![]() “I think our experience brewing numerous beer styles and in recent years certain types of IPAs increased our broader understanding of yeast management, enzymatic activity during brewing, and fermentation.”įor example, take Oskar Blues’ experience brewing Pinner. “Ironically, a lot of the things we learned through the years brewing IPAs to hit complex profiles and different ABV levels gave us a leg up on what to do,” says Ryan Dunnavant, Vice President of Operations at CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective. With Oskar’s Lager, Matthews and his team have combined what he learned about traditional European lagering practices with, interestingly enough, Oskar Blues’ IPA brewing experience. Matthews has been visiting Germany every year since 2014, exploring not only the quality of European hops, but also their lagering techniques. What you may not know is they’ve “always had an affinity for lager brewing,” says Tim Matthews, VP Global Brewing at CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective and Head of Brewing Operations at Oskar Blues. Oskar Blues has become most well known for its ales: Dale’s Pale Ale, Old Chub, Ten FIDY, and a slew of IPAs. The Creation of Oskar’s Lager Tim Matthews, VP Global Brewing at CANarchy Craft Brewery Collective and Head of Brewing Operations at Oskar Blues. It’s all a part of the Oskar Blues legacy: Bold. So quite simply, they brewed their own, releasing Oskar’s Lager in 2021.ĭo we hear echos of “Fuck the Industry, Do It Yourself” ringing true here too? But at its core the American pale lager boils down to one simple solution: This is the beer Oskar Blues’ brewers always wanted to drink but couldn’t regularly find in cans on shelves or on draft in taprooms. Oskar’s Lager has been described as many things. Or a beer while out on the trail, after a bike ride, or following a long shift. And over the course of the last two decades, Oskar Blues has continued to innovate, brewing its own Scotch ale, Old Chub, and boundary-breaking Ten FIDY imperial stout (FIDY stands for “Fuck the Industry, Do it Yourself.”) Now, the brewery has struck gold again in the most unassuming way, brewing its revolutionary take on a craft American pale lager called Oskar’s Lager.Ī lawnmower beer. Twenty years ago, Oskar Blues Brewery Founder Dale Katechis bucked convention by releasing the original craft beer in a can. Oskar Blues has never been a brewery to go with the grain.
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