Benefits on Tap at New Belgium Brewing

For the 385 employees of the two- decade-old craft brewery New Belgium Brewing, benefits improve with time. During their first year, workers get a cruiser bicycle; after five years they receive a complimentary brewery- hopping trip to Belgium, which is where co-founder (and Chief Executive Officer Kim Jordan's husband) Jeff Lebesch conceived the Fort Collins (Colo.) company. After 10 years, workers are given a four-week sabbatical and a tree is planted in their name in the campus orchard. The greatest perk, however, is the stock ownership plan—employees have a 42 percent stake in the company. If New Belgium's 97 percent employee retention rate is any indication, the strategy works. The free beer helps, too.

1. Tasting Room. Workers head here to get a beer on the house after finishing their shift.