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Oskar Blues Brewery

🌍 United States · Regional · Known for a full range of styles
Known for a full range of styles

Founded in 1997 in Lyons, Colorado — moved to Longmont as it grew. Oskar Blues pioneered the craft beer can revolution in 2002 with Dale's Pale Ale, when virtually no other craft brewery would touch aluminium. Now one of America's largest independent craft breweries. Changed how craft beer is sold, stored and drunk across America.

4Beers
4Styles
7.6%Avg ABV
1997Founded
Consistency· share of beers above catalogue avg
0%
catalogue avg 43%

Beers by Oskar Blues Brewery

4 beers

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Brewery DNA

The recurring character behind the beers

Drawn from all 4 beers in the catalogue.

Emerging signature · based on 4 beers
Signature
What keeps showing up across their beers.
maltyevery beer
4 of 4 beers
hoppy
2 of 4 beers
caramel
2 of 4 beers
chocolate
2 of 4 beers

With 4 beers, only recurring notes are shown — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Portfolio range
How broad they brew.
Broad4 beers · 4 style families
Pale Ale 1Lager 1Strong 1Stout 1

Their signature has to hold across very different styles — which makes the notes that do recur more telling, not less.

How they compare
Each beer measured against others of its own style, then averaged across the range. Compared with 205 other breweries making American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout.
Three beers is enough for a first read, not a full house style — one unusual beer moves this a lot.

Across 4 beers in 4 style families, none of Oskar Blues Brewery's characters carry through the whole range — the mix of styles they brew is the signature here.

typical for American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial StoutOskar Blues Brewery
in no beersin every beer
malty
in all 4 of their beers · typical American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout brewery: 4 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
bitter
in 3 of 4 · typical American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout brewery: 3 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
boozy
in 3 of 4 · typical American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
full-bodied
in 3 of 4 · typical American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout brewery: 2 in 5
A shade above, but within the field.
smooth
in 2 of 4 · typical American Pale Ale, German Pilsner and Imperial Stout brewery: 3 in 5
A shade below, but within the field.
Brewery performance
How their beers place in the hopIQ ranking.
Top 83%
average beer performance
0
beers in the Top 100
0 / 4
beers above the median
#2570
best ranked beer
Oskar Blues Ten FIDY Imperial Stout

Their beers place in the Top 83% of the catalogue on average, across 4 ranked beers. One clear standout well ahead of the rest.

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About Oskar Blues Brewery

Founded in 1997 in Lyons, Colorado — moved to Longmont as it grew. Oskar Blues pioneered the craft beer can revolution in 2002 with Dale's Pale Ale, when virtually no other craft brewery would touch aluminium. Now one of America's largest independent craft breweries. Changed how craft beer is sold, stored and drunk across America.

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