New Belgium Lips of Faith - Brett Beer

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: Sour Ale/Wild Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip, Tumbler

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Beautiful color, slight opaque gold, pure white head. Great Brett aroma, light funk, more yeasty aroma than the malts and hops. Flavor of warm pineapple, light tartness, and I think some age will bring out the funk more. Good mouthfeel, solid body, a clean finish. Will buy another for aging. Great with food, some triple creme cows milk cheese too.

Strong aroma is mainly fruity, mostly apple with subtle notes of banana and pear; balance is yeasty and a little malty. Pours a clear, bright solar yellow with a fairly thick, if not too persistent, palest gold head that leaves a good amount of lacing. Sublime, fruity flavor has a firm yeasty note and hints of butterscotch, malt, and - is that freshly-mowed hay? Overall, very tasty and lip-smacking. Texture has good body and good fizz, making for a real winner. I love beer collaborations! I wanna see more of ’em!

Bottle. Pours a super light yellow-golden hue, the thin head resilient. The aroma is sweet, hinting at a creamy, lemony brew. Indeed, that’s mostly what you’ll get ... bright orange citrus and pineapple, cream, and a hint of wild, farmhouse yeast. (#4780, 9/14/2012)

Pretty indistinct in the aroma for a sour ale. This isn’t bad at all, but not as good as their lychee sour we had from these guys the other day. It just doesn’t have that much bite. Still, it’s pretty darn easy to drink.

Sampled on 7/7/2012. This wild ale pours a light yellow gold color from a 22oz bottle. Small sized white foamy head. The aroma is fruity and sweet, a little bretty and dry. A medium bodied wild ale. The malts are fruity and sweet. The hops are herbal. Good carbonation. The brett seems a little less defined in this version than in the Lost Abbey beer, (Mo Betta Breeta). Nice beer. The breet does get more pronounced as it warms. A touch of funk, but not a lot of tartness. Still fairly young, but I am not sure if this one will funk up with some age. Just going to have to age a few bottles and find out I guess. Mouthfeel is full and round. Finish is clean, crisp and dry. Aftertaste is slightly bitter with some dryness.

Draft at Jerry’s. Yellow-gold with fair, creamy, white head / Sour, skunky nose of citrus and grain / Medium to full body, creamy and resinous, with excellent balance and lightly bitter finish / Elegant, smooth, fruity, flavors of lemon, pineapple, resin, and hay / I think this is mis-classed as a sour and is going to take a beating in this category. It is a very good Belgian blonde.

Bottle. Cloudy yellow color, small white head, lacy lacing. Aroma of musty lemondrops and orange peel. Taste is dusty lemons and feet. Nice.

A - Pours a cloudy golden-yellow with a finger of frothy white head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some nice lacing. S - Aroma is a mix of wheat, funky brett and farmhouse smells, lemon zest, tartness, vanilla, and some fruity esters. T - Starts off with a mix of wheat, lemon zest, light spices, tart fruity esters, and a touch of vanilla. Through the middle, some funky brett comes through with some more funkiness. The finish is a mix of tart lemon, funky brett, farmhouse flavors, and some wheat. M - Medium-minus bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a tart, funky, and dry finish. D - Very drinkable. Nice sour beer with good brett flavor. Could have used a bit more complexity.

bottle, light hazed yellow, nice milkshake foam, lacy with aroma that is sweet and sour juicy fruit, lavender, flavor is sweet brett, caramel, bubble gum, candied light refreshiing finish

Bottle. Hazy gold with a medium, foamy white head. Aroma is dusty yeast, light earthiness, funky notes, ripe fruits, and sweet malt. Taste is surprisingly on the sweeter side of things with ripe fruits, tropical fruit notes, sweet malt, dusty yeast, flowery notes and soft cake notes. Body is medium with a dense, bubbly carbonation and a light stickiness. Ends with more sweet malt, ripe fruits, tropical fruit, yeast notes, slight earthy hops, light peppery notes and sponge cake. Damn tasty!