Posts Tagged ‘Fort Collins’

Beer Friends Final Four Winner!

April 6, 2010

Hello Beer Friends!

After weeks of excellent beer competition, a few overtimes and a whole lotta votes – the Beer Friends Final Four has a clear winner!  Congrats to New Belgium Fat Tire Amber Ale from Fort Collins, Colorado!

Featured Brewery: New Belgium Brewery

March 24, 2010

The New Belgium Brewery was founded in  Fort Collins, Colorado in 1991 when the company’s Brew Master took his home brewing to the next level.    Since then, New Belgium has grown into one of the more popular breweries in a state producing many top craft beers.   While you can’t find their stuff out on the East Coast – yet, you can certainly find it in any store in Colorado and the surrounding states.

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Old Chicago Bar and Restaurant

March 11, 2010

Old Chicago will always have a special place in this Beer Friends’ heart.  My home bar – it’s a chain restaurant – is located on the North End of Colorado Springs off the Woodmen Exit. Old Chicago is a typical bar/restaurant, serving deep dish pizza, calzones, salad bars and pasta. What sets Old Chicago apart is the beer list.

Old Chicago is my Holy Grail of drinking.  This is where I learned about beer, about good beer, and the difference between bottles and draft — basically my beer-education.

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Beer Review 05: Fort Collins Rocky Mountain IPA

March 8, 2010

Greetings Friends of Beer!  This week we take on the Fort Collins Brewery Rocky Mountain IPA.  Rocky Mountain since they’re in Colorado.  I don’t know if it’s the altitude or the snow, but they seems to have a handle on how to blend a damn near perfect IPA.  Check out the video for the details!


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