Oskar Blues Brewery

A great place at the foothills of the mountains with a good atmosphere and a good selection of beers. A good brewery to relax and have some good beers. It is very close to another Brewery, so that helps.

 

Visited here with Da Boss for some food and beer after trolling around Transylvania County looking at Waterfalls. Have to say we are enjoying pursuing breweries and waterfalls since we located to NC from the low desert!
Vibe of the place was all outdoors as far as i know with a large patio that had heaters installed both portable and permanently attached, effective enough on a windy mid to upper 40's day. Lots of picnic tables in the shade and sun, dogs roaming, little kids playing cornhole so a nice scene. Bathrooms are all port-a-potties with hand washing stations outside. Suspect they have music there given the space available. There was also bar seating for a handful of folks.
Quality of the beer and food was good. I primarily was looking for Double Dales and they had it on tap and it was very good. Da Boss had a 95-calorie light lager pint and i found that it had decent flavor.
Service was really nice and friendly at the bar but not the fastest. The boys out at the food truck were not the friendliest sort but there is a reason some folks stay behind the scenes LOL!
Selection of beverages was good; maybe a 1/2 dozen beer alternative beverages and maybe 12-15 OBB and ex-Canarchy brews available.
Overall a good experience, would go there again.

Went here the other day and wrote this review down on a napkin.

V - A lot more chill than you'd expect! Games, cool people, and a lot of open space outside. Pretty fun to get your brew at the bar, then walk around the lawn with it.
Q - Pretty good beer, and alright food. The food didn't really justify its price, but it was alright. Not too much to complain about.
Se - Bar service was top-notch - fast, friendly, and easy. The bartenders were very knowledgeable and chill, and lines were short. The food truck on the other hand, took quite a long time - especially for smaller orders being filled by myself and other people ordering. Food truck staff was very friendly, though.
Sl - A pretty good beer menu, and a limited food truck menu. I would probably have made available more options such as red ales, brown ales, and pilsner options, but I understand if they aren't wanting to brew them throughout the year. I do appreciate their to-go selection of canned/bottled beers, though.

Worth going to at least once, for the atmosphere.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Brewer Throwdown at Oskar Blues in Brevard, NC is an event that any brewery should be envious of. Ten brewers at Oskar Blues created their own unique, limited edition beers and let the patrons decide the winner. Of course, I tried all the beers and will review them. But first a few insights into the brewery itself. The venue is a bit bare-bones but very laid back. People go and come as they please and there isn’t anything stopping you from peaking around the brewery a bit while you drink. The patrons are an eclectic mix of young and old, hippies and office workers, parents and single bros. Because of this mix the atmosphere is interesting and I had a variety of conversations with some of the other patrons. Also, the live bluegrass music was quite good. However, there is a lack of style and substance; I’m not sure I’d go back to the brewery unless a particularly interesting event caught my eye.

 

 

 

 

They had several experimental beers to try, which is always a plus in my book!

 

 

Disappointed in their selection at the brewery. Really expecting more than 1 small batch or specialty brew. They had their normal line up of productions brews and one small batch. Long flight of stairs to tasting room, and issue for my wife, and restroom downstairs?

I like several of their brews, such as Pinner Throwback IPA, but nothing about the brewery tasting room/brewery to beckon me back. Must be great for the folks that live in the area though.

Visited again probably 18 months after the first. Still very little to offer for small batch brews. Most of what was ontap can be found in any grocery store with a good beer department.

The stairs to the tasting room are absurd, probably 2 stories in height, NO accommodations for people with mobility issues.

Food truck (Oscar Blues own) is awesome!

Friendly and helpful staff on each of my 3 or 4 visits.
16 taps in the second story taproom that has a wall of glass overlooking the brewery. Gets crowded on weekends but there's a large covered outdoor area in addition to the modest size taproom. Good view out the window behind the bar... you can forget you are in an industrial park. Tap prices are reasonable but most take away cans are surprisingly high priced.

OK, OB Brevard is in a pre-engineered metal building at the bitter end of the the cul-de-sac of an industrial park road. That having been said, it's a really gritty, funky, end-of-the-road brewpub with a lot of character - all the more amazing because it's in a totally characterless building in a totally characterless environment.

But....

The brewpub is upstairs (relative to the working brewery on the ground floor) and (when I was there) offered a complete selection of all the OB brews. They have a barrel (yes, a real BARREL) of spiced peanuts for free, ostensibly to get you to consume more of their beer. They're pretty spicey. Good strategy.

Other than that, the menu seems to consist of a food truck parked outside. SInce it was 50 degrees, windy, and raining hard, we didn't attempt to sample the food truck's wares. (If they were even open.) But the warm and friendly vibe inside more than offset the weather.

Frankly, I'd have spent the rest of my mortal existence there but I was on vacation with my wife and we had places to go and things to see. One Ten Fidy and one Old Chub pint and we were outta there, on our way to Sierra Nevada - a totally different experience (see my review of that venue elsewhere).

I would totally patronize these guys if I lived in the Brevard area. Probably best that I don't......

 

 

 

 

It is a big, impressive (at least if you haven't been to Sierra Nevada first) and very utilitarian facility. The taproom is kind of small, but well stocked with their standard beers and one or two one offs. I was kind of hoping for more unique stuff on tap, but did enjoy the two beers I hadn't seen before. It is worth stopping in if you are in Brevard anyway, but I wouldn't advise anyone to come all the way from Asheville for the experience you are going to get here.

Oskar Blues in Brevard was a nice stop on the way back to Atlanta from Asheville, albeit far off of the beaten path it felt like. The selection was pretty much expected, everything that they can (except Ten Fidy) was on tap including a few variations on existing brews, a nitro tap, and a smoked porter called Judas Porter.

Nothing other than ordinary shelf beers to go, which was disappointing. Other than that, a good experience though, not one I'd necessarily repeat unless I heard they had something extra special on tap or to-go.

Sadly, very few malty delights at the beginning of the summer. Good selection of their hoppiest brews, but the tap-room was so wickedly hot that the entire experience was pretty miserable.

Despite Oskar Blues growing exponentially, the brew pub has a nice intimate feel with a great view of the monster sized tanks. The selection was good and though most of the beer was from Colorado it still tasted fresh. I enjoyed it here and hope to get the tour next time.

 

They have all of their year round offerings and a few special releases...the place looks and smells like a brewery...loved it

 

 

 

 

If you can find something negative to say about this place I don't think I would ever want to have a beer with you. Awesome staple beers. Not a bad beer in their rotation. The bartender and tour guide was friendly and carried on a conversation with us the whole time we were there. Picked up some special singles that they don't distribute and even got some root beer to take home for the kids. I am really rooting for the brewery to continue doing well on the east coast. If I lived near here I would be a regular. That is the single best thing I think I could say about a brewery.

Also one more awesome thing. Make sure you pick up a "crowler". They can a 32oz can for you. It is great.