3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20Bottle. The pour was a clear medium brown with a slight orange hue and an average sized (1-2 finger) light brown creamy head that reduced to a thin layer of residue that lasted throughout and had excellent sheets of lacing.
The aroma was strong of a moldy doughy yeast and a caramel malt with hints of dark fruit, bubble gum, wood and a mild alcohol tinge.
The taste was very yeasty and a bit sweet with a nice caramel note in the beginning and then became nice and malty and mildly bitter with a strong taste of bubble gum and a moderate woody alcohol flavor at the end. The flavor lasted for an average amount of time after the swallow letting the woody alcohol taste linger for just a short while longer.
Mouthfeel was just a tad under medium in body and nice and creamy in texture with a lively carbonation.
Overall a sweet strong ale with a nice mix of flavors, but mostly reminded me of a alcohol infused Bazooka Bubble Gum...
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Bottle: Poured a clear brown color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of dry caramel malt with a bready yeast is interesting. Taste is dominated by dry caramel malt notes with very subtle residual sugar notes and some bready notes. Body is about average with good carbonation and light warming alcohol can be detected. I am not sure where all those high ratings are coming from. I was expecting more complexity from the yeast ester which I could find here and I thought the beer was too dry for the style.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
Enjoying at JLBeers in Fargo. Great tap. Kind of simple, but with all the expected aroma and favors. Banana and a hint of spice and sweet bubblegum, malt and a hint of old barnyard straw. Just what I was hoping for,
2.9 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
From beerlicious iphone app: amber color. frothy tan head. sour from start to finish. long duration. medium body. creamy stick texture with a bit of bitter aftertaste.
3.9 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
Bottle gift from SJ. Drank at xmas party 2012. Really good. I love Belgians. As always a nice bready aroma and flavor mixed with dark fruits (Cherry and raisin) and spices. A sweet caramel finish , but with a kick. YEAH BOY!
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bottle to taster
Aroma of Belgian yeasts and tangerine. Clear reddish amber with no head. Taste is yeasty, slightly sweet.
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 16/20
July 7th, 2011 - The Lips of Faith series seems to alternate between Dogfish Head style experiments spearheaded by one of the brewery’s mad scientists, and refined interpretations of beloved classics. The Grand Cru Abbey falls into the latter category, leaving the NBB six-pack lines in the dust and ascending to a category of excellence that even the most stringent beer snobs will find to be quite good. Rich yeastiness fills the air just moments after the bottle cap is removed. The basic bouquet is identical to the regular Abbey, but it’s augmented with keener, better balanced smells of soy sauce, grapes, cedar, molasses and even a breath of juniper. A sip of the dark amber (and just a bit short of crimson) body reveals a flavor profile with clear links to the dubbels of tastings past - umami abounds, limned with a dry woody taste on one side and a subtle parmesan cheese taste on the other. These are kept in check by a strong alcohol bite - a deviation from those dubbels I mentioned earlier - to make a beautiful flavor with more flavor and punch. American style? Probably. This is a great Lips of Faith, and though the experimental beers made from cacti and ground toucan bills and amethyst are good, remixes on the classics can also be amazing.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Bottle shared by MrPickles...thanks Andy! - Pours clear amber with a thin off white head. Nose is tropical fruit, light baking spice, and a bit of sugary sweetness. Taste is the same--sweet and sugary tropical fruit. Tastes kind of like the sugary dried tropical fruit you can buy, with a lightly boozy, warm finish. Slick and thick, with a bit of carbonation.
3.7 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
The flavor of tea and bitter is the dominate flavor. Proper malts with hardly any hop. The bitter taste like black tea. It's a winner
---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone
2.6 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
The aroma is caramel like with tea, grassy hops, and toasted malt. The appearance is dark amber with a small head. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. Overall this is drinkable but barely.
3.6 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Shared by some dude at darkness. Some head in pour, caramel and dark fruit in aroma and yaste.
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