Sunday was beer drinking day in Fort Collins - at least, that's what our itinerary called for :) Colorado is known for their insane amount of microbreweries and we couldn't stop there without trying a few of my all-time faves. After a leisurely sleep in, we headed over to Fort Collins Brewery which was totally different than the one I went to in college. We had a good {but long} breakfast at FCB before heading down the street to Odell Brewing to start tasting some beer. We got two different flights, the Classic and the Locals, and proceeded to share all 10 samples including some of my faves like Easy Street Wheat and 90 Shilling. The setting was perfect - we sat outside in adirondack chairs on their huge covered patio {to shade us from the 90 degree heat} and listened to some great country music and sipped beer. After Odell, we headed a little bit farther down the road to the one and only New Belgium Brewery, home to Fat Tire and my fave, Sunshine Wheat. There, we made friends with several of the employee-owners who helped me try some of the most out there beers I've had {think a beer that starts out tasting like lemon then ends like grape juice}. It was so fun being back at this place that I used to frequent back in college and see how much it's grown into a tourist destination. The beer there is always good and there's always something new to try that you could go constantly and never get bored. Everyone we met at the breweries were great, making it an even better experience than anticipated. I can't wait to go back and try some more!
fun fact - it's abbey {on the left}, not fat tire, that put new belgium on the map
stephanie marie
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