Oskar Blues

Here's to American Craft Beer Week, and something wet in every cup

Here's to American Craft Beer Week (which began Monday), the annual salute to small independent brewers that the Boulder-based Brewers Association (with help from Congress!) created seven years ago to increase awareness of craft beer. Of course, in Colorado, as some people say, every week is craft b ... More >>

First Look: CHUBurger bringing "craft casual" to Longmont this week

"We're basically coining the term 'craft casual,'" says Jason Rogers, the executive chef at the newest dining concept from Oskar Blues, CHUBurger, which is slated to open April 5. The term defines CHUBurger's approach to fast-casual dining -- sure, you walk up to the counter and put in your order ... More >>

Ten Colorado beers that are hitting stores now

Colorado's craft brewers are constantly coming up with new beers, so many that it can be hard to keep up. Some are permanent additions to their lineups, while others are seasonal specialties that arrive for just a few weeks or months each year. Still more are small-batch releases that come and go be ... More >>

Tonight: GABF after-party at Blake Street Tavern

The Great American Beer Festival flows through Denver today through Saturday, bringing with it 580 breweries, 2,700 beers and 49,000 thirsty beer lovers. Aside from the action at the Colorado Convention Center, there are hundreds of other craft beer-related events going on around town, including an ... More >>

Plenty on tap outside of #GABF on the calendar this week

The Great American Beer Fest will fill the Colorado Convention Center this Thursday through Saturday. Tickets to the seminal celebration of craft beer sold out in record time this year, and Cafe Society will be offering up comprehensive and "professional" coverage throughout the week -- as well as a ... More >>

Updated: The Great American Beer Festival 2012 calendar of awesome events

Updated with new events: Tourists may go to Rome to see the Coliseum, but it's the side streets, the adventures and the hidden cafes that typically fill their cameras and their post-trip stories. The same is true of the week surrounding the Great American Beer Festival. The event is the centerpiece, ... More >>

Avery politics, the Vine Street block party and No-Li beer in this week's beer calendar

The Great American Beer Festival is also a great American motivator. In previous years, it has driven local breweries to finish construction projects, open their doors, brew new beers, and generally get their acts in shape. And this year is no exception -- see the Bull & Bush, which is rebuilding it ... More >>

Denver Beer Co celebrates one year with a block party; Oskar Blues keeps growing

On the heels of the Boulder-based Brewers Association report that craft beer sales are up 14 percent so far this year, Longmont's Oskar Blues has posted even more outstanding numbers. The brewer said revenue was up 53 percent in the first six months of 2012. Oskar Blues credited the growth to a rece ... More >>

Red, White and Oskar Blues at West End Tavern tonight

If you feel it's your patriotic duty to continue celebrating, head to West End Tavern, 926 Pearl Street in Boulder, which will continue its Fourth of July festivities with Red, White and Oskar Blues: a tap takeover showcasing rare and unique beers from Oskar Blues Brewing Co.

Catch the Stars

Beer, Sun and Fun

Oskar Blues sells out at Jonesy's, takes over at The Kitchen Next Door

If you were interested in attending tonight's Oskar Blues Beer Dinner at Jonesy's EatBar, 400 East 20th Avenue, you're too late. That event is sold out, as is next month's dinner with New Belgium. So sign up now for the Tommyknocker dinner in June -- seats obviously go fast. Those in need of an Osk ... More >>

Left Hand named a top fifty U.S. brewer; Oskar Blues is second in Colorado

Longmont won big today when the Brewers Association, based just down the road in Boulder, released its annual list of the top fifty biggest craft brewers in the United States. Left Hand Brewing, which was founded in Longmont in 1993, cracked the list for the first time, logging in at number 49. The ... 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 >>

Colorado beers to look forward to in early 2012

The past twelve months have seen the release of some truly amazing canned and bottled beers in Colorado, and 2012 is shaping up to be quite a big year as well.

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 >>

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:

Skis and Brewskis

I pity the fool! Oskar Blues issues hilarious correction to a GABF announcement

The announcements highlighting Colorado's big wins at the Great American Beer Festival have been coming fast and furious from local breweries since the three-day event ended on Saturday. But nothing was as entertaining as the correction/clarification issued by Oskar Blues concerning its three-medal ... More >>

Colorado beer calendar: Great American Beer Festival edition

Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink. Well, not when there's this much beer around. Welcome to Great American Beer Festival week in Denver -- which is, for some, the most wonderful time of the year. And the presents have already started arriving. But whether you have tickets to the main ... More >>

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 >>

The Oskar Blues Ordeal gives beer fans a look at a craft brewing kingdom

​Oskar Blues has been one of the rock stars of the craft brewing industry for nearly a decade -- ever since it became the first microbrewery to can its big beers. And this week, Oskar Blues is offering its legions of fans a peek behind the curtain, not just of the brewery in Longmont, but of i ... More >>

Colorado beer calender for the week: Captain Midnight saves the day at Bull & Bush

​Saturday, June 18, was supposed to be the day of the second annual Burning Can festival, an all-canned beer bonanza featuring craft beers from around Colorado and the rest of the country. Sadly, it was not to be. Oskar Blues, which created and hosts the event, canceled it, saying logistical i ... More >>

Ten beers that will make you a man -- if they don't kill you first

Avery's ​Mephistopheles' Stout​You're a man, so by definition, everything you do must be manly, right? Wrong. There are hundreds of beers out there to choose from, lining the liquor store shelves and bar taps like kids waiting to get picked for a game of recess football. But only a very of ... 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 >>

Guess where I'm drinking?

Lori Midson​Ever beer at this bar is poured from cans, and on Friday night, Oskar Blues took control of the taps, while a kick-ass country band commanded the dance floor. Can you guess where I'm drinking? Special bonus: Anyone who gives the first correct answer to the week's Where am I dri ... 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 >>

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 >>

Chili today, very hot tomorrow at two different contests

​ While harvest parties are cropping up all over town, other events are celebrating another fall favorite: chili. Groups are cooking up two very different chili cookoffs tomorrow: one at a neighborhood coffeehouse that's definitely do-it-yourself, the other far more formal, but guaranteed fun, ... 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 >>

Mile High Sci Fi: Get drunk and laugh at Red Dawn at the Oskar Blues Brewery

The crew from Mile High Sci Fi - the off-the-wall movie-watching comedy show -- has never been shy about beer: "We sell it right there in the theater," says member Matt Vogl. "Sometimes we even have a red wagon that we pull up the aisle, vendor-style." And on Saturday, they'll take their show, wh ... More >>

Feel the burn with the Oskar Blues ghost wing challenge

This might hurt a little.​Do you think you're tough? No, seriously, do you think you're tough? Because if you have even a lingering doubt about the fortitude of your stomach lining or the iron sides of your throat, you won't want to try the ghost wing challenge at Oskar Blues Homemade Liquids ... 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 >>

Craft breweries are on a roll

​With the Great American Beer Festival (September 24-26) and the first ever Denver Beer Fest (September 18-27) both around the corner, the craft beer industry's major trade group has released some mid-year statistics on what's been brewing nationwide. The Brewers Association reports that craf ... More >>

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 >>

This weekend: Raise a pint to the Greater Boulder Beer Festival

​ It's not quite on the same tap as the Great American Beer Festival, which flows down on Denver on September 24 at the Colorado Convention Center, but the toddler-aged Greater Boulder Beer Festival, which turns two this year, isn't exactly a slacker when it comes to suds. Sure, it's small i ... 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: Wynkoop vs. Breckenridge

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 >>

Chocolate and beer -- what more could you need?

The Colorado Chocolate Festival returns to the Denver Merchandise Mart this weekend, starting with a Friday Night Gala from 7 to 10 p.m. tonight; the regular show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets to the gala are $12, regular admission is $7 adults, kids 5-12 are $3, and under 5 are free ... More >>

The Wynkoop's canny new strategy

The Wynkoop Brewing Co. was the first modern-era brewpub to open its doors in Denver, and this summer, it plans to become the first city brewery to sell its beer in cans. "We're pushing for June," says new Wynkoop head brewer Andy Brown, who got the project off the ground by persuading the owners o ... More >>

Beer and Cheer

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

Oskar Blues hops on Barack and Shepard Fairey

The Gang's All Beer

Into the Drink With Stranahan's and Oskar Blues

The Gang's All Beer

The Gang's All Beer

In Like Lyons

Getting the Brews

The Joy of Sticks

Video games go retro at Lyons Classic Video.

Best Ride

Oskar Blues "Blues Bus"