Press release from Oskar Blues Brewery:
WHAT: In honor of Canned Food Month, Oskar Blues Brewery has partnered with MANNA FoodBank to run a month-long CANned food drive. For every ten cans donated, do-gooders will be entered into a raffle for a chance to brew a beer with an Oskar Blues brewer. There is no limit to the amount of cans that can be donated or raffle tickets earned.
WHEN: The CANned food drive will take place the entire month of February. The drawing for the raffle will take place on March 4th at the Gubna Imperial IPA release party.
WHY: As the first craft brewery to CAN their beer, Oskar Blues has an affinity for all things CANned. The brewery’s passion also extends to giving back to the community. To quote Oskar Blues’ soul-founder, Dale Katechis, “We all strive as an organization to do things bigger and better than making a buck. Sure, in the early days when we didn’t have a buck, we weren’t able to do the things we can do now. But as we grew, we wove giving back into the culture of the company.”
WHERE: The Tasty Weasel Taproom, Oskar Blues Brewery, Brevard, North Carolina.
CONTACT: Ellen Catlin, ellencatlin@oskarblues.com
About Oskar Blues Brewery
Founded by Dale Katechis in 1997 in Lyons, Colorado, Oskar Blues Brewery launched the craft beer-in-a-can apocalypse with hand-canned, flagship brew Dale’s Pale Ale. Today, Oskar Blues is one of the fastest growing breweries in the country and operates breweries in Longmont, Colorado and Brevard, North Carolina, while producing 192,000 barrels in 2015. The original canned craft brewery continues push innovation with the announcement of an Austin, TX brewery in April of 2016 and creations like The Crowler while it distributes to 46 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., as well as parts of Canada, Sweden, and the U.K.
In 2013, Oskar Blues founded the CAN’d Aid Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity that offers grassroots grants to those making a difference in the areas of community, the environment, music, and more. In 2015 alone, CAN’d Aid partnered with 52 organizations and provided nearly $400,000 in charitable contributions, bringing its doin’ good efforts to $1.3 Million since its inception. To keep up with all things Oskar Blues, visit http://www.oskarblues.com.
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