401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$171M
Total assets Near avg plan size
1,332
Participants Near avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$128,512
Avg per participant Near avg balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan · Sponsored by New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. · Colorado · Manufacturing

$171M in assets, 1,332 participants

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.'s New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported $171M in total assets and 1,332 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #17,032 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Colorado

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan covers 1,332 participants in Colorado, 3.5x the typical Colorado plan (state average ~376 per filing). Assets: $171M.

#17,032
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+45.2%
assets growth YoY
1.7×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan's outsized position by total assets

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$171,178,274 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan lands in the large band (1,332 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported net income rose from -$25M in the plan year 2022 filing to $29M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan reported participants rose from 916 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,332 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan end-of-year assets rose from $118M in the plan year 2022 filing to $171M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

DOL schedule card

Filing strip 841225570 · New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. PY 2023 · 401(k)

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan · $171M · 1,332 · 94th

  • RANK $171M
  • RANK 1,332
  • RANK 94th
  • RANK 401(k)
  • RANK near Bartlett Tree 401(k) Plan
  • RANK ind #17032

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Colorado →

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan in the asset neighbourhood

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End-of-year total assets ($M) among New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Colorado filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$118M
Net Assets (End of Year)$171M
Net Income$29M
Employer EIN841225570
Plan Effective Date1995-04-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$197M 67.10414188224398% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$100M$150M$200M$250M 202220232024 $118M $197M ▲ +67.1%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 1 916 $118M
2023 1 1,332 $171M
2024 1 1,382 $197M

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Colorado

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000020000400006000080000 01234 Total assets ($B) Participants New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.171178274 · Participants: 1332New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) PlanDavita Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 3.326219779 · Participants: 57711Davita Retirement Savings PlanBall Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership Plan, Total assets ($B): 2.806549522 · Participants: 10349Ball Corporation 401(k) and Employee Stock Ownership PlanEmpower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.852270164 · Participants: 10036Empower Retirement, LLC 401(k) Savings PlanWoodward Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.765770435 · Participants: 5847Woodward Retirement Savings PlanArcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.686655183 · Participants: 5491Arcadis U.S., Inc. Retirement Savings Plan
New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Colorado, assets vs. participants
Compare New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Colorado, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Bartlett Tree 401(k) Plan in CT ($171M); by covered participants it is Amway Hotel Corporation 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan in MI (1,332 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Closest by plan assets

Nearest other-state filings by tot_assets_eoy ($171M here).

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,332 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan surged - up 45.2% during 2023, from $118M to $171M. Reported net income was $29M.
How have New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 67.1%, from $118M to $197M.
Where does New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Bartlett Tree 401(k) Plan in CT ($171M, 2,423 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to New Belgium Brewing Company, Inc. 401(k) Plan? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Amway Hotel Corporation 401(k) Retirement and Savings Plan in MI (1,332 participants, $45M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 841225570.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.