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A few weeks ago we had a story about how New Belgium Brewing is reformulating its Fat Tire amber ale, essentially lightening it up a bit and making it more of a traditional ale.  I happen to be a big Fat Tire fan - I love amber and red ales - and my concern has been that we have a New Coke situation happening here.  So, I decided to do a taste test.  (I still don't understand why they couldn't have released the new ale under the Fat Tire name, but kept the traditional product…)