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Longmont, CO & Brevard, NC -- Funky
little Oskar Blues Grill & Brew started just under 18 years ago
when Dale Katechis and his high school sweet-heart stumbled across the
small town of Lyons, Colorado while on a road trip north from their home
in Alabama. In 2012, that Rocky Mountain trip continued east as Oskar
Blues Brewery expanded to a second home in the rolling hills of Pisgah
National Forest of Brevard, North Carolina. Now, Dale and Oskar Blues
are heading south to Austin, Texas, the Live Music Capital of the World,
as another place to call home.
Oskar Blues, named "The hottest place to be on a Saturday
night in Colorado" by Rolling Stone because of its roots in the
Colorado music scene, will open a brewery and taproom in Austin, TX by April 20, 2016. The brewery will continue its tradition of soul-savin' live music with a music venue as part of the taproom.
"North
Carolina and Colorado are filled with amazing communities and
experiences mingled with live music and Fuh-CAN great craft beer
scenes. The passion and rebellious nature of Austin locals, along with
the food, craft beer and live music scenes create a vibe that already
feels like home," says soul-founder Dale Katechis.
The
brewery secured a 50,000 square foot brewery space including a 5,000
square foot taproom/music venue location at 10420 Metric Boulevard.
Oskar Blues will brew the full line up of cans and draft with an initial
capacity of 30,000 BBLs per year with potential build out capacity
exceeding 100,000 BBLs.
"We
continue to look at options to grow our brewery to the next level and
the experience of opening a smaller, intimate taproom and brewery on a
grassroots level in Brevard was a hell of a lot of fun. As we grow it's
important to find ways to stay small, engaged and intimate within the
communities we want to spend our time in," says Dale.
Oskar
Blues is known as the first craft brewery in the country to brew and
hand-can their beer which began in November 2002. Since then, Oskar
Blues has continued explosive growth and is regarded as one of the
fastest growing breweries in the country. In 2015, Oskar Blues earned a
position in the top half of the Inc. 5000
list of fastest-growing private companies in America for the fifth year
in a row and is ranked number 24 on the Brewers Association Top 50
Breweries list.
As
the brewery and Colorado restaurants have been blessed with growth,
Oskar Blues also works hard to keep that hands-on, grassroots feel by
kicking off small projects like The Crowler, B Stiff & Sons Old
Fashioned Root Beer, Hotbox Coffee Roasters, North Carolina's REEB Ranch and handmade mountain bikes with REEB Cycles.
Check out Oskar Blues Brewery's NEW website at www.oskarblues.com and the Oskar Blues Austin Facebook page / @OskarBluesATX twitter for additional details. #OBAustin
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About Oskar Blues Brewery
Founded
by Dale Katechis in 1997 in Lyons, Colorado, Oskar Blues Brewery
launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse with hand-canned, flagship
brew Dale's Pale Ale. Today, Oskar Blues is one of the fastest growing
breweries in the country and operates breweries in Longmont, Colorado
and Brevard, North Carolina, while approaching 200,000 barrels in 2015.
The original canned craft brewery continues to stay innovative with
releases like The Crowler. Oskar Blues Brewery currently distributes to
44 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., as well as parts of Canada, Sweden,
and the U.K. To keep up with all things Oskar Blues, visit www.oskarblues.com
In 2013, Oskar Blues founded the CAN'd Aid Foundation,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that community puts its spin on
doin' good by supporting Tunes, Treads + Trails and Love Yur Mama
programs in communities around the US.
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