Fort Collins Brewery

Fort Collins Brewery (abbreviated as FCB) was a craft beer brewery located in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Fort Collins Brewery
Fort Collins Brewery Logo
LocationFort Collins, Colorado
United States
Opened1992
Annual production volume9,000 US beer barrels (11,000 hL)
Owned byThe Peters Family
Active beers
Name Type
Chocolate Stout American stout
Red Banshee American amber ale
Rocky Mountain IPA American IPA
Seasonal beers
Name Type
Oktoberfest Oktoberfest
Big Shot Winter Warmer
Maibock Maibock
Major Tom’s Pomegranate Wheat Witbier
DoppelBock Doppel Bock
Hefeweizen Hefeweizen
Hoptitude Extra Imperial Pale Ale
Double Chocolate Stout American Stout

History

Fort Collins Brewery was founded on June 1, 1992 by Sandy Jones, Karen Jones. Originally named the H.C. Berger Brewing Company, Fort Collins Brewery had a capacity of 8,840 Barrels and Jesse Angell serving as the head brewer.[1]

The Joneses sold the business in 1996. It was seized from the new owners in 2002 for failure to pay taxes, and the Joneses took it back in August 2003.[2] In 2004, Tom Peters and Jan Peters took over.[3]

In August 2010, the brewery moved and expanded to include a self-owned restaurant called Gravity 1020, which opened on May 12, 2011 for dinner under command of Chef Brian Shaner. Fort Collins Brewery is one of 13 production breweries to include a restaurant. As of 2011, the company employed 60 workers.[4]

Fort Collins Brewery used about 2.5 million gallons of water in 2012.[5]

In the summer of 2017, the land, building and assets of Fort Collins Brewery, but not the brand itself, was purchased by Red Truck Brewing Company which assumed control of the 35,000 sq ft (3,300 m2) facility on August 1, 2017 and opened for business on August, 18th, 2018.[6]

Distribution

Fort Collins Brewery beer is found in the following states:[7]

  • Arizona
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Iowa
  • Kansas
  • Montana
  • Nebraska
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • South Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
  • Wisconsin
  • Wyoming

Fort Collins Brewery Beer is also exported to Sweden.[8]

Beers

Full Time Production

  • Red Banshee, Red Alt Ale
  • Shot Down, Chocolate Stout
  • Far Away, IPA
  • Major Tom's, Pomegranate Wheat

Seasonal Production

  • Double Down, Gose IPA
  • Sled God, Winter Warmer
  • Oktoberfest

Savor Series

  • Kettle Soured Dark Cherry Imperial
  • Oud Bruin
  • Rum Barrel-Aged Imperial Chocolate Stout

Retired Brews

  • Rocky Mt. IPA
  • Chocolate Stout
  • Maibock
  • Hoptitude
  • Doppel Bock
  • Double Chocolate Stout
  • Big Shot
  • Out of the Ashes Series
  • Malt Monster Series
  • Farm Dog, Farmhouse Ale

Awards
  • Great American Beer Festival Medals: 2006 Bronze for Doppelbock. 2012 Gold for Bambostic, Rauch Bier, 2015 Gold for Oktoberfest
  • Red Banshee: 2012 US Open Beer Championship, Silver medal, American Red category[9]
  • Bambastic: 2012 Great American Beer Festival, Gold medal, Smoke Beer category[10]

See also

References
  1. "CNN: In-Depth Food - Colorado Breweries - H-J". 1998. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  2. Kegg, Amy (19 March 2004). "CVB drafts local breweries for fresh tourism campaign". Northern Colorado Business Report. Fort Collins: Northern Colorado Business Review. 9 (14): 3. ProQuest 218549928.
  3. Kadlub, Luanne (13 February 2009). "Family brews up growing business". Northern Colorado Business Report. Fort Collins: Northern Colorado Business Review. 14 (11): 7. ProQuest 218523305.
  4. Young, David (3 May 2011). "Fort Collins Brewery opening a new eatery". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado: Gannett. ProQuest 869888545.
  5. Armbrister, Molly (19 April 2013). "Tasting fire: Breweries prep for burn season". Northern Colorado Business Report. Fort Collins: Northern Colorado Business Review. 18 (16): A2. ProQuest 1352321960.
  6. Laxen, Jacob (27 May 2017). "Fort Collins Brewery to close after sale to Canadian brewery". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  7. Butler, Dave (10 December 2011). "Profile: The Fort Collins Brewery". Fermentedly Challenged. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  8. Young, David (31 January 2013). "Fort Collins Brewery beers to hit Sweden in June". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Fort Collins, Colorado: Gannett. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  9. "More Than 1650 Beers Entered In The 2012 US Open Beer Championship; Atlanta, Boston, Oregon Breweries Come Out On Top". U.S. Open Beer Championship. 31 July 2012. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
  10. "2012 Great American Beer Festival Winners". Great American Beer Festival. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2013.
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