Oskar Blues has at all times performed issues slightly in a different way. Twenty years in the past, founder Dale Katechis determined he needed to take craft beer on a motorbike journey. However how to do this? By replying to an unsolicited fax for a used hand-seamer and placing the authentic craft beer right into a can, after all.
Now, because the famend brewery celebrates this two decade CANiversary, they wish to acknowledge the followers (i.e. you) who’ve helped them develop all these years from that drafty basement of their brewpub in Lyons, CO.
Afterall, brewing beer and beginning a brewery is difficult work. However so is your individual day job, aspect hustle, inventive gig, or no matter you do for “work.”
You deserve some recognition too.
For all these years blowing off steam with Oskar Blues beers.
For all these hours between Friday at 5 o’clock and Monday morning elevating a pint and crushing a can.
Ingesting will not be the toughest job, however it does deserve some recognition.
That’s why their brewery crew is looking out the nation to seek out the Oskar Blues Brewery twentieth CANiversary “Worker of the 12 months.”
A couple of candy prizes shall be up for grabs, together with 100 limited-edition customized “Worker of the Month” vacuum-insulated can coolers. And for one fortunate winner, an unique Oskar Blues swag pack (so you’ll be able to gown such as you work there) together with a customized “Worker of the 12 months” plaque along with your face on it to hold of their taprooms.
You could have the possibility to be part of Oskar Blues’ daring, contemporary legacy, perpetually etching your identify into the very halls the place Dale first modified the course of the beer trade perpetually.
How?
Effectively, it’s so simple as consuming an Oskar Blues’ beer or two or three and checking them in on the Untappd App between August fifth and September fifth.
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Oskar Blues has at all times been on the vanguard of craft beer. Whether or not brewing its personal Scotch ale, Previous Chub, or the boundary-breaking Ten FIDY imperial stout (FIDY stands for “Fuck the Business, Do it Your self”).
Whether or not crafting considered one of our favourite session IPAs—One-y, the brewery’s personal revolutionary tackle a craft American pale lager known as Oskar’s Lager, or the brand new hazy pale ale collab with CamelBak known as Bak Nation.
Whether or not beginning a brand new line of IPAs such because the Can-O-Bliss IPA Collection and Steep Coast Mountain Double IPA Collection.
Or the beer that began all of it—Dale’s Pale Ale.
All that is to say that every one you must do for an opportunity at changing into a legendary Oskar Blues fan is to…drink some Oskar Blues beers and verify them in on Untappd between August fifth and September fifth.
That’s it!
The extra you drink, the extra you’ll be able to degree up.
Every beer upgrades you to the following degree, beginning with “Worker of the Week.”
Worker of the Week
Changing into an “Worker of the Week” is fairly easy. Simply check-in anybody Oskar Blues beer on the Untappd app.
One check-in will get you the unique “Worker of the Week” badge.
We advocate going for a beer that bucked conference like Dale’s Pale Ale.
And even the latest collab with CamelBak—Bak Nation, a 5.8% hazy pale ale.
You’ll be able to’t go fallacious consuming any of Oskar Blues’ beers. The one fallacious transfer can be to cease there.
Worker of the Month
Pull a double and down two totally different Oskar Blues beers this month and verify them in on Untappd for the possibility to win an official “Worker of the Month” can cooler.
We advocate consuming a Double Dales as a result of two is healthier than one. This legendary beer doubles down on the hops for a DIPA worthy of carrying on the Dale identify. Though possibly drink one on Saturday and one on Sunday as a result of, at 9% ABV, consuming two in a single evening might sneak up on you.
However fortunately, if you’re in search of a beer you’ll be able to drink two of in a single sitting, Oskar Blues just lately launched Oskar’s Lager. The beer all their brewers needed to drink in bars and taprooms, however might by no means discover.
In order that they brewed their very own.
Clocking in at solely 95 energy, 2.5 grams of carbs, and a 4.2% ABV, Oskar’s Lager affords that basic mild lager consuming expertise, however with an enormous punch of taste.
That is the post-lawn mowing, post-hiking, post-shift beer that retains on giving.
Talking of…
Worker of the 12 months
Okay, you overachiever, we see you placing in that extra time. Crush and check-in three totally different Oskar Blues beers this month on Untappd and also you’ll qualify as an “Worker of the 12 months” with the chance to win the “Final Advantages Bundle.”
As part of the package deal, you’ll win an unique swag pack. However most significantly, you’ll get a plaque along with your very personal identify on it to hold in Oskar Blues taproom perpetually and ever.
Turn out to be part of Oskar Blues custom and lore simply by consuming three Ten FIDYs. We’re joking! Though consuming three can be fairly legendary, don’t do this. You’ll most likely find yourself on the ground as a substitute of on a plaque on the wall.
For our cash, right here’s the transfer. Choose up The Works Mixpack, which incorporates: three cans of Dales and Double Dales and 6 cans of Oskar’s Lager. Carry it to your subsequent get together and technically you and three of your folks can every drink three beers, qualifying you all to be Oskar Blues Workers of the 12 months.
Effectively, What Are You Ready For?
Whether or not you’ve been consuming Oskar Blues because the first can of Dale’s was packaged in 2002 otherwise you cracked your first Oskar’s Lager this week, Oskar Blues needs to honor your excellent efficiency.
Get consuming and checking in beers to develop into an official Oskar Blues Worker of the 12 months!
