Joe Quinlin

From the Big Friendly in Oklahoma City, here’s a recipe for the dry-hopped, Brett-fermented saison that won gold at the 2025 Great American Beer Festival.

• Beer Recipe
• Saison
• Mixed-Culture Beer

Oklahoma City’s Big Friendly is a two-time Brewery of the Year at the Great American Beer Festival, in 2022 and 2023. Here’s a recipe for the imperial stout—no adjuncts, not yet barrel-aged—that serves as the base for Vanilla Boom, one of our Best 20 Beers in 2024.

• Beer Recipe
• Imperial Stout
• Stout