In December of 2012, Oskar Blues opened the doors to an additional brewery in Brevard, North Carolina. Recently, Oskar Blues secured an additional 60,000 square feet in their Colorado location to allow additional production and add six full-size Brunswick bowling lanes to the Tasty Weasel Taproom.Together, the breweries packaged 119,000 barrels of beer in 2013, distributing trailblazing craft brews to 36 states and Washington, D.C. The brewery has since experienced explosive growth-packaging 59,000 barrels of beer in 2011 and 86,750 barrels in 2012. In 2008, the makers of the top-selling pale ale in ColoRADo, Dale’s Pale Ale, moved into a 35,000-square-foot facility in Longmont, ColoRADo. Pack-O-Bliss will be distributed nationwide and should be on-shelves now for those looking to celebrate its return.Founded as a 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. It was a topic at almost every meeting we’ve had over the past year. “The sheer volume of responses via every single possible type of communication - e-mail, phone calls, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, etc. Coming in at 4.9 percent ABV and 35 IBUs, this primo dry-hopped brew is easy to throw back. While Oskar Blues is hoping to entice new drinkers with their storied lineup of IPAs, they will have no trouble convincing the Pinner fanatics - of which there are many - to buy the entire mixed pack even, even when it only comes with three 12-ounce cans of precious Pinner. LONGMONT, CO AND BREVARD, NC Oskar Blues is rolling out PINNER Throwback IPA in 6-packs of 12-ounce CANs nationwide this month, following the release of PINNER in mixed 12-pack CANundrum and on draft. That’s the case for Oskar Blues and for Pinner, which makes its appearance in the mixed pack, as opposed to a standalone release, a smart business decision. A Session IPA typically doesn’t draw headlines, but done well, it can tie together a brewery’s entire IPA lineup. The presence of Pinner should help smooth any ridges around the purchasing decision for many undecided beer drinkers looking to try something new and exciting. Presenting an all-IPA mix pack seems a bit daring in today’s current market given beer drinker’s fleeting preferences and curiosity for lower-ABV offerings. We knew a lower-ABV, crushable IPA belonged in the pack - Pinner IPA was always the answer,” said Baker. “With Pack-O-Bliss, we are exploring the vast range of IPA flavors by delivering the most innovative hop combinations and heady varieties. While the addition of Pinner to the mixed pack will surely help satisfy those who demanded its return, it should also complete Oskar Blues’ goal for creating the mixed pack, which was to provide consumers with a fresh, yet balanced take at the many flavors and varieties that an IPA can present. We didn’t have much of a choice in the matter. For months, on almost every single post we make (no matter the content), Pinner fans have simply left ‘Bring back Pinner’ or even just ‘Pinner’ as a comment. “The Pinner IPA comeback was driven by calls from beer drinkers on all of our social media channels. It might also quell the incessant social media comments Aaron Baker, senior marketing manager for Oskar Blues Brewery, says has filled their social media channels since the session IPA disappeared from shelves. It’s a hit of nostalgia and comfort for beer drinkers at a time people might need it the most. While I’ve enjoyed the original Can-O-Bliss and am enticed by Oskar Blues’ new resin-filled creation, the real headline generator, and assumed sales-driver, for this mixed pack will be Pinner. Drinkers should expect three 12-ounce cans of each in each Pack-O-Bliss.

Joining Pinner is a new Can-O-Bliss variant, Can-O-Bliss Resinous, which Oskar Blues playfully describes as a potential “West Coast Hazy Juicy New England IPA.” The other two in the mixed pack are the standard Can-O-Bliss and Can-O-Bliss Double IPA. At 4.9 ABV and 35 IBUs, this drinkable IPA uses several varieties of hops to target the ever. Instead of a standalone, shout-it-from-the rooftops social media push, the revival of the session IPA star came as part of Oskar Blues’ recent Pack-O-Bliss mixed IPA pack announcement. Thats the challenge we answered with PINNER Throwback IPA. The return of Pinner IPA might have gone a little bit under the radar. Here’s a look at what Pinner fans can expect from the comeback of the classic, along with what’s new from Oskar Blues that could become cult favorites down the road. Now, Oskar Blues’ fan-favorite session IPA, first introduced in 2014, is back by popular demand and public support, as part of the new Pack-O-Bliss Mixed Pack. Pinner’s loyal following come from the beer’s ability to deliver vibrant pineapple and berry flavors with a bit of resinous hop bite in an easy-to-approach session IPA. The pro-Pinner cries have spammed many an Oskar Blues’ Facebook and Instagram comment sections since it was discontinued back in summer of 2019. “Bring back Pinner.” It’s a sentiment shared by Oskar Blues Brewery’s biggest fans and casual beer drinkers alike.

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