N ew Belgium Brewing Company, the fourth-largest craft brewery in the U.S., has reached an agreement to sell 100% of the company to the Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages, making the Belgian beer specialists the latest buyout in a series of major brewery acquisitions this year. According to Brewbound, the all-cash transaction will take place … [ Read more]
PHOTOS: New Belgium visits Indeed to brew Strawberry Fields Ale
Last Friday it was Indeed’s turn to host New Belgium in the ongoing collaboration between the two breweries. The beer of the day? Strawberry Fields Ale, a kettle-soured fruit beer that utilizes New Belgium’s house lactobacillus strain. Expect the beer to pour a hazy red with aromas of tart strawberries and citrus, a light mouthfeel, and noticeable … [ Read more]
Win tickets to New Belgium & The Current’s Micro Show with Bob Mould
New Belgium Brewing Company and 89.3 The Current’s series of “Micro Shows” have seen the likes of Jack Garratt at the Weisman Art Museum, Frank Turner at the Turf Club, and more. The series returns to the Turf Club on April 21, this time with Bob Mould, who’s in the midst of promoting his most … [ Read more]
New Belgium and ‘Old Belgium’ partner on new Lips of Faith four-packs
As a part of New Belgium’s 25th anniversary celebration, the brewery announced the debut of a special Lips of Faith four-pack made in partnership with four “Old” Belgian breweries. The Fort Collins–based brewery worked with Oud Beersel, Hof Ten Dormaal, Orval, and De Koninck—which have a combined 359 years of brewing history between them—to … [ Read more]
Photos: New Belgium and Indeed brew honey wheat wine collaboration beer
“Beers with Vrienden” (Flemish for “friends”) is New Belgium’s draft-only collaboration series with other breweries from around the country. Late last month, representatives from Minneapolis’ Indeed Brewing traveled to New Belgium headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, to brew Come Together, a 9.0% ABV and 40 IBU honey wheat wine brewed wildflower honey, strawberry-scented Belma hops, … [ Read more]
New Belgium and Indeed to collaborate on honey wheat wine
Indeed Brewing Company has teamed up with New Belgium Brewing for the latest in New Belgium’s Beers with Vrienden series. The two breweries will create Come Together, a honey wheat wine, to be released this spring. “Come Together will be a super-heady sipper packed with tons of wildflower honey,” says New Belgium, via press release. “Strawberry scented Belma hops and New Belgium’s … [ Read more]
New Belgium hosting Micro Shows with Frank Turner & Jack Garratt
To celebrate the release of their new Citradelic Tangerine IPA, New Belgium Brewing is partnering with 89.3 The Current to throw a series of “micro shows” in the Twin Cities that feature big names in small venues, and The Growler has your tickets to get in. We’re giving away five pairs of tickets Frank Turner at the Turf Club … [ Read more]
New Beers: New Belgium Citradelic Tangerine IPA & Glütiny Pale Ale
Santa came early in the form of the New Belgium Beer Fairy today. Due out in early January are two new year-round beers from the Fort Collins, Colorado, brewery. Citradelic Tangerine IPA is a fruity, citrusy 6% ABV IPA brewed with tangerines and citra hops. It’s intensely aromatic and the fruit character comes through clearly … [ Read more]
Sour Notes: The story and people behind New Belgium’s funky beer
With 336 total entries at the 2015 Great American Beer Festival, the American-Style India Pale Ale category remained the event’s most competitive. One of the fastest-growing trends, however, is sour beer. In fact, this year’s GABF competition featured four categories for sours, each with various sub-categories for fruited and barrel-aged varieties. While many American breweries … [ Read more]
New Belgium gives the world the Ben & Jerry’s beer it’s been waiting for
Admit it, somewhere in your brain, whether it’s the deepest depths of your subconscious or the very front of your frontal lobe, there exists a craving for a Ben & Jerry’s beer. It’s OK, you’re among friends, you can come clean. New Belgium Brewing and Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream have peered into the collective … [ Read more]
New Belgium to tweak Abbey and Trippel recipes
Two of New Belgium Brewing’s longest running beers, Abbey Belgian Style Dubbel and Trippel Belgian Style Ale, are being reimagined and updated for a new era, according to a press release from the brewery. Both beers started as homebrew recipes more than 25 years ago and new developments in hop and malt manufacturing have been … [ Read more]