Oskar Blues Brewery

Longmont, CO.,— Oskar Blues has announced the launch of the Greater Minneapolis/St. Paul markets in the great state of Minnesota and will partner with the Original Gravity group of distributors consisting of Capitol Beverage Sales, Thorpe Distributing, College City Beverage and C&L Distributing.

If today’s press release from Oskar Blues is any indication, competition in the craft beer category is poised to heat up in the New Year. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery — which also owns and operates a secondary production facility in Brevard, NC — today announced plans to get more aggressive with its distribution efforts in 2014 and, to start the year, Oskar Blues said will expand into five new states

Things change quickly in the beer business. On October 16th, Lou Romano — then the director of marketing and wholesaler development at D.G. Yuengling Brewery — was helping the country’s oldest brewery evaluate the Massachusetts market for a possible reentrance in 2014.

Longmont, CO.— Oskar Blues Brewery announced plans early this week to team up with nationally-touring bluegrass/high country band, The Infamous Stringdusters (http://thestringdusters.com/site/), to raise money for individuals, families, and small business affected by the flooding that washed through Colorado in September. The Grammy-nominated band known for adding a philanthropic touch to their tours chose to… Read more »

Longmont, CO. — Members of the Oskar Blues team took to the stage at the Plaza Convention Center in Longmont on Nov. 1 to accept the 2013 Longmont Area Chamber of Commerce “Large Business of the Year” award. The creators of the award-winning Dale’s Pale Ale and 5280 Magazine’s “Best Wings” were voted the winner… Read more »

There was a land grab in beer distribution last week that saw several craft breweries expand into new markets. SweetWater Brewing Co. signed with River City Distributing in an agreement to bring the Atlanta, Ga.-based brewery’s beer to Louisville, Ky. Oskar Blues announced its plans to expand into Indiana in November via a partnership with… Read more »

With Oskar Blues Brewery’s second brewing facility in Brevard, N.C. running full steam ahead, the company said it plans to expand into a “handful of new states” next year. Oskar Blues will jumpstart the process by entering Indiana in November with three wholesalers: World Class Beer-Monarch Beverage in central and south Indiana, and Indiana Beverage… Read more »

If ever there was a race to open a second brewery on the East Coast, Oskar Blues won by a long shot. The Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery officially opened its second brewing facility in Brevard, N.C. last December, ahead of Sierra Nevada and New Belgium, which are also planning expansions in the Tar Heel State of their own.

Longmont, Colo & Brevard, NC. – James Watt and Martin Dickie, owners of the UK’s fastest-growing brewery, travel across America visiting different American beer towns, celebrating distinctive craft beers and creating their own locally-inspired drafts on Esquire Network’s new show Brew Dogs. Join James & Martin as they visit Oskar Blues’ Brewery, Hops & Heifers… Read more »

Oskar Blues, the Longmont, Colo.-based craft brewery — which got its start as a brewpub and currently operates a number of restaurant operations throughout the Centennial State — today announced it will expand its “craft casual” CHUBurger concept to nearby Coors Field, the home of Major League Baseball’s Colorado Rockies.

Longmont, CO — Jake Smith, A.K.A, The White Buffalo, took a break from promoting his new album, “Shadows, Greys & Evil Ways,” to stop by the original Oskar Blues brewery in Lyons, CO to brew a batch of “The White Buffalo West Coast IPA”—a sessionable, hop-filled collaboration brew concocted after the California-based musician’s favorite style… Read more »

Brevard, N.C. — Oskar Blues Brewery is breaking boundaries once again by sponsoring driver Landon Cassill and his JD Motorsports with Gary Keller team in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Cassill will pilot the No. 4 Oskar Blues Brewery Chevrolet at Charlotte Motor Speedway for the Dollar General 300 on Friday, October 11.

Oskar Blues Brewery is on pace for its ninth straight year of double-digit growth. The Colorado-headquartered craft brewery today announced that company-wide depletions increased 38 percent through the first six months of 2013. The impressive first half numbers were led by 40-percent growth of its flagship offering, Dale’s Pale Ale, which currently makes up 58… Read more »

Longmont, CO and Brevard, NC — Fast cars and great craft beer are teaming up for the first time ever at the Charlotte Motor Speedway (CMS)—NASCAR center of the universe. This is an historic partnership between America’s hometown sport and Oskar Blues all-American made beer.