Grinnell-on-the-Front Range:
New Belgium Brewery tour & Fort Collins Brewery Crawl
Join Jake Joseph '11 and Front Range Grinnellians for a New Belgium Brewery tour and dinner in Fort Collins, the Napa Valley of beer! We'll start off with an exclusive tour of New Belgium Brewery and will make our way to Equinox Brewery and Cooper Smith's Pub and Brewery. Join us for just one brewery stop or all!
Saturday, April 1
2–2:45 p.m. — Meet at New Belgium Brewery (look for Grinnell signs and shirts)
3–4 p.m. — Brewery tour for the first 20 people to RSVP to jakemiles.joseph@gmail.com; others can play games, hang out, enjoy the beer, food trucks, and tasting room.
4 p.m. — Group continues to Equinox Brewery in Old Town
6 p.m. — Meet in Old Town Square at Cooper Smith's Pub and Brewery (poolside section) for early dinner, drinks, and pool, shuffleboard, darts, etc.
RSVP: If you would like to join the New Belgium Brewery tour, please be sure to RSVP with Jake at the email listed above. Although we have a tour reserved exclusively for our group, there is a cap on the size of the group.
Information about the area: The center for Northern Colorado culture, arts, and education, Fort Collins is a medium-sized city with a lot to offer. Home to nearly 30 breweries, five distilleries, cider houses, and wineries (as well as CSU, Noosa Yogurt, and Otter Box), there is a lot to discover in Fort Collins and its surrounding communities. If you need a local overnight host/Grinnellian connection in Fort Collins, contact Jake at the above for a host connection. Fort Collins also has great Airbnb options and both Lyft and Uber are available for use in the area.
Questions about the event? Please contact Jake at jakemiles.joseph@gmail.com. Interested in planning a Grinnell alumni event in your area of the Front Range? Contact our Grinnell-on-the-Front Range coordinators, Heather Metz '99 and Jason Reynolds '94, at grinnellfrontrangecoordinators@gmail.com to learn more about the Grinnell-on-the-Front Range Regional Planning Committee.
We hope to see you there!