Is it me?

[Garrete]

What with the baggin on New Belgium.

They are not owned by Coors, how dare you, and I doubt their 1554 has changed either. This company is about as "Handcrafted" as you can get and still be large. I hate how successful companies suddenly get vilified because they are big. Grab yourself a La Folie or some of their new series of beers, Lips of Faith, and you will see their homebrew roots all over it. they don't brew to style with anything either and that can turn some people off and I don't enjoy all their beers but man, you guys are being a little harsh on them.

My wife went to a restaurant last night. The server told her that Coors bought New Belgium out. I did not hear any news of it, so that is why I asked.

[BrewBum]

What with the baggin on New Belgium.

They are not owned by Coors, how dare you, and I doubt their 1554 has changed either. This company is about as "Handcrafted" as you can get and still be large. I hate how successful companies suddenly get vilified because they are big. Grab yourself a La Folie or some of their new series of beers, Lips of Faith, and you will see their homebrew roots all over it. they don't brew to style with anything either and that can turn some people off and I don't enjoy all their beers but man, you guys are being a little harsh on them.

My wife went to a restaurant last night. The server told her that Coors bought New Belgium out. I did not hear any news of it, so that is why I asked.

gotcha, I hadn't heard that and I don't think it would ever happen.

[Dubba_Brew]

I can't see New Belgium being bought out by Coors... that's just wrong. That being said... I've never really liked Fat Tire. I've had it from a bottle and on tap, it's just not for me. I like a few of their other things... the Mothership Wit is pretty good. I can't get a ton of it in Pittsburgh - another reason why I may not like the Fat Tire, it might have been mis-handled. Who knows?

[Dirk McLargeHuge]

Hello.
I had Fat Tire a few years ago when I was in Nebraska. It had a different taste, in that, I was unsure that I liked it. In the end, I fell in love with that taste. I can only describe it as a earthy/woody taste. However, I think the recipe has been changed. It does not taste like that anymore. It is still a good beer, but not what I remember.
Did New Belgium change the recipe?

Thanks in advance.

I haven't had one in a while. Ambers aren't my favorite style because of the earthy/woody taste. So I can't comment on any recipe change. However, speaking completely out of my ass, I wonder if our perceptions of flavor alter over time.

My first Pliny the Elder was from the bottle. I found it difficult to drink. Then I brewed the Tasty APA and liked it. In June I had Pliny from the source--at the brew pub--and was amazed by how good it was. I drank the six bottles I brought home from NHC and each one was good (tho different from the draft version).

So maybe your tastes have changed.

[Jaeger48]

I find that I still love me some Fat Tire. No it's not my go to beer any more but like many others it was one beer on the road to beer enlightenment. My wife doesn't like all the craft beers that I do but she brings home 1554 for her and her friends so it's still doing its job of expanding beer appreciation. There are very few craft beers that I would rag on because the more noticeable beers gradually expand the general public's knowledge of craft beer. The biscuit flavor was one of the first things that hooked me to the beer.