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| Courtesy of New Belgium Brewing Co |
Wood Cellar Reserve, Belgian Reserve, and Belgian Collection to roll year round
Ft. Collins, Colo., August 15, 2017 –
New Belgium Brewing
is unveiling an ambitious reimagining of its specialty portfolio with
the launch of three premium series – Wood Cellar Reserve, Belgian
Reserve and, Belgian Collection. Releases within these series
showcase the brewery’s Belgian roots and provide a platform for
small-batch barrel-aged experimentation.
“When we set out to reinvigorate one of America’s
most established specialty portfolios, we quickly realized that to move
forward, we had to dig into our roots,” said Andrew Emerton, New Belgium
Brewing Specialty Brand Manager. “The overall
vision with this new portfolio is to highlight beers we’ve been
producing for years while adding new esoteric releases, and presenting
them in a way that conveys the attention and respect that they deserve.”
Wood Cellar Reserve
New Belgium’s Wood Cellar Reserve series is made up
of a selection of rare, small batch wild and sour ales expertly aged by
the most award-winning sour brewery in America. From individual barrel
expressions, fruit and spice experimentations,
and fermentation explorations, the series represents our most ambitious
efforts in our two biggest passions – wood and beer. These beers
contain the longest, continuous souring culture in America and will age
in the bottle for years to come. Each batch is
hand-bottled, conditioned over a number of months, and 100% naturally
carbonated allowing for the perfect texture and carbonation that our
blenders intended for the beer to be enjoyed.
The Wood Cellar Reserve series debuted last month with the brewery-only release of
Le Kreik Noir. Next up is
Single Foeder Oscar No. 65.
This unblended dark sour has been maturing for 12 months in a 100
percent Missouri white oak foeder – the first American oak to join New
Belgium’s forest of 65 French oak foeders. The beer pours dark walnut
red and features subtle vanilla and coconut flavors
that play beautifully with attributes like plum skins and cherry cola.
Single Foeder Oscar No. 65 is available in limited quantities. Both the
Fort Collins and Asheville breweries have cork and cage 750ml bottles.
Additional 375ml bottles will be available
in select markets later this month. Single Foeder Oscar No. 65 comes in
at 8.5% ABV.
Belgian Reserve
The Belgian Reserve series is about highlighting
the great lengths we’ll go to in order to source and brew intriguing,
complex yet sophisticated beers. Whether that’s 3,000 miles away or
three feet away in our Wood Cellar. First up for
this series is
Sour Saison,
New Belgium’s first ever year-round, traditional sour ale. To create
this intriguing Saison, a French oak barrel-aged sour ale is artfully
blended with a rustic, champagne-like
Farmhouse Ale. This medium-light bodied beer pours goldenrod yellow
with a nearly opaque heavy sheen and offers a pleasant mix of aromas
including lemons and cloves, mild white grape, white pepper, and
coriander. “Our goal was to create a timeless beer. Something
that represented our world-class sour program as well as our passion
for Belgian-style beer,” says Ross Koenigs, New Belgium R&D Brewer.
Sour Saison is 7% ABV and is available now in 12- and 22-oz bottles and
draft.
Belgian Collection
The brewery’s Belgian Collection features beers with a true Belgian heritage. As such, two longtime favorites from New Belgium,
Abbey and
Trippel, have received refreshed packaging to complement their
recent recipe upgrade last year, which distinguishes the beers as part
of the brewery’s Belgian Collection. Abbey, a garnet brown hued
Belgian-style dubbel, is one of New Belgium’s first beers
and its most award winning, and Trippel, a golden ale featuring sweet
citrus flavors and a strong boozy bite, have a new look that
incorporates the original hand-painted label art created by the
founder’s neighbor, artist Ann Fitch.
There are future releases planned for each series.
To find any of these beers, along with others from New Belgium, visit New Belgium’s
Beer Finder or download New Belgium’s
Beer Mode app. For more information about New Belgium Brewing, visit
NewBelgium.com.
About New Belgium Brewing
New Belgium Brewing,
makers of Fat Tire Belgian Style Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired
beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work
and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small
Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle
Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists,
and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B
Corp. In addition to Fat Tire Belgian Style
Ale, New Belgium brews thirteen year-round beers; Citradelic Tangerine
IPA, Citradelic Lime Ale, Fat Tire Belgian White, Voodoo Ranger IPA,
Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA, Voodoo Ranger 8 Hop Pale Ale, Dayblazer
Easygoing Ale, Tartastic Lemon Ginger Ale, 1554
Black Ale, Bohemian Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale, Trippel and a
gluten-reduced beer, Glutiny Pale Ale. Learn more at
www.newbelgium.com.
