• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Thyme & Love
  • About
    • Work With Me
    • Privacy Policy
  • Recipes
  • Travel
  • Shop
  • Contact
menu icon
go to homepage
  • About
    • Work With Me
    • Privacy Policy
  • Recipes
  • Travel
  • Shop
  • Contact
  • search icon
    Homepage link
    • About
      • Work With Me
      • Privacy Policy
    • Recipes
    • Travel
    • Shop
    • Contact
  • ×
    Home » Recipes » Travel

    Why the New Belgium Brewery Tour is one of the best tours

    Published: Jul 26, 2019 by Jeni · This post may contain affiliate links ·

    150 shares
    • Share
    • Tweet

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium. This post will show you why the New Belgium Brewery Tour is one of the best tours available!

    When I started planning my trip to Colorado this past May, I knew that I wanted to visit a few breweries. I love visiting local breweries when I travel. As someone who loves craft beer, this is a great way to sample beer from another part of the country.

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium. This post will show you why the New Belgium Brewery Tour is one of the best tours available!

    When I began listing all the breweries that I wanted to visit, New Belgium in Fort Collins stood out. I am a big fan of their beer and their brewery space looked amazing. When I discovered that they offered tours, I registered immediately!

    The 90 minute tour is open to people of all ages. Kids are welcome on tours, but only those 21+ can sample beer.

    New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado

    The tour starts off by discussing the humble roots of New Belgium and how the brewery got started. It is always interesting learning how a brewery got started—especially the 4th largest brewery in the country.

    New Belgium Brewery Tour

    After learning about New Belgium's history, we headed upstairs to sample some of their beers! We were able to choose whichever beer we wanted to try. I went with Citradelic—a medium bodied tangerine IPA that is well-balanced. Perfect balance of hops and fruit.

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.

    After grabbing our beer samples, we learned all about the science that goes into making a beer at New Belgium. There is so much science involved when is comes to brewing beer. It was great to see the science in action!

    Next we headed to their sour room where we sampled one of the best sour beers. I love sour beers and I've been able to try quite a few. The raspberry sour beer that I sampled on this tour was the best sour beer. It was the perfect balance of raspberry and the sour notes.

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.

    The great thing about taking a brewery tour is that you might be able to sample unique beers that you can't find anywhere else!

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.
    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.

    After touring the sour room, we headed to the production building. Our tour guide handed us a full can of Voodoo Ranger Juicifer IPA—a juicy and hazy IPA. The beer was canned 3 hours earlier that morning. You just can't get any fresher than that!

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.
    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium.

    After enjoying our beers, we headed back to the main building. We decided to stay and enjoy the brewery a little bit more.

    top reasons to take a tour at New Belgium:

    • It's completely free!
    • You receive a few beer samples during the tour!
    • You'll learn about New Belgium's history
    • Voted #1 Best Brewery Tour in the US (USA Today Readers' Choice Award 2018 & 2019)
    • It's so much fun!

    If you are interested in taking a brewery tour at New Belgium, be sure to check out their website for more information!

    XO Jeni

    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium. This post will show you why the New Belgium Brewery Tour is one of the best tours available!  #Colorado #brewery #travel #USA #travelguide #beer
    Calling all craft beer enthusiasts! If you love a good brewery tour, you need to plan a trip to Fort Collins and visit New Belgium. This post will show you why the New Belgium Brewery Tour is one of the best tours available!  #brewery #tour #travel #guide #USA #colorado
    « Quick and Crispy Zucchini Fritters with Avocado Crema
    One Pot Vegan Chipotle Pasta »

    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Janet

      August 01, 2019 at 6:48 pm

      I agree! The New Belgium Brewery tour is worth planning a whole Beercation around it.

      Reply
    2. Emily Hines

      August 04, 2019 at 2:20 pm

      This one is on my to-do list for sure!

      Reply

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Primary Sidebar

    Hi, I'm Jeni—the food blogger, recipe developer, and photographer behind Thyme & Love. I'm a busy mom would loves creating memories in the kitchen and traveling to new places.

    More about me →

    Recent Recipes

    • individual serving of cherry pink fluff with chopped pecans
      Pink Fluff
    • This Easy Tomato and White Bean Soup has a secret ingredient—marinara sauce! Use your favorite marinara sauce. The best part about this soup is that most of the ingredients are pantry staples. #vegan #vegetarian #recipes #soup #healthy #healthyfood #beans #glutenfree
      Easy Tomato and White Bean Soup
    • Get into the game day spirit and bake a batch of these chocolate chip cookies topped with a festive football sugar cookie.
      Game Day Cookies
    • This recipe for American Goulash has been a family favorite for generations. This hearty macaroni pasta dish made with a tomato based meat sauce. Family-friendly and crowd-pleasing, this dish is affordable and delicious!
      American Goulash

    Breakfast Recipes

    • This slow cooker oatmeal is inspired by the flavors of carrot cake—which is my favorite kind of cake. You'll find all the traditional flavors of carrot cake in this cozy slow cooker oatmeal.
      Slow Cooker Carrot Cake Oatmeal
    • A bowl of apple steel cut oats is the perfect breakfast to enjoy on a cool, crisp fall morning .
      Apple Steel Cut Oats
    • Classic banana bread gets a little chocolate twist!
      Vegan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
    • A fall spin on the traditional arroz con leche: pumpkin creates a creamy pumpkin spice rice pudding option that is perfect for breakfast or dessert.
      Pumpkin Spice Rice Pudding

    Copyright © 2025 Thyme & Love on the Foodie Pro Theme

    150 shares