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Into the Drink With Stranahan's and Oskar Blues

Oskar Blues hops on Barack and Shepard Fairey

Beer and Cheer: Ten FIDDY Imperial Stout

Ten FIDY Imperial Stout Oskar Blues Lyons Ten FIDY is a big, bad mutha. Almost completely black, it looks like motor oil when poured out of one of Oskar Blues's unusual black-and-silver cans. But it tastes fantastic - rich, complex and brimming with roasty, toasty chocolate, nut and coffee flavors. ... More >>

Oskar Blues opens new tasting room in Longmont

Oskar Blues will open its new tasting room, the Tasty Weasel, at 11 a.m. this Friday, February 13, inside its brewing and canning plant in Longmont. At 4 p.m., the Weasel will tap a firkin (roughly a quarter of a barrel) of something to celebrate the grand opening. In fact, Oskar Blues plans to bust ... More >>

Best Ride

Oskar Blues "Blues Bus"

Beer and Cheer

The Winter Brew Fest will warm your cold-weather blues.

Eat Your Beer With Old Chub Bread

Maybe you know Old Chub because you've had it on tap at Oskar Blues or bought a six-pack of this canned Scottish Ale at the liquor store. Or maybe you've heard the name because you took a momentary leave of your senses and purchased a tube of Old Chub chapstick, perhaps the only beer-flavored lip b ... More >>

Colorado beer drinkers have a crush on cans

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for one purpose and one purpose only: drinking micro brews. (To find out about tappings, food pairings and other events, click here or here.) But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look s ... More >>

A Crush on Cans: Ball Packaging

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

A Crush on Cans: Steamworks, Upslope and more

It's American Craft Beer Week - seven days that even the United States Congress felt should be set aside for drinking micro brews. But Colorado's beer culture is worth a deeper look, since 100 craft breweries operated here in 2008, producing 75,000 barrels of delicious beer. Of particular interest ... More >>

The Joy of Sticks

Video games go retro at Lyons Classic Video.

Oskar Blues gets a new chef

​Jason Rogers has signed on as head chef of Oskar Blues, where he's overseeing a complete kitchen renovation of the Oskar Blues Grill & Brew brewpub in Lyons, and will then run the kitchen at the soon-to-open Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids in Longmont. "The moment I met Jason I knew he ... More >>

Oskar Blues Liquids & Solids has yet to solidify

Jason Rogers has a "Midnight Toker."​Oskar Blues's benefit golf tourney today at Twin Peaks is a big hit, with all 144 slots sold out. But when the golf is over, the participants won't be able to retire to the new Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids & Solids in Longmont, as originally planned. That's ... More >>

Oskar Blues elects the Gubna as its next canned brew

​The race for governor of Colorado is in full swing, but the next "Gubna" of Colorado has already been decided. Oskar Blues Brewery will release Gubna Imperial IPA on March 1, the Longmont-based brewer's sixth canned brew. The unusual rye beer is made from three kinds of malt, including rye m ... More >>

Today: Snap up some tickets to the inaugural Sour Fest! Now!

​The inaugural Boulder Sour Fest has been sold out for a while now, but give thanks to the gods of pucker-inducing beer: Additional tickets are going on sale today at 8 a.m. at www.ticketalternative.com/events/9351.aspx. (The address won't work until 8 a.m.) Tickets are extremely limited, so ... More >>

Oskar Blues rolls out Burning Can, an all-canned beer fest

​Leave it to the guys at Oskar Blues Brewery to create a beer festival dedicated strictly to canned craft beer - and why not, since they were the ones who did it first. On June 26, the company will host Burning Can, a festival at Sandstone Park in Lyons (where Oskar Blues was founded) featuri ... More >>

Oskar Blues runs out of beer! Everybody panic!

Oskar Blues​Remember the time you invited twenty people to a party and 150 showed up? As Kelly says in the Outlaw Josey Wales, "Yep, first the silver run out, then the people run out, then the whiskey run out, then the beer run out." That's sort of what happened to the Oskar Blues Brewery in ... More >>

Yes, We Can

Oskar Blues​Remember the time you invited twenty people to a party and 150 showed up? As Kelly says in the Outlaw Josey Wales, "Yep, first the silver run out, then the people run out, then the whiskey run out, then the beer run out." That's sort of what happened to the Oskar Blues Brewery in ... More >>

Red, white and brew: beers that will show your colors on July 4

​It's the Fourth of July weekend (yes, it is here already) and you need some beer to drink to property get into the spirit of things. Well, there's nothing more American than Red, White and Blue, so try these beers for a truly festive fourth. Red: It's hard to go wrong with Odell Brewing's R ... More >>

GABF: Boulder County Brews Cruise, Denver Rare Beer Tasting tix selling fast

​Tickets for the Great American Beer Festival, at the Colorado Convention Center September 16-18, are selling fast, but so are passes to two of most popular events that take place in conjunction with the fest. Tickets for the Boulder County Brews Cruise -- which is sponsored by Draft magazine ... More >>

Oskar Blues adds another award to its laundry list of recognition

​If Oskar Blues Brewery was a Girl Scout, we'd all be rolling our eyes out of our heads at the merit badges crowding her sash. Fortunately, the brewery's accolades derive not from rescuing kittens from trees or helping grandma cross the street, but from the conscientiousness of the company and ... More >>

Oskar Blues does it The Old Chubway

​The Oskar Blues Brewing Company has expanded its empire of oddly-named eateries yet again, adding The Old Chubway: Expeditious Chow Dispensary in Lyons. Oskar Blues already runs its original Grill & Brew in Lyons, the Tasty Weasel Tap Room in Longmont and Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids and Sol ... More >>

Tonight: A Taste of Mexico -- and of Oskar Blues -- at Centro

A Flickr photo.​Centro Latin Kitchen & Refreshment Palace, 950 Pearl Street in Boulder, will present a Taste of Mexico with a Taste of Oskar Blues at 7:30 p.m. tonight. Chef Ian Clark will serve a menu inspired by the food of Durango, Mexico, pairing the dishes with three beers from Oskar Blue ... More >>

10 Things to do for $10 this weekend, November 19-22

​Thanksgiving is just around the corner, which means many people are in store for one hell of a four day weekend. Before that happens we have to deal with one of these pesky two day weekends, or "the bane of Western society" as we like to call them. Two days just doesn't ever seem like enough ... More >>

Gordon Biersch forces Oskar Blues to say G'Knight to its Gordon beer

The new label will be Gordon-free.​Oskar Blues will change the name of one of its four year-round beers after the Tennessee-based Gordon Biersch Brewery Restaurant Group threatened to sue the Colorado company for trademark infringement, says Oskar Blues spokesman Chad Melis. Gordon, the Oskar ... More >>

Hops & Pie hosts Denver's Littlest Big Beer Fest on Sunday

​Maybe you went to the Big Beers, Belgians and Barleywines Festival two weeks ago in Vail. Or maybe you've checked out the Great American Beer Festival, the biggest beer fest of all. If you have, then you know how big "big" can be. Now, it's time to check out how small "big" can be. On Sund ... More >>

Oskar Blues brews up a Deviant first with Old Chicago

Oskar BluesA deviant collaboration began in the Oskar Blues board room.​Old Chicago is giving Colorado beer lovers a brief and deliciously bitter taste of something they've only been able to get previously at Oskar Blues locations. Starting on Wednesday, January 26, the restaurant chain's 27 ... More >>

For a firkin good time, head to Colorado Springs

​Yee-haw! Twenty-four Colorado breweries will round up some wild firkins this weekend and drive them down to Colorado Springs for the seventh annual Firkin Rendezvous. Hosted by Bristol Brewing Company, the rendezvous -- February 19 from 1 to 5 p.m. -- is a fundraiser for the Colorado Brewers ... More >>

Oskar Blues kicks off a big beer weekend along the Front Range by saying G'Knight to Gordon

​Oskar Blues kicks off a massive beer weekend up and down the Front Range on Saturday with a party celebrating the renaming of its legendary beer, Gordon, to G'Knight. Although Oskar Blues has been making Gordon since 2005, it needed to change the name to avoid a trademark infringement lawsuit ... More >>

More equals less: Colorado breweries are pulling out of some states as they grow in others

Great Divide Brewing​Great Divide made beer drinkers in six states cry last week when the Denver brewery acknowledged that it had pulled its beers from the shelves there. In addition to Michigan, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Kentucky, New Mexico and Alaska, the brewer is leaving Washington, D.C ... More >>

Oskar Blues can-cels Burning Can 2011

​Cantastrophe! Oskar Blues, the Longmont brewery that inspired the canned craft beer craze, has canceled its 2011 version of Burning Can, a festival it kicked off last summer. The fest, which debuted in Lyons in 2010, was going to be held in Longmont on June 18 and feature around 100 flavors ... More >>

Beer calendar for the week ahead: Highland Tap gets hot and Falling Rock turns fourteen

​Yes, it's only June 1, but Denver is already making plans for the Great American Beer Festival, which takes place here September 29-October 1. Tickets go on sale at the end of this month, and brewers are thinking about what categories to enter (or brewing up some specialties and hiding them ... More >>

Oskar Blues has never won a Great American Beer Festival medal for its canned beer

​Oskar Blues is one of the fastest-growing craft brewers in Colorado and makes some of the most sought-after, buzzworthy beers in the country. The Longmont brewery started the canned craft beer revolution in 2002, and it still leads the way in the market.

Ten ways to be a beer geek this week, even if you don't have GABF tickets

​The Great American Beer Festival is the biggest, most well-known beer festival in the world. But there are only about 55,000 tickets issued for the three-day event, which starts Thursday -- and they sold out in a record seven days this year. Still, sometimes the best parts of the GABF aren't ... More >>

Oskar Blues will pour Dale's Pale Ale into sixteen-ounce tallboys next year

Oskar BluesThe new cans will be like these...but taller.​Colorado. You're gonna need a bigger coozie. Oskar Blues, the Colorado company that kicked off the craft-beer-in-a-can revolution in 2002, will celebrate a decade of unconventional packaging next year by pouring its flagship brew, Dales' ... More >>

Oskar Blues taps into viral honey badger video with new beer, but honey badger don't care

Oskar Blues is the second Colorado brewery to tap into a viral YouTube video, releasing Honey Badger Smoked Porter at its restaurants in Longmont and Lyons yesterday. The beer was inspired by "The Crazy Nastyass Honey Badger (original narration by Randall)," a National Geographic video with a hilar ... More >>

Pro tips: ten suggestions for doing the Great American Beer Festival right

​Is this your first rodeo? If so, then you won't be alone. The Boulder-based Brewers Association sold 55,000 tickets to this year's Great American Beer Festival -- and you'll feel like every one of those people is in line with you. Maybe it's not your first time, in which case you're probably ... More >>

Oskar Blues finally sips sweet success with three awards at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival

​Colorado breweries won fewer awards at this year's Great American Beer Festival (39) than they did last year (41), but the bling was spread out more evenly between corporately owned companies, big-name independents and small or new breweries. But the biggest winner was Longmont-based Oskar B ... More >>

Skis and Brewskis

​Colorado breweries won fewer awards at this year's Great American Beer Festival (39) than they did last year (41), but the bling was spread out more evenly between corporately owned companies, big-name independents and small or new breweries. But the biggest winner was Longmont-based Oskar B ... More >>

Oskar Blues rolls out the Bone Wagon food truck, serving burritos, wings and burgers

Oskar Blues​Taprooms and food trucks are a perfect match: the taprooms need good grub to feed their customers, and the food trucks need to find good spots with a lot of hungry people. Over the past few years, it's a combination that's worked well for more than a dozen breweries in Denver, Bou ... More >>

Beaujolais and Beyond, CANniversary and more on this week's culinary calendar

​Oskar Blues is celebrating its CANniversary, the coveted Beaujolais varietal gets released, and there's a lot more in food-and-beverages happening in this week's culinary calendar. Here's a taste of what's ahead:

Colorado beer calendar: drink good beer at Falling Rock, Star Bar, Hops & Pie

Facebook​The holiday beer releases came early and often this year, and there are now dozens of them on the shelves and on tap at bars where you can get your cheer on. The Falling Rock Taphouse, in particular, knows how to get into the spirit, wrapping its tap wall in all sorts of holiday goodn ... More >>

Crafty Ladies' Beer Club and Oskar Blues team up to brew FemALE Inspired Stout

Oskar BluesThe Crafty Ladies brew up a beer with Oskar Blues.​Highland Tap and Burger caters to a lot of different neighborhood groups, but owner Katie O'Shea has made a point of frequently hosting a large group of women in her restaurant who have one thing in common: a love for beer. At those ... More >>

CANniversary Celebration at the Tasty Weasel

A Flickr photo.​Talk about celebrating a milestone in style: The Tasty Weasel, 1800 Pike in Longmont, will celebrate Oskar Blues's ninth birthday with a CANniversary Celebration complete with beer tappings, the unveiling of the Bone Wagon food truck, hand-canning, live music, tournaments and m ... More >>

Oskar Blues reveals label for its 2012 Deviant Dale's tallboys

​On Wednesday, I laid down my picks for the best new Colorado beers of 2011 -- a group that had to meet certain qualifications to make the cut. Then, on Thursday, I posted pictures of seventeen new Colorado beer labels we'll be seeing in 2012. Oskar Blues wasn't on either list -- much to the d ... More >>

It's Canned Craft Beer Day! Celebrate with Star Bar or by toasting Ska Brewing

​Update: The Cheeky Monk is also celebrating Canned Craft Beer Day at its Colfax and Westminster locations. Try two canned beers from Belgium, Wittekerke and Bavik Pils ($5), along with Maui Coconut Porter, Avery IPA and Ska True Blonde ($4). The canned craft beer revolution began ten years a ... More >>

Old Chicago scores two rare beers: Oskar Blues HGH and Deschutes Chainbreaker

Oskar Blues FacebookThe Oskar Blues team picks hops.​Old Chicago, which has put a renewed emphasis on serving craft beers over the past two years, has once again scored a couple of exclusive brews.