The Oskar Blues Ordeal + GABF Events

The Oskar Blues Ordeal is four days of GABF bus tours featuring Live Music, Specialty Beers and Backstage Access to all things Oskar Blues.

Visit the original Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons, the 50 acre Hops & Heifers farm, Homemade Liquids & Solids Restaurant and The Tasty Weasel Taproom in the Brewery. JUMP IN & JOIN US.

Check out the schedule below, pick a day or an event you’d like to attend & let us know.

Please RSVP to Sheryl Barto: [email protected]

Wednesday
Morning Bus Schedule

• 8:30am: Pick up in Downtown Denver
• 10-11am: Breakfast burritos from Oskar Blues Old Chubway & a tour of the original brewery & Restaurant in Lyons, CO.
• 11:30am-12pm: Tour of the Oskar Blues Hops & Heifers 50Acre Farm
• 12:30-1:30pm: Brewery tour and beer tasting at the TastyWeasel Taproom.
• 1:45-2:45pm: Lunch & specialty beer at Homemade Liquids &Solids
• 4pm: Arrive back in downtown Denver or….

Evening Bus Schedule

• 4pm: Pick up in Downtown Denver
• 5pm: Arrive in Lyons, coloRADo.
• 10pm: Depart Lyons for Denver

Double Down – Complete the morning tour & continue on to Hump Day Hops & Heifers Hoedown ( Details Below)

Hump Day Hops & Heifers Hoedown with Live Music from Holden Wofford & the Hi Beams

Join us at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons, from 5-10pm. Grab a couple of beers, including fresh-hopped specialties made with hops from our farm, live music, Mechanical Bull, our farm-to-table Hops & Heifers buffet, Specialty Beers and a bus ride from Denver to the party and back.

“Double Down” – Stick around after the morning tour and catch a bus to the Lyons event and we’ll give you a late night ride to Denver (estimated 10pm departure from Lyons)

For anyone who isn’t able to attend the day tour, but wants to attend the evening event, we’ll pick you up in Denver, drive you to Lyons for the event, and take you back to Denver that night.

Thursday
Hops & Heifers Gospel Brunch
The ultimate beer garden built within our Hops & Heifers farm offers a beer inspired brunch & live Gospel music. We’ll provide food made with meat and vegetables from the farm, fresh-hopped beer made with hops from the vines and live gospel music. For those of you unable to attend the full tour, feel free to sign up just for the brunch.

Bus Schedule

• 8:30am: Pick up in Downtown Denver
• 10am-12pm: Hops & Heifers Farm for the Farm to Table Gospel Brunch
• 12:30-1:45pm: Tasty Weasel for BrewSkee ball, brewery tour & specialty tasting
• 2pm-2:45pm: Homemade Liquids & Solids for apps and OB beer
• 4pm: Arrive back in Denver

Friday
Home Made Liquids & Solids Beer Inspired Lunch
Join us for “A Taste of Oskar Blues,” with a beer-and-Hops & Heifers Farm-inspired buffet, as well as an Oskar Blues Sampler Tray (seven 4oz. beers), including a fresh-hopped beer made with hops from the farm. And, same as above—if you’re not able to join us for the whole day, grab our ear & get there for lunch.

Bus Schedule

• 8:30am: Pick up in Downtown Denver
• 10-11am: Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons- Breakfast burritos from Old Chubway & a tour of the original brewery
• 11:30am-12pm: Tour of the Oskar Blues Hops & Heifers Farm
• 12:30-2pm: “A Taste of Oskar Blues” Beer Lunch at Homemade Liquids & Solids
• 2:15-3pm: Brewery tour and beer tasting at the Tasty Weasel
• 4pm: Arrive back in downtown Denver

Saturday
Cruiser Ride
Catch our bus up to The Tasty Weasel for a cruiser bike ride out to Hops & Heifers farm. After a brewery tour and a fuel-up in the tasting room, we’ll head out on bikes. The ride to the farm is 8 miles. We’ll re-fuel with water, ice cold beer & snacks while touring the farm. Farmer Geoff will give the nitty-gritty about the benefits and importance of farm-to-table sustainable practices.

We’ll have an option for those who want to take a van back to Homemade Liquids & Solids after the first leg of the ride. Once back in Longmont, we’ll have lunch at Homemade Liquids & Solids before heading back to Denver. We’ve partnered up with Bicycle Longmont to help out with bike rentals for the day.

Bus Schedule

• 8:30am: Pick up in Downtown Denver
• 10am-11am: Tasty Weasel brewery tour and beer stop. Get geared up with bikes from a local shop.
• 11am-1:30pm: Bike to Hops & Heifers farm Cruiser Bike Ride (8miles one-way, 16 mile round trip. Half way option available)
• 1:30-2:30mp: Homemade Liquids & Solids for lunch
• 4pm: Arrive back in Denver

Oskar Blues Events- Great American Beer Festival & Denver Beer Fest
Fri. 9/23- 5pm- Firkin Friday at the Tasty Weasel- fresh-hopped The First Lady (Pils/Gubna blend)
Sat. 9/24- 3-6pm- SeptFest at the Ritz Carlton in Denver. Beer, brats & music
Sat. 9/24- 1-4:30pm- The Great Contenders at Wynkoop Brewery
Mon. 9/26- Highland Tap & Burger Firkin & Beer Can Chicken Cook-out
Tues. 9/27- 4:30-7pm- Duo Restaurant Beer Pairing, Denver
Tues. 9/27- 5-7pm- Oskar Blues Rare Beer Tasting at the Paramount Café, Denver
Tues. 9/27- Tasty Tuesday at the Tasty Weasel- Quadzilla- G’Knight dry-hopped with 4 different styles of hops AND Le Bonnie, a French style saison (2 for the week of GABF)
Wed. 9/28- 8:30am-4pm- The Oskar Blues Ordeal Bus Tour- Day 1. See website for details
Wed. 9/28- 5-10pm- Hump Day Hops & Heifers Hoedown w/ Holden Wofford & the Hi Beams, at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons
Wed. 9/28- Blake Street Vault Oskar Blues Tap Takeover, Denver
Wed. 9/28- 6-9pm- Paramount Café Beer Festival featuring Colorado breweries, Denver
Wed. 9/28- 6-9pm- Rackhouse Pub Colorado Rare Beer Tasting, Denver
Wed. 9/28- 6-8pm- Lodo’s North Oskar Blues pint night, Denver
Wed. 9/28- 7:30-9:30pm- Four Seasons (Edge Restaurant) Oskar Blues Beer Dinner, Denver
Thurs. 9/29- 8:30am-4pm- The Oskar Blues Ordeal Bus Tour- Day 2. See website for details
Thurs. 9/29- 10am-2pm- Hops & Heifers Gospel Brunch, at the Oskar Blues farm in Longmont
Fri. 9/30- 5pm- Firkin Friday at the Tasty Weasel- fresh-hopped G’Knight
Fri. 9/30- 8:30-4pm- The Oskar Blues Ordeal- Day 3. See website for details
Fri. 9/30- 12:30-2pm- Home Made Liquids & Solids Beer Inspired Lunch
Fri. 9/30 – 1-4pm- Wynkoop Rare Beer Tasting, Denver
Fri. 9/30- 2-4pm- Crown Plaza Oskar Blues Tap Takeover, Denver
Fri. 9/30- 12pm- Port City Brewing from Alexandria, VA featured at Home Made Liquids & Solids. Kegs of Essential Pale Ale & Monumental IPA. The only place in Colorado these beers will be on tap. The owner will be on hand to talk about the beers and hang out.
Sat. 10/1- 12pm- Green Flash Brewing will be at HMLS to feature their beers & bring something special. HMLS staff will go head to head with Green Flash in the Ghost Wing Challenge.
Sat. 10/1- 8:30am-4pm- The Oskar Blues Ordeal- Day 4. See website for details.
Sat. 10/1- 9am-2pm- Oskar Blues Hops & Heifers Farm Bike Tour, Longmont. See website for details.
Sat. 10/1- Freshcraft Rare Beer Tasting, Denver, time TBA
Sun. 10/2- 11:30am- Hangover Beer Brunch with Garret Marrero, founder & owner of Maui Brewing, at HMLS

* We will have brewery tours every half-hour during business hours (11am-close) the entire week of GABF/Denver Beer Fest. Please let us know if you’d like to schedule a certain tour time.