visit to the Holy Land

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on the tail end of this summer's colorado vacation was a stop in ft. collins to see some old college pals, a few of who have been working for new belgium for a number of years now... i've had this tour before, but not since i started brewing... totally different perspective, this was an absolute blast! thought you all might be interested in some pics:

more to come...

 

[android]

bright tanks:

more comin'...

 

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this freedom resulted in my extreme drunkenness by the end of the night...

yeast cultivation/storage:

i really got a kick out of seeing this:

a few more, then i'm done!

 

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nice view from the patio:

hop storage:

thought this was sweet also:

transatlantic kriek, if you get a chance, try this stuff, it was my ultimate demise!

liquid center:

cheers!

 

[Zen_Brew]

Great pics!

Thanx for sharing. It looks like it was a blast.

So I guess the unlimited tap access is part of the special tour you get when your friends work there.

 

[Scut_Monkey]

Was it a tour or you just walking around having free reign. I think you pulled the fire alarm and ran in while everyone was running out.

Seems rather awesome there and super duper clean. The bar looks great as does the beer. Hope you enjoyed it and thanks for the pictures.

 

[android]

I think you pulled the fire alarm and ran in while everyone was running out.

hilarious... it was basically me and a few buddies (the ones who work there) wandering around for a few hours... the only places we didn't make it were the new bottling warehouse and the water treatment area...

 

[bhaskins1]

Cool! I was just there on wednesday 7/22!

 

[Big10Seaner]

Nice pics, I was there over the winter as well. Gotta love their attitude about brewing!

 

[G_Brew]

Looks awsome! i've also found I see things from a totaly different perspective when i visit a brewry now that i brew beer

 

[riored4v]

Great pics. Makes me want to get up there even more and check it out.


And I agree about that Transatlantique Kriek. Stuff is very good and that 8% is nowhere to be found. Great looking beer to boot.

 

[android]

Cool! I was just there on wednesday 7/22!

ha! me too... i got there a little late though, drove down from the mountains that day.

 

[jpc]

Been there, done that. Oh wait... Strike the part about "done that"...

It must be nice to know people on the inside and be able to "wander"! Thanks for the pics...

 

[bhaskins1]

ha! me too... i got there a little late though, drove down from the mountains that day.

We where headed home back to albuquerque from MN. We stopped in about 10:30 am. didn't know if it was open. But much to our surprise and good fortune they where indeed serving at the bar. So we had some breakfast beers. Got a growler filled with the dandoline ale and headed home. Good times!

 

[LakeErieBrew]

Looks like a beautiful place. Awesome pics!

 

[amercuric]

That "biscuit" flavor of New Belguim's Fat Tire is what turned me on to good beer. Hundreds of dollars later and a heck of a lot more knowledge about beer, I still think they're one of the best breweries out there.

Thanks for posting the pics, OP!

 

[android]

Gotta love their attitude about brewing!

absolutely, such a laid back atmosphere there.