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Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:32 pm**

Last night I heard a rumor that Fat Tire will be available at at least Bar Louie starting sometime in February.

After I shit my pants, I posited a question to New Belgium Brewing Co. via an email address on their website.

They replied this morning:

Greetings from New Belgium Brewing Company.

Thanks for your email; the answer is YES! All of your wildest dreams are about to come true—well, only if your wildest dreams involve 22oz bottles of Fat Tire! We plan to start selling Fat Tire in the Chicago area sometime in mid-February (most likely on or shortly after the 10th). Because we are still working out the distribution details with our first Chicago wholesaler, Chicago Beverage Systems, I honestly don’t have any more info on where exactly it will be released first. But rest assured that you will be able to find 22oz “bomber” bottles of Fat Tire very soon! And if you have a strong need for more info than that, feel free to shoot us another email in a few weeks—we’ll be happy to fill you in on any more details. And if you have a favorite watering hole you think should get hooked up with Fat Tire, tell them to give us a call!

Have Fun
Shane

New Belgium Brewing Co.
500 Linden Street
Fort Collins CO 80524
See what's brewing at www.newbelgium.com

Salut! New Belgium Brewing Co!

drew

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:45 pm**

you lucky fuckers!!!

jealous in new jersey.

i miss the days road-tripping through the west (especially the wyoming/colorado area) where you can walk into a bar and get a $5 pitcher of fat tire.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:49 pm**

slowriot wrote:...where you can walk into a bar and get a $5 pitcher of fat tire.

And that's TOO much. I'll never understand everyone's obsession with that damn beer.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 1:52 pm**

Why everyone comes in their pants over this beer is beyond me.

Probably the best Colorado beer, but that's a backhanded compliment, since Colorado beer is CRAP.

There are about 10 beers (more?) produced within 250 miles of Chicago that are kicking Fat Tire's proverbial ass.

Somebody from Wisconsin flip out already.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:01 pm**

bearing any unforseen work disasters, i'll be at the extreme beer festival in boston next weekend... there should be some interesting nuggets there to discover. any suggestions?

http://beeradvocate.com/fests/?view=beers

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:03 pm**

I don't like Fat Tire either, but why not let people be happy about Fat Tire being in Chicago?

Wassup!?

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:24 pm**

Angus Jung wrote:I don't like Fat Tire either, but why not let people be happy about Fat Tire being in Chicago?

Wassup!?

because I am currently idle at work and want to start shit to pass the time.

A's will suck dog nuts this year. Eat me.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:51 pm**

Bradley R. Weissenberger wrote:Fat Tire beer is okay.

When I moved to Idaho, I had the same type of immediate "OH MY GOD!" response to Fat Tire, which is served on every tap around here. How great! To have the Fat Tire! On tap!

But you know what? Fat Tire is just okay. You don't get tired of it. You just come to understand that it's a pretty pedestrian beer, at least these days. Maybe it's better than okay. But it's just around okay.

It's like the Radiohead of beers. Exotic to the regular guy. Boring and obvious, if occasionally better than okay, to the student.

Hey. No offense. I've been there.

I'll add that Fat Tire seems quite sugary, and it used to give me terrible hangovers -- even after only two glasses -- before I quit drinking it. I know other people who have had this experience as well.

I invite everyone to visit Boise, Italia, where the Fat Tire, she is available everywhere in bottles, on the taps and from fahgina trucks at "streets fairs".

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:53 pm**

when i stopped in idaho i ended up picking up two cases of moose drool and a case of scape goat. i was too excited to wait until i hit montana.

i also stopped at a bar and drank some of the area beers on tap and had an order of "idaho potato skins" (appetizer) that i couldn't finish because the potatos were fucking huge.

but it was all really good and got me drunk.

Posted: **Tue Jan 31, 2006 2:58 pm**

any of the breckenridge brews are better than the new belgian ones..

but fat tire is pretty good. i'd like to be drinkin' one right now. at work!

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