New Belgium Headquarters

Twice now I have visited this brewery

It is the New Belgium Brewery World Headquarters in Ft. Collins Colorado. My friends Pete and Brian went with me to visit the place that brings Fat Tire to the happy beer drinkers of the U.S.

This place is awesome...it's exactly as a brewery should be. There's a large restaurant style area as you walk in with a long bar, probably 80 feet long. And employees everywhere bringing you free beer. Between us we tried 8 different beers. How were the beers you ask? Well, you know how most CDs only have one or two songs you like but the rest of the songs are bad...this is how beer is brewed at New Belgium.

Of the 8 beers we tried, we only really liked one enough to drink it all. It was Biere De Mars, and it's only released in January, February and March. It's really very good, but when we started to complain to the employee in the kilt about it's limited, Disney like release tactics, he explained that it's a very difficult beer to brew. Whatever, mark the price up and tell the brewers to get their act together. I'd buy some, and I know two other guys who would too.

Anyway, plenty of merchandise with Fat Tire and other beers were available for purchase. Overall, I'd highly recommend visiting if you're in the area. If you do come, make sure it's not the Saturday before the fall semester starts at Colo. St. I'd recommend making a weekday trip unless you like big crowds. But whatever day you go, the beer is free. It costs no money.

Then, we took off for Coors Field in Denver to sit in 50 degree weather to watch the Rockies out hit the Washington Nationals 14 to 13 and still manage to lose 8 to 0. Just in case you're confused...well, it's August, and I was wearing a sweatshirt...the lady next to us had a ski hat on...and remember, this is a morning post the day after a trip to the brewery, not the best circumstances for clarity.