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Could New Belgium's Fat Tire be coming to Florida?

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I get asked a lot about where to buy New Belgium Brewing's Fat Tire ale in Florida. Sadly, New Belgium, from Fort Collins, Colo., doesn't distribute to Florida. Georgia gets their beers, though.

Well, I missed the January announcement that the brewery is expanding into Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C., in September.

And yesterday brought the news that New Belgium is considering building a second brewery in the east.

This is promising news for Florida, as an eastern brewery would make it much easier for us to get New Belgium's beers. Of course, at this point it's just just speculation on my part.

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Alan Shaw

Alan Shaw has been a fan of craft beer for more than a decade. He is partial to hops and has been an editor at the Herald-Tribune since 1997. He can be reached at (941) 361-4914, by email or mail at 1741 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34236. Follow him at @alancshaw on Twitter and on Facebook.
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Jason
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 5:36 pm

Please that would be great to have a eastern brewery. I hade the beer in California on vacation, and I talk about it all the time!!! I love the beer

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Alan Shaw
Tuesday, December 25, 2012 at 11:37 pm

Jason, since writing this post, New Belgium has started construction on a brewery in North Carolina. I hope this means Florida will get their beers. I'll certainly write about it if they make a decision to come here.