Beer Me! — New Belgium Brewing — Fort Collins, Colorado, United States

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500 Linden Street
Fort Collins CO 80524
Telephone: +1 970-221-0524
Toll-Free: +1 888-622-4044
Hours: Monday-Saturday 10:00am-6:00pm.
Brewer: Christian Holbrook
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Notes

Opened: 1991

Annual Production: 920,000 bbl

Contributors: Mario Kornmesser, Melissa Christianson

New Belgium's original brewer Peter Bouckert came to the brewery from Rodenbach in Old Belgium.

Thanks to Mike Bodzioch for some of the bottles!

Updated: October 27, 2022

News

2021-04-21: New Belgium Brews Bad Tasting Beer to Honor Earth Day & Highlight Climate Change (ProBrewer)
2020-04-01: New Belgium Brewing donates up to $100,000 with its Bar & Restaurant Relief Fund (Craft Brewing Business)
2019-11-20: New Belgium Brewing Is Bought in Latest Craft Purchase by Big Beer (Fortune)
2019-04-19: New Belgium Brewing Opens Bar and Restaurant at Denver International Airport (Brewbound)
2019-02-06: New Belgium Reaches Agreement for Steam Whistle Brewing to Brew Fat Tire for Canadian Mark (Brewbound)
2018-04-27: New Belgium Brewing Names Christian Holbrook Production Brewmaster (Craftbeer.com)
2017-05-19: New Belgium’s Peter Bouckaert is leaving the brewery (Beer Street Journal)
2015-08-13: New Belgium Brewing makes CEO change (Craft Brewing Business)
2015-07-23: New Belgium to launch 10-bbl sour-focused pilot brewery (Craft Brewing Business)
2013-01-23: New Belgium brewery's Kim Jordan talks about beer, business, Quakers (Denver Post)
2013-01-15: New Belgium Brewing becomes a 100% employee-owned company (BeerPulse)
2012-12-17: New Belgium installs new tank farm this week, bringing capacity up to 840k barrels (BeerPulse.com)
2012-08-28: New Belgium: Burn restoration critical to prevent beer from tasting like wildfire (The Coloradoan)
2011-12-01: New Belgium and the Battle of the Microbrews (Businessweek)
2011-11-07: 2-alarm fire at New Belgium Brewing damages empty silo, malt storage untouched (Denver Post)
2011-11-03: New Belgium expanding canning line, adding 16-ounce tall boys (The Coloradoan)
2011-07-07: New Belgium Brewing announces can line expansion (Beernews.org)
2011-06-15: New Belgium expands East (Beernews.org)
2011-06-11: New Belgium to grow (The Coloradoan)
2011-05-19: New Belgium hunting for ‘east’ brewery location (Beernews.org)
2011-02-22: New Belgium Brewing turns 20 (Beverage Industry)
2011-01-31: New Belgium Brewing Joins BICEP Business Coalition Advocating Strong Energy, Climate Policies (The Beer Spot News)
2011-01-26: New Belgium Brewing Plans East Coast Market Expansion in 2011 (The Beer Spot News)
2010-08-12: Brewer donates to food bank thanks to liquor law (The Coloradoan)
2010-04-23: New Belgium considers West Coast expansion (The Coloradoan)
2010-02-23: New Belgium adopts eco-friendly cups (Beverage Industry)
2010-01-05: New Belgium Brewing Co. harnesses the sun (Draft Magazine)
2009-11-01: Brewing Big (With a Micro Soul) (Entrepreneur)
2009-08-18: Suds, here comes the sun: Brewer to install solar panel (Denver Post)
2009-01-22: New Belgium Brewing Reduces Packaging (Yahoo! Finance)
2008-07-19: Craft-beer brewers to share facilities (Denver Post)
2008-04-17: Outside Magazine Names New Belgium Brewing "Best Place To Work In America" (PRWeb)
2008-04-02: New Belgium Brewing to Roll Out Fat Tire in Cans (PRWeb)
2008-01-28: New Belgium Brewing Joins One Percent For The Planet (PRWeb)
2007-12-14: Beer waste brewing fish food (Rocky Mountain News)

Beer List

1554 Brussels-Style Black Ale

Other Belgian-Style Ale
- Date: December 25, 2002 (#4567)
  
  Package: bottled
  
  Place: from the brewery
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Overall Impression (3)
  Based on the now-forgotten "Zwartbier" style. Deep red, moderate head. Roasty sweet coffee aroma, slightly yeasty. Medium body, mildly fizzy. Lots of roastiness on a smooth malty base. Mild green hop flavor. Reasonably alcoholic.

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American-Style India Pale Ale

6.60% abv.

Date: January 20, 2007 (#6301)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Moderate tight head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy hops, right off the bale.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big creamy body. Same fresh spicy hop flavor as the aroma. Nice darkish caramel base. Clean spicy finish, with a hint of grapefruit.

Overall Impression (2)

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Abbey Belgian Style Ale

Belgian-Style Dubbel

7.00% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 North American Beer Awards
Bronze Medal, 2005 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
Gold Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards

Date: February 10, 2007 (#6320)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty, smoky malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Very light body. Toasty, woody character. Banana. Smoke. Mildest hint of tartness. Real dry finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Reasonably complex for such a light-bodied beer. Very tasty.
Date: September 2, 1997 (#2150)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 18 points

Overall Impression (3)
Deep red, clear, moderate carbonation, big head. Some cold coffee behind the standard "Belgian" nose. Good body, sweet, caramelly, acidic. Big carbonation bite. Lots of clove character...like Franziskaner Dunkel! Doesn't have the warming, alcoholic feeling of a Grimbergen. Surprisingly dry at the end. "Bottled 19 May 97."

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Abbey Grand Cru

Belgian-Style Dark Strong Ale

9.50% abv.

Awards:

Honorable Mention, 2006 North American Beer Awards

Date: October 16, 2008 (#7477)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Huge licorice, sweet dark fruit.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big and fizzy and malty. Sweet and roasty and licorice. Mildly spicy and really fruity. Smoky.

Overall Impression (3)
Whole lotta flavor going on here.

Accumulation White IPA

6.20% abv.

Date: October 3, 2013 (#9267)

Package: bottled

Place: Republic National Distributing Company, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, slight haze. Moderate head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, piney hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Big piney, citrusy hop flavor and bitterness up front. Mild wheat malt flavor. Smooth clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Belgian Style Blond

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

8.50% abv.

Date: June 9, 2010 (#8249)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Intensely bright golden. Big thick head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy. Grainy and sweet. Fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Malty, grassy, grainy. Spicy, maybe from the alcohol. Fruity in a Duvel sort of way. Mild grassy hop flavor and bitterness at the end.

Overall Impression (2)

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Belgo India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: August 19, 2010 (#8288)

Package: draught

Place: Dundee Dell, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Intensely floral. Very citrusy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, moderate carbonation. Sweetly malty, with a grassy, citrusy hop flavor. Moderate bitterness lingers in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good beer, but it's not Hop God.

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Other Belgian-Style Ale

Date: March 20, 2009 (#7760)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Red-amber, opaque. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3)
Toasty and biscuity. Grassy, with a smoky, curry-like spiciness.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Malty and biscuity with a big grassy note and lots of Brettanomyces. Yeast and hop bitterness in the finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Tasty beer.

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Blue Paddle Pilsener

Bohemian-Style Pilsener

4.80% abv.

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2006 North American Beer Awards
Gold Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards

Date: January 13, 2007 (#6284)

Package: bottled

Place: Liquid Solutions, Tigard OR

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick foamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Slightly perfumey, floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Low carbonation. Really sweet. Really floral and really sweet. Very low bitterness.

Overall Impression (1½)

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Date: June 20, 2012 (#8858)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet, wheaty. Banana cream pie. Mildly earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, creamy. Malty, with a mild banana flavor. Earthy, grassy. Low-medium bitterness. Very mild Brettanomyces character in the finish.

Overall Impression (2)
I expected it to be a lot more assertive, but it is a good beer anyway. It's a collaboration with The Lost Abbey.

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Brewery Vivant Bière de Garde

French-Style Bière de Garde

California Route Organic Lager

California Common Beer

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Garden (Fruit) Beer

Charlie's Brown

Awards:

Silver Medal (Pro-Am), 2013 Great American Beer Festival

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Clutch Sour Stout

Date: August 31, 2011 (#8642)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Black. Dense beige head.

Aroma (3)
Mild coffee, mild malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy, creamy. Roasty and malty and only mildly tart. Medium hop bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
The tartness throws the beer out of balance, but I think making it more sour might actually enhance it.

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Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

9.00% abv.

Collaboration Kriek

Herb and Spice Beer

Date: July 16, 2009 (#7846)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Hazy. High carbonation. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Cookie dough, with grassy undertones.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body. Smooth. Lots of sweet, bready malt. Mild grassy, floral flavor. Very low bitterness. Sweet malty clean finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Dark Heather Saison

Date: March 25, 2010 (#8195)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, grassy. Dark caramel.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body. Moderate carbonation. Sweet and malty. Big grassy flavor. Dark caramel, very mildly roasty.

Overall Impression (2½)

Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin Ale

Dayblazer Easygoing Ale

American Lager/Ale or Cream Ale

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2018 Great American Beer Festival

American-Style Pale Ale

Date: June 2, 2012 (#8835)

Package: draught

Place: Benson Pizza Shoppe, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright copper color, moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity hops, citrusy. Mild biscuity malt.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth. Toasty caramel malt, fruity hop flavor, moderate bitterness. Clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Better balance than Ranger.

South German-Style Weizenbock/Weissbock

9.00% abv.

American-Style Sour Ale

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2010 Great American Beer Festival

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Fat Tire Belgian White

Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

5.20% abv.

Date: August 26, 2017 (#9779)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Gargantuan head on a very hazy deep yellow beer.

Aroma (3½)
Earthy, fruity, malty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Very light body, low carbonation. Sweet wheat, with a big citrusy note. Very low bitterness, very very low spiciness. Clean, mildly lemony finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good hot-weather beer. Thanks to Choo for the bottle!

German-Style Sour Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2012 Great American Beer Festival

Date: February 6, 2012 (#8728)

Package: draught

Place: Jake's Cigars and Spirits, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber, very hazy. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Tart. Sweet. Oak.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, low carbonation. Malty and tart. Sort of lambic-y...that's about it.

Overall Impression (2)
San Francisco got five kegs, and Omaha got the other three.

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Felix Aged in Apple Whiskey Barrels

Wood- and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer

8.80% abv.

Date: May 27, 2019 (#10064)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Midtown, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Pours a big lively head, but it doesn't last long.

Aroma (3)
Apple and oak. Tart.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Clean malt behind a tart fruitiness. Lots of apple flavor and a little vanilla. Real nice balance.

Overall Impression (3)
Thanks to Wayne Faris for the bottle!

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Garden (Fruit Wheat) Beer

6.50% abv.

Date: November 24, 2008 (#7550)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown. Very high carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Big tart raspberries.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, smooth, sweet, and tart. Sweet toasty malt flavor under tart raspberries.

Overall Impression (2)
Date: December 16, 1997 (#2365)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 14½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright red, low carbonation, thick - slightly pink - head. Raspberry aroma. Good body, tart raspberry flavor, but not all that sweet...in fact, it's reasonably malty in the middle, with a bitter, brown, raspberry finish. Thanks to Mike Bodzioch for sending this beer to me!

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Fresh Hop India Pale Ale

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: November 12, 2011 (#8670)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 19 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Big spicy, piney, fruity hops. Mild caramel.

Mouthfeel (9)
Big, chewy, and bitter. Big spicy, piney, fruity hop flavor. Mild malty, grassy background. Clean hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Coffee Flavored Beer

Date: August 29, 2008 (#7280)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Clean fresh roasty coffee.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big clean coffee flavor all the way through. Nice malt character underneath.

Overall Impression (2½)
A little sweet, but nicely balanced. "Ale with Espresso."

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Heavenly Feijoa Tripel

Herb and Spice Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: February 18, 2013 (#9019)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 12 points

Appearance (3)
Deep bright amber. Low head.

Aroma (2)
Musty, earthy.

Mouthfeel (6)
Medium-big body, moderate carbonation. Sweet and really earthy. Big grassy bitterness. Some astringency.

Overall Impression (1)
Not a favorite. Brewed in collaboration with Brasserie Dieu du Ciel! of St-Jérôme, Québec, with hibiscus flowers and feijoa.

Hop Kitchen French Aramis IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

Date: November 20, 2013 (#9303)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Golden, hazy. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, lavender. Vanilla. Black pepper.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fairly fizzy. Wheat malt, grainy, grassy. Medium grassy bitterness. Tropical fruit. Mild black pepper.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good beer.

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Hop Kitchen Hoppy Bock Lager

6.80% abv.

Date: March 4, 2013 (#9025)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 18½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden-amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, grassy. Lots of rye.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Malty, grassy, with a big rye flavor. Reasonably bitter, with a clean, grassy, hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (3)

Hop Kitchen Rye IPA

American-Style Rye Beer

7.50% abv.

Date: March 25, 2014 (#9351)

Package: draught

Place: Yia Yia's Pizza Beer & Wine, Lincoln NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Copper-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (4)
Huge spicy, piney hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium body, smooth. Big spicy hop flavor, medium-high bitterness. Big grassy rye flavor all the way through for a nice balance.

Overall Impression (3)

Hoptober Golden Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: September 2, 2010 (#8294)

Package: draught

Place: Library Pub, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, earthy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, smooth. Grainy malt and fruity hops, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
A tasty hoppy beer without the bitterness.

Imperial Berliner Style Weisse

Other Strong Beer

7.50% abv.

Date: September 2, 2010 (#8293)

Package: draught

Place: Library Pub, Omaha NE

Score: 14 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge dense head.

Aroma (2½)
Really tart. Yeasty.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth, fizzy. Malty, tart, and yeasty. Finishes tart and clean, but the tartness seems more acetic than lactic.

Overall Impression (1½)

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Imperial Coffee Chocolate Stout

Chocolate/Cocoa Flavored Beer

Garden (Vegetable) Beer

Date: August 31, 2011 (#8643)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Tart. Fruity, grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy and tart. Fruity, with just a touch of pumpkin flavor. Lingering tart, dry finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Belgian-Style Flanders/Oud Bruin Ale

6.00% abv.

Awards:

Second Place, 2007 San Diego County Fair
Gold Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival
Gold Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup
First Place (Traditional Ales & Lagers) and Third Best-of-Show, 2003 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer
Silver Medal, 2003 Great American Beer Festival

Date: July 19, 2012 (#8885)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 19½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Low head.

Aroma (3½)
Earthy, oaky, tart. Unspeakably complex.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light, fizzy, and TART. Lactic, grassy, dill, oak. Fruity, very dry. Green apple.

Overall Impression (3)
Fantastic beer, from the 2007 release.
Date: January 12, 2007 (#6275)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Dark dark dark dark red. Huge foamy head.

Aroma (4)
Intensely tart. Lots of caramel. Sharply earthy. Very Gueuze-like.

Mouthfeel (10)
Very light body. Fairly fizzy. It tastes and feels like a Gueuze with dark Munich malt. Fiercely tart and dry.

Overall Impression (3)
I love Gueuze, I love Munich malt flavors, I love this beer.
Date: January 12, 2007 (#6276)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Red, almost opaque. Thick dense head.

Aroma (4)
Dark raisiny malt. Spicy, tart, alcoholic.

Mouthfeel (8)
INTENSELY tart! Even more tart than the draft version we had earlier tonight. Lots of dark fruit, some dark malt providing the light body, but this is an intensely tart beer.

Overall Impression (2)
Maybe some age will mellow it out…?
Date: January 7, 2001 (#3909)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17 points

Overall Impression (3)
"Oak-aged beer". Bright deep red, very high carbonation, creamy head. Slightly sour aroma, musty, malty. Medium-light body, caramel malt on top of tart mildly yeasty flavor. Clean finish. Thanks to Steve Olson for the sample!

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La Folie Falling Rock

6.00% abv.

Date: November 1, 2007 (#6677)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright red. Moderate head.

Aroma (4)
Earthy. Alcoholic. Tart. Some DMS. Smoky phenolic.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, slightly bigger than the standard La Folie. Very fizzy. Dry, but less dry than La Folie, with more caramel malt character. Quite tart — more than La Folie. Black cherries.

Overall Impression (3)
This is a blend of all ten La Folie Foedres, made especially for the Falling Rock Tap House in Denver. The flavors are the same as the standard La Folie, but in better balance. This one is much maltier, and doesn't have the late bitterness. They are both very Gueuze-like, but with more caramel malt.

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Le Fleur, Misseur?

Belgian- and French-Style Ale

6.50% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2006 Great American Beer Festival

Date: June 26, 2008 (#7181)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow. Opaque. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Yeasty, spicy, fruity.

Mouthfeel (9)
Surprisingly light body. Really creamy, really malty. Fruity, with some green apple, some pineapple, and a hint of citrus. Some grassy hop flavor in the middle, then a malty, spicy, fruity finish.

Overall Impression (3)

American-Style Sour Ale

7.50% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2011 Great American Beer Festival
Silver Medal, 2005 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

Date: April 14, 2011 (#8512)

Package: draught

Place: Max & Joe's Belgian Beer Tavern, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Big fruity hops. Lots of pear and pineapple.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light, fizzy, tart. Nice sweet malty background. Fruity hops, peaches. Clean tart fruity finish.

Overall Impression (2)

Light American Wheat Beer with Yeast

Berliner-Style Weisse (Wheat)

Awards:

Silver Medal, 2009 Great American Beer Festival

Metric 10/10/10

Belgian-Style Pale Strong Ale

10.00% abv.

Date: July 14, 2011 (#8601)

Package: draught

Place: Library Pub, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Sweet malt, fruity.

Mouthfeel (8)
Sweet, grainy malt. Lots of fruity esters. Low hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Like a Tripel, but sweeter and less fizzy.

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American-Style Pale Ale

Date: April 22, 2008 (#6966)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick dense head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, floral, spicy, resiny hops.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body. Smooth. Huge caramel malt with lots of fruity, floral hops. Lots of hop flavor, but not a lot of bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)

More Fun Blonde

Golden or Blonde Ale

Awards:

Gold Medal (Pro-Am), 2012 Great American Beer Festival

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Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

4.80% abv.

Awards:

Gold Medal, 2008 Great American Beer Festival
Second Place, 2007 San Diego County Fair

Date: May 26, 2007 (#6529)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, hazy, with a big dense head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, sweet, floral, wheat.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light creamy body. Moderately fizzy. Nicely sweet wheat malt flavor. Floral and spicy and clean and refreshing.

Overall Impression (3)

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New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale

Belgian-Style Pale Ale

5.20% abv.

Date: December 25, 2003 (#5168)

Package: bottled

Place: Capital Liquor, Grand Island NE

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Amber. Very low carbonation, low head. Biscuity malt aroma, and some DMS. Medium body, fairly fizzy. Big biscuity malt flavor, clean malty finish with a hint of bitterness.
Date: September 2, 1997 (#2149)

Package: bottled

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Brown-amber, clear, low carbonation, big head. Toasty-malty aroma. Real nice toasty flavor! Malty, smooth, very nice balance. Excellent beer. "Best before 15 Oct 97."

New Belgium Voodoo Ranger Juicifer IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.70% abv.

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Wood- and Barrel-aged Strong Beer

9.00% abv.

Date: October 27, 2022 (#11209)

Package: bottled

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber-brown. High carbonation, thick head.

Aroma (4)
Oak, mild bourbon. Toasted marshmallow. Grainy.

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium-big body, smooth. Malty and bready, with a nice oak note. Some whiskey flavor, but it's mild. Definite toasted marshmallow flavor; I'll have to see if that's present in 4 Roses whiskey too!

Overall Impression (3)
Soft, pleasant beer.

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Peach Porch Lounger

Garden (Fruit) Beer

Porch Swing (discontinued)

Other Belgian-Style Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2002 North American Beer Awards

6.00% abv.

Date: March 24, 2015 (#9500)

Package: bottled

Place: Dundee Dell, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Black-brown. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Coffee. Roasty-sweet.

Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, fizzy. Chocolate, roasty, and bitter. Grassy hop flavor, malt in the background.

Overall Impression (2)

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Rampant Imperial India Pale Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

8.90% abv.

Date: March 4, 2013 (#9026)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Big fruity, earthy hops. Mild caramel malt.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Big grassy, earthy hop flavor, fairly bitter. Subdued toasty, biscuity malt.

Overall Impression (2½)

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American-Style India Pale Ale

6.50% abv.

Date: April 30, 2010 (#8213)

Package: bottled

Place: Brix, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. High carbonation. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Fruity, bready.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, smooth. Fruity, resiny hop flavor, medium bitterness. Biscuity malt in the background.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean smooth beer that's not as aggressive as many IPAs.

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7.20% abv.

Date: November 19, 2010 (#8356)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, grassy. Earthy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet and malty, bready. Mild grassy flavor, low bitterness.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean beer.

French & Belgian-Style Saison

Date: September 15, 2006 (#6110)

Package: bottled

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate short-lived head.

Aroma (3)
Richly malty. Spicy, hint of smoke.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-big body. Smooth, fizzy. Hugely malty. Mildly toasty and smoky and spicy. Some hop flavor and bitterness in the finish. Tastes like Fat Tire fermented with a wild yeast.

Overall Impression (2½)

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Shift Pale Lager

American-Style Pilsener

5.00% abv.

Date: May 31, 2012 (#8830)

Package: canned

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Grapefruit. Floral.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet grainy malt with a big grapefruity hop flavor and medium bitterness. Long reasonably bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)

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Herb and Spice Beer

4.20% abv.

Date: May 26, 2007 (#6533)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright amber. Thick head.

Aroma (2½)
Earthy. Biscuity. Maybe a hint of lime.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body. Fizzy. Lots of caramel malt with a touch of lime. Quick clean finish, just a bit earthy.

Overall Impression (2)

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American-Style Black Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: January 28, 2012 (#8722)

Package: draught

Place: Krug Park, Omaha NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark. Dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Piney, spicy hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium body, fizzy. Sweet roasty malt and grassy, resiny hops. Nicely bitter and nicely balanced.

Overall Impression (2½)

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5.20% abv.

Date: May 23, 2011 (#8566)

Package: draught

Place: Crescent Moon Ale House, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Hint of apricot, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big clean ginger flavor up front. Mild biscuity malt background, very low bitterness. Floral blast in the finish, with some apricot.

Overall Impression (2½)
Brewed with ginger and apricot. (I wish I had known that before I ordered it.)

American-Style Sour Ale

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2020 Great American Beer Festival

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Belgian-Style Pale Ale

6.00% abv.

Date: January 21, 2014 (#9332)

Package: draught

Place: Blatt Beer & Table, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Very mildly fruity. Hint of apple.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, smooth. Mildly grainy malt flavor. Low fruity bitterness at the end. More yeast character as it warms.

Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean beer.

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Springboard Ale

6.20% abv.

Date: February 20, 2008 (#6897)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Moderate foamy head.

Aroma (2½)
Very earthy. Floral. Grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet malt and a weird grassy-earthy bitterness. Grainy. Lingering sweet-bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
98% ale with wormwood, lycium, schisandra. 2% ale aged in oak.

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Belgian Style White (or Wit) / Belgian-Style Wheat

Date: June 21, 2007 (#6553)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 15 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Low head.

Aroma (3)
Mild lemony-orangey citrus.

Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, fizzy. Lots of sweet wheat. Mild citrus flavor. Clean sweet finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Normally served with a slice of orange.
Date: October 13, 2001 (#3925)

Package: draught

Place: Copper Eagle Brewing, Grand Island NE

Score: 15½ points

Overall Impression (3)
Bright golden, good head. Flowery, mildly citrusy aroma. Light body, lots of coriander flavor, very flowery. Mildly sweet finish.

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Super India Pale Ale

Imperial or Double India Pale Ale

9.00% abv.

Date: August 16, 2012 (#8911)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Bright deep golden. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Huge piney, fruity hops!

Mouthfeel (10)
Medium-big body, fairly fizzy. Big piney hop flavor, big clean bitterness. Biscuity malt is very subdued.

Overall Impression (3)
A mouthful of hoppy fun! Collaboration with Alpine Beer Company.

Wood- and Barrel-aged Beer

Awards:

Second Place, 2010 Festival of Wood and Barrel-Aged Beer

Experimental Beer

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Transatlantique Kriek

8.00% abv.

Awards:

Bronze Medal, 2004 World Beer Cup

Date: November 26, 2010 (#8368)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-red. Moderate pinkish head.

Aroma (3½)
Tart cherries. Malty, spicy.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Sweet tart cherries up front, mild toasty, bready malt behind. Not overly sweet, rather nicely balanced, maybe a little too bitter.

Overall Impression (2)
"New Belgium ale blended with Frank Boon Lambic with real cherries."

Belgian-Style Tripel

8.50% abv.

Awards:

Third Place, 2007 San Diego County Fair
Silver Medal, 2006 North American Beer Awards

Date: February 10, 2007 (#6322)

Package: bottled

Place: Beertopia, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden. Huge head. Low carbonation.

Aroma (3)
Earthy. Hint of banana. Yeasty; more like a Saison.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium-big body, really creamy, low-moderate carbonation. Lots of sweet pale malt. Fairly fruity, hint of lemon. Yeasty. Sweet malty yeasty finish with very little alcohol character.

Overall Impression (2½)
Date: September 27, 1996 (#1671)

Package: draught

Place: Great American Beer Festival, Denver CO

Score: 16 points

Overall Impression (3)
Golden. Fruity, bubble-gum aroma. Malty-spicy flavors.

Twisted Spoke 10th Anniversary Ale

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Voodoo Ranger IPA

American-Style India Pale Ale

7.00% abv.

Date: August 26, 2017 (#9780)

Package: bottled

Place: Place unknown

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Bright golden-amber. Thick head.

Aroma (3)
Spicy, earthy, fruity, with tropical notes.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, fizzy. Rich malt flavor supports a big, fairly bitter, grassy-fruity hoppiness. Very mildly smoky. Lingering bitter finish.

Overall Impression (2)
It's a pretty good beer that's maybe trying to be a little too complex. Thanks to Choo for the bottle!b

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Voodoo Ranger Juicy Haze IPA

7.50% abv.

Date: December 31, 2020 (#10410)

Package: canned

Place: Northbound Liquor Store, Elk River MN

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Amber. Pretty hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Coriander. Grassy. Wheaty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Big coriander flavor, grassy and mildly citrusy. Tastes like a slightly-too-big Witbier, with a bit of grassy hop flavor and bitterness.

Overall Impression (2)
Not bad, not what I expected. "India Pale Ale brewed with spice".

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Herb and Spice Beer

8.50% abv.

Date: February 18, 2011 (#8464)

Package: bottled

Place: Hy-Vee Stony Brook, Omaha NE

Score: 16½ points

Appearance (3)
Deep amber. Hazy. Dense head.

Aroma (3)
Floral. Fruity. Tart.

Mouthfeel (8)
Medium body, very fizzy. Lots of sweet malt. Floral-grassy flavor. Nicely tart. Low bitterness, but a resiny sensation appears in the finish, like chewing a dandelion stem.

Overall Impression (2½)
Interesting beer. A collaboration beer with Allagash Brewing, containing hibiscus and endive.