longmont colorado opened 1997 annual production volume 149 000 us beer barrels 175 000 hl in 2014 owner s dale katechis website www.oskarblues.com active beers name type dale s pale ale pale ale pinner session ipa old chub scotch ale old chub nitro nitro scotch ale g knight imperial red ipa ipa blue dream india pale ale ten fidy seasonal imperial stout beerito mexican lager gubna seasonal imperial ipa mama s little yella pils pilsner oskar blues brewery is a craft brewery with locations in longmont colorado brevard north carolina and austin texas . the company began as a brewpub in lyons in 1997 and began brewing beer in the basement in 1999 . in 2002 they became one of the first to put their own craft beer in cans . in 2012 they began marketing some of their craft beer in resealable aluminum containers and in 2012 they expanded and established another brewery in brevard north carolina . unlike many craft breweries oskar blues only packages their beer in cans and kegs not bottles . contents 1 history 2 beers 3 see also 4 references 4.1 further reading 5 external links history edit oskar blues original grill & brew restaurant was founded by dale katechis in lyons colorado in 1997 . 1 two years later he began brewing beer in the basement of the restaurant . 1 some credit oskar blues as the creator of the first released canned craft beer in the united states 2 99 3 with the release of their dale s pale ale in november 2002 . 4 other writers point to an earlier beer chief oshkosh red lager which was brewed and canned at an existing brewery as the first canned craft beer in june 17 1991 although its producer the mid coast brewing company closed in 1994 . 5 four other companies produced canned craft beers prior to oskar blues although the canning was done by larger companies under contract . 5 regardless of the first by 2011 about 50 u.s. craft brewers were issuing craft beer in cans . 6 in 2009 oskar blues brewery sponsored an event called burning can which brought together other craft brewers who were using cans for their beers . 2 100 in 2012 oskar blues brewery began using resealable aluminum containers for craft beer . 4 advertising age named them one of the hottest brands of the year in 2010 ; inc. magazine put them on the list of fastest growing companies and they were featured on the cover of market watch magazine . 2 100 they are the largest craft brewery by volume in the u.s. to eschew glass bottles . 4 in 2011 they produced and canned 59 000 barrels of beer . 4 in 2013 they employed over 275 people and distributed to 32 states . 1 the company was ranked colorado s second largest craft brewery and the 27th largest in the u.s. in 2012 . and predicted they would brew 141 000 barrels of beer in 2013 . 7 8 the colorado facility grew to 35 000 square feet 3 300 m2 by 2013 . 1 in 2013 they opened a satellite brewery in brevard north carolina 9 10 with an initial production of 40 000 barrels which could be enlarged to 85 000 . 7 forty five thousand barrels of beer were brewed at the brevard brewery in 2013 the first full year of production and the company plans to increase that to 120 000 . 8 the longmont factory is available for tours 2 101 and features the oskar blues tasty weasel taproom overlooking the brewery . 11 the original oskar blues grill and brew is still located in lyons with 45 beers on tap . 11 beers edit oskar blues brewery brews eight year round production beers brewed in 100 and 200 barrel batches . the original brew pub provides a variety of smaller batches for consumption at the lyons and longmont locations . dale s pale ale was oskar blues first beer . it is somewhere between an american pale ale and an india pale ale brewed with european malts and american hops . in 2005 dale s pale ale was named best pale ale by the new york times . 12 13 esquire magazine selected dale s as one of the best canned beers to drink now in a february 2012 article . 14 dale s is 6.5 % alcohol by volume and features 65 international bittering units ibus . 15 dale katechis first brewed dale s pale ale in his bathtub while a student at auburn university . 16 in a 2003 interview dale confirmed that coworker brian lutz formulated the recipe for the beer . 17 old chub is a scotch ale brewed with seven different malts including crystal and chocolate malts . old chub also gets a dash of beechwood smoked grains imported from bamburg germany . old chub is 8 % alcohol by volume . 15 among other medals old chub won a bronze medal in the 2011 great american beer festival scotch ale category . it was originally named hya for here s your ass and renamed old chub when it went into production . 2 99 g knight is a hybrid version of strong ale somewhere between an imperial red and a double ipa . oskar blues makes it with six different malts and three types of hops then dry hopped it with amarillo hops . it is 8.7 % alcohol by volume and has 60 international bittering units . g knight is brewed in tribute to the late gordon knight . in addition to opening some of colorado s first microbreweries knight was a vietnam vet and huge promoter of craft beer . he lost his life in 2002 while fighting a wild fire outside of lyons colorado . 18 in 2013 oskar blues brewery had to change the name of this beer from gordon knight to g knight following actions from the gordon biersch brewery restaurant group seven years after the beer was first produced . 18 ten fidy imperial stout 11 is oskar blues seasonal beer with flavors of chocolate malt coffee cocoa and oats . ten fidy is 10.5 % abv hence the name and is made with two row malts chocolate malts roasted barley flaked oats and hops with 98 ibus . mama s little yella pils 3 is a small batch pilsner . mama s is made with pale malt german specialty malts and traditional saaz and 21st century bavarian hops . it is also fermented at cool temperatures with a german yeast and has 5.3 % abv and 35 ibus . mama s little yella pils won a silver medal in the 2011 great american beer festival bohemian style pilsener category . 19 gubna is an imperial ipa and is made with 3 malts and summit hops . summit hops are also used for post fermentation dry hopping with 10 % abv and 100 ibus . 2 see also edit list of microbreweries list of breweries in colorado beer portal companies portal colorado portal references edit a b c d murphy jen may 6 2013 . dale katechis of oskar blues brewery mixes exercise with beer . the wall street journal . retrieved 18 january 2014 . a b c d e f sealover ed 2011 . mountain brew a guide to colorado s breweries . the history press . pp. 97 101 . isbn 978 1 60949 177 2 . a b williams lee 18 december 2012 . beer lover s colorado . globe pequot . pp. 113 115 . isbn 978 0 7627 8098 3 . 113 a b c d sun king and oskar blues collaborate on chaka . retrieved 21 january 2014 . a b acitelli tom august 1 2013 . debunking the misperceptions of craft beer in cans . all about beer magazine . 34 4 . the oxford companion to beer . oxford university press . 9 september 2011 . pp. 216 . isbn 978 0 19 991210 0 . a b oskar blues brews inaugural batch in brevard . brewbound.com . december 18 2012 . retrieved january 21 2014 . a b gorski eric november 18 2013 . eddyline brewing snags oskar blues head brewer launching big expansion in buena vista . the denver post . retrieved 18 january 2014 . benn evan s. september 12 2013 . beer of the week oskar blues deviant dale s ipa . miami herald . retrieved january 18 2014 . frank john february 26 2013 . oskar blues new brevard brewery signals future of north carolina craft beer scene . news & observer . retrieved january 18 2014 . a b c christian debenedetti 2011 . the great american ale trail the craft beer lover s guide to the best watering holes in the nation . running press . pp. 109 110 . isbn 978 0 7624 4476 2 . azimov eric june 28 2010 . sampling american pale ales . new york times . retrieved january 21 2014 . yawn andrew july 13 2013 . oskar blue and orange how an auburn alumnus revolutionized the beer industry . the auburn plainsman . retrieved january 21 2014 . best canned beers to drink now . esquire magazine . 2012 02 22 . retrieved 2012 02 22 . a b dk publishing 20 october 2008 . the beer book . dk publishing . pp. 60 . isbn 978 0 7566 5007 0 . top american craft beer was first brewed in an auburn bathtub the war eagle reader 1 real beer a b nason adam january 13 2013 . oskar blues g knight gordon name changed after cease and desist . beerpulse . retrieved january 21 2014 . gabf awards 2011 . beer drinkers guide to colorado . 2012 . retrieved january 21 2014 . further reading edit beverage world magazine september 15 2008 volume 127 issue 9 page 136 1 3p cioletti jeff march 11 2013 . oskar caliber . beverage world magazine . retrieved january 21 2014 . finch ii michael january 7 2014 . oskar blues brewery begins distribution in south alabama ; samples distributed in the area . al.com . retrieved 18 january 2014 . glenn anne fitten 2012 . asheville beer an intoxicating history of mountain brewing . the history press . pp. 145 . isbn 978 1 60949 631 9 . notte jason may 20 2013 . how dale katechis made oskar blues beer a can do beer . the street . retrieved 18 january 2014 . longmont based oskar blues sees 40 percent revenue growth in 13 . longmont times call . january 16 2014 . retrieved 18 january 2014 . thiel julia august 21 2012 . oskar blues beer arrives in chicago . chicago sun times the bleader . retrieved 18 january 2014 . oskar blues brewery makes burgers from beer leftovers . beverage industry magazine . february 18 2013 . retrieved 18 january 2014 . external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title oskar blues brewery & oldid 743888231 categories restaurants in coloradobeer brewing companies based in coloradocompanies based in boulder county coloradorestaurants established in 19971997 establishments in colorado navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate 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