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Beertje
- Spiced / Pumpkin / Honey
- 6.5% ABV
- Label approved Jul 29
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90 seek it out · 80 would buy again · 70 fine, wouldn't seek it · 60 disappointing · 40 flawed or drain pour
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New Belgium's Spiced / Pumpkin / Honey. Label approved 29 July 2026; not spotted yet.
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How to serve it
- Serve at
- 46–52°F (8–11°C)
- Glass
- Tulip: the narrow top holds the aroma in and the head up
About 190–230 calories and 17–26 g carbs
About 125 of those calories come from the alcohol.
General guidance for Spiced / Pumpkin / Honey. Calories and carbs are estimates from the ABV and how the style usually finishes; numbers the brewery prints beat ours. More beer tools
About this beer
This is the 63rd of 91 labels we have from New Belgium Brewing Company. It is one of 42 spiced / pumpkin / honey labels approved in July 2026. Its label was approved 1 day after it was submitted.
A detailed illustration of a narrow brick storefront with green shutters and doors dominates the front label, depicting the Belgian beer bar 't Brugs Beertje in Bruges with a bicycle parked outside and lit window displays showing beer bottles and patrons within. The building is rendered in warm terracotta and green tones with architectural detail, framed by a red border and the beer name set in large serif capitals below. The back label contains the brand history in cream type on the red ground, with a circular bicycle emblem at top centre.
From the label“In 1989, New Belgium co-founder, Jeff Lebesch, took the legendary bike ride across Belgium that inspired his iconic craft beer recipes. The pinnacle of this experience was a stop at the renowned Belgian beer bar in Brugge, 't Brugs Beertje, where Jeff spent hours talking and tasting Belgian beer with co-owner, Jan De Bruyne. It was in this visit that Jeff knew he had to bring Belgian-style beer to the US. Two years later, New Belgium was born, along with Fat Tire and his other recipes, all of which would change the face of American craft beer forever. Beertje Spiced Ale is an ode to the incredible "beerhouse" where it all began. Sante to friends in beer, Belgian beer tradition, and American craft beer lore. Belgian-Style Spiced Ale brewed with coriander, fennel, mace, and black peppercorns”
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Style: SpecialtyBrewery: New Belgium