanted animals. However, it's best not to bait traps since armadillos naturally burrow and dig to get their food and rarely eat things they find on the ground. Some people decide to bait armadillo traps with earthworms.Avoid placing the trap in the middle of the room or yard unless you've seen the armadillo there often. In general, armadillos prefer to crawl along the outskirts of a space rather than through the middle.If the armadillo likes a certain area of underbrush, place the trap with the mouth facing the path the armadillo usually takes. If the armadillo has a burrow, place the trap with the mouth of the trap near the hole. Place the trap in an area you have seen the armadillo crawl through. Since armadillos usually come out at nighttime and in the early morning, set your trap up during the afternoon when the armadillo is out of sight. ![]()
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