One of the earliest US craft beer icons from New Belgium, the one and only Fat Tire, has gone through a major overhaul. New recipe, new logo, and new branding with sustainability at the forefront. We pull out our last batch of the old recipe and drink it side by side with the new and debate which tastes better, what does it mean to be a carbon neutral beer, and whether sustainability actually sells. And in true podcast fashion we’ll go off track with trivia about the brewery, pop culture from Fat Tire’s original release in 1991, and popular songs that were hijacked by movies.

Featured Beer:

Fat Tire (old vs. new recipe). New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, CO. Amber / Blonde Ales. 5.2% ABV.

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Voodoo Ranger Juice Force IPA

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Sierra Nevada Pale Ale

Paulaner Oktoberfest

Kirin

Michelob Ultra

Shiner Bock

Referenced Good Beer Hunting Article

https://www.goodbeerhunting.com/sightlines/2023/1/12/new-belgium-fat-tire-gets-full-makeover-after-sales-tumble

Pop Culture References

Bryan Adams “Everything I Do”

McRib

Harry Belafonte (RIP)

Beetlejuice

Leslie Nielson

Zoolander (Wham Wake Me Up)

Martin House

Reservoir Dogs "Stuck in the Middle with You"

Kenny Loggins

Forrest Gump "Fortunate Son"

Office Space "Damn it Feels Good to be a Gangsta"

Wayne's World "Bohemian Rhapsody"

Top 5 Movies of 1991

Terminator 2: Judgement Day

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Home Alone

Silence of the Lambs

City Slickers

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