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Fort Collins has the most brewers and microbreweries per capita of any city in Colorado. Colorado is now ranked 2nd in country for most craft beer by production volume. All brewers in Fort Collins with the exception of the Anheuser Busch Brewery are considered craft brewers. Craft beer is defined by the Brewers association as follows. Craft beer is produced by small, independent and traditional brewers in the United States and generally made with 100% malted barley. Craft beer that is not made with 100% malted barley is substituted with a percentage of malted wheat or malted rye or other fermentable that enhance flavor. Craft beer inspiration is traced to British, German or Belgian traditions or is often uniquely American.

In 2005 7 million barrels of craft beer was produced by craft brewers. The industry is growing at the rate of 9% per year. There are 52 regional craft breweries, 397 microbreweries and 922 brewpubs in the U.S. Two of the Regional Craft Breweries are in Fort Collins, New Belgium and ODells. Read Entire Article.

Big Horn Brewery 1415 Elizabeth St.  Link   The Big Horn Brewer is located in and owned by the restaurant CB & Potts. They have locations in Ft Collins, Denver and Cheyenne as well as Washington, Oregon Idaho Illinois and Indiana. 
Buttface Amber Ale. This is their most popular brand. A combo of five malts and four hops.
Big Horn Hefeweizen. A true German style hefeweizen which includes banana and clove undertones.
Blonde. The beer is a golden ale designed to attract the beginning micro beer drinker.
Big Red Ale. The hoppiest beer related to an American India Ale.
Total Disorder Porter. Silver medal winner has a smooth round character with chocolate undertones. Link

Coopersmith's Pub & Brewing Link 5 Old Town Square, Ft Collins.  Northern Colorado's oldest brew pub. Coopersmith's is one of the most prolific brewery's anywhere with seventeen different offerings to the beer drinking aficionado.  In alpha order:
Albert Damm Bitter. Traditional style ale with tawny color, light body and hop flavor.
Anniversary Cherry Ale. A smooth red ale. A Munich malt combined with honey malt and German hops.
Punjabi Pale Ale. Fermented, served and aged in the same cask.
Coal Miner's Mild. Traditional English Ale has a mild taste from it's low hops bitterness. Columbine Kolsch. Clean, light flavor easy drinking in a classic ale.
Hanjabi. Is the Punjabi Pale Ale naturally carbonated and hand drawn.
Highland Scottish Ale A dark red brew dominated by malt flavor.
Horsetooth Stout A full body and dark.
Not Brown Ale. Lightly hopped to let the caramel and coffee flavors come through.
Oud Bruin. Inspired by French Flemish style beer. Has sharp unripe rasberry and tart cherry flavor.
Poudre Pale Ale. Coopersmith's ;ightest pale ale has a slight Carmel flavor.
Punjabi Pale Ale. India pale ale has big body and huge hop character.
Scrumpy Cider. A seasonal offering using a three apple blend formula to obtain the green apple tartness.
Sigda's Green Chili. A crisp golden ale with chili added heat.
Sitzman's Steam. 1850's west coast creation.
Tippet American Lager. Coopersmith's lightest creation. 
Triple Cherry Bourbon Ale. The name says it all. Triple strength with cherry, wood and bourbon flavor.
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Ft Collins Brewery  1900 E Lincoln Ave.  Ft Collins, CO 80524 This local brewer is concentrating on hand crafting their beers. They have some highly unique brews some types that are exclusive to this brewer.  Link
Major Tom's. "The most unique beer ever produced". An American Wheat Ale brewed with pomegranates.
Edgar. European style lager with a slight toasted malt flavor balanced with domestic-and imported hops.
Kidd Lager. This black lager is styled after the famous German schwarzbier has a clean. crisp slightly chocolate taste.
Z lager. A slight aromatic smoke flavor but not over-whelming
Retro Red. A ruby red ale named after the famous red wagon. Abundant flavor just like the old days.
Chocolate Stout.  Chocolate malt and roasted barley provide dark color and full body.
Big Shot. A Christmas seasonal ale. Hazelnut brown ale with a warm nut and toffee like flavor.
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New Belgium Brewery 500 Linden St. Near Downtown Ft. Collins. Link. New Belgium Events Calendar Link.
Fat Tire Amber Ale. Toasty malt flavors coasting in equilibrium with crisp hoppiness. It is said to be a great partner to anything from the grill at any hour.
Sunshine Wheat A filtered wheat beer offers a crisp, refreshing alternative to heavier bodied beers.
Blue Paddle A Pilsener Lager. Blue Paddle delivers a refreshing bitterness, vibrant finish and a subtle but intricate depth of flavor. American Lager's seldom journey where Blue Paddle goes. 
1554 Brussels Style Black Ale. This product was personally researched by New Belgium's staff to insure the beer actually existed in 16th century Belgium. They have created a beer very similar to what people enjoyed 500 years ago. Try a piece of history.
Abbey Belgian Style Ale. Smoky aromas in the color of mahogany with a tightly laced mousse-like head is good just sitting there. Abbey is the biggest medal collector in the New Belgium portfolio. Drink it to believe it.
Trippel Another Belgian Style Ale. Has an alluring golden color. European Saaz hops and authentic Belgian yeast produce an earthy floral bouquet citrus bit and woody overtones. Serve cool not cold in a wide rimmed glass for a sensual experience.

Odell Brewing Company Old Town Ft Collins Link
90 Shilling The brewers flagship beer introduced at opening in 1989. 90 Shilling is a lightened up traditional Scottish Ale. The result is an irresistibly smooth and delicious medium-bodied amber ale.
Easy Street Wheat A light refreshing beer which is an unfiltered American style beer. Easy Street was a Gold Medal Winner for American-Style Hefeweizen, 2005 Great American Beer Festival.

Cutthroat Porter A smooth and robust beer, not quite a stout, inspired by classic London Porters. The flavor is a hint of chocolate and coffee.

5 Barrel pale Ale  This label has a fresh lively finish and is a great example of when you make beer in small batches of 5 barrels, hence the name. This beer won two silver medals in 2005 for classic English-Style Pale Ale.

Levity Ale This beer is a lighter version on the amber ale. Munich and honey malts give it a full bodied flavor and a happy-go-lucky personality. A 2005 silver winner for best bitter.

Isolation Ale This brand is ODells traditional winter brew. Something you would like to get snowed in with.

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