Archive for New Belgium

BEER RELEASE: New Belgium Mighty Arrow Spring Seasonal

MIGHTY ARROW RETURNS AS NEW BELGIUM’S SPRING SEASONAL

Ft. Collins, Colorado, February 4, 2010 – New Belgium Brewing announced that the “dog days of spring” have begun as Mighty Arrow Pale Ale returns for its second year as the brewery’s spring seasonal. Created as a tribute to the beloved pet of New Belgium Brewing’s CEO Kim Jordan, [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, February 8th, 2010

BEER RELEASE: New Belgium Ranger India Pale Ale

NEW BELGIUM BREWING PRESENTS RANGER INDIA PALE ALE

Ranger IPA Debuts with New Packaging, Launching New Belgium’s Explore Series
Ft. Collins, Colorado – Ever met a New Belgium Beer Ranger? They are the friendly folks who ensure that New Belgium beers are available in local markets where the beer is served. Spanning 26 states from the Pacific [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010

Top 10 Gift ideas to purchase for a Beer Lover (part 3 of 3)

As the snow began to fall yesterday (in New England), I assumed that it would be a quick dusting and today the grass would still be green. Boy was I wrong. With the couple of hours of rain before the snow, as it got colder and colder the snow started sticking to everything. [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, December 6th, 2009

Beer Event Update: CANFEST Annouces Lineup

If you missed the previous post about CANFEST, please click here to view the post.  If you’re able to attend the event and you are interested in the lineup, keep reading:
The following breweries have confirmed their attendance:

USA

21st Amendment – CA
Anderson Valley Brewing Company – CA
Big Sky Brewing Company – MT
Bohemian Brewery – [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, October 18th, 2009

Top 50 breweries in 2008

The Brewers Association will be releasing their complete analysis of statistics next week in Boston, but here’s a sneak peak at the top Craft Breweries and top Overall Breweries for 2008.
New England was represented by the following …
Top Craft:
1 Boston Beer Co.
10 Magic Hat Brewing Co.
12 Harpoon Brewery
16 Shipyard [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

New Belgium releases sustainability report

FT. COLLINS, CO — (Marketwire) — 01/15/09 — New Belgium Brewing, the nation’s third largest craft brewer, recently unveiled its first-ever corporate sustainability report — a revealing look at the progress and challenges of operating a sustainable business.
The 2007-2008 report outlines New Belgium’s “Triple Bottom Line” approach to business, measuring the environmental, economic and social [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Friday, January 16th, 2009

Stone Brewing Company installs waste water treatment plant

Background: Escondido’s Stone Brewing Co. has been trucking 40,000 gallons of wastewater every month to San Diego for treatment because Escondido’s municipal sewage treatment plant cannot handle its high sugar and protein content.
What’s changing: The brewery has spent $850,000 to build its own wastewater treatment facility. It will begin operating Wednesday.
 
 

Brewery will start treating wastewater
On-site [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Monday, August 11th, 2008

New Belgium and Elysian Brewing – Joint Venture

New Belgium joins in win-win venture
Seattle’s Elysian to make New Belgium products,
BY PAT FERRIER
New Belgium Brewing Co. of Fort Collins and Elysian Brewing Co. of Seattle will soon begin brewing beer at each other’s facilities, creating a new collaboration and business model in the craft brewing industry.
New Belgium plans to brew small-batch experimental beers [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Top premium and craft beers, by volume

Top premium and craft beers, by volume
NEW YORK (Associated Press)
TOP THREE U.S. PREMIUM BEERS, 2007, BY VOLUME SHIPPED:
Bud Light, Anheuser-Busch Co., St. Louis, Mo., 42 million barrels
     – Six-pack of 12-ounce bottles, typically $5.59
Budweiser, Anheuser-Busch, 24.6 million barrels
     – Six-pack of 12-ounce bottles, typically $5.59
Miller Lite, MillerCoors, Chicago, 18.4 million barrels
     – Six-pack of 12-ounce [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Saturday, July 26th, 2008

National News from the Brewers Association

Brewers Association Releases Top 50 Breweries List
Boulder, Colo. • April 7, 2008 – The Brewers Association, which tabulates industry growth data, announced its annual list of the top fifty brewing companies. Released are both a Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies¹ list and a list of the Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies. Statistics are based on [...]

Posted by: Sean-o on Tuesday, April 15th, 2008