A Visit to the New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO.
March 23, 2008 – 9:26 pmOK, so this post is about 6 months late, but I didn’t have a blog back then, and now I do.
Last September, I made a trip out to Denver, CO to visit my brother and cousin. I did a lot of fun stuff while out there, but by far the highlight of the trip was a tour of the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins. Anyone that knows me personally will tell you that I act like a living advertisement for this company. I show up to every social situation with at least a sixer of New Belgium Beer with me, usually Fat Tire or 1554. Yeah, it can be awkward at first when I show with beer at my Grandma’s birthday party, but it usually helps gets the rowdiness started.
New Belgium also has an amazing reputation as a trend-setting environmentally conscious company. I encourage you to read about their commitment to sustainability.
OK, picture time.
Proof I was there, and that I can ride a bike.
A view from the outside.
The bar. I’m guessing this is what Heaven looks like.
Blue Paddle, 1554, Abbey, Trippel…did I mention this was all free?
A random view from behind the bar.
There was funky stuff all over the place, like this muralesque thingy.
Shiny vats. I believe this is where the magic happens.
Correction. THIS is where the magic happens.
A crappy picture of the bottling line, with floating ghost people.
Silos of some sort outside. I’m assuming these are filled with deliciousness.
2 Responses to “A Visit to the New Belgium Brewery, Fort Collins, CO.”
Awesome!! I’ve been to the Anheuser-Busch brewery in St. Louis and the Sapporo beer factory in Ebisu, Japan. New Belgium looks 10x better, except there aren’t any Clydesdales.
By Reid Yokoyama on Mar 23, 2008 - 9:52 pm