 | E-Malt.com News article: USA, CO: New Belgium Brewing Company increases wood aging capacity
New Belgium is about to double its wood beer aging capacity by adding 32 new French Oak foeders to its Fort Collins, CO headquarters by the end of the year, bringing the brewery’s grand total of foeders to 64, according to Brewbound.
New Belgium began expanding its wood collection back in May, when it added 12 new foeders as part of a 140,000-barrel expansion project.
Beside the initial foeders, the expansion also created an additional 400 metric tons of malt capacity, four 2,200 hectoliter hL bright beer tanks and twelve 2,200 hl fermentation vessels.
The expansion allowed for current growth trends to be sustained while the brewery works to get its second production facility in Asheville, North Carolina online by 2015.
New Belgium plans to be distributed in all 50 states by 2018.
ABOUT NEW BELGIUM BREWING
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel.
22 November, 2013
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