Being a res­i­dent of the Mile High City for 3 years, I fell in love with Fat Tire and New Bel­gium. On flights back to Knoxville I was seen car­ry­ing a case of beer with me for my friends to enjoy. Many of my top ten beers include sev­eral Fat Tires after a heavy day of snow­board­ing, cycling, fly-fishing, and moun­tain bik­ing under the blue­bird skies of Col­orado. Below is a run down of how, when, and where my favorite beer is com­ing to town.

Rumors of New Bel­gium com­ing to Knoxville have been cir­cu­lat­ing for years. Last night at Casa Don Gallo in Rocky Hill I ran into Jeremy Walker, craft beer brand man­ager for Eagle Dis­trib­ut­ing. I noticed him because he was sport­ing a Patag­o­nia button-down with a New Bel­gium logo. He told me that Knoxville will see Fat Tire, 1554, and Moth­er­ship Wit brews at local restau­rants and water­ing holes. He men­tioned sev­eral places includ­ing Casa and Roost­ers.

Appar­ently, all you have to do is ask your local bar­tender to bring New Bel­gium in. The time­line is end of June, so after rid­ing with the Wakeshop team and Knox Wake this sum­mer, you can meet me for a top ten beer experience.

I have been wait­ing to say this for so long…New Bel­gium you have been Knoxified!

Pho­tog­ra­phy by mfa­jardo