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  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    New Belgium and Odell say they weren't trying to keep Breckenridge Brewery from growing

    Two of Colorado's biggest craft brewers registered some displeasure late last month over the efforts of one of their colleagues, Breckenridge Brewery, to get a bill passed that would have allowed it to significantly expand its business model in the state. The rift shows how competitive the craft be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    New Belgium will build a second brewery in Asheville, North Carolina by 2015

    New Belgium Brewing will build a second major brewing facility in Asheville, North Carolina, giving the Eastern Seaboard its own claim to the nation's second largest craft brewer and the company that made its name on a bike-friendly beer.

  • Blogs

    March 27, 2012

    Seven brand new Colorado beers to try this spring

    Standing in front of the beer cooler in Colorado, the Napa Valley of Beer, can be a little overwhelming. Okay, it can be a lot overwhelming. There are dozens of styles -- from IPAs, stouts and sours to Belgian saisons bocks and barrel-aged brews -- from a confounding number of breweries. And then t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 21, 2012

    Eight different brewery collaborations will honor Boulder beer lover Danny Williams

    On Tuesday, beer-makers from five Colorado breweries gathered at Funkwerks in Fort Collins to whip up a special beer to commemorate the late Danny Williams and to raise money so that his family can keep his one-of-a-kind gold mine beer cellar. "We pow-wowed on the recipe, and it came together prett ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 8, 2012

    New Belgium gets it wrong: Stop complaining about beer labels

    New Belgium Brewing's social media specialist created a small controversy yesterday when he complained in his blog on the brewery's website that the federal government was "leaking upcoming beer labels" and that bloggers were following suit. But the points he made ring hollow.

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Colorado beer calendar: Boulder Beer gets blue, Copper Kettle gets amber

    New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins has finished the installation of its 16,000-square-foot canning line and plans to begin using it this week. The first beers off the line will be 16-ounce tallboys of Fat Tire and Ranger IPA, but the brewery's newest beer, Shift Pale Lager, will be released for the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 7, 2012

    Five Colorado beers to drink right now

    It's not easy to keep up with Colorado's brewers. It seems like they release a new beer -- or two or three -- in bottles or cans almost every week. And as soon as you think you've caught up on the new ones, you find a couple that you've missed. So if you want to get up to speed, you need to drink th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 7, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Upslope, Avery and Bull & Bush makes spirits bright

    New Belgium Brewing, Colorado's largest craft-beer makers and the third largest in the country, revealed in May that it was searching for an East Coast location for a second facility. The company said it would make a decision by the end of 2011. Well, we're getting close, and New Belgium has narrowe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    New Belgium releases Snow Day, part of an overhaul of its seasonal beer offerings

    ​New Belgium Brewing releases its new winter seasonal, called Snow Day, today (and props to them for waiting until a part of the year when we can actually get snow to unveil a winter beer). Snow Day, a cross between a black IPA and a winter warmer, replaces 2 Below, New Belgium's previous, lon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2011

    New Belgium's first tallboys will be Fat Tire, Ranger IPA and an as-yet unnamed beer

    ​Do you like Fat Tire? How about Ranger IPA? If so, you'll be getting more of both in February when New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins releases both beers in sixteen-ounce cans. The two beers will be the brewery's first tallboys and they'll be among the first to be produced in Colorado.

  • Blogs

    September 26, 2011

    New Belgium considers Ashville, North Carolina, for new brewery

    ​Over the past two decades, New Belgium Brewing has helped to make Fort Collins into one of the most well-known small beer cities in America. Now New Belgium could solidify the reputation of another small beer city by creating a second brewery there. The company confirmed to the Fort Collins C ... More >>

  • Calendar

    September 8, 2011

    If Bicycles Ruled the Road

    ​Over the past two decades, New Belgium Brewing has helped to make Fort Collins into one of the most well-known small beer cities in America. Now New Belgium could solidify the reputation of another small beer city by creating a second brewery there. The company confirmed to the Fort Collins C ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2011

    Colorado companies dominate Outside Magazine's 50 Best Places to Work, 2011

    ​Take your job and shove it: Seven companies from Colorado made the cut this year in Outside Magazine's annual 50 Best Places to Work list, released this week and published in the magazine's September 2011 issue -- including the top four spots on the list.

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2011

    New Belgium Spoke plans a fall opening at DIA

    ​Months ago, we got wind that another New Belgium-themed outlet would soon take flight at DIA, picking up a spot on Concourse A that would be a sibling of the New Belgium Hub that serves beer and burgers in the hinterlands of Concourse B.

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Clutch gets a beer named after it courtesy of New Belgium Brewing in Fort Collins

    Clutch could use a cold one.​Colorado brewers love their music, whether they are talking about it, naming beers after it or rocking it in the brewhouse at volumes loud enough to malt barley on its own. Boulder Beer recently worked with String Cheese Incident keyboardist and song writer Kyle Ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 19, 2011

    Photos: New Belgium cruiser raffle at Ernie's Bar & Pizza

    Kelly KaoudisThis New Belgium cruiser was raffled off at Ernie's Bar & Pizza.​Jeff Lebesch drew the inspiration for what would become Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewing Company from a trip to Belgium in 1989, when he toured the country by bike, while tasting the regional brews and gatherin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2011

    New Belgium plans to double its canned beer production and add tallboys to its lineup

    ​New Belgium Brewing announced this week that it will add a massive new canning line to its fifty-acre Fort Collins compound. When construction is complete, the brewery will have the ability to can around thirty percent of its total output. But just because it can doesn't mean it will, says N ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Booze, bikes and childhood freedom with the Golden Cruise

    ​Five years ago, New Belgium sales rep Matt Jones got together with Mike Helms, the manager of Woody's in Golden, to decide on what they call a "common practice" of brewery and bar promotion. The plan: Woody's would attract customers every Tuesday during the summer by giving away free New Belg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 22, 2011

    Colorado beer calendar: Renegade Brewing opens; AC Golden goes wild

    Jonathan ShikesAC Golden.​New Belgium Brewing celebrates its twentieth anniversary -- and two decades of spreading the word about better beer -- next Tuesday. Founded in Fort Collins in 1991, the brewery has gone from the basement of a house to become the third largest craft brewer in the nat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2011

    Beer and Bikes, Bikes and Beer launches today at Star Bar

    Photo courtesy of New Belgium.​There's nothing like a crisp, refreshing summer seasonal straight from the tap, especially after a hard bicycle ride. Every Wednesday through July 31, starting today, Star Bar hosts Beer and Bikes, Bikes and Beer, where participants can enjoy a freshly tapped keg ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2011

    New Belgium, maker of Fat Tire, plans a second brewery on the East Coast

    FacebookNew Belgium headquarters in Fort Collins.​Two of the nation's biggest craft brewers, both based in California, have revealed the details of some major expansion plans in the past couple of days, and Colorado's New Belgium Brewing, the country's third largest craft brewer, could be clos ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Beer calendar for the week ahead: homebrew, Ghost Face Killah and Lips of Faith

    Flickr​New Belgium releases two new Lips of Faith beers this week, Abbey Grand Cru and Super Cru, which celebrates the Fort Collins brewery's twentieth anniversary. Super Cru is a double version of Fat Tire, meaning it has twice the malt and twice the hops; it has also been enhanced with Asian ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Beer calendar for the week ahead: Oysters, beer cocktails and a Lips of Faith extravaganza

    ​Barley, water, hops and yeast. They are the four basics of beer -- unless, of course, you're gluten-intolerant. Then barley is off the table. Which makes it hard to drink beer. In the past few years, however, a couple of companies across the country have begun making gluten-free beer, inclu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2011

    New Belgium and Outside Magazine use beer and social media to help dogs

    Dogs, beer and philanthropy make a perfect mix.​New Belgium Brewing Co. is teaming up with Outside Magazine to take advantage of dog owners' desires to take pictures of their dogs and eagerly share them with anyone who's alive. Coinciding with the release of Mighty Arrow Pale Ale is a Facebook ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2010

    The best meal I ate all year: Peter Franus wine dinner at Elway's Downtown

    ​When I was invited to a special dinner with winemaker Peter Franus at Elway's Downtown, I was a tad skeptical as to how, exactly, they would cater that meal to my palate. As a vegetarian, I usually turn down invites like this -- I've worked in the restaurant industry for many years, and far b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 28, 2010

    New Belgium Brewing plans eight Lips of Faith beers in 2011

    ​Although I've never been New Belgium Brewing's biggest fan when it comes to their standard beer lineup, I've always admired the way the Fort Collins craft brewer -- Colorado's largest -- tries to keep environmental and employee-happiness issues on their list of priorities.

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2010

    New Belgium will expand onto Concourse A at DIA

    ​The New Belgium Hub on Concourse B is one of our favorite places for a meal and a beer at DIA, but thanks to its location -- buried in the distant express gates all the way at the end of a hallway -- we often run a very real risk of missing our flight to enjoy it. And now those catching fli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 14, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's gets crafty with a New Belgium Brewing tasting party

    ​We knew rap had gone mainstream when Will Smith's The Fresh Prince of Bel Air began airing in 1990, and we know craft beer has done the same now that T.G.I. Friday's is pairing its new menu items with selected beers from New Belgium Brewing. On December 21, the casual dining chain will host ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2010

    Double Rainbow and four other intense Colorado beers to try soon

    ​I love holiday beers. But that's not all that Colorado's breweries are putting out right now. Here are five beers that have just been released -- or are about to be -- that were brewed simply because, well, because Colorado is awesome. Double Rainbow Trinity Brewing, Colorado Springs Black ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2010

    Twelve beers in sixy minutes: Speed tasting at the Boulder Beer Bloggers Conference

    It's a tough job, but someone's gotta do it.​Take twelve breweries, a hundred-plus beer bloggers and a buzzer, and go! During the first-ever Beer Bloggers Conference in Boulder last week, organizers lined up an event that they called live blogging, but it felt more like speed dating. A dozen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2010

    What is it about Fat Tire that drives East Coast beer drinkers wild?

    FlickrA sight that would make East Coasters drool.​Earlier this week, Asylum.com declared Fat Tire Amber Ale America's Next Top Beer. The web page - a New York City-based AOL men's interest site - had held a voter-driven contest to determine what beer should be in coolers from coast to coast. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 28, 2010

    The Cheeky Monk opens new location Sunday in Westminster with rare beers on tap

    ​The Cheeky Monk will open its third location Sunday in the Orchard Town Center, at 14694 Orchard Parkway, in Westminster, with two separate bars - one that focuses on old-world Belgian beers and one featuring U.S. craft brews. The Belgian beer café, which also has spots on Colfax Avenue and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2010

    Colorado beers: fifty to try before you die -- or die trying

    ​Last week, GQ magazine released a bucket list of fifty beers to drink before you die. It was a decent compilation, but a little short on Colorado offerings. So we decided to come up with our own list of fifty Colorado-made beers to drink before you die. Arranged alphabetically, we have tried ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 1, 2010

    Searching for Brews Clues

    ​Last week, GQ magazine released a bucket list of fifty beers to drink before you die. It was a decent compilation, but a little short on Colorado offerings. So we decided to come up with our own list of fifty Colorado-made beers to drink before you die. Arranged alphabetically, we have tried ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 8, 2010

    New Belgium pours money into saving the Poudre

    ​The Cache la Poudre River runs through downtown Fort Collins and right past the parking lot of the New Belgium Brewing Company -- and the company plans to keep it that way. Last month, New Belgium gave a $40,000 grant to the Waterkeeper Alliance -- a worldwide network of 192 organizations, f ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 31, 2009

    The Sweetest Thing

    ​The Cache la Poudre River runs through downtown Fort Collins and right past the parking lot of the New Belgium Brewing Company -- and the company plans to keep it that way. Last month, New Belgium gave a $40,000 grant to the Waterkeeper Alliance -- a worldwide network of 192 organizations, f ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 5, 2009

    What's a Belgian cafe doing on Colfax? Serving very good food.

    ​The Cache la Poudre River runs through downtown Fort Collins and right past the parking lot of the New Belgium Brewing Company -- and the company plans to keep it that way. Last month, New Belgium gave a $40,000 grant to the Waterkeeper Alliance -- a worldwide network of 192 organizations, f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    The holidays are here for the Colorado Brewers Guild

    ​Having trouble finding your favorite seasonal brew? The Colorado Brewers Guild is working on that. And on Tuesday evening, the Guild -- a trade group representing the majority of the 110-plus craft beer-makers in the state -- hosted liquor store and restaurant reps at its second annual holid ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 3, 2009

    Getting frisky at the Cheeky Monk

    ​ Here are some things I know about the Belgians: They invented French fries and waffles -- two vital food groups -- but the French stole both of them. Every other country in the world has had its national foods co-opted by the French, but for some reason, the Belgians never got over this. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2009

    New Belgium Rolls Out Sunshine Wheat in a Can

    As we reported in March, New Belgium Brewing has rolled out its second canned beer - Sunshine Wheat -- in Colorado only (the trucks hit the road on Friday on their way to liquor stores). But if sales are strong - as they were when the Fort Collins brewery introduced Fat Tire in a can last summer, th ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    All Dressed Up

    This scavenger hunt is a slippery slope.

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat gets canned

    New Belgium Brewing, which began canning its signature Fat Tire amber ale last summer, will release a second aluminum-clad brew, Sunshine Wheat, in April or May. The move gives more credence to the growing popularity of canned craft beers - a trend that began in 2002 when the Oskar Blues Brewery in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2009

    The Westword.com blog shortcut, March 4 edition

    Photo by Mark Manger.Rollin'. Feeling flaky? Today in Cafe Society: • Up Close: Star Kitchen. • A taste of Sudan at Restaurant 4580. • Anthony Bourdain at an altweekly? • Go help the Whole Planet. • Our Weekly Bread: Summerhill Market. • New Belgium's Sunshine Wheat gets canned. Today ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    Drink Fat Tire, then walk home

    What is the carbon footprint of a six-pack of Fat Tire amber ale? Do you even care after drinking all six bottles yourself? Two good questions, only one of which is answered in a report issued by the Fort Collins-based New Belgium Brewery, which makes Fat Tire. To find out, the brewery measured t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 11, 2008

    Beer and Cheer: 2 Below Ale

    2 Below New Belgium Brewery Fort Collins Argh, no matter how hard I try, I just can't get into the beers from New Belgium Brewery. Fat Tire, Mothership Wit, 1554, 2 Below Ale: I've tried them -- repeatedly -- in an effort to figure out what I'm missing, and what everyone else is buying. After all, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 15, 2008

    Monolith Festival Live Blog, Day 2

    2 Below New Belgium Brewery Fort Collins Argh, no matter how hard I try, I just can't get into the beers from New Belgium Brewery. Fat Tire, Mothership Wit, 1554, 2 Below Ale: I've tried them -- repeatedly -- in an effort to figure out what I'm missing, and what everyone else is buying. After all, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 14, 2008

    Monolith Festival Live Blog, Day 1

    2 Below New Belgium Brewery Fort Collins Argh, no matter how hard I try, I just can't get into the beers from New Belgium Brewery. Fat Tire, Mothership Wit, 1554, 2 Below Ale: I've tried them -- repeatedly -- in an effort to figure out what I'm missing, and what everyone else is buying. After all, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    July 21, 2005

    Trivia Pursuits

    Trivia nights are sweeping Denver, without question.

  • Food & Drink

    March 25, 2004

    Best Microbrew

    Trippel

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    March 27, 2003

    Best Beer, Period, and the Best Place to Get It

    Chimay Red
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