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The Big Friendly

  • Oklahoma City, OK
  • 5 Year Medal Streak

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Medals in View
11
Gold, Silver, Bronze
First Medal in View
2022
Categories Medaled
5
8 in special categories
Estimated Barrels per Year
376

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (251 to 500 barrels): 376 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

Estimate (E)
Estimated ARR
$338K

376 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $338,400 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

EBITDA $27K at 8% (E)
Medals by YearThe Big Friendly, 2018 to 2026
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Medals by Year
Name201820192020202120222023202420252026
Gold000012030
Silver000010111
Bronze000000001

Ten Year Trend

Each year says whether the brewery medaled. When it did not, the status says why there is nothing to count, including years before the brewery opened.

Medals and status of The Big Friendly in the last ten years.
YearStatusMedalsGold / Silver / Bronze
2026Medaled2
2025Medaled4
2024Medaled1
2023Medaled2
2022Medaled2
2021No Medal0
2020Results Not LoadedNot FoundNot Found
2019Partial Year0
2018Partial Year0
Medals by Style Family
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Medals by Style Family
Style FamilyMedals
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty6
Belgian and French3
Sour and Wild2
Medals by Category
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Medals by Category
CategoryMedals
Session Beer or Belgian Table Beer4
Brett Beer2
Session Beer2
Specialty Saison2
Classic Saison1
Medals by Location CreditedAs Printed in the Winners List
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Medals by Location Credited
Location CreditedMedals
Oklahoma City11

Medal History

Field is the number of entries in the category that year. Entries per medal divides the field by the medals awarded.

Every Great American Beer Festival medal of The Big Friendly in view.. Select a column header to sort.
Beer Profile
2026SilverFrequency of Expansion3.3%Not FoundSession Beer6722.3Oklahoma CityFull Profile
2026BronzeOblique & Bent3.7%Not FoundSession Beer6722.3Oklahoma CityFull Profile
2025GoldGalaxidionNot FoundNot FoundBrett Beer299.7Oklahoma CityNot Found
2025GoldUniversal BeingsNot FoundNot FoundClassic Saison4414.7Oklahoma CityNot Found
2025GoldGoodbye BreadNot FoundNot FoundSpecialty Saison3311.0Oklahoma CityNot Found
2025SilverFrequency of ExpansionNot FoundNot FoundSession Beer or Belgian Table Beer279.0Oklahoma CityNot Found
2024SilverFrequency of ExpansionNot FoundNot FoundSession Beer or Belgian Table Beer3210.7Oklahoma CityNot Found
2023GoldOblique & BentNot FoundNot FoundSession Beer or Belgian Table Beer4214.0Oklahoma CityNot Found
2023GoldTapestry From An AsteroidNot FoundNot FoundBrett Beer4615.3Oklahoma CityNot Found
2022GoldOblique and BentNot FoundNot FoundSession Beer or Belgian Table Beer8428.0Oklahoma CityNot Found
2022SilverTextured FabricNot FoundNot FoundSpecialty Saison6622.0Oklahoma CityNot Found

2026 Medal Beers

Silver in Session Beer

Frequency of Expansion

The Big Friendly, Oklahoma City, OK

Category
Session Beer
Entries
67
ABV
3.3%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Farmhouse Ale with Brett
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Brettanomyces
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Bronze in Session Beer

Oblique & Bent

The Big Friendly, Oklahoma City, OK

Category
Session Beer
Entries
67
ABV
3.7%
IBU
Not Found
Style
Petite saison
Malts
Not Found
Yeast
Mixed culture
Adjuncts
Not Found

Hops

Not Found

Not Found

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Profile

Type
Not Found
Headquarters
Oklahoma City, OK
Founded
Not Found
Employees
Not Found
Kitchen
Not Found
Website
thebigfriendly.comSource: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
Links
InstagramUntappdChecked 2026-10-14Source: website resolved; Instagram linked from the brewery website; Untappd brewery page name and city match
Locations
1 location in the results. Address: Not Found.
Known for
Fruit, Spice, and Specialty, Belgian and French, Sour and Wild

Current Beers

Not Found

Ownership and Investors

Not Found

Breweries without ownership research are not counted as independent.

Distribution

Not Found

Estimated Scale

No brewery type was found, so these estimates use an assumed generic type.

Barrels per Year
376

The midpoint of the Brewery of the Year size bracket it competed in (251 to 500 barrels): 376 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(Brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E), Medium Confidence)
Equivalent
11,656 gallons, or 5,180 cases of 24 twelve ounce cans. About 37,299 sixteen ounce cans packaged (assuming 40% packaged) and 55,949 pints on draft.
Revenue (ARR)
$338K

376 barrels times $900 per barrel, the benchmark price for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $338,400 a year. The range shown is 0.7 to 1.35 times that. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range $237K to $457K, E)
Gross Margin
50%

Annual revenue ($338,400) times a 50% gross margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $169,200 of gross profit. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(gross profit $169K, E)
EBITDA
$27K at 8%

Annual revenue ($338,400) times a 8% EBITDA margin, typical for an assumed generic type, because no brewery type was found, gives $27,072. The range uses 5% to 11%, typical for self distributed breweries. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(range 5% to 11%, $17K to $37K, E)
Revenue per Barrel
$900

Annual revenue ($338,400) divided by 376 barrels. Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

(cost of goods assumed at $500 per barrel, E)
Revenue per Location
$338K

Annual revenue ($338,400) divided by the number of locations (1). Inputs: Barrels: 376 (brewery of the Year Size Bracket (E)); Brewery Type: Not Found, So an Assumed Generic Type Is Used; Locations: 1; Kitchen: Not Found, So No Food Revenue Is Added; Distribution: Not Found; Employees: Not Found.

How These Estimates Are Made

for its one location, E

How These Estimates Are Made

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