The Brewery - New Belgium Brewing Co.
- Fort Collins, CO
- Founders Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch. Got the idea during a bike ride through Belgium
- Founded March 1991
- First Beers June 1991
- New brewery October 1995
- Bike centric
- Environmentally responsible. Solar power, wastewater treatment facility
- Becomes 100% employee-owned in December 2012
- Ashville brewery opens in May 2016
- Tours - Fort Collins & Ashville - Daily 11:30-4:30 includes samples, free tickets
- VIP tours available for $
- Tasting Room - Fort Collins & Ashville - Daily 11-8, food trucks
- Other beers - about 35 varieties
- Voodoo Ranger
- Old Aggie Lager - named for CSU, not A&M
- Err On The Side of Awesome - sour cherries
- My Nirvana - sour ale
The Beer - Fat Tire Amber Ale
- Their first beer
- $9.49/six pack bottles @ Kroger
- ABV - 5.2%
- IBU - 22
- Hops - Willamette, Goldings, Nugget
- Malts - Pale, C-80, Munich, Victory
- Visual - Clear, amber and bright with white lacing.
- Flavor - Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. The malt and hops are perfectly balanced.
- Aroma - Sweet biscuity and caramel malts, subtle notes of fresh fennel and green apple.
The Review
This is a solid beer from a long time craft brewery. It is crisp and refreshing. At a modest 5.2% ABV, you can afford to have more than one. In the current vernacular, Fat Tire is sessionable. Amber ales are in the middle of the flavor spectrum. More robust and flavorful than the run of the mill lagers and pilsners yet not overpowering like some IPAs and stouts. Both the Two Old Guys rate this beer a solid three (3) out of five (5) bottle caps. Give it a try.
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