Lips Of Faith - Belgian Style Blond Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company
- From:
- New Belgium Brewing Company
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Strong Ale
- ABV:
- 8.5%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.63 | pDev: 12.12%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 52
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 07, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2010
- Wants:
- 10
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On tap at PreFunk. Smooth and slick, small white head, malt forward in aroma and taste. Did I mention the malt? Very bready, tasty, creamy, lingering flavor.
Jun 07, 2023
Reviewed by Jadjunk from Georgia
3.49/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.49/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
"While light in color, body and texture, this blond isn't timid, Belgian yeast gets it on with Saaz and Styrian Golding hops for appreciated complexity and crisp finish." Brewed in the style of a Belgian Golden/Blonde Ale.
Poured into a New Belgium Globe snifter. Served north of 48ยบ Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a pale golden white head of a creamy froth consistency over a moderately hazy golden amber body. Carbonation is light, varied and sparse. Lacing is light and spotty, retention is very good. 4
(Smell) Strong tart cider notes including pear, apple and mango with lesser citrus fruits, tangerine and orange. Cracker and light wheat malt makes the bulk of the malt build and provide a modest body. The hop aromas are effectively faded to nonexistent. There is a fairly tart tone throughout the aroma. It is unclear if this was the original intent for this beer considering its age, but it has transformed well despite time. Medium-high potency. 3.75
(Taste) Up front, lots of pear fruit juice and cracker malt to build a light but flavorful body, finishing on a dry wheat malt and orange peel note with a dash of bold alcohol. The tartness is much further subdued in the flavor than the aroma perceives. Overall, it has held together nicely but many of the flavors have started fading out or turning south of their prime. 3.25
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, mildly oily and lightly tart. Carbonation adds a wave of crispness and fizz to the texture for a bright, vivacious mouthfeel. Body is medium/heavy for the style. Alcohol presence is medium/bold. Balance is equally sweet vs tart over bitter. As the subtleties have started to fade away a lot of the sharper off-tones have begun to settle in. 3.5
(Overall) Belgian Style Blond is another beer that is beyond it's prime in 2014, but buying a responsibly aged bottle shouldn't be out of the question, as this could have done far worse. I could see New Belgium brewing this again in the future, hopefully in smaller bottle formats. 3.5
New Belgium Brewing's
Lips Of Faith Belgian Style Blond Ale
3.46/5.00
Jan 11, 2014Poured into a New Belgium Globe snifter. Served north of 48ยบ Fahrenheit.
(Appearance) Pours a pale golden white head of a creamy froth consistency over a moderately hazy golden amber body. Carbonation is light, varied and sparse. Lacing is light and spotty, retention is very good. 4
(Smell) Strong tart cider notes including pear, apple and mango with lesser citrus fruits, tangerine and orange. Cracker and light wheat malt makes the bulk of the malt build and provide a modest body. The hop aromas are effectively faded to nonexistent. There is a fairly tart tone throughout the aroma. It is unclear if this was the original intent for this beer considering its age, but it has transformed well despite time. Medium-high potency. 3.75
(Taste) Up front, lots of pear fruit juice and cracker malt to build a light but flavorful body, finishing on a dry wheat malt and orange peel note with a dash of bold alcohol. The tartness is much further subdued in the flavor than the aroma perceives. Overall, it has held together nicely but many of the flavors have started fading out or turning south of their prime. 3.25
(Mouthfeel) Texture is slick, mildly oily and lightly tart. Carbonation adds a wave of crispness and fizz to the texture for a bright, vivacious mouthfeel. Body is medium/heavy for the style. Alcohol presence is medium/bold. Balance is equally sweet vs tart over bitter. As the subtleties have started to fade away a lot of the sharper off-tones have begun to settle in. 3.5
(Overall) Belgian Style Blond is another beer that is beyond it's prime in 2014, but buying a responsibly aged bottle shouldn't be out of the question, as this could have done far worse. I could see New Belgium brewing this again in the future, hopefully in smaller bottle formats. 3.5
New Belgium Brewing's
Lips Of Faith Belgian Style Blond Ale
3.46/5.00
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