Fort Collins Breweries

What's better than good beer and friends? How about seeing where good beer is made with friends. Oh yea and they fed us plenty of beer to. That's exactly what we got when we visited the New Belgium Brewery in Fort Collins, Colorado. The day began early and was a little hectic, with a late edition to our group, but we were happy to have Charlie join us. We made it to the brewery just in the nick of time and were immediately greeted with beers to start the tour. We also got to sample a few brews that are only available at the brewery. They were created by employees who won beer challenges held by New Belgium. We saw where beers where bottled and were given Fat Tires fresh off the bottling line only 25 minutes old. The best tasting Fat Tires we would ever have. A couple guys in the tour group were oddly more drunk than the rest of us and far more annoying, but watching one trip over a curb and fall on his face more than made up for it. The tour lasted about an hour and we left as bigger fans of New Belgium knowing everything there was to know about their beer and having sampled some beers we normally wouldn't have made for a good time.

Here's a few pics from our trip:

Copper Mountain

Having heard good things from local residents of Denver, Kevin and I decided to head out to Copper Mountain. We were pleasantly surprised to find such an awesome ski resort that we'd never heard of before. Having already been to Breckenridge and Vail, I wanted to try a new place and Copper Mountain did not disappoint. Although the snow was a little stale from higher temperatures and days without fresh snow, we still thoroughly enjoyed ourselves on what turned out to be a gorgeous day. We got there early and left late, combing the entire mountain for the perfect runs. From the very top we found some nice bowls with vast landscapes of beautiful rocky mountains that seemed like every where you turned was worthy of a postcard. Copper Mountain now ranks among my favorite ski resorts in Colorado and would highly recommend it to anyone who's never been there before. With a small, new, village atmosphere and plenty of wide open ski trails, Copper Mountain is a great place to ski or snowboard whether you're a beginner or you've been doing it for years. Man I love the Rockies. Just another reason why I moved here.

Enjoy some pics: