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New Belgium Hires Governmental Affairs Representative

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing recently named co-worker and employee-owner Andrew Lemley as its Government Affairs Representative. The newly created position will help navigate legislative initiatives focused on alcohol in Colorado, North Carolina and nationally.

New Belgium Accepting Submissions for Clips Beer & Film Tour

Ft. Collins, CO — January 16, 2014 —New Belgium Brewing is now accepting film submissions for its 2014 Clips Beer & Film Tour. Selected films will be viewed in 21 cities across the U.S., starting in May. Clips Beer & Film Tour is a unique film festival where guests sit under the stars, enjoy New… Read more »

New Belgium to Release Two New Beers

Ft. Collins, Colo. — New Belgium Brewing reveals two new beers that both take a look back in time. In the Hop Kitchen Series, Rewind pays homage to the brewery’s Belgian roots and the craft-brewing heyday of the early 90’s.

IRI: Off-Premise Craft Beer Sales Grew 19 Percent in 2013

Craft Beer sales in key U.S. retail channels grew 19.2 percent in 2013, according to new data from Chicago-based market research firm IRI. Sales eclipsed $1.8 billion in IRI’s multi-outlet and convenience retail channel universe (MULC), which comprises grocery, drug, Wal-Mart, Club, Dollar, Mass-Merchandiser and Military stores, gaining 0.86 share points of total off-premise U.S…. Read more »

New Belgium Brewing, Two Beers Brewing & Seattle Cider Company Collaborate on GRAFF(T)

SEATTLE, WA — Two Beers Brewing, Seattle Cider Company and New Belgium Brewing have joined forces to create a one-of-a-kind graff, a unique style combining unexpected hops and malt with small batch cider from Washington state. Coined GRAFF(T) — a nod to the style of beer as well as the process of bonding a shoot… Read more »

New Belgium Lands New Distribution in Alabama

New Belgium will distribute throughout Alabama beginning in January after signing agreements with four wholesalers in the state. The addition of Alabama will expand the brewery’s footprint to 36 states. The northern, southwestern, south central and east central territories of the state will be handled by Supreme Beverage, Gulf Distributing, Allstate Beverage and Premium Beverage,… Read more »

New Belgium Hop Kitchen Series to Feature Riverbend’s Carolina Rye Malt

Asheville, NC — The Spring 2014 release from New Belgium Brewing’s Hop Kitchen series will be a Rye IPA using rye grown in North Carolina and malted by Riverbend Malt House in Asheville. This is the first time that a beer made with North Carolina craft malt will be given this degree of national distribution…. Read more »

World of Beer Tucson to Host New Belgium Pre-Holiday Party

Tucson, AZ — An annual holiday tradition, the Kids & Cops Christmas Event is a truly local collaboration benefiting Tucson area children, led by the Tucson Police Officer’s Association. This event provides children with the opportunity to spend positive, personal time with a local police officer while shopping for winter essentials like clothing, jackets and… Read more »

New Belgium Brewing to Debut Snapshot Wheat in 2014

FORT COLLINS, CO – New Belgium Brewing is proud to announce their newest year-round beer offering, Snapshot Wheat. Snapshot, an unfiltered wheat beer with a citrusy nose, a sweet malt profile and a flash of tart across the finish, will roll into all New Belgium markets in February, 2014. “This has been a fascinating process,”… Read more »

New Belgium Doubles Wood Aging Capacity in Colorado

New Belgium is about to double its wood beer aging capacity by adding 32 new French Oak foeders to its Fort Collins, Colo. headquarters by the end of the year, bringing the brewery’s grand total of foeders to 64, the company announced. New Belgium began expanding its wood collection back in May, when it added… Read more »

New Belgium’s Seasonal Beer Frambozen Turns 20

Ft. Collins, CO — Whether the holidays bring sunshine, rain or crisp white snow, New Belgium Brewing’s Frambozen has a place on the table. Celebrating its twentieth birthday, Frambozen is one of the few beers released annually by New Belgium, and is named after the Flemish word for raspberries. In line with the season of… Read more »

Fresh Hop is Next in New Belgium’s Hop Kitchen Series

Ft. Collins, Colo. — Attention, Lips Lovers! New Belgium Brewing’s two newest quarterly Lips of Faith offerings, Cigar City + New Belgium Collaboration Ale and Wild2 Dubbel are now out for all to enjoy. Collaborations have become a favorite in the Lips of Faith line and this meeting of the minds with Tampa’s Cigar City… Read more »

Distribution Roundup: Yuengling Eyes Mass.; The Heartland Heats Up

All eyes were focused on D.G. Yuengling last week as news broke that the brewery was eyeing new distribution in the New England market. Yuengling distributes nearly 3 million barrels of beer across a 15-state footprint, but that could change next year with a return to Massachusetts, a state where it hasn’t sold beer since… Read more »

New Belgium Releases New Winter Seasonal Accumulation, a White IPA

Ft. Collins, CO — As the first snow starts to fall in the Colorado mountains, thoughts of “accumulation” are in the air. To celebrate the white of winter, New Belgium has released Accumulation, a seasonal White IPA that is all about hops and wheat. Accumulation pours unfiltered, with a white-gold tone, offering tropical aromas from… Read more »