New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. - Introduction

Introduction

500 Linden Street
Fort Collins, Colorado 80524
U.S.A.
Telephone: (970) 221-0524
Toll Free: (888) 622-4044
Fax: (970) 221-0535
Web site: http://www.newbelgium.com

Private Company
Incorporated: 1991
Employees: 185
Sales: $45 million (2003 est.)
NAIC: 312120 Breweries

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc., is one of the largest regional specialty brewers in the United States, producing about a dozen distinctive beers which are distributed to fifteen states in the West. Its brands include top-seller Fat Tire Ale, Sunshine Wheat Beer, and Abbey Belgian Style Ale, as well as seasonal offerings like Biere de Mars, Transatlantique Kriek, and Two Cherry Ale. The environmentally-friendly firm uses wind-generated electricity as well as heat and energy derived from byproducts of the brewing process. Founders Kim Jordan and Jeff Lebesch hold controlling interest in the company, which is partly owned by their employees.