The Northwest Beer Guide

View Original

Brewery Event: Seattle: New Belgium's Clips Beer & Fillm Tour returns this Friday, July 29th

Press Release

Ft. Collins, Colo., ...  New Belgium Brewing’s annual Clips Beer & Film Tour is coming to Seattle on Friday, July 29. This free event, now in its seventh year, features short films and a selection of small-batch beers with 100 percent of the proceeds from beer sales going to local non-profits. In total Clips has raised more than $659,000 for nonprofits, with close to $14,000 coming from Seattle in 2015. The event kicks off at Gas Works Park at 8:00 p.m., with the films starting at 10:00 p.m. DJ Greg Vandy, from KEXP will be spinning tunes to get the evening rolling. Please note that this event is a twenty one and over affair. 
 
“This year is New Belgium’s 25 th  anniversary, so we’re doing things a little differently,” said Christie Catania, Clips national special events manager. “We asked ten filmmakers to incorporate the year 1991 into their film, as a way to salute the year that New Belgium got its start. The films do a great job of bringing us back to the glory days of big hair, questionable fashion, and outdated technology!”
 
In addition to a night of films under the stars, Clips offers a venue where guests can try New Belgium’s most esoteric beer offerings. Many of New Belgium’s Lips of Faith beers can be hard to come by and Clips offers the best way to try them. Eleven varieties from Lips of Faith to brewery classics will be available in 3-ounce samples, 12-ounce pours, or cans.
 
New Belgium, promoters of environmental stewardship, encourages attendees to think twice about throwing away trash, with a significant amount of waste diverted from landfills at each stop. In addition, all locations will have bike valet, encouraging people to ride their bike to the showings.
 
Clips Beer & Film Tour – Seattle Stop

When:                                     
Friday, July 29
 
Time:                                       
8:00 p.m., with films starting at 10:00 p.m.
 
Where:                                    
Gas Works Park

Cost:
Admission – free
3 oz. sample –  $1.50
12 oz. beer –  $6.00
 
Food Vendors:
Dirty Dog
Where ya at Matt
Thai-U-Up
Hallava Falafel
 
Other tips:                              
  • You will be asked to prove that you are old enough to enjoy an adult beverage. Please bring your government issued ID. No ID means no beer!
  • Bring low chairs or blankets – or lounge on the grass! 
  • No outside alcohol – leave the libations to us.
  • Picnics are welcome, although you might want to check out our local food vendors before you bring your own!
  • Bring your water bottle. We give water away for free. Look for the tall blue signs and stay hydrated!
  • We LOVE dogs. If you choose to bring Fido, please come prepared to keep your dog under control, on a leash, curbed, and by your side.
  • Walk, ride your bike, carpool, take public transportation…please.  
For the latest information on Clips, go to  NewBelgium.com/Clips . For more information on New Belgium Brewing, visit  NewBelgium.com .
 
About New Belgium Brewing Company 
New Belgium Brewing, makers of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of  Outside  Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews thirteen year-round beers; Citradelic Tangerine IPA, Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Slow Ride Session IPA, Snapshot Wheat, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsner, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel and a gluten-reduced line, Glutiny Pale Ale and Glutiny Golden Ale. Learn more at  www.newbelgium.com .