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New Belgium Brewing Expands into Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. on August 22<\/strong><\/p>\n Distribution plans include entering Montgomery County, MD, after New Belgium brokered a deal to meet the brewery\u2019s quality standards\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Ft. Collins, CO (August 8, 2011) \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>In just two weeks, New Belgium Brewing will enter Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., expanding the nation\u2019s third-largest brewery\u2019s distribution into 28 states and the District of Columbia.\u00a0 The expansion will bring New Belgium\u2019s portfolio further north along the eastern seaboard with the initial launch of 22-oz. bottles of Fat Tire, Ranger IPA and fall seasonal, Hoptober Ale.\u00a0 Trippel and Lips of Faith beers will also be available in select markets with draft and 12-oz. packages to follow.\u00a0 These new territories will officially open on August 22.<\/p>\n \u201cWe couldn\u2019t be more excited about these new territories<\/em>,\u201d said Bryan Simpson Media Relations Director for New Belgium Brewing.\u00a0 \u201cMany New Belgium co-workers are from the East Coast, including our CEO and founder Kim Jordan who grew up in Maryland, so for many of us this expansion takes us back to our roots.<\/em>\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Seventeen distributors will help broaden New Belgium\u2019s reach, which now includes plans to distribute in Montgomery County, MD.\u00a0 At first distribution plans did not include Montgomery County because of logistical challenges. However New Belgium recently reached a deal that allows for distribution of draft and 22-oz. bottles in Montgomery County as well.<\/p>\n New Belgium, which is built around core values of producing world-class beer, environmental stewardship and having fun, recently celebrated its 20th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary.\u00a0 In 2010 the brewery produced a little more than 660,000 barrels of beer, which is up about 12 percent from 2009.<\/p>\n To learn more about New Belgium Brewing go to\u00a0www.newbelgium.com<\/a>.\u00a0 To find a location near you to buy New Belgium beer check out our libation location tool athttp:\/\/www.newbelgium.com\/beer\/finder.aspx<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ###<\/strong><\/p>\n About New Belgium Brewing Company<\/strong> #beer, @newbelgium New Belgium Brewing Expands into Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. on August 22 Distribution plans include entering Montgomery County, MD, after New Belgium brokered a deal to meet the brewery\u2019s quality standards\u00a0 Ft. Collins, CO (August 8, 2011) \u2013\u00a0In just two weeks, New Belgium Brewing will enter Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., expanding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[174,108],"tags":[1087],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/new_belgium__logo14.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5078"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5083,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5078\/revisions\/5083"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8198"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5078"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5078"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/2beerguys.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5078"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"New](\"http:\/\/www.2beerguys.com\/images\/forblog\/new_belgium_ranger.png\")
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\nNew Belgium Brewing Company, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, began operations in a tiny Fort Collins basement in 1991. Today, the third largest craft brewer in the U.S., New Belgium produces seven year-round beers; Fat Tire Amber Ale, Ranger IPA, Sunshine Wheat, Blue Paddle Pilsner, 1554 Black Ale, Abbey, Mothership Wit and Trippel, as well as a host of seasonal releases.\u00a0 In addition to producing world-class beers, New Belgium takes pride in being a responsible corporate role model with progressive programs such as employee ownership, open book management and a commitment to environmental stewardship.\u00a0 For more information, visit\u00a0www.newbelgium.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"