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New Belgium Brewing

Fort Collins, Colorado, United States
Bar/Tasting Room

500 Linden Street
Fort Collins CO 80524
Telephone: +1 970-221-0524
Toll-Free: +1 888-622-4044
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm.
Brewer: Peter Bouckaert
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Notes

Opened: 1991

Annual Production: 300,000 bbl

Contributor: Melissa Chrsitianson

Brewer Peter Bouckert comes to New Belgium from Rodenbach in Old Belgium.

Thanks to Mike Bodzioch for some of the bottles!

Updated: June 10, 2009

News

2009-01-22: New Belgium Brewing Reduces Packaging (Yahoo! Finance)
2008-07-19: Craft-beer brewers to share facilities (Denver Post)
2008-04-17: Outside Magazine Names New Belgium Brewing "Best Place To Work In America" (PRWeb)
2008-04-02: New Belgium Brewing to Roll Out Fat Tire in Cans (PRWeb)
2008-01-28: New Belgium Brewing Joins One Percent For The Planet (PRWeb)
2007-12-14: Beer waste brewing fish food (Rocky Mountain News)

Beer List

1554 Brussels-Style Black Ale

Other Belgian-Style Ale
- Date: December 25, 2002 (#4567)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: from the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression
  Based on the now-forgotten "Zwartbier" style. Deep red, moderate head. Roasty sweet coffee aroma, slightly yeasty. Medium body, mildly fizzy. Lots of roastiness on a smooth malty base. Mild green hop flavor. Reasonably alcoholic.

2° Below

American-Style India Pale Ale

6.60% abv.

Date: January 20, 2007 (#6301)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate tight head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy hops, right off the bale.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big creamy body. Same fresh spicy hop flavor as the aroma. Nice darkish caramel base. Clean spicy finish, with a hint of grapefruit.

Overall Impression (2)

Abbey Belgian Style Ale

Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.00% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 North American Beer Awards
Bronze Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards

Date: February 10, 2007 (#6320)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, smoky malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Very light body. Toasty, woody character. Banana. Smoke. Mildest hint of tartness. Real dry finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Reasonably complex for such a light-bodied beer. Very tasty.
Date: September 2, 1997 (#2150)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression
Deep red, clear, moderate carbonation, big head. Some cold coffee behind the standard "Belgian" nose. Good body, sweet, caramelly, acidic. Big carbonation bite. Lots of clove character...like Franziskaner Dunkel! Doesn't have the warming, alcoholic feeling of a Grimbergen. Surprisingly dry at the end. "Bottled 19 May 97."

Date: October 16, 2008 (#7477)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Huge licorice, sweet dark fruit.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and fizzy and malty. Sweet and roasty and licorice. Mildly spicy and really fruity. Smoky.

Overall Impression (3)
Whole lotta flavor going on here.

Date: March 20, 2009 (#7760)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, opaque. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty and biscuity. Grassy, with a smoky, curry-like spiciness.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Malty and biscuity with a big grassy note and lots of Brettanomyces. Yeast and hop bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tasty beer.

Date: January 13, 2007 (#6284)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick foamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Slightly perfumey, floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Low carbonation. Really sweet. Really floral and really sweet. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)

Date: December 25, 2003 (#5168)

Package: bottled

Place: Capital Liquor, Grand Island NE

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression
Amber. Very low carbonation, low head. Biscuity malt aroma, and some DMS. Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big biscuity malt flavor, clean malty finish with a hint of bitterness.

Date: September 2, 1997 (#2149)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression
Brown-amber, clear, low carbonation, big head. Toasty-malty aroma. Real nice toasty flavor! Malty, smooth, very nice balance. Excellent beer. "Best before 15 Oct 97."

Date: November 24, 2008 (#7550)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Very high carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Big tart raspberries.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth, sweet, and tart. Sweet toasty malt flavor under tart raspberries.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: December 16, 1997 (#2365)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression
Bright red, low carbonation, thick - slightly pink - head. Raspberry aroma. Good body, tart raspberry flavor, but not all that sweet...in fact, it's reasonably malty in the middle, with a bitter, brown, raspberry finish. Thanks to Mike Bodzioch for sending this beer to me!

Date: August 29, 2008 (#7280)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean fresh roasty coffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big clean coffee flavor all the way through. Nice malt character underneath.

Overall Impression (2½)
A little sweet, but nicely balanced. "Ale with Espresso."

Date: January 12, 2007 (#6275)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Dark dark dark dark red. Huge foamy head.

Aroma (4)
Intensely tart. Lots of caramel. Sharply earthy. Very Gueuze-like.

Mouthfeel (10)
Very light body. Fairly fizzy. It tastes and feels like a Gueuze with dark Munich malt. Fiercely tart and dry.

Overall Impression (3)
I love Gueuze, I love Munich malt flavors, I love this beer.

Date: January 12, 2007 (#6276)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red, almost opaque. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Dark raisiny malt. Spicy, tart, alcoholic.

Mouthfeel (8)
INTENSELY tart! Even more tart than the draft version we had earlier tonight. Lots of dark fruit, some dark malt providing the light body, but this is an intensely tart beer.

Overall Impression (2)
Maybe some age will mellow it out…?

Date: January 7, 2001 (#3909)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression
"Oak-aged beer". Bright deep red, very high carbonation, creamy head. Slightly sour aroma, musty, malty. Medium-light body, caramel malt on top of tart mildly yeasty flavor. Clean finish. Thanks to Steve Olson for the sample!

Date: November 1, 2007 (#6677)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Earthy. Alcoholic. Tart. Some DMS. Smoky phenolic.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, slightly bigger than the standard La Folie. Very fizzy. Dry, but less dry than La Folie, with more caramel malt character. Quite tart — more than La Folie. Black cherries.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a blend of all ten La Folie Foedres, made especially for the Falling Rock Tap House in Denver. The flavors are the same as the standard La Folie, but in better balance. This one is much maltier, and doesn't have the late bitterness. They are both very Gueuze-like, but with more caramel malt.

Date: June 26, 2008 (#7181)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Yeasty, spicy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Surprisingly light body. Really creamy, really malty. Fruity, with some green apple, some pineapple, and a hint of citrus. Some grassy hop flavor in the middle, then a malty, spicy, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: April 22, 2008 (#6966)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, floral, spicy, resiny hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body. Smooth. Huge caramel malt with lots of fruity, floral hops. Lots of hop flavor, but not a lot of bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 26, 2007 (#6529)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, hazy, with a big dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, sweet, floral, wheat.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body. Moderately fizzy. Nicely sweet wheat malt flavor. Floral and spicy and clean and refreshing.

Overall Impression (3)

Date: September 15, 2006 (#6110)

Package: bottled

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Richly malty. Spicy, hint of smoke.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Smooth, fizzy. Hugely malty. Mildly toasty and smoky and spicy. Some hop flavor and bitterness in the finish. Tastes like Fat Tire fermented with a wild yeast.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: May 26, 2007 (#6533)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy. Biscuity. Maybe a hint of lime.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Fizzy. Lots of caramel malt with a touch of lime. Quick clean finish, just a bit earthy.

Overall Impression (2)

Date: February 20, 2008 (#6897)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Very earthy. Floral. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet malt and a weird grassy-earthy bitterness. Grainy. Lingering sweet-bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
98% ale with wormwood, lycium, schisandra. 2% ale aged in oak.

Date: June 21, 2007 (#6553)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild lemony-orangey citrus.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat. Mild citrus flavor. Clean sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Normally served with a slice of orange.

Date: October 13, 2001 (#3925)

Package: draught

Place: Copper Eagle Brewing, Grand Island NE

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression
Bright golden, good head. Flowery, mildly citrusy aroma. Light body, lots of coriander flavor, very flowery. Mildly sweet finish.

Date: February 10, 2007 (#6322)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge head. Low carbonation.

Aroma (3)
Earthy. Hint of banana. Yeasty; more like a Saison.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, really creamy, low-moderate carbonation. Lots of sweet pale malt. Fairly fruity, hint of lemon. Yeasty. Sweet malty yeasty finish with very little alcohol character.

Overall Impression (2½)

Date: September 27, 1996 (#1671)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression
Golden. Fruity, bubble-gum aroma. Malty-spicy flavors.