New Belgium Lips of Faith (Erics Sour Peach Ale)

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

Draught. Clear bright gold with slow rising carbonation up to no head. Nose is peach and citrus with sour notes, very light bretty musk. Medium bodied, very smooth for the style. Clean sourness with fruit character, peach, apples, pineapple, and grapefruit. Highly drinkable with good sourness in great balance.

Draft at Bistro BA fest. Amber reddish pour. Sour fruit aroma, but sweetness as well. Nice fruity malt, sweet and sour balance, and the peach is noticeable. This is an excellent beer.

Pours an orange amber color with a very light and soft white head. Aroma is very pungent sour grape and apple with a nice mild sugary sweetness. Flavor is immediately tart right as it hits the tongue but has some mild apple juice sweetness that doesn’t take away from the tart. The fruitiness gets more tart through the finish like lemon and sour apple and finishes with some dry bitterness that lingers. Medium body and lively carbonation. Nice surprise of balanced with the sweet and tart.

Draught at Falling Rock Taphouse.Clear amber - white head. Balsamic, bike-glue, caramel, berries, fruity, dryness, sourness, pie, giraf cage, brett, tar, flowery, honey, light vinegar, rubber wood. Nice.

Hazy golden yellow, tart fruit, citrus, little spice, little yeasty, little vanilla.

Had this at least 3-4 times over the past year...diff locations. Some glasses have been more tart than others...the most recent glass was pretty pansy. All in all, an enjoyable, light fruit beer which can show a moderate sourness, but not enough to make it stand out as anything unique.

9/24/08 On draught at Malt & Vine, Redmond, Wa. Aroma is fruity perfume forward with dusty sour candy. Aroma is slightly hazy orange with a good white head. Flavor is tart candy forward with heavy citrus of spicy lemon and orange; pixie stick sweet. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with very light acidity and a moderate carb texture. Overall, easy drinking for such a big complex brew.

Sampled at the 2008 Great American Beer Festival. Hazy blond color with some light white fizz. Tart and citric aroma of lemon peel, peach and yeast funk. Lacks the boldness of the aroma in the flavor, but very drinkable nevertheless. Enjoyable lactic finish with more notes of peach.