We started our funky little Oskar Blues Grill & Brew just under 18 years ago when Dale Katechis and his high school sweet-heart stumbled across the small town of Lyons, Colorado while on a road trip north from their home in Alabama. That Rocky Mountain trip continued east as Oskar Blues Brewery expanded to a second home in the rolling hills of Pisgah National Forrest of Brevard, North Carolina in 2012. Now, Dale and Oskar Blues are heading south to include Austin, Texas; the Live Music Capital of the World as another place to call home.
We’re stoked to announce the addition of a brewery and taproom music venue in Austin, TX that will be up and running by April 20th, 2016. We’ve been called “The hottest place to be on a Saturday night in Colorado” by Rolling Stone because of our roots in the Colorado music scene and we’re looking forward to expanding our tradition of soul-savin’ live music in Austin.
“North Carolina and Colorado are filled with amazing communities and experiences mingled with live music and Fuh-CAN great craft beer scenes. The passion and rebellious nature of Austin locals, along with the food, craft beer and live music scenes create a vibe that already feels like home” says soul-founder Dale Katechis.
We found a 50,000 square foot brewery space including a 5,000 square foot taproom/music venue location at 10420 Metric, Austin, TX. We’ll brew the full line up of cans and draft with an initial capacity of 30,000 BBLs per year with potential build out capacity exceeding 100,000 BBLs.
“We continue to look at options to grow our brewery to the next level and the experience of opening a smaller, intimate taproom and brewery on a grassroots level in Brevard was a hell of a lot of fun. As we grow it’s important to find ways to stay small, engaged and intimate within the communities we want to spend our time in” says Dale.
