New Belgium Lips of Faith - Clutch

Brewed by New Belgium Brewing Company
Style: American Strong Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Serve in Snifter, Tulip

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Not as sour as I was hoping, but I suppose thats my own problem...Either way, a decent beer. Very very roasty.

Bottled sample via and shared with oakbluff. Near black in colour with medium carbonation. Muted aromas of pale malts, red berries, yeast, and autumn leaves. Malty sweet upfront on the palate, with some sweet caramel, vanilla, and a bit of sourness. Seems a bit dull and mediocre overall.

10oz pour at Fountainhead. Dark brown pour with roasted malt, wood, some sour notes and chocolate aromas. Taste is full roast, some wood, smoke and sour fruit. It was good, but odd.

bottle 9/8/11 at azwine. dark brown...almost a quad color with a small pale tan head. a+f= slate, chocolate, dark cherries/bing, barley, some nutty yeast business akin to fresh saboteur (the sludge feeling included) and a finish with cherry skin tannins. the tart is fruit derived...not acetic, though maybe a little lactic...but nowhere near sour. 7/3/7/3/14

A - Pours a dark black color with a touch of brown mixed in and a finger of frothy chocolate colored head. The head fades down at a normal pace leaving behind some lace. S - Aroma is a mix of roasted chocolate malts with some coffee with some dark fruit and raisin sweetness and a touch of oak in the background. T - Starts off with some roasted and burnt baker’s chocolate malts with some sourness, some dark fruit and cherry sweetness. Through the middle, a bit of roasted coffee flavor comes through with some oak. The finish is a mix of sourness, dark fruit sweetness, dark chocolate, and a bit of oak and vanilla sweetness. M - Medium-plus bodied with moderate carbonation. Feels smooth with a dry, sour, and roasted finish. D - Very drinkable. Nice dark sour with a good balance of chocolate and roasted flavors and sourness.

(Draught) Pours a black body with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malt, raisins, caramel, and chocolate. Flavor of roasted malt, light sourness, smoke, caramel, and chocolate.

Bottle @ yespr. Pours a dark brown amber color with a small off-white head. Has a fruity weak smoky sour aroma. Fruity malty sour flavor with caramel hints. Has a fruity malty weak sour cherry finish.

Black in color with a tan, frothy head. Very good lacing. A hint of citrus is in the aroma. Orange peel and nuts are coexisting also in the aroma. The malt is the powerhouse in the taste. There is a light bitter taste in the beginning but finishes with a medium sour taste. The carbonation is lively with a medium body feel to it. This was an enjoyable beer and also sessionable. Great combination.

Starts with a roasted chocolate aroma, with hints of sourness lurking inside. Pours an opaque black, with ruby highlights and a quickly fading light tan head. Interesting interplay between the tartness and the roasted notes. Light on the palate with a long roasted finish, there’s a touch of carbonation noticeable. The alcohol is really well hidden, and this is a quite good , truly unusual beer.

Bottle at yespr. Black coloured with a small beige head. Sweet and roasted aroma of caramel with notes of dark chocolate. Sweet and roasted flavour of caramel, dark chocolate and cherries. Fruity finish of cherries.