Bikes & Beer: A Day in Fort Collins / COME TO LIFE EVENING Stop by Fort Collins Brewery & Tavern , whose farm-to-fork menu offers local fare. For new brews, check out McClellan’s Brewing Co. for cask ales brewed in traditional Celtic style by the Scottish-born head brewer, and Three Four Beer Co. , a one-of-a-kind brewpub with 49 tap handles, including several offerings brewed onsite in the three-barrel brew house. See what band is playing at the Aggie Theater or, on Thursday summer evenings, head to New Belgium for the Bike-In Cinema Series — riders spread out on blankets beneath the stars to sip beer and watch a movie. You can also catch a riverside con-cert at Mishawaka Amphitheater . 3 AFTERNOON Stop by the Fort Collins Museum of Discovery , focusing on the history of science and the science of history, blending sci-ence, history and culture into an interactive museum. From here, hop on the Poudre Bike Trail and point your handlebars east. Odell Brewing (3) and New Belgium are cherished Colorado breweries that happen to be within very short pedaling distance of each other. Most of the city’s breweries offer free tours and tastings. If you’re craving beaches more than beer, visit Horsetooth Reservoir . Red-stone cliffs flank the 6.5-mile lake, a favorite of hikers, bikers and rock-climbers. Or hop in a raft to ride the Class III and IV rapids down the Cache la Poudre (4) , Colorado’s only nationally designated Wild and Scenic River. Thanks to 41 protected natural areas, the Fort is also a haven for birders, with the Fort Collins Audubon Society offering free field trips throughout the year as well as the Nature Conservancy’s guided birding hikes in the Phantom Canyon Preserve . STAY & PLAY OPTIONS Bellvue (page 197), Fort Collins (page 203), Red Feather Lakes 4 Consider Yourself Invited VisitFortCollins.com M P N Q Colorado Brewers’ Festival – June | NewWestFest – August Tour De Fat – September | First Night – New Year’s Eve | Fortitude – Labor Day Sept. 4 COLORADO.COM / 143
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