This week New Belgium Brewing is bringing their flagship Fat Tire Ale & Citradelic Tangerine IPA to Puerto Rico with two beer release events at La Esquinita and La Taberna Lupulo. Along with these new beers you will also have the chance to meet Jeff Sipes the Regional Sales Director for New Belgium Brewing.
Thursday Feb 8, La Esquinta Jardin Cervercero, Bayamon, 7-9pm
Friday Feb 9, La Taberna Lupulo, Old San Juan, 7-9pm
Fat Tire
A Belgian Style Ale that has a unique flavor profile based on the 1930’s Belgian breweries that aimed to satisfy the beer thirsty English soldiers and the use of English floral hops, subtle malt sweetness and spicy, fruity notes from Belgian yeast make for a balanced yet magical combination. These same characteristics are used in the brewing of Fat Tire.
The Great American Beer Festival and World Beer Cup competitions classify Fat Tire as an Ameri-Belgo style ale. Oh and by the way, the name originates from New Belgium’s co-founder inspired bike ride across the Belgian countryside.
The beer:
Visual: Clear, amber and bright with white lacing
Aroma: Sweet biscuity and caramel malts, subtle notes of fresh fennel and green apple
Flavor: Toasty malt, gentle sweetness, flash of fresh hop bitterness. The malt and hops are perfectly balanced.
Body: Medium
ABV: 5.2%
Yeast: House Ale Yeast
Hops: Willamette, Goldings, Nugget
Malts: Pale, C-80, Munich, Victory
Citradelic Tangerine IPA
A medium bodied, bright golden orange ale that combines Citra hops, tangerine peel, Mandarina Bavaria, and tropical Azzaca to make a thirst quenching tropical IPA
The beer:
Visual: Bright golden orange in color with a light sheen.
Aroma: A blend of citrus, tropical fruit (pineapple), and pinet. Lighter are the herbal and caramel notes.
Flavor: Starts mildly sweet and transitions to a well-balanced bitterness.
Body: Medium body.
ABV: 6.0
Yeast: Ale yeast
Hops: Nugget, Crystal, Centennial, Azzaca, Cascade, Citra, Chinook, Galaxy, Mandarina Bavaria, Simcoe
Malts: Pale, Caramel 120
Fruits/Spices: Tangerine infused orange peel
Find out more about New Belgium Brewing on Facebook. Their beers will be distributed in Puerto Rico by V. Suarez & Co.
