Press release:

Fort Collins, Colorado, July 27, 2011 – On Friday, July 29, New Belgium Brewing’s Clips of Faith Beer and Film Tour (www.clipsoffaith.com) will come to Seattle for the first time.  New Belgium, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale, selected the winning films and has hit the road for its second annual tour, bringing beer, entertainment and a good time to town.  Top film submissions include lizard wrangling in the dead of the Wisconsin winter, a talking beer bottle sketch comedy and a miniature day on a tremendous mountain. In Seattle, local resident Sam Nuttman’s film, “The Millionaire’s Club” will be featured as an honorable mention.

The outdoor event will bring people together to view a free screening of the collected amateur films, taste seven of New Belgium’s esoteric Lips of Faith beers (http://www.newbelgium.com/beer), along with seven popular classics, and enjoy food from local vendors.

All proceeds from each stop will go to a local non-profit organization.  In Seattle, the beneficiary is the Nature Consortium (www.naturec.org), a grassroots, community-based organization whose mission is to connect people, arts and nature.  Sustainable Seattle (www.sustainableseattle.org) will handle the recycling. In total, Clips of Faith raised more than $31,000 in 2010.

Details for the Seattle, WA event:

When:
Friday, July 29

Time:
8:00 p.m.

Where:           
Gas Works Park

Proceeds Benefit:
Nature Consortium (www.naturec.org)

Recycling By:
Sustainable Seattle (www.sustainableseattle.org)

Cost:
Admission – free
3 oz. sample –  $1.25
12 oz. beer –  $5.00

Other tips:
Food is welcome; alcohol is not (leave that to us)
Bring low chairs or blankets – or lounge on the grass

To learn more about New Belgium’s Clips of Faith series, go to www.clipsoffaith.com. The creative team at New Belgium Brewing reviewed and selected the touring films. The top three filmmakers will receive a trip to New Belgium to screen their films, as well as a contour HD helmet camera.  Three runners-up, including Nuttman, will receive a Flip HD camera.  All selected films will tour the country from May to October, traveling to 18 cities.