Fort Collins Brewery

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.{{cite web

| title = CNN: In-Depth Food - Colorado Breweries - H-J

| website = CNN

| url = http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/indepth.food/beverages/alcohol/homebrew/guide/breweries/colorado_f.html

| year = 1998

| accessdate = 9 November 2013 }}

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.{{cite journal

| last = Kegg

| first = Amy

| title = CVB drafts local breweries for fresh tourism campaign

| journal = Northern Colorado Business Report

| volume = 9

| issue = 14

| pages = 3

| publisher = Northern Colorado Business Review

| location = Fort Collins

| date = 19 March 2004

| id = {{ProQuest|218549928}}

}} In 2004, Tom Peters and Jan Peters took over.{{cite journal

| last = Kadlub

| first = Luanne

| title = Family brews up growing business

| journal = Northern Colorado Business Report

| volume = 14

| issue = 11

| pages = 7

| publisher = Northern Colorado Business Review

| location = Fort Collins

| date = 13 February 2009

| id = {{ProQuest|218523305}}

}}

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.{{cite news

| last = Young

| first = David

| title = Fort Collins Brewery opening a new eatery

| newspaper = Fort Collins Coloradoan

| location = Fort Collins, Colorado

| publisher = Gannett

| date = 3 May 2011

| id = {{ProQuest|869888545}}

}}

Fort Collins Brewery used about 2.5 million gallons of water in 2012.{{cite journal

| last = Armbrister

| first = Molly

| title = Tasting fire: Breweries prep for burn season

| journal = Northern Colorado Business Report

| volume = 18

| issue = 16

| pages = A2

| publisher = Northern Colorado Business Review

| location = Fort Collins

| date = 19 April 2013

| id = {{ProQuest|1352321960}}

}}

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 {{convert|35000|ft2|m2|abbr=on}} facility on August 1, 2017, and opened for business on August, 18th, 2018.{{cite journal

| last = Laxen

| first = Jacob

| title = Fort Collins Brewery to close after sale to Canadian brewery

| journal = Fort Collins Coloradoan

| url = http://www.coloradoan.com/story/life/food/beer/2017/05/27/fort-collins-brewery-close-after-sale-canadian-brewery/351303001/

| location = Fort Collins

| date = 27 May 2017

| accessdate = 16 October 2017}}

Fort Collins Brewery beer was found in the following states:{{cite web

| last = Butler

| first = Dave

| title = Profile: The Fort Collins Brewery

| publisher = Fermentedly Challenged

| date = 10 December 2011

| url = http://www.fermentedlychallenged.com/2011/12/profile-fort-collins-brewery.html

| accessdate = 9 November 2013

}}

• 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 was also exported to Sweden.{{cite news

| last = Young

| first = David

| title = Fort Collins Brewery beers to hit Sweden in June

| newspaper = Fort Collins Coloradoan

| location = Fort Collins, Colorado

| publisher = Gannett

| date = 31 January 2013

| url = http://www.coloradoan.com/article/20130502/BREWERY/305020034/

| accessdate = 9 November 2013 }}

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

• 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{{cite web

| title = More Than 1650 Beers Entered In The 2012 US Open Beer Championship; Atlanta, Boston, Oregon Breweries Come Out On Top

| publisher = U.S. Open Beer Championship

| date = 31 July 2012

| url = http://www.usopenbeer.com/index.php/pages/2012Winners.html

| accessdate = 9 November 2013

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131022071441/http://www.usopenbeer.com/index.php/pages/2012Winners.html

| archive-date = 22 October 2013

| url-status = dead

}}

• Bambastic: 2012 Great American Beer Festival, Gold medal, Smoke Beer category{{cite web

| title = 2012 Great American Beer Festival Winners

| publisher = Great American Beer Festival

| date = 31 October 2012

| url = http://www.greatamericanbeerfestival.com/the-competition/winners/past-winners/

| accessdate = 9 November 2013

}}

• Barrel-aged beer

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• [http://www.fortcollinsbrewery.com Company's website]

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Category:Companies based in Fort Collins, Colorado