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The Beer: Mighty Arrow

The Back Story: Due to this blog being based in a state where New Belgium brewery doesn't distribute, (WHY DEAR GAWD WHY?) we had to drive 4 hours to pick this up. We also managed to fill the back of a Jeep Liberty with more bottle and cans of Fat Tire than you'd see at a homeless person convention.

Beer Chosen By: Keith

The Reviews:

Keith:

This is a very good beer, yet another in the New Belgium line up that does not disappoint. Very close to Fat Tire but a bit lighter and quite a bit more hoppy. This is hoppy done right, not bitter in the slightest. This beer confirms that if I'm ever in Colorado again, a trip to Fort Collins is in order. I'll have to bring the camping gear though as I will be camping out in the New Belgium brewery for a bit. Don't think they'll mind, somehow I think a large bearded fellow drinking beer all day will fit in well there. Overall 9 out of 10. Yes its that good. And very rare so if you find some, get it!

Robby:

Great name. Great label. Great beer. Progressive brewery. This beer was a hoppy delight followed by a malty punch in the throat. Mighty Arrow seems to use Fat Tire as its base and builds upon it with Cascade hops and a hint of honey. This interesting combo produces an excellent brew. Highly recommended!

Ashleigh:

Sh*TFu*kDa#n!

This is a big step up from last week's hobo piss. This is a beer. This is America. This tastes like I'm drinking freedom, a star and stripe studded flag and a bald eagle at the same time. Seriously. This is a refreshing, hoppy beer. I'm not a hop head but New Belgium got it right with this one. I think the honey takes out the sting of the hops. This might be the first overtly hoppy beer I'm a HUGE fan of.

I will say it does have hints of Fat Tire to it & that's not a bad thing – I love the Tire.

This brewery can't do anything wrong except not distribute in this state. I give it a hard 9 out of 10. Only reason I won't give it a 10 is, its just a shade short of living up to its Fat Tire brother.

Nick:
Absent are the glow sticks, shirtless gay men and house music. But in every other way Mighty Arrow is like a really ballsy dance party in my mouth. As another ridiculously great addition to the brilliant brewing cannon of New Belgium it’s thirst quenching and yet I don’t want to drink it too fast for fear of missing the bright overtones and perfect effervescence. Plus, I’ve got to get all giddy about New Belgium’s hippie-chic bike rack having,hybrid driving, wind powered world headquarters. The perfect combination of great flavor and corporate conscience makes me feel like a dude that really like wants to help the environment and stuff.

New Belgium’s Mighty Arrow is easily one of my top five favorite beers, now if they would only start shipping to Kentucky…