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Tonight we arrived in Oklahoma City and immediately looked for a place to eat. After searching Urbanspoon and other sites, we settled on Cattleman’s. It is supposed to be a long-time local institution in the Old Stockyards district. That area, and the restaurant, had a lot of character. The inside of Cattleman’s was like stepping back to an old 1970’s style steakhouse. When I looked at the beer list, I had to laugh a little, since it listed Shiner Bock (Texas) and Boulevard Wheat (Kansas City) on the “Imports” list. One beer that stuck out to me, because the ad for it covered half of the beer page, was for the house beer – Cattleman’s Double Deuce, Brewed by Krebs Brewing Company.
The beer came in a 22 oz bottle with a great story about Cattleman’s history on the back. It didn’t indicate anywhere on the bottle what style or type of beer it was. However, I’m always up for trying something new and poured it in the glass. I immediately noticed that it must be unfiltered as it was quite cloudy. It was a pale yellow color with a nice head, but the head disappeared almost immediately. It didn’t have much of an aroma, but what I could smell reminded me a lot of a wheat beer – a little wheaty and slightly fruity, almost a bit of lemon.
Upon tasting it, I was pretty sure that it was a wheat beer, but i still doubted myself since the head disappeared so quickly (and wheat is supposed to help with head retention). It had a wheaty/bready taste with a slight hint of fruity flavors. However, for the most part, it didn’t have much flavor at all.
The meal I had was truly incredible, from the great house dressing on the salad, to a ribeye that melted in my mouth. The beer didn’t add or subtract from the meal, and I can’t really say that it would be great with any meal. More than anything, it might just be something cold and wet to drink on a hot day.
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