For more information and social media visit. states, Washington, D.C., as well as parts of Canada, Sweden, and the U.K. The innovative, original canned craft brewery now distributes trail-blazing craft brews to 42 U.S. A few years later we started brewing in the basement and the beer began to gain traction, says Katechis. Oskar Blues has continued craft can innovation by releasing OLD CHUB NITRO as the first American NITRO craft beer-in-a-can and introducing the CROWLER as a canned off-premise growler alternative. The legend of Oskar Blues began when Dale Katechis, on maxed out credit cards, opened up a funky little music joint in the tiny town of Lyons, Colorado situated just outside of Rocky Mountain National Park. In December 2012, Oskar Blues opened the doors to an expansion brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. The brewery has since experienced explosive growth-from packaging 59,000 barrels of beer in 2011 to 149,000 barrels in 2014. In 2008, the makers of the top-selling pale ale in ColoRADo, Dale’s Pale Ale, added a brewery in Longmont, ColoRADo. Look for new new 12-packs of PINNER wherever you buy carry-out beer.įounded as a funky little brewpub by Dale Katechis in 1997, Oskar Blues Brewery launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse in 2002, using a tabletop machine that sealed one can at a time. That’s only one reason a 12-pack of this smooth, crisp, dry-hopped beer is a great bet for barbecues, trailside picnics, and beach adventures. There’s not much more we can say, except PINNER comes in at 4.9 percent ABV and 35 IBUs, making it easy to throw back a few on a hot summer day. “But even if Oskar Blues wasn’t bludgeoning us over the head to make sure we’re in on the joke, you might very well have cracked it open and noticed that the beer smells remarkably like bud.” “It should hit you right in the face, as soon as you smell the beer…Having a beer with that very orange-y, citrus aroma that has been called ‘kind bud.’ We enjoy it – and it resonates with our customers, who enjoy it as well.” -Oskar Blues Soul Founder Dale Katechis in The Denver Post “This IPA is light and low in potency, coming in at only 4.9% ABV – without sacrificing the flavors and aromas you’ve come to expect from the line of great Oskar Blues beers.” “A verdant aroma preps the palate for a front-to-back hop onslaught: Resiny pine, fresh-cut grass, sweet onion and light woody flavor flow harmoniously over the tongue as one cohesive, delicious sip.” -Kate Bernot, DRAFT Magazine Here’s what a few folks who drink beer have said about Oskar Blue Brewery’s newest brew: Now party 12-packs filled with 12-ounce CANs of juicy, crushable PINNER are lighting up shelves across the nation, building on the wild success of the draft, 6ers, and mixed 12s. Next came an expanded mixed 12-pack, aka the PINNERtrated CANundrum hotbox. “It’s a throwback to the old style of IPAs that weren’t super high ABV, but we also call it that just because Pinner is real easy to ‘throwback’ a few.-Longmont, CO & Brevard, NC – First there were kegs of draft. Katechis considers the beer to be somewhat of a throwback for several reasons. The base is Mosaic, Citra, Azacca, Eldorado, Calypso, Experimental 07270, Cascade and Centennial. “We wanted to make sure Pinner has a considerable hop aroma but also a focus on malts and a quality mouth feel for a beer it’s size, we’re stoked about what we’ve done with it.” The beer contains eight hops. “It’s a get out and be active beer it’s a beer you have on the trail for the end of a bike ride or a long hike.” Pinner fits well with Oskar Blue’s line-up of three dimensional high ABV beers. “It’s reminiscent of our other hoppy beers (Dales Pale Ale and G’Knight) but it’s also crushable, so you can throw back a few,” says Katechis. Pinner is an IPA that begins with a huge citrus aroma that practically slaps you in the face from the first sip to the last. It’s a chance to give some old street slang some new life and a nod to subtle inside jokes we have fun with our beer drinkers.” Related: Beer Auctions: Bidding On Rare Stouts, Sours, and Lambics “I guess the younger generations don’t really use that term, which I like. “Growing up, pinners were small joints,” says Katechis. That’s not to say this type of aroma wouldn’t still appeal to someone that doesn’t partake. “Like a lot of our beers, the hop character and the aroma has always reminded people of cannabis. Katechis wouldn’t necessarily say marijuana smokers would specifically like this beer above all others but there are some qualities in Pinner that might seem familiar to them. It’s also because the beer is so full of hop flavor, and hops (Humulus Lupulus) and marijuana (Cannabis Sativa) are two genera in the same family: Cannabinaceae. It’s not just because Mary Jane is decriminalized in Colorado. You might be confused as to why the need for so many marijuana references. To add to that, the tagline on the can is the tongue and cheek “Can I be Blunt”. For those unaware, “pinner” is a slang term for a joint. Oskar Blues’ newest beer is called Pinner.
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