First beers brewed and canned in new Longmont, Colorado facility. [ learn more ]
Oskar Blues Partners with Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey
Starting this month, Oskar Blues Brewery will begin supplying the custom-made distiller’s wash for Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey, the pioneering micro distiller located in Denver, Colorado.
Oskar Blues will craft about 3000 gallons of Stranahan’s wash each week in its Longmont facility. Stranahan’s will purchase the wash and truck it by food-grade tanker to its Denver distillery.
"This is a very big deal for us," says Oskar Blues founder Dale Katechis. "Jess and his team are whiskey mavericks, they’re doing for whiskey what craft brewers have done for beer. They’ve proven that with guts, talent and a blind eye to the status quo, one can make whiskey as good as any out there. [ learn more ]
Oskar Blues/Deschutes Beer Dinner
On Wednesday, May 21 we’re presenting a special tag-team beer dinner at Oskar Blues Brewery in Lyons.
The night will feature a wonderful, one-night only menu from chef Charles Edson, and samples of many beers from both Oskar Blues and our friends from Deschutes Brewing in Bend, Oregon.
The menu will include Spicy Thai Tempura Pork Rolls, Mulligatawny, Seared Duck Breast over mixed Greens & Sweet Potato Hash, Buffalo Sirloin with Gorgonzola Risotto, and Chocolate Cheese Cake with Caramel Pecans served with Ten FIDY Imperial Stout and The Abyss. Yowsa!
The meal starts at 6:30 and the cost is $45 (that includes tax & tip), seating is limited to 40 people. Call Oskar Blues at 303-823-6685 to make a reservation for this very special dinner.
Gordon Wins World Medal
Our beloved Gordon won a bronze medal at the World Beer Cup awards ceremony in San Diego this past Saturday.
Our gloriously hopped tribute beer (brewed in honor of the late Gordon Knight) won the medal in the Imperial Red category, we're thrilled with the huge accolade.
Congratulations go out to our brewers Dave Chichura, Mike Hall, Eric Huber, Andy Brown and Rich Bathel. They do rock!
We also send out congrats to our Colorado and US beer-making peers who landed medals in the WBC.
Find fourpacks of Gordon at better beer stores in all Oskar Blues states.
Heavy Medals
Our beer just landed some hefty acclaim in the recent World Beer Championships, conducted by the Beverage Testing Institute.
Dale's Pale Ale won a silver medal in its bracket, while Old Chub and Gordon landed gold medals in their divisions. Lovely!
Skirt Chasing!
April 26 in Raleigh, North Carolina, we're the beer sponsor for another full-speed blowout from our pals at Skirt Chaser Sports. They make some very stylish -- and very functional -- running gear for women.
They also know how to have a good time promoting it, by putting a fresh twist on the age-old, er, tradition of men drinking beer and chasing after women.
Huh?
At the event, female runners get a three-minute head start on the gents in a 5K race. Back at the finish line, all runners enjoy fresh Oskar Blues beers live music, and much fun & games while catching their breath with the savvy ladies that make up the Skirt crew.
Starting this month, all locations of the mighty Brothers BBQ will begin serving Dale's Pale Ale and Old Chub Scottish Style Ale! This is big deal for us, we've been fans of Chris and Nick O'Sullivan's exceptional ribs, barbecued chickens and other smoke-blessed treats for years. These cats bring a southern-style influence to BBQ you seldom see here in Colorado, and our assertive-but-elegant beers are a perfect match for their fare. Like us, they're also scrappy entrepreneurs who thrive on bringing joy and great taste to the folks of Colorado. Please stop in at your local Brothers BBQ outpost and order up some top-shelf Q and our beers. Details at http://www.brothers-bbq.com.
Jack Folk Art at Oskar Blues
We've been longtime fans of a mysterious folk artist, Jack, who we recently discovered lives in our own backyard of Estes Park. We've now turned over our dining room to Jack, giving him a "showing" of his wonderful portraits of blues and roots music legends. Jack paints his wonderfully charming, rustic portraits with house paint, on scrap wood he finds in his day gig as carpenter/builder. We also love it that Jack's art is very affordable: his portraits sell for just $300. Stop by and see -- and buy -- Jack's work this month and help us help a local and very worthy artist. Get details on Jack at http://jackfolkart.com.
Ten FIDY Alert
Our bodacious new Imperial Stout keeps on racking up huge accolades. We've just canned up a new batch, look for it select stores in Colorado and our other states.
As you probably know, the craftbrewing industry is wrestling with some dramatically increased prices for malts and hops. Our costs for malts in 2008 have risen about 100%, and the costs for our hops have increased by as much as 400% for some hop varieties. [ learn more ]
Downlow'd Music Club
We have a fresh new batch of music in our Downlow'd Music Club. Stop in and grab new beer-friendly music from a half-dozen artists on the mighty Big Bender label, hq-ed in Loveland, Colorado and run by or good friend Morris Beegle.
Ten Fidy earns "2007 Beer of the Year" Honor
Our new winter seasonal, Ten FIDY Imperial Stout, was just deemed "Beer of the Year" by the Denver Post's Marcus Chamberland.
It's a huge honor for FIDY and our brewery! We're knocked out by the big acclaim for our latest canned good.
See the full review here and look for the beer in select retailers in Colorado. A small batch of FIDY (in cans and kegs) will reach the best bars and stores in a few of our other states in January. Keep your eyes peeled for it and get it while it lasts!
Dale's Pale Ale and Old Chub on News2
Dale's Pale Ale and Old Chub were previewed on Denver's Channel News 2 for the Colorado Rockies' World Series game 2. Click on the image below to view the video.
Dale's Pale Ale on the Today Show
Dale's Pale Ale is previewed on the Today Show as the Men's Journal's concession beer category winner. See the video clip by clicking on the image below.
Like the Colorado Rockies, our beers also had a very succesful run at Coors Field last year. So this year Oskar Blues beers will be in even more locations at the ballpark.
You can find Dale's on draft at the Old West BBQ stand at the third-level Clocktower section. Find cans of Dale's at all Club Level concessions stands, and cans of Dale's and Old Chub at the Beers of the World stand on the main level, Section 125.
