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New Belgium To Distribute to Utah

It’s a tradition now for New Belgium to release a special commemorative edition of Fat Tire for each new state they enter. Judging by this label, New Belgium is planning to enter Utah in the near future.

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First Look: New Belgium New TV Spots [VIDEO]

New Belgium (Ft Collins, CO) is launching a summer campaign dubbed “Pairs Well With People,” complete with Fat Tire focused tv spots. The idea is to capture a new generation of fans of the flagship beer. Skateboard legend-turned-documentary-film-director, Stacy Peralta (“Dogtown Continue Reading →

New Belgium Paardebloem Ready to Go

The latest  Lips of Faith beer from New Belgium is a collaboration with Red Rock Brewing called Paardebloem. As you can assume by the picture, this strong ale is brewed with dandelions along with peach juice and grains of paradise.

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New Belgium To Distribute to Utah

It’s a tradition now for New Belgium to release a special commemorative edition of Fat Tire for each new state they enter. Judging by this label, New Belgium is planning to enter Utah in the near future.

Distribution partners, launch dates and more will be announced soon by the brewery.

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New Belgium Will Ship To Florida in Late July

New Belgium Brewing (Fort Collins, CO) will start distributing to the state of Florida on July 29th, 2013. Fat Tire, Ranger, and 1554 will arrive first in 22oz bottles. 60 days later (September) look for 12oz bottles and draft, along with members of the Lips of Faith collection.

“Florida will be our 32nd state of distribution and it’s probably the one we’ve heard from most often about, ‘when are you all going get here?’” said New Belgium Florida Sales Director, Jeff Sipes. “A lot of us have friends and family in state so it’s a bit of a homecoming that way. We’re excited.”

 NewBelgium will use Gold Coast Distributing, JJ Taylor, Florida Distributing, Cone Distributing, Goldring Gulf, and Champion Brands, and Daytona Beverage. This is the third state New Belgium has opened this year, after Alaska and Louisiana.

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New Belgium Launches Hop Kitchen “French Aramis”

New Belgium Hop Kitchen French Aramis

Fresh cut flowers and garden herbs. That’s how New Belgium Brewing (Ft. Collins, CO) describes their second release in their Hop Kitchen Series. French Aramis follows Hoppy Bock Lager which arrived in March of this year. You can expect four beers in this hoppy playground in 2013.

A drier IPA for the summer, brewed with French Aramis hops to create an aroma of fresh cut flowers and garden herbs. 

Style: IPA
Hops: French Aramis
Availability: 22oz Bombers

6.7% ABV

Read more: New Belgium Hop Kitchen Series

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First Look: New Belgium New TV Spots [VIDEO]

New Belgium (Ft Collins, CO) is launching a summer campaign dubbed “Pairs Well With People,” complete with Fat Tire focused tv spots. The idea is to capture a new generation of fans of the flagship beer. Skateboard legend-turned-documentary-film-director, Stacy Peralta (“Dogtown and Z Boys”, “Riding Giants”, “Bones Brigade”), directed the New Belgium staff in the  :30-second broadcast spots. (Available below.)

“We believe there is huge opportunity to introduce beer drinkers to the friendly shores of the craft brewing community and to New Belgium and Fat Tire as well,” said New Belgium Brewing Branding Director, Josh Holmstrom. “There is such a wide variety of new and interesting media to engage with them including social, mobile and Digital Video.”

The spots were filmed over the course of 3 days in Ft. Collins, and features music of the March Fourth Marching Band. The campaign has a strong social element too, including a Facebook App that will allow uses to insert photos into New Belgium themed frames. Users will be entered in a drawing to win the infamous New Belgium cruiser bike. Look for promotions on Twitter and Instagram too.

The “Pairs Well With People” campaign will run through Labor Day, 2013. [Full Details]





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New Belgium’s Newest Lips Offering “Pluot” Released

New Belgium Brewing Company  (Ft. Collins, CO) is ready to release Pluot into the Lips of Faith Series. This new beer is brewed with pluot juice, a plum and apricot hybrid to make a semi-sweet ale.

Pluot is light golden, delivering fruity aromas and distinct esters. It is also created with house Belgian ale yeast and brettanomyces, bringing a hint of spice and a malty backbone.

Style:   (w/ Pluot Juice)
Availability: 22oz bombers, Draft. Now – July, 2013

10% ABV

New Belgium Assistant Brewmaster Grady Hull:  “The Lips of Faith series was created for those wanting to push their palate.”

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New Belgium Paardebloem Ready to Go

The latest  Lips of Faith beer from New Belgium is a collaboration with Red Rock Brewing called Paardebloem. As you can assume by the picture, this strong ale is brewed with dandelions along with peach juice and grains of paradise.

Using dandelion greens to bitter a Belgian-style ale blossomed from out brewers collaborating with Red Rock Brewing. This being our sixth interpretation together since 2008. Expect a wonderfully complex ale fermented with wild Belgian yeast and blended with just a touch of w0od-aged beer. Bitterness imparted from dandelion greens and grains of paradise will have you blowing wishes for sips.

Style: Belgian Strong Ale (w/ Peach Juice, Grains of Paradise, Dandelion Greens, Partially Oak Aged)
Availability: 22oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Coming Soon

9% ABV 

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New Belgium Introduces Rolle Bolle [VIDEO]

New Belgium Brewing has launched a brand new summer seasonal beer: Rolle Bolle. Rolle Bolle is a Belgian yard game similar to bocce ball. This beer is brewed with monk fruit and sour sop and is backed with Centennial and Cascade hops.

Style: Belgian Pale Ale
Availability: 12 oz bottles, Draft
Arrival: Summer Seasonal

5.2% ABV