Oskar Blues - Asheville, NC

 

Technically Oskar Blues is not in Asheville, it's about a 40min drive in Brevard. However I will start by saying it is worth the drive. We found out Dale himself put the brewery there because he likes riding his bike and wanted a lot of open space...so now we know why it's in the middle of no where haha, it's okay Dale we love the beer! The tasting room always opens at noon and is open til 8 or 10 depending on the day.
-Just like Highland Brewing it is a little off the beaten path,but using a GPS we found it easily. Unlimited amounts of parking.
-When you walk up its overwhelming. Once you find the actual entrance you walk in and just see the entire brewery. I saw pallets full of all types of Oskar Blues cans stacked miles high it seemed. In the distance I could see the entire canning process being done throughout the machines. In front of me is a stairway with a very decorated archway over it (see below).

-Once upstairs, music was on, to the right a massive area of merchandise from stickers, patches, signs, to tshirts, hoodies and hats and tons more. To the left lots of tables for sitting. And in the middle a nice sized bar with a bartender ready to serve.

-As usual I order the sampler. I already have tasted most of Oskar Blues beers at home but figured hey why not try em all at once. We got a bowl of peanuts and enjoyed the beer.
-Best part is the bar overlooks the entire brewery, so it was fun to watch the process while you kick back on the beer being made in front of you.

-As for the beers, I loved them all (except the scotch ale). The Gubna Imperial IPA was excellent, Deviant Dales IPA also excellent, Dales Pale is always good, G'Knight Red was yummy.
-We found out Dale himself put the brewery there because he likes riding his bike and wanted a lot of open space...so now we know why it's in the middle of no where haha, it's okay Dale we love the beer!
-Check them out! http://www.oskarblues.com/about-us/oskarbluesbrevard