Oskar Blues Brewery, a trailblazer in the canned craft beer revolution, has continued its growth pattern posting a 60 percent increase in shipments in January 2011 vs. January 2010.
2010 proved to be one of the most challenging years for the beer category, and yet craft beer has been the exception. Since 2007, canned craft beer sales have grown six-fold, and the number of craft brewers canning beer has exceeded the one hundred mark.
Oskar’s immediate focus now is furthering its infrastructure while brewing more consistent quality beer than ever before. The brewery recently installed a 200 BBL fermenter and a 200 BBL bright tank, the first of three capacity increases scheduled for early this year. The investments in quality control, infrastructure and people have positioned the brewery for another explosive year for craft canned brews led by the original, Dale’s Pale Ale.
