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Fat Tire in Calgary?

12/15/2008 5:35 PM

Maggie B

Joined: 12/15/2008

Posts: 2

Fat Tire in Calgary?

Hello! I've just recently moved back to Calgary from across the border, where I fell in love with Fat Tire beer from the New Belgium Brewing Company. I can't seem to find it in any of the popular stores here in town. Has anybody seen it on a shelf anywhere in Alberta?

Thanks,

Maggie

12/15/2008 7:27 PM

Darren B

Joined: 11/9/2007

Posts: 141

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Modified By Darren B on 12/15/2008 7:44:39 PM

Hi Maggie -- I moved to Calgary from Fort Collins, CO where I developed a love for Fat Tire and the beers of New Belgium Brewery. Sadly, their beer cannot be found in Alberta. At least not yet.

A great way to check is to use the Alberta Liquor Guide online search tool, which can be found here:

http://www.alberta-liquor-guide.com/LC/LCCONSUM.nsf/CatalogMain?OpenFrameset

Do you homebrew? I have a recipe that others swear is a dead ringer for the real Fat Tire (although I have yet to confirm this myself). Let me know if you want it.

Cheers!

12/16/2008 9:43 AM

Mark H

Joined: 5/27/2008

Posts: 13

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Fat Tire is not available in Alberta.

For something similar that is available in Alberta, I would recommend Tree Thirsty Beaver. Fish Tale Organic Amber is another.

3/20/2010 3:49 PM

duncan b

Joined: 2/3/2008

Posts: 51

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Just to revive a 15 month old thread, I just finished a Thirsty Beaver and don't think it tastes like Fat Tire very much at all. It is a tasty Amber ale, but it's not very close to Fat Tire in my opinion.

3/22/2010 9:13 AM

Mark H

Joined: 5/27/2008

Posts: 13

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

I agree with you Duncan. Fat Tire is cleaner, crisper and has a slight c-hop character. However, I would say Fat Tire and Thirsty Beaver are both tasty amber ales that are more toasty/malty than hoppy (ex North Coast Red Seal). Half Pints Bulldog Amber would be another similar beer, though not nearly as toasty as Fat Tire/Thirsty Beaver.

3/25/2010 10:04 PM

Neil B

Joined: 5/30/2009

Posts: 113

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

I did a clone of Fat tire based on the recipe in BYO and issue or two ago. Quite tasty but as mentioned below I was not able to get that nice crispyness that is in the real Fat tire so I named my flat tire :-)

Neil Bamford The only way to fail as a homebrewer is to quit

3/26/2010 4:11 PM

Maggie B

Joined: 12/15/2008

Posts: 2

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Thanks for all the suggestions! I'm excited to try some new beer that might possibly taste like my beloved Fat Tire.

And Darren B, I hope to one day Home Brew, and at that point I'll ask you for that recipe. Thanks!

6/2/2010 2:55 PM

Chris L

Joined: 11/29/2009

Posts: 19

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

I'd love to get the recipe as well. Although I've never had the original so I don't have anything to compare it to.

3/8/2011 6:34 PM

Matthew S

Joined: 3/8/2010

Posts: 11

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Sorry to revive an old thread. If any of you could give me your fat tire clone recipes I would be eternally grateful. I am looking for one at the moment. Thanks all.

Matt.

Ps my email is matthew.a.slade@gmail.com

5/11/2011 8:18 PM

DoubleTrouble

Joined: 11/26/2010

Posts: 85

Re: Fat Tire in Calgary?

Modified By DoubleTrouble on 5/11/2011 7:19:06 PM

Thirsty beaver is garbage IMO, I'd rather have other shittier beers before thirty beaver. I can taste the alcohol seperately from the beer in several of their beers. To me it's like someone took isopropanol and added it...

Now fat tire is pretty good, but I think Drop Top has a leg up on it.

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