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The first First Draft, a beer-tasting gala that benefits the Tulsa Press Club, came about when a group of beer enthusiasts gathered in the lobby of the Atlas Life Building.

The crowd of fewer than 100 tasted some 30 to 40 beers, a nice but inauspicious beginning.

Fast-forward 10 years and First Draft, scheduled Friday night, is all grown up.

Last year, for the second year in a row, the event served a sold-out crowd of about 450 on the Refinery Deck of ONEOK Field. This year First Draft is moving to the concourse level of ONEOK, where it can handle a crowd of up to 600.

“It had gotten to the point that with the number of breweries we now have in Oklahoma, and the number of other craft breweries that are participating, and the number of people wanting to attend that we just had to have more space,” said Shaun Lee, Tulsa Press Club general manager. “So we are moving upstairs.

“This year we are going to have a lot of new beers, some liquors (from the new Oklahoma Prairie Wolf Spirits), some wine and items from Tulsa Hills Cigar and Market.”