A Wild Ride with New Belgium Founder Kim Jordan

Fun video from New Belgium Brewing: "We sat down with our founder Kim Jordan and discussed the history of New Belgium and her commitment to making beer a force for good in the world. Maybe we’re a little biased, but it’s a pretty wonderful story - and we’re so excited to share it with you."

Beer League Mountain Biking on the Colorado Trail

New Belgium Brewing: "The C-Team is a mountain bike film celebrating Fat Tire's 30th Anniversary. Inspired by the fabled mountain bike ride through Europe that spawned the craft beer icon, we assembled a ragtag crew to ride more than 500 miles down legendary Colorado Trail, from Denver to Durango, stopping in the mountain towns nestled along the route, in search of cold beer and good times."

 

Oakspire Bourbon Barrel Ale from New Belgium Brewing

A limited-edition collaboration between New Belgium and Knob Creek, Oakspire is a unique bourbon barrel ale aged with bourbon-steeped oak spirals and char from inside the barrel. Smooth notes of toffee, vanilla and caramel wrap up with a pleasantly warm finish. 

 

Oakspire: Where innovation meets tradition.

More: https://www.newbelgium.com/beer/oakspire

   

New Belgium's The Hemperor HPA: The Story

A brand-new chapter in hoppy beers begins now. Meet The Hemperor HPA.
 

Fat Tire Belgian White: Now You Have a Choice

New Belgium Brewing: "Now you have a choice. We introduced Fat Tire Belgian White to beer drinkers to see what they had to say about the ultimate in Belgian White refreshment. From the brewers of Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale, the American craft beer icon, Fat Tire Belgian White is a perfectly balanced and refreshing option. See what drinkers had to say about this craft Belgian White."

Find Fat Tire Belgian White near you: http://www.newbelgium.com/choice-belgian-white

   

Arkansas Beer Buzz Podcast #7 with New Belgium

Randy and I talk to New Belgium Beer Ranger Daniel Bennett about their new beer line-up and a couple of launch events in NWA at Sideways Bar and North Little Rock at The Joint. Check it out!  

New Belgium Brewing + Ben & Jerry's = Business as a force for good

"Ben & Jerry's and New Belgium Brewing Co. have been climate activists for many years. After all, ice cream is best served frozen, and nothing compares to an ice-cold beer.

We know that we're stronger together than we are apart. That's why we've joined forces to create two new products: a beer, Salted Caramel Brownie Brown Ale, and an ice-cream flavor, Salted Caramel Brownie Ale.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of both will go to Protect Our Winters (POW), an organization founded in 2007 by snowboarder Jeremy Jones to spur the snow sports community to action."
   

New Belgium and the History of Sour Beer

I went to a great event at The Flying Saucer last weekend, where we toasted 5 different New Belgium sour beers with some great food. We had New Belgium Loves Leopold, 2015 La Folie, 2015 Le Terroir, Wild² Dubbel and Transatlantic Kriek. All very solid brews. I think I have to say that 2015 La Folie was my favorite on this night, with the Wild being my least favorite. Seems odd that just maybe 4 or 5 short years ago I tried my first sour beer and was not a fan. Talk about changing pallets!


In my mind, as national breweries go, New Belgium definitely has a leading sour beer program. There are some much smaller breweries making a ton of great sour beers, but NB sours are easier to find. Overall though I'll throw out my other favorites Jester King, Crooked Stave, The Bruery and Rodenbach to name a few. Boulevard Love Child series is another sour I never miss.

But, back to NB, here's a couple of good videos from them on sours that I thought I'd share.

"Brewmaster Peter Bouckaert reminisces about the origins of New Belgium's sour beer program, which started in the late 1990s."


"New Belgium brewmaster Peter Bouckaert talks about the history of sour beer."