Note the city…
Yesterday, 12/12/12, Oskar Blues brewed their first batch of Dale’s Pale Ale at their new Brevard, North Carolina location. The brewery, spanning 33,000 square feet, plans on brewing 40,000 barrels (1.2 million gallons) of beer in 2013. Both Brewery Founder Dale Katechis and Brevard Head Brewer Noah Tuttle were present for the inaugural batch.
The facility opens to the public today, with a separate restaurant and music venue coming soon to the city. A fun feature for future visitors is the tap room, dubbed the Thirsty Squirrel, which overlooks the entire brewery from above. The tap room is open air, putting you right in the middle of the action.
Beer Street Journal toured the facility last weekend as workers and brewers alike finalized the brewery buildout. Below is our photo tour of the facility. Enjoy! (Note: Uses arrow keys to scroll through pics…)
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- You’ll Find it…
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- View from the outside
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- Anne aka @Brewgasm shows off the place
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- Fermentation space
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- The canning line twists & turns
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- Testing the new canning line
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- That doesn’t say Colorado!
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- New cold box. You could play football in there…
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- Grain
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- Safety first.
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- New brew house
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- Working on the depalletizer
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- Depalletizer
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- Tanks
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- Brewing platform
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- From the tasting “room”
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- Tasting room under construction
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- Kegs of course…
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- America.
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- Tanks from the Tasting Room
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- Welding. Get that man a beer.
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- Oskar Brevard Panoramic from the Tasting Room
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- The future bar
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- Assembling the new tap room
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- Note the city…
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- Anne holds crushed Gordon/G’Knight cans. Used as decoration
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- More crushed cans
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- In case you get thirsty…
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- Ska/Oskar Blues Collaboration
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- Recognize that paint job?
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- The Official Oskar Blues Trolley
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- You’ll see this around town
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- What would you drive? Beer Trolley? Or Zamboni?
